Petition urges Amazon to break ties with police

San Francisco: A coalition of racial justice groups on Tuesday launched an online petition calling for Amazon to cut all ties with police and US immigration officials. The petition takes aim at Amazon Web Services cloud computing unit’s “Rekognition” facial recognition technology and Ring surveillance cameras used for home security. “Amazon needs to examine its […]

Honda cyberattack halts plants in India, Brazil, Turkey

Tokyo: Honda plants in Turkey, Brazil and India have halted operations as the Japanese carmaker battles to recover from a cyberattack that affected several factories worldwide. The cyberattack at the beginning of the week targeted Honda’s internal servers and spread a virus through the company’s systems, a spokeswoman told AFP on Wednesday. A four-wheel vehicle […]

UAE’s Adnoc to convene virtual global energy roundtabe

Abu Dhabi: The world’s leading oil, gas, and petrochemical CEOs will join a virtual roundtable hosted by the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc) next week to discuss the energy sector’s most pressing challenges and its post COVID response. The invitation-only gathering is the fifth CEO roundtable, highlighting Abu Dhabi’s global role in the oil […]