News Around the Globe
By Nicole Mark Zuckerberg defended meetings he’s reportedly had with conservative leaders after #DeleteFacebook began trending on social media. Politico reported this week that the Facebook CEO held private meetings …
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By Vega Apple is planning to release a dirt-cheap iPhone next year in a bid to boost its stagnant sales, a well-respected analyst says. TF Securities’ Ming-Chi Kuo said in …
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By Nicolas Barry Diller’s IAC on Friday outlined its proposal to spin off its shares of Tinder parent Match Group. The move would see IAC, which also controls Vimeo and …
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By Vega Apple Inc. has become the latest company targeted for Chinese pressure over protests in Hong Kong after the ruling Communist Party’s main newspaper criticized the tech giant for …
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By Nicole Twitter says it mistakenly used the phone numbers and email addresses people provided for security purposes to show advertisements to its users. The company said Tuesday that it …
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By Deney At least one of the DoorDash users who claims she is among the nearly 5 million people affected by a massive data theft wants to take a bite …
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By Vega WASHINGTON – FBI Director Christopher Wray said Friday that Facebook’s proposal to encrypt its popular messaging program would turn the platform into a “dream come true for predators …
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By Yaron A hacking group that is apparently linked to the Iranian government has carried out a cyber attack against a US presidential campaign — as well as current and …
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By Benc Instagram is rolling out a new feature that allows you to stealthily filter out comments from cyberbullies. The new tool, called Restrict, attempts to safeguard Instagram accounts from …
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By Elina Twitter was struggling to restore service to all of its users on Wednesday after a worldwide outage hit the microblogging platform’s website and its dashboard management platform TweetDeck, …
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By Nicolas Mark Zuckerberg told Facebook employees he was ready to “go to the mat” with US Sen. Elizabeth Warren if she gets elected president. The giant social network’s CEO, …
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By Maryn Here, robo kitty! When elderly clients of the Bronx-based RiverSpring Health Plans are feeling low, they might get a cat in their lap — a robotic cat that is. …
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By Vega Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk has unveiled the latest iteration of his space company’s newly assembled Starship, outlining a speedy development timeline for the centerpiece vehicle of SpaceX’s quest …
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By Edward Facebook is about to begin hiding like counts. The tech firm is starting its experiment Friday in Australia to see if the feature can improve user well-being. A …
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By Vega Want a job at McDonald’s? Just ask your smartphone. Starting Wednesday, McDonald’s Corp. will let job seekers start an application by using voice commands with Amazon’s Alexa or …
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By Chris China has developed the world’s first portable sonic gun to control riots, the Chinese Academy of Sciences announced. The instrument was jointly created with the military and law …
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By Vega Apple’s insanely expensive new desktop computer will be made in the United States — not China, the company announced Monday. The $6,000 Mac Pro will be built at …
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By Mullin Scientists have developed a baseball cap that zaps your scalp – and could reverse male balding. Experts first created a wireless patch that can stimulate the scalp with …
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By Mellisa “Alexa, I want to make a political contribution.” Starting in October, users of Amazon’s voice-controlled home assistant, Alexa, will be able to verbally make a political contribution between …
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By Vega Google will make an additional investment of 3 billion euros ($3.3 billion) over the next two years to expand its European data centers, chief executive Sundar Pichai said …
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