Gojek in talks with Tokopedia for US$18bil merger, sources say

Indonesia’s ride-hailing and payments giant Gojek is in advanced discussions about merging with local e-commerce pioneer PT Tokopedia, ahead of a planned initial public offering of the combined entity, according to people with knowledge of the matter.

China doubles down on 5G rollout in 2021 despite complaints about spotty coverage, hard-selling

China plans to build at least 600,000 more 5G base stations in 2021, on top of the 700,000 it has already installed to date. The country plans to speed up the roll-out of the next-generation network in major cities, although 5G subscriptions still lag far behind those for 4G.

Analysis: Europe plots catch-up in global 5G race to drive COVID-19 recovery

STOCKHOLM/MADRID (Reuters) - 2021 could be a do-or-die year for Europe's efforts to catch up with China and the United States in rolling out super-fast fifth-generation (5G) telecoms networks.

Aramco to bring Google Cloud services to Saudi Arabia

DUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi Aramco Development Co, a subsidiary of Aramco, has teamed up with Google Cloud to offer cloud services to customers in Saudi Arabia, Aramco said on Monday.

India announces new controls on sourcing telecoms gear

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India will identify "trusted" sources of telecoms gear its carriers can use in their networks as part of the new security directive for the sector, technology minister Ravi Shankar Prasad told a news conference on Wednesday.

FireEye stumbled across SolarWinds breach while probing own hack

When FireEye Inc discovered that it was hacked this month, the cybersecurity firm’s investigators immediately set about trying to figure out how attackers got past its defenses.

Hackers used obscure Texas IT vendor to attack US agencies

At the epicenter of the most sprawling cyberattack in recent memory is a two-decade-old, Austin, Texas-based software maker called SolarWinds Corp. While barely known outside geeky tech circles, its customer list boasts of every branch of the US military and four-fifths of the Fortune 500.

U.S. Homeland Security, thousands of businesses scramble after suspected Russian hack

LONDON/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Homeland Security and thousands of businesses scrambled Monday to investigate and respond to a sweeping hacking campaign that officials suspect was directed by the Russian government.

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US hits Chinese company over Venezuela Internet curbs

The United States on Nov 30 imposed sanctions on a major Chinese electronics and engineering company for assisting Venezuela in curbing dissent on the Internet.