Computer code is seen on a screen above a Chinese flag in this July 12, 2017 illustration photo. Thomas White | Reuters In an unprecedented move, China has finalized regulation that governs the way technology companies can use recommendation algorithms, targeting the secret behind the success of many of the country’s giants. The rules, which were first floated last year, …
The Cyberspace Administration of China has issued draft regulations governing how mobile apps should operate. App providers should not use their software to engage in activities that endanger national security or disrupt social order, the rules say. Qi Yang | Moment | Getty Images China’s cyberspace regulator said Wednesday that developers launching apps that have the ability to influence public …
Computer code is seen on a screen above a Chinese flag in this July 12, 2017 illustration photo. Thomas White | Reuters BEIJING — Chinese authorities are planning to restrict how companies use algorithms to sell products to consumers, a move analysts said likely runs counter to business interests and sets a precedent for other countries. China’s largest tech companies …
SenseTime, a Chinese artificial intelligence company, has filed to go public in Hong Kong. The move comes as China continues to tighten regulation on the country’s technology giants. Pavlo Gonchar | SOPA Images | LightRocket | Getty Images GUANGZHOU, China — One of China’s top artificial intelligence firms SenseTime has filed for an initial public offering in Hong Kong. The …
Five-starred red flags line the Nanjing Road pedestrian street in Shanghai, China, on June 22, 2021. This year marks the 100th anniversary of the Communist Party of China. Costfoto | Barcroft Media | Getty Images GUANGZHOU, China — Chinese authorities have introduced a slew of legislation in the past few months, largely aimed at the tech sector — a move …
A Chinese mobile phone user in Shanghai. China has passed the Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL), which lays out for the first time a comprehensive set of rules around data collection. Qi Yang | Moment | Getty Images GUANGZHOU, China — China passed a major data protection law on Friday setting out tougher rules on how companies collect and handle …
In this photo illustration the Chinese technology firm Tencent logo seen on an Android mobile device with People’s Republic of China flag in the background. Budrul Chukrut | SOPA Images | LightRocket | Getty Images GUANGZHOU, China — Chinese technology giants are looking to make changes to their business models and working practices in order to preempt moves by regulators …
GUANGZHOU, China — Didi’s main app has been removed from Tencent’s WeChat messaging service and Ant Group’s Alipay, in another blow to the Chinese ride-hailing company. WeChat, which boasts over 1 billion users, and Alipay, which has over 900 million, are so-called super-apps. That means users can open and use other apps, like Didi, without leaving Alipay or WeChat. But …
