More on our website, bbc. Co. Uk news, and the news app. Now on bbc news, live to singapore for Asia Business report. Caught up in the hong kong protests, american Gaming Company Activision Blizzard reports its results after its controversial ban on players. The economic benefits of coffee beans. We report on a local community in sumatra. It is thursday. Good morning, asia. Hello, world. Glad you could join us for another action packed edition of Asia Business report. Im rico hizon. Lets begin with us Gaming Company Activision Blizzard, which reports its latest numbers later today. You might remember the firm for suspending the accounts of four players after they openly supported the hong kong protests. Almost immediately, the hashtag boycottblizza rd immediately, the hashtag boycottblizza rd started trending immediately, the hashtag boycottblizzard started trending on twitter, prompting some players to stop playing. The firms leader says they will stick with their band, but they will
To create a socalled safe zone in the area and a meeting about syrias constitution is beginning in geneva on wednesday things to repair the fractures that many believe led to the civil war. British m. P. s have voted for a general election on the some of the 12th in the hope of ending the impossible brags that Prime Minister Barak Johnson leads a minority government and is hoping to secure a majority in parliament. Reports from london. For the 4th time of asking parliament finally approve calls for a general election to the right 438. 00 the nuestra led 20 so the eyes have it is having. An overwhelming majority of m. P. s packing a vote on december the 12th it will be the 1st december election in a century the country isnt jewett election until 2022 but 3 and a half years after the brakes Referendum Parliament is stuck in the country no nearer to leaving the e. U. We are left with no choice but to go to the country to break free from this and. Im to allow us to submit as we must in all
A lot of the places that i was on whats up and facebook is a vote so thats probably just the tip of the iceberg and even a few using other apps theres a big question mark about how private your messaging really years. Absolutely this is the tip of the iceberg and i think it brings up again why its so important in fact you know we really we i think and whats that been very tough and its commendable really that they have not just stood up against n. S. A. Group in this particular example but over the last few years theyve continued to defend and 20 crippen in their platform and i think it is a good example of why we need spaces like whatsapp that are enter an encrypted so that we can have private spaces online because the slippery slope that were currently in is to well when its just absolutely no trust in security in the online world and that is as ive said before just crippling from the perspective of Civil Society free speech privacy and the ability of 7 and groups human Rights Groups
The global cost of online crime is expected to reach 6. 00 trillion dollars by 2021 Cyber Attacks are now one of the biggest concerns for governments and companies around the world an International Conference in qatar is now looking at ways to fight side of crime but are we doing enough to defend ourselves and do we even understand the risks this is inside story. Hello and welcome to the program im daryn jordan around somewhere a cyber attack happens every 14 seconds in the past year alone theres been an 11 percent increase in Security Breaches by hackers these growing figures show just how big a threat cyber crime has become with Security Experts fighting the hakas the cyber crime economy is growing so quickly its now making profits of 1. 00 trillion dollars each year a recent Microsoft Survey suggests executives now consider Cyber Attacks to be the top threat to their businesses experts are gathered here in qatars capital doha to boost Cyber Defense and formulate digital policy. Well
associated with bitcoin and said the cryptocurrency is, quote, primarily a speculative, volatile asset . while investors and crypto watchers awaited the sec s decision, a false tweet was posted on the sec s official account a day earlier, saying the etfs had been approved. the sec said its social media account was compromised and an investigation is ongoing. let s stay in the us and head over to las vegas where the consumer electronics show is under way, it s the biggest consumer tech show in the world our north america technology reporterjames clayton has been trying some of the latest products. there s a lot of weird tech at ces. take this hyundai prototype car that, crab like, moves sideways into parking spaces. or drone soccer, where the goal is to fly a drone through a doughnut shaped goal, which is harder than it looks. now start using the left stick, and start moving. ooh! engines whirr. as you can tell, it takes a little bit of practice to fly. ok, so how would you