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Twitter Imposes Restrictions, More Warning Labels Ahead of US Election
Twitter Inc. said Friday that it would remove tweets calling for people to interfere with the U.S. election process or implementation of election results, including through violence, as the company also announced more restrictions to …
DetailsPakistan Blocks TikTok, Citing ‘Immoral’ Content
Pakistan has blocked online short-video sharing platform TikTok on the grounds of “immoral/indecent” content for viewing in the majority-Muslim nation.The state regulator said Friday that it had repeatedly instructed the platform to tighten its content …
DetailsGoogle, Oracle Meet in Copyright Clash at Supreme Court
Tech giants Google and Oracle are clashing at the Supreme Court in a copyright dispute that’s worth billions and important to the future of software development. The case before the justices Wednesday has to do …
DetailsFacebook Says It Will Ban Groups for ‘Representing’ QAnon
Facebook said it will ban groups that “represent” QAnon, the baseless conspiracy theory that paints President Donald Trump as a secret warrior against a supposed child-trafficking ring run by celebrities and “deep state” government officials. The …
DetailsUS Congressional Panel Finds Big Tech Abuses Power, Recommends Changes
A U.S. House of Representatives panel looking into abuses of market power by four of the biggest technology companies found they used “killer acquisitions” to smite rivals, charge exorbitant fees and force small businesses into …
DetailsCOVID-19 Stokes Demand for Temperature Check Technologies
Even though businesses are reopening around the world, the pandemic is still a reality. Many commercial spaces and offices are taking people’s temperatures before allowing them inside. In some industries, handheld thermometers may not be …
DetailsUS States Roll Out Apps Alerting People to COVID-19 Exposure
More than six months into the COVID-19 pandemic, a handful of U.S. states are starting to roll out apps that promise to tell people if they’ve been exposed to someone with the virus — without revealing personal information. Now with the …
DetailsNew COVID App Gives Health Officials Dials to Send Tailored Alerts
At the University of Arizona, students and staff are using an app that lets them know if they’ve been exposed to someone who has tested positive for coronavirus. Michelle Quinn reports on how the app …
DetailsIn Israel, Shin Bet Security Services Is Responsible for Covid-19 Contact Tracing
Israel is struggling against a virulent second wave of COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, with thousands of new cases diagnosed every day. A key element in the fight to contain the pandemic is …
DetailsUS States Turn to Apps in Fight Against Virus Spread
With tens of thousands of new coronavirus cases daily in the U.S., states are launching digital apps that alert people if they have been exposed to someone who tested positive for the virus. Virginia recently …
DetailsCOVID Apps Roll Out Nationwide as States Try to Reopen
More than six months into the COVID-19 pandemic, a handful of U.S. states are starting to roll out apps that promise to tell people if they’ve been exposed to someone with the virus — without revealing personal information. Now with the …
DetailsAmazon Launches Trial of Pay-by-Palm Device
Need to pay for some groceries? No problem, just wave your palm. That could be the new mode of payment at Amazon Go stores if current trials of its new technology in Seattle, Washington, are …
DetailsTikTok Launches US Election Guide
Chinese-owned video sharing platform TikTok says it is creating a guide “to protect against misinformation” during the 2020 U.S. elections. In a blog post Tuesday, the company said its guide would connect “100 million Americans with …
DetailsWhy Facebook Suddenly Closed 155 Accounts Targeting the Philippines
Facebook’s deletion of accounts targeting the Philippines from bases in China shows that the U.S. internet giant wants a better reputation in Southeast Asia after letting things slide in the past, say analysts who follow the case. On …
DetailsLocal Developer Creates Air Monitoring App
There are all kinds of apps that rate the air quality of your home inside and outside. But one young programmer has created one that has taken off in his native Macedonia. Now it’s also …
DetailsUS Judge Halts Government Ban on TikTok
A U.S. federal judge has temporarily halted a Trump administration order to ban the popular video app TikTok from U.S. app stores. The ban was due to go into effect at the end of the day Sunday by order of the …
DetailsTikTok Fate in the Balance as Judge Weighs App Store Ban
Lawyers for TikTok pleaded with a U.S. federal judge on Sunday to delay the Trump administration’s ban of the popular video sharing program from app stores set to take effect at the end of the …
DetailsUS Imposes Curbs on Exports by China’s Top Chipmaker SMIC
The U.S. government has placed new export restrictions on China’s most advanced maker of computer chips, citing an “unacceptable risk” that equipment sold to the country’s Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. (SMIC) could be used for …
DetailsJustice Department Asks Judge to Allow US to Bar WeChat from US App Stores
The U.S. Justice Department asked a federal judge in San Francisco on Friday to allow the government to bar Apple Inc. and Alphabet Inc.’s Google from offering WeChat for download in U.S. app stores pending …
DetailsApple Critics Form Coalition to Challenge App Store Fees
A group of Apple Inc.’s critics, including Spotify Technology SA, Match Group Inc. and “Fortnite” creator Epic Games, have joined a nonprofit group that plans to advocate for legal and regulatory action to challenge the …
DetailsLong-awaited Facebook Oversight Board to Launch in October
Facebook’s highly anticipated independent oversight board, a group that will be empowered to overrule the company’s leadership on issues pertaining to the platform’s content moderation decisions, plans to launch in October, just in time for …
DetailsUS Justice Department Proposes Changes to Internet Platforms’ Immunity
President Donald Trump met with nine Republican state attorneys general on Wednesday to discuss the fate of a legal immunity for internet companies after the Justice Department unveiled a legislative proposal aimed at reforming the …
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