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Biden: “Killing people” was a call for big tech to get involved
Joe Biden, President of the United States, tempered his assertion that social media giants "kill people" for misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines. He said Monday that he hoped that they wouldn't take it "personally" but...
China, US and Allies Cause Microsoft Exchange Hack
Biden's administration and its allies in the West officially blamed China Monday for the large hack of Microsoft Exchange email software. They also accused Beijing of cooperating with criminal hackers to launch ransomware attacks and other...
Klobuchar: Voting measures could be included in the Infrastructure Bill
A key senator stated Sunday that congressional Democrats are looking at ways to provide financial incentives to states for expanding voting access as part a huge infrastructure bill. Democrats are having difficulty getting their marquee...
Few people are satisfied with Japan’s Olympic security balance act
Businesses in distress forced to temporarily close down near Olympic venues. Olympic visitors required to install intrusive apps and allow GPS tracking. Minders secured hotels so that participants would not come in contact with ordinary Japanese...
China launches Didi cybersecurity investigation
China's cyber-watchdog announced Friday that it will conduct an investigation into Didi's cybersecurity. This follows earlier criticisms of Didi's handling of customer data, which caused shares in the New York-traded company to plummet. Two weeks...
Cuban balloons could power the uncensored internet
Ron DeSantis (Republican governor of Florida) called on President Joe Biden this week to approve a plan to send the internet to Cubans via high-altitude balloons. IS INTERNET AVAILABLE BY BALLOON? Yes. Yes. It ended this project in January because...
Here’s a look at what didn’t happen this week
Here's a roundup of the most viral, but untrue visuals and stories of the week. Despite being shared on social media, none of these stories are true. They were checked by the Associated Press. These are the...
India’s internet law increases privacy and speech concerns
It all began with Rihanna's February tweet. This sparked widespread criticism of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s handling of large farmer protests close to the capital. This strained an already difficult relationship between Twitter and...
Netflix to offer video games The latest hiring offers are a clue
Netflix has hired Mike Verdu, a veteran videogame executive. This signals that the video streaming service is poised for expansion into new entertainment areas. Verdu was confirmed as Netflix's vice-president of game development on Thursday....
It was temporary: Twitter ends ephemeral “fleets”
Twitter is deleting its fleets of tweets after they failed to catch on. The company started testing twitters that disappeared after 24 hours in March last year in Brazil. Fleets were created to address concerns raised by new...