Singapore court jails techie for racially offensive tweets, slurs to Indians: Report

A 35-year old senior executive at a software company in Singapore, who made racially offensive tweets in April last year, including slurs to Indians and condemning Indian immigrants about COVID-19, was jailed for three weeks on Tuesday, a media report said. https://ift.tt/3w5kxXI

Apple in talks with CATL, BYD over battery supplies for its electric car: Report

Apple has made building manufacturing facilities in the United States a condition for potential battery suppliers, said two of the sources https://ift.tt/3zeedz5

Select Committee of Parliament still to finalise report on data protection law: IT Minister

The areas covered by the draft bill on data protection include consent, what comprises personal data including sensitive personal data, exemptions which can be granted, grounds for processing information, storage restrictions for personal data and individual rights. https://ift.tt/3gjWeyM

Samsung bets on Europe 5G orders to grow network equipment business

Samsung Electronics is banking on Europe to maintain growth momentum in its network equipment business, a senior executive said, as 5G rollout widens and industry leader Huawei Technologies of China focuses on its domestic market. https://ift.tt/3g4ab4I

Financial Times, New York Times, Bloomberg News websites down

Multiple websites operated by news outlets including the Financial Times, the New York Times and Bloomberg News were down across the globe on Tuesday. https://ift.tt/3w9Bi4k

Google to change global advertising practices in landmark antitrust deal

Google said it would make changes to its global advertising business to ensure it did not abuse its dominance, bowing to antitrust pressure for the first time in a landmark settlement with French authorities. https://ift.tt/3pBuv0z