The Trump administration has tightened its control over the H-1B immigration visa programme for skilled workers, often used by Silicon Valley companies to attract tech workers.
Amazon delays opening of cashier-less shop, Amazon Go
Amazon is delaying the opening of its cashier-less ‘Amazon Go’ shop because of technical issues, according to The Wall Street Journal.
Trump extends Obama executive order on cyber-attacks
US President Donald Trump is extending by one year special powers introduced by former President Barack Obama that allow the government to issue sanctions against people and organisations engaged in significant cyber-attacks and cybercrime against the US.
US Congress agrees to share user web searches with ISPs
US politicians have voted to abolish privacy rules that are designed to prevent internet service providers (ISPs) from selling users’ web browsing histories and app usage histories to advertisers.
Digital Shadows expands offering for mobile threat reponse
Digital Shadows has announced new enhancements to its SearchLight digital risk management service helping organisations detect and respond to mobile application threats against their employees and consumers.
Airbnb adopts new brand name in China
Airbnb will rebrand its short-term home rental service in China as “Aibiying” and triple the size of its workforce in the country as it tries to woo a large and complex market for foreign tech companies.
ME passengers to be hit by US electronics travel ban
Passengers travelling on certain U.S.-bound flights from 10 airports in the Middle East and North Africa will soon have to check in electronic devices larger than a cell phone.
Major tech companies withdraw from legal fight against Trump
Apple, Google and Facebook are among more than 60 technology companies that appear to have backed away from the legal fight against U.S. President Donald Trump’s controversial travel ban, deciding not to put their weight behind a lawsuit seeking to block the second version of his executive order.
Emitac offers secure communications with KoolSpan sign up
Emitac Enterprise Solutions (EES) has signed up with KoolSpan, a provider of secure communications for mobile devices, to provide their …