Technology June 20: Business households receive free digital support

VNPT offers free electronic invoice software for business households in 2025

VNPT Group officially announced a program to support digital transformation for business households nationwide. Accordingly, throughout 2025, business households will receive free electronic invoice software generated from cash registers, along with digital signatures, accounting software and sales management software. Each household will also receive up to 1,000 electronic invoices.

Business households use electronic invoices with digital signatures.

VNPT commits to supporting on-site installation, even in remote areas, to help households comply with Decree 70/2025/ND-CP on electronic invoices — avoiding fines under the new regulations. The solutions are designed to suit even small business models, and are easy to use on smartphones or POS machines without the need to invest in additional expensive equipment.

Intel cuts largest workforce in history

Technology giant Intel has announced the largest job cuts in its history, laying off 20,000 workers to cope with rising costs and declining demand in the global chip market.

Intel's stock has fallen sharply over the past five years.

The move is part of a broader restructuring by Intel to stay competitive as rivals push to develop more cost-effective chips. Some employees said they were told abruptly, sending shockwaves through an industry already reeling from widespread layoffs.

The layoffs affect multiple departments, from manufacturing, research to support, and are seen as a result of post-pandemic challenges and fierce competition in the semiconductor industry.

Australia to ban children under 16 from using social networks

Australia is moving closer to implementing a social media ban for under-16s, after a trial of age-verification technology showed positive results.

Children using social networks. (Illustration photo)

The Bloomberg article said that this test proves that age checks can be integrated into existing social media platforms, responding to doubts from companies such as Meta (owner of Facebook), TikTok and Snap, which opposed the bill because they said it was difficult to accurately verify users' ages.

If passed, it would be the first regulation in the world to require age verification before minors can access social media, with the aim of protecting the mental health and privacy of teenagers.

Trump's phone is almost certainly not made in the US

The gold "Trump T1" phone just announced by the Trump family is causing controversy because it claims to be "Made in America" but in reality it is almost certainly not true.

Trump Gold Phone.

The Trump T1 has a pretty good configuration with a 6.8-inch AMOLED screen, 12GB RAM, 256GB internal memory and a triple camera cluster, priced at around $499. However, many technology experts pointed out that this device could just be a rebadged version of the Revvl 7 or Coolpad X100 phones - both manufactured by the Chinese company Wingtech.

Although the Trump Organization's leadership said the device "will be made in the United States in the future," at present, assembling or manufacturing entirely in the United States is almost impossible, as most smartphone components come from countries like China, South Korea, and Taiwan.

The US FTC has very strict regulations on “Made in America” labeling. Any violation could be considered consumer fraud.

Minh Hoan

Source: https://vtcnews.vn/cong-nghe-20-6-ho-kinh-doanh-duoc-ho-tro-so-hoa-mien-phi-ar949901.html