Year: 2021

Year: 2021

Google Suspends Parler App From Its Play Store; Apple Gives 24-hour Warning 
01/09/2021 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Alphabet’s Google on Friday suspended the Parler social networking app from its Play Store until the app adds robust content moderation, while Apple gave the service 24 hours to submit a detailed moderation plan. Parler …

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Giant US Consumer Tech Show Goes On — Online
01/08/2021 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

As a major showcase for the latest innovations in consumer technology, the Consumer Electronics Show typically draws over 170,000 attendees from all over the world. But this year, it’s going all digital for the first …

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COVID Pandemic Pushes Companies to Start VR Training
01/08/2021 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

With in-person coaching off the table because of the COVID pandemic, hundreds of companies nationwide are using virtual reality training to help employees master some essential skills. Maxim Moskalkov has the story. Camera: Aleksandr Bergan   …

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Facebook Suspends Trump’s Account in Wake of US Capitol Violence
01/07/2021 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Thursday President Donald Trump’s Facebook and Instagram accounts will be suspended at least through Inauguration Day in the wake of violence by the president’s supporters that erupted Wednesday at the …

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Facebook, YouTube Pull Trump Video; Twitter Locks Trump Account
01/07/2021 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Facebook and Alphabet’s YouTube took down a video from President Donald Trump on Wednesday that continued to make the baseless claim the election was fraudulent as he told supporters who had stormed the U.S. Capitol …

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US Justice Department Confirms It Was Victim of SolarWinds Hack
01/06/2021 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

The U.S. Department of Justice confirmed on Wednesday that it had been the victim of a massive hacking operation linked to Russian intelligence.   In a statement, Justice Department spokesman Marc Raimondi said about 3% …

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SolarWinds Hack ‘Likely Russian’, US Intelligence Confirms
01/06/2021 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

U.S. intelligence officials investigating last month’s massive cybersecurity breach that impacted thousands of companies and dozens of government agencies warn the hack is part of an ongoing intelligence operation, likely being carried out by Russia.  …

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US Intelligence Confirms SolarWinds Hack ‘Likely Russian’
01/06/2021 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

U.S. intelligence officials investigating last month’s massive cybersecurity breach that impacted thousands of companies and dozens of government agencies warn the hack is part of an ongoing intelligence operation, likely being carried out by Russia.  …

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Trump Bans Transactions with 8 Chinese Apps Including Alipay
01/06/2021 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order banning transactions with eight Chinese software applications, including Ant Group’s Alipay, the White House said, escalating tensions with Beijing before President-elect Joe Biden takes office …

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Online Collaboration Tool Slack Suffers Global Outage
01/04/2021 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Online communication and collaboration service Slack reported a global outage Monday, as millions returned to work after the Christmas and New Year’s holidays. “Our team is currently investigating, and we’re sorry for any troubles this …

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Google Employees Form Workers’ Union in United States
01/04/2021 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

More than 200 Google employees in the United States have formed a workers’ union, the elected leaders of the union wrote in a New York Times opinion piece on Monday.   The “Alphabet Workers Union” …

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