Technology

US puts new controls on Israeli spyware company NSO Group

 The Biden administration announced Wednesday it is putting new export limits on Israel’s NSO Group, the world’s most infamous hacker-for-hire company, saying its tools have been used to “conduct transnational repression.” The company, whose spyware researchers say has been used around the world to break into the phones of human rights activists, journalists, and even ...

15:30 Et November 6, 2021

Facebook to shut down face-recognition system, delete data

Facebook said it will shut down its face-recognition system and delete the faceprints of more than 1 billion people amid growing concerns about the technology and its misuse by governments, ...

15:30 Et November 3, 2021

Facebook changes company name to Meta, focusing on Metaverse

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Thursday announced that the company changed its corporate name to Meta. "To reflect who we are and the future we hope to build, ...

12:15 Et October 29, 2021

Facebook’s language gaps weaken screening of hate, terrorism

As the Gaza war raged and tensions surged across the Middle East last May, Instagram briefly banned the hashtag #AlAqsa, a reference to the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem’s ...

15:40 Et October 25, 2021

Facebook dithered in curbing divisive user content in India

Facebook in India has been selective in curbing hate speech, misinformation and inflammatory posts, particularly anti-Muslim content, according to leaked documents obtained by The Associated Press, even as ...

15:15 Et October 24, 2021

Trump to launch new social media platform TRUTH Social

Former US President Donald Trump has announced plans to launch a new social media network, called TRUTH Social. He said the platform would "stand up to the tyranny ...

20:30 Et October 21, 2021

Bitcoin tops $66,000, sets record as crypto goes mainstream

Bitcoin stormed above $66,000 for the first time on Wednesday, riding a wave of excitement about how the financial establishment is increasingly accepting the digital currency’s rise. One Bitcoin was ...

11:02 Et October 21, 2021

Facebook plans to hire 10,000 in Europe to build ‘metaverse’

Facebook said it plans to hire 10,000 workers in the European Union over the next five years to work on a new computing platform that promises to connect ...

15:45 Et October 18, 2021

Drinking water concerns raised over Tesla plant near Berlin

The water board in the region around Tesla's new factory near Berlin has raised concerns about the local water supply if the facility is expanded. It is still not clear how the demand for water will be met, said the head of the Strausberg-Erkner Water Association (WSE), Andre Baehler. He also referred to the requirements ...

16:00 Et October 16, 2021

WhatsApp Extends Encryption from Phones to Backups on Google Drive, I-Cloud

WhatsApp users with encrypted messages on their smart phones will now be able to keep the encryption when storing their messages on Google Drive and iCloud, the messaging ...

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