By Staff The Associated Press Posted March 15, 2021 8:47 am Smaller font Descrease article font size –A Larger font Increase article font size A+ Facebook is adding informational labels to posts about vaccines as it expands efforts to counter COVID-19-related misinformation flourishing on its […]
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Hackers aiming to call attention to the dangers of mass surveillance say they were able to peer into hospitals, schools, factories, jails and corporate offices after they broke into the systems of a security-camera startup. That California startup, Verkada, said Wednesday it is investigating the scope of the breach, first reported by Bloomberg News, […]
When the English Premier League returned to action after the first COVID-19 lockdown in the spring of 2020, it was just three weeks after the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Despite being an ocean away from the racial turmoil in the United States, players of all races decided to show a unified front […]
The White House on Sunday urged computer network operators to take further steps to gauge whether their systems were targeted amid a hack of Microsoft Corp‘s Outlook email program, saying a recent software patch still left serious vulnerabilities. “This is an active threat still developing and we urge network operators to take it very […]
Brett Andersen wants to go to the moon and he wants your help to get there. The Victoria, B.C., man is one of the thousands around the world campaigning to win one of eight slots Japanese billionaire and fashion designer Yusaku Maewa is offering for a trip to the lunar orbit with SpaceX. Read […]
By Joseph Menn, Raphael Satter and Trevor Hunnicutt Reuters Posted March 5, 2021 6:44 pm Smaller font Descrease article font size –A Larger font Increase article font size A+ More than 20,000 American organizations have been compromised through a back door installed via a recently […]
U.K. authorities have launched an investigation into Apple’s App Store over concerns it has a dominant role that stifles competition and hurts consumers. The Competition and Markets Authority said Thursday it was looking into “suspected breaches of competition law” by Apple. The announcement adds to regulatory scrutiny of the iPhone maker’s app distribution platform, […]
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted March 3, 2021 4:35 pm Smaller font Descrease article font size –A Larger font Increase article font size A+ The parent company of Canadian pay-television provider Super Channel has asked an Alberta court to block four Canadian retailers from […]
Canada vowed on Thursday to make Facebook Inc pay for news content, seeking allies in the media battle with tech giants and pledging not to back down if the social media platform shuts off the country‘s news as it did in Australia. Facebook blocked all Australian news content on its service over proposed legislation requiring it and Alphabet Inc’s Google to pay fees to Australian publishers for news links. Read more: […]
Facebook is back at the negotiating table, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Saturday after the tech giant this week blocked news on its site in the country. Facebook’s abrupt decision to stop Australians from sharing news on the site and strip the pages of domestic and foreign news outlets also erased several […]