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A bipartisan group of lawmakers, headed by Senators Amy Klobuchar, a Democrat, and Republican Chuck Grassley, plan to introduce a bill that would bar Big Tech platforms, like Amazon and Alphabet’s Google, from favoring their products and services. Amazon, for example, has been accused of using data from third-party sellers …

Facebook Inc will now count activists and journalists as “involuntary” public figures and so increase protections against harassment and bullying targeted at these groups, its global safety chief said in an interview this week. The social media company, which allows more critical commentary of public figures than of private individuals, …

From flashing lights and booming speakers to sprawling stages and a Ferris wheel, Tesla’s factory near Berlin has been transformed into a festival site for a one-day county fair on Saturday, hosted by CEO Elon Musk. The fair, expected to attract tens of thousands of visitors with Brandenburg locals are …

Twitch, a live-streaming platform for video gamers, has suffered a data breach, the Amazon.com Inc-owned company said on Wednesday, without providing further details. “We can confirm a breach has taken place. Our teams are working with urgency to understand the extent of this. We will update the community as soon …

Messaging app Telegram gained over 70 million new users during Monday’s Facebook outage, its founder Pavel Durov said on Tuesday, as people worldwide were left without key messaging services for nearly six hours. Facebook blamed its outage, which kept its 3.5 billion users from accessing services such as WhatsApp, Instagram, …

Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen testified before the US Congress on Tuesday, telling lawmakers the social media giant knew its apps were harming the mental health of some young users. “I’m here today because I believe Facebook’s products harm children, stoke division, and weaken our democracy,” Haugen said. “There is no …

Facebook has issued a mea culpa after disrupting the business and social interactions of millions of users as a Facebook-owned social media trio lagged for over six hours while blaming an engineering error for the web apocalypse. Facebook has confirmed that a routing problem throttled its services, bringing operations at …

Ukrainian police said on Monday they had arrested a 25-year-old man who hacked more than 100 foreign companies and caused damage worth more than $150 million. The hacker, who was not identified, used phishing attacks and hijacked software that allows computers to be accessed remotely, a police statement said. The …

A group of 600 investigative journalists on Sunday published new papers over the alleged involvement of a number of world leaders including Russian President Vladimir Putin and King Abdullah II of Jordan and other high-profile individuals in tax havens. In an “unprecedented leak”, the financial secrets of 35 current and …

Facebook Inc’s suite of apps, including popular photo-sharing platform Instagram and messaging app WhatsApp, were down for tens of thousands of users, according to outage tracking website Downdetector.com. Reuters could not immediately confirm the issue affecting the services. However, the error message on Facebook’s webpage suggested a Domain Name System …

We may be in the tail end of 2021, but Microsoft is on the verge of releasing the latest edition of the non-subscription version of its office suite bearing this year in its name. Microsoft Office 2021 is due for release on October 5, the same day as Windows 11, …

Bitcoin extended gains on Friday, climbing over 9 percent in late morning trade to $47,800, its highest level in 12 days. The largest cryptocurrency was last up 7.9 percent at $47,263, which if maintained would be its largest one-day jump since mid-June. Smaller coins ether and XRP, which tend to …

China put on an extravagant display of once-secret high-end military technology at its largest air show this week while broadcasting its growing ambitions in space exploration and for self-sufficiency in commercial aircraft. Pandemic-related travel restrictions meant Airshow China in the southern city of Zhuhai was a largely domestic affair, but …

The Canadian government has released a top executive of Chinese communications giant Huawei held in the country on allegations of US fraud charges, a move that shortly prompted the release of two Canadians detained in China for spying. Media reports said Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou flew home to …

She had been indicted on bank and wire fraud charges for allegedly misleading HSBC about Huawei’s business dealings in Iran. Huawei Technologies Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou and US prosecutors are expected to appear in court to say they have reached an agreement to resolve charges against her, according to …

The mobile phones of at least five French ministers and a diplomatic adviser to President Emmanuel Macron were infected by the Israeli-made Pegasus spyware, sources told AFP on Friday, confirming a report by the Mediapart investigative website. French security services detected the software while inspecting the phones, with the intrusions …

China intensified a crackdown on cryptocurrency trading on Friday, vowing to root out “illegal” activity and banning crypto mining nationwide, hitting bitcoin and other major coins, and pressuring crypto and blockchain-related stocks. Ten Chinese government agencies, including the central bank as well as banking, securities, and foreign exchange regulators, said …

Research carried out by Facebook into Instagram has reportedly raised serious concerns about the impact the social media platform can have on the mental health of teenagers, especially adolescent girls. The photo-sharing app – which has one billion monthly active users – can be “harmful for a sizable percentage” of …

The iPhone 13 Pro and Pro Max could feature 1TB storage. Here are all the iPhone 13 buzz about price, specs and more ahead of Apple’s next event. Apple’s iPhone 13 is expected to arrive at an online-only event on Sept. 14. The new iPhone will likely debut with a …

Egypt has announced plans to provide more than 60 million people in rural areas with high-speed internet as part of a nationwide effort to develop the digital economy and drive job creation. “We want to improve internet connectivity for 60 million Egyptians living in around 4,500 villages by upgrading broadband …