Indonesia has banned the sale of Google Pixel smartphones, just days after stopping the iPhone 16 from being sold legally in the country. Government rules require all smartphones sold inside Indonesia to… Article Source https://www.pcmag.com/news/indonesia-bans-google-pixel-sales-just-days-after-iphone-16-ban
Southeast Asia’s biggest economy has a young, tech-savvy population with more than 100 million people under the age of 30 that tech companies are seeking to capitalise on. Around 22,000 Google Pixel phones had entered Indonesia this year,… Article Source https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/indonesia-blocks-google-pixel-phone-sales-investment-regulations-unmet-tkdn-4718076
Indonesia Blocks Google’s Pixel Smartphones Over Local Content Rules, Following iPhone 16 Ban Yahoo Finance Article Source https://finance.yahoo.com/news/indonesia-blocks-googles-pixel-smartphones-145818625.html
Indonesia has banned sales of Google Pixel smartphones for failing to meet domestic content requirements, days after blocking Apple’s iPhone 16 in Southeast Asia’s largest phone market. The Ministry of Industry said Google’s phones cannot… Article Source https://techcrunch.com/2024/10/31/indonesia-bans-google-pixel-sales-after-iphone-16-block/
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Google is planning to ban advertisers from running ads related to the US presidential election after polls close on November 5th. Axios reports that this is the second time Google has decided to ban election ads once polls close, after first… Article Source https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/18/24273374/google-election-ad-ban-donald-trump-kamala-harris-campaigns
In China, Microsoft Azure still provides access to OpenAI models despite the ban on their use in the country. This situation reflects a larger dynamic in China’s tech industry, as local companies aim to take advantage of the ban by offering alternative AI services. Meanwhile, U.S.-based tech firms like Microsoft seek to navigate trade restrictions … Read more
Microsoft Azure has successfully circumvented a ban on OpenAI API access in China, marking a significant win for the cloud and AI efforts of the Redmond-based company. OpenAI recently announced a policy to block API traffic from countries not included in its list of supported regions. This decision left Chinese developers unable to access the … Read more
In response to China’s ban on OpenAI, Microsoft’s Azure China is exempt from the restriction. This means that Microsoft’s cloud computing service can still operate in China despite the government’s efforts to limit the use of artificial intelligence technology made by foreign entities. This exemption allows Microsoft to continue providing AI services to businesses in … Read more
Oracle’s Executive Vice President, Ken Glueck, revealed that the company had four meetings focused on technical mitigations for a data storage project. The meetings were held with members of the Senate Commerce Committee and the Intelligence Committee, with two being in person and two via Zoom. The discussions were organized with the help of lobbying … Read more
provider recently sent me an email warning against the potential consequences of a TikTok ban. The email highlighted how such a move could lead to negative impacts on both consumers and businesses. Oracle, a major technology company, has also expressed concerns about the potential ban on TikTok in the United States. Oracle has warned that a ban … Read more