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China’s Ministry of Education will strengthen rules to protect children’s sleep by limiting online education and gaming services, the ministry said on Friday. In a statement on the ministry’s website, he said online education companies should not offer live-streamed courses for minors after 9 p.m. local time. The ministry also said companies should not offer online video game services for minors between 10 p.m. and 8 a.m. local time. “Sleep is essential for promoting brain development, bone growth, vision…

monticello/ShutterstockThose of you who use Microsoft Edge want to make sure that your security is as tight as possible. And Edge offers a variety of settings to help you reach that goal.A SmartScreen option will protect you from malicious websites and files. An option for potentially unwanted apps blocks downloads of suspicious or low-reputation apps.A typosquatting checker warns you if you've mistyped a URL, potentially leading you to a malicious site. And an enhanced security option allows you to choose a specific…

Although officially still unconfirmed, Reuters reports that Biden's administration is preparing a new set of sanctions that would stop the exports of sub-14nm semiconductors with AI capabilities as well as chipmaking tools. The Commerce Department already sent out letters to some of the big companies in the industry that work with China and provide chips to China-based companies. Some of the companies include Nvidia, AMD and Intel and the companies have publicly acknowledged these letters, but most of the officials…

Cloud businesses are reporting slowing sales growth, as economic worries weigh on the once-booming sector.After years of rising pandemic-fueled demand, some cloud companies cut their revenue-growth outlook in quarterly results this week, citing pressure on customers to rein in spending and wider concerns of a slowing economy. On Wednesday, Salesforce Inc., CRM -3.39% one of the largest vendors of cloud business software, reduced its full-year outlook. The sales software…

Asset managers are tightening controls on personal communication tools such as WhatsApp as they join banks in trying to ensure employees play by the rules when they do business with clients remotely.Regulators had already begun to clamp down on the use of unauthorised messaging tools to discuss potentially market-moving matters, but the issue gathered urgency when the pandemic forced more finance staff to work from home in 2020.Most of the companies caught in communications and record-keeping probes by the US Securities…

The government aims to tighten rules around the scrutiny of mergers and acquisitions under proposed legislation that could particularly affect global tech firms that do a lot of business in India. The proposal is part of an overhaul of the country's competition law in a bill that was introduced in parliament on Friday and could be passed as soon as next week.Under current law, the Competition Commission of India, or CCI, reviews mergers and acquisitions that surpass thresholds for assets or turnover.But many high-value…

Keeping her voluptuous form and perfect skin in tip-top shape is something Kim Kardashian is renowned for, and now some admirers know how she achieves it. On August 3, the 41-year-old Kardashians star uploaded a selfie to her Instagram Story showing herself getting a tummy-tightening laser treatment. “This is a game changer!!! I did Morpheus laser to tighten my stomach at @DrGhavami’s spa,” she wrote alongside her photo. “I think this is my fave laser but it’s painful lol but worth it!” Kim returned to her Instagram…

Image: Getty Images/iStockphotoIn the past few months, inflation and a worrying economic outlook has impacted everything from grocery bills to gas prices. This combination of pressures is also affecting which sectors business leaders choose to invest in – and where they plan to cut back. In June, tech analyst Gartner surveyed 128 CFOs and CEOs to find out which investments they plan on cutting first in the face of rising inflation, talent shortages and supply constraints. Of the 128 CEOs and CFOs surveyed, 41%…

Singapore still is mulling over new rules that will, amongst others, instruct social media platforms to disable access to content it deems harmful. It will not, however, bar the use of hyperlinks in SMS or other messaging apps as doing so will not eliminate the risk of someone falling prey to phishing attacks. The Ministry of Communications and Information (MCI) last month said it was working on two proposed Codes of Practice that aimed to improve the safety of social media users in the country. The first would require…

Beijing city toned down a plan to require Covid vaccinations to enter some public venues, and maintained that a negative virus test was sufficient. Pictured here is a virus testing site in Beijing, China, on Tuesday, July 5, 2022.Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesBEIJING — China's first large-scale attempt to require Covid vaccinations appears to have ended before it began.On Wednesday, the capital city of Beijing announced that starting Monday, most people would need to be vaccinated before entering social gathering…