Author: iMaster

Author: iMaster

Facebook, Citing Virus Misinformation, Deletes Trump Post
08/06/2020 iLines,iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Facebook has deleted a post by President Donald Trump for violating its policy against spreading misinformation about the coronavirus. The post in question featured a link to a Fox News video in which Trump says …

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Drones with Infrared Cameras Help Track Elusive Koalas
08/06/2020 iLines,iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Conservationists in Australia are hoping infrared drones might help save the remaining koala population in New South Wales, one of the regions most affected by recent Australian bushfires. The infrared camera makes it easier to …

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US Justice Department Asks Court to Block California Net Neutrality Law
08/05/2020 iLines,iNews,iTechnology iMaster

The U.S. Justice Department on Wednesday asked a federal judge to block California’s net neutrality law, arguing that federal law preempts the state statute.In October, a U.S. appeals court largely upheld the Federal Communications Commission …

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Instagram Launches Reels to Rival TikTok
08/05/2020 iLines,iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Facebook launched a short-film product similar to the popular TikTok app in the United States and dozens of other countries Wednesday.The new product, called Reels, is embedded in the Instagram app and permits users to …

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India Widens China App Ban to Cover More From Xiaomi, Baidu
08/05/2020 iLines,iNews,iTechnology iMaster

India has banned some mobile apps of Chinese companies such as Xiaomi Corp and Baidu Inc, three sources told Reuters on Wednesday, in New Delhi’s latest move to hit Chinese companies following a border clash …

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Chinese Executive: Forced Sale of TikTok May Be Inevitable Amid US Scrutiny
08/05/2020 iLines,iNews,iTechnology iMaster

The Chinese company that owns popular video-sharing app TikTok is exploring all possibilities to ensure that its subsidiary can continue operating in the United States, according to a memo sent out Monday by Chief Executive …

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EU to Investigate Google’s Proposed Fitbit Deal
08/04/2020 iLines,iNews,iTechnology iMaster

European Union antitrust regulators announced Tuesday they’ll launch an investigation into Google’s plan to buy Fitbit.Google, a U.S. tech giant owned by Alphabet, is hoping to break into the wearable technology market, and hopes to …

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Microsoft in Talks to Buy TikTok in US
08/04/2020 iLines,iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Microsoft confirmed that it has held talks with Chinese technology company ByteDance to acquire its popular social app TikTok in the United States. Microsoft said it will work with the U.S. government on a deal that they hope to wrap by …

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Trump Gives Microsoft 45 Days to Seal TikTok Deal
08/03/2020 iLines,iNews,iTechnology iMaster

The Chinese-owned social media app TikTok “is going to be out of business in the United States” on Sept. 15, unless Microsoft or another U.S. company concludes a purchase deal that satisfies the U.S. government, President Donald Trump …

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Microsoft, TikTok to Continue Talks; Trump Gives App’s Chinese Owner 45 Days to Reach Deal to Sell
08/03/2020 iLines,iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Microsoft Corp said Sunday it would continue talks to acquire popular short-video app TikTok from Chinese internet giant ByteDance. Meanwhile, U.S. President Donald Trump has agreed to give ByteDance 45 days to negotiate the sale, …

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Facebook Bows to Brazil Judge, Blocks 12 Accounts Worldwide
08/01/2020 iLines,iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Facebook announced Saturday that it had obeyed a Brazilian judge’s order for a worldwide block on the accounts of 12 of President Jair Bolsonaro’s supporters who are under investigation for allegedly running a fake news …

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Trump Sets Clock Ticking for TikTok
08/01/2020 iLines,iNews,iTechnology iMaster

U.S. President Donald Trump played 18 holes of golf Saturday after threatening to halt operations in the United States of a popular Chinese-owned video-sharing social media app.The White House said it had “very serious national …

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Trump To Ban TikTok
08/01/2020 iLines,iNews,iTechnology iMaster

President Donald Trump says he intends to ban the operation of TikTok in the U.S.Trump said Friday he could take action as soon as Saturday to stop the operation of the popular video-sharing social media …

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3 Charged in Massive Twitter Hack, Bitcoin Scam
07/31/2020 iLines,iNews,iTechnology iMaster

A British man, a Florida man and a Florida teen hacked the Twitter accounts of prominent politicians, celebrities and technology moguls to scam people around globe out of more than $100,000 in bitcoin, authorities said …

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Twitter Bans Account of Former KKK Leader David Duke
07/31/2020 iLines,iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Twitter Inc said on Friday it has permanently suspended the account of David Duke, a former leader of the white supremacist group Ku Klux Klan, as the social media company tries to curb the spread …

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EU Sanctions Russian Intelligence, N.Korean, Chinese Firms over Alleged Cyberattacks
07/31/2020 iLines,iNews,iTechnology iMaster

The European Union on Thursday imposed travel and financial sanctions on a department of Russia’s military intelligence service and on firms from North Korea and China over their suspected participation in major cyberattacks across the …

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Amid Pandemic, Big Tech Reports Mixed Earnings
07/30/2020 iLines,iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Big Tech companies reported mixed quarterly earnings Thursday, a day after their top executives faced a tough congressional grilling over their market power and alleged monopolistic practices.The staggering economic fallout caused by the coronavirus pandemic …

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NASA Rover En Route to Mars to Look for Signs of Life
07/30/2020 iLines,iNews,iTechnology iMaster

The U.S. has launched its next-generation Mars rover in search of potential signs of life on the red planet.NASA’s latest rover, Perseverance, launched at 11:50 GMT Thursday from Cape Canaveral in the southeastern state of …

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2020’s Final Mars Mission Poised for Blastoff from Florida
07/29/2020 iLines,iNews,iTechnology iMaster

The summer’s third and final mission to Mars — featuring NASA’s most elaborate life-hunting rover — is on the verge of liftoff.The rover Perseverance will follow China’s rover-orbiter combo and a United Arab Emirates orbiter, …

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US Treasury to Recommend Options to Trump About Tik Tok
07/29/2020 iLines,iNews,iTechnology iMaster

The Chinese-owned app TikTok is under a security review by the U.S. government, which will make a recommendation on the matter to President Donald Trump next week, according to Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin.Trump said Wednesday, …

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China Pushes for Blockchain Dominance But Will the World Go for It?
07/29/2020 iLines,iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Despite Washington’s pushback against China’s ambition to lead the world in building emerging technologies such as 5G, Beijing next month will launch a global effort in developing blockchain, a distributed database that experts say could …

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Holocaust Survivors Urge Facebook to Remove Denial Posts
07/29/2020 iLines,iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Holocaust survivors around the world are lending their voices to a campaign launched Wednesday targeting Facebook head Mark Zuckerberg, urging him to take action to remove denial of the Nazi genocide from the social media …

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