Month: July 2018

HTC’s blockchain phone is real, and it’s arriving later this year

HTC isn’t gone just yet. Granted, it’s closer than it’s ever been before, with a headcount of fewer than 5,000 employees worldwide — that’s down from 19,000 in 2013. But in spite of those “market competition, product mix, pricing, and recognized inventory write-downs,” the company’s still trucking […]

Facebook slapped with six-figure fine in UK over Cambridge Analytica breach

For Facebook’s part in the ongoing Cambridge Analytica scandal, the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has today stated its intent to fine the social network £500,000, finding the company to be in breach of the country’s Data Protection Act. Specifically, Facebook is being fined for […]

Ex-Apple Employee Accused of Stealing Self-Driving-Car Tech

Federal prosecutors have charged a former Apple employee with stealing trade secrets related to Apple’s autonomous vehicle program. Xiaolang Zhang allegedly worked on Apple’s secretive self-driving-car project. Zhang left Apple in April saying he was going to work for a Chinese electric vehicle company called […]

Aspire Capital offers fast finance for SMEs in Southeast Asia

Southeast Asia’s digital economy is tipped to grow more than six-fold to reach more than $200 billion per year, according to a report co-authored by Google, with e-commerce accounting for the dominant share. The emergence of e-commerce platforms like Alibaba’s Lazada and U.S.-listed Shopee have enabled […]

California mall owner’s license plate readers send info to ICE

The Irvine Company has installed automatic license plate readers (ALPRs) at “one or more” of its shopping malls in the city, according to its privacy policy, which notes that the information collected is sent to Vigilant Solutions. That’s the company providing license plate recognition data […]

GrubMarket gobbles up $32M led by GGV for its healthy grocery ordering and delivery service

As consumers become more discerning about the food that they are eating, a wave of startups has emerged that are catering to that demand with convenient alternatives to the more ubiquitous options that are available today. One of these, GrubMarket — which sources organic and […]