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Dame Karen Pierce: Johnson appoints new US ambassador amid Trump ‘fury’ over Huawei | ITV News

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Boris Johnson has appointed a new British ambassador to the United States amid reports of a furious row with President Donald Trump over Chinese tech giant Huawei. Dame Karen Pierce, currently the UK permanent representative to the United Nations, will become the first woman to hold the post, Downing Street said. She replaces Sir Kim … Read more Dame Karen Pierce: Johnson appoints new US ambassador amid Trump ‘fury’ over Huawei | ITV News

USA: Court Subpoenaed Twitter Over Wikileaks User Details

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A District Court in Virginia, USA, subpoenaed the popular social networking and microblogging website, Twitter, for the details of a number of individuals connected with Wikileaks, it has emerged this week. The court issued an Order on 14 December for the details of several persons responsible for elements of the Wikileaks website. The Order, which … Read more USA: Court Subpoenaed Twitter Over Wikileaks User Details

Technology: Making the Asian Highway also an Information Highway

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Rohan Samarajiva PhD is founding Chair and CEO of LIRNEasia, an ICT policy and regulation think tank active across 12 emerging Asian economies. He is a member of the Board and former Chair of the Lanka Software Foundation and Board Member of the International Communication Association. Here, he discusses the issues of broadband quality and … Read more Technology: Making the Asian Highway also an Information Highway