Telegram secretly plans 'Gram' cryptocurrency
Working in secrecy for a year, the Telegram messaging service has a plan: to beat Facebook in the race to launch a cryptocurrency with its new project "Gram".
Sep 4, 2019
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Pratt & Whitney engine issue adds to airline challenges
Commercial airlines have faced a tricky balancing act this summer, ramping up service to meet torrid travel demand in a period of labor shortages and supply chain constraints.
Aug 13, 2023
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Facebook, Instagram release report on efforts to protect rights
Social media giant Meta, whose platforms including Facebook and Instagram regularly face concerns over their impact on civil liberties and democracy, on Thursday released its first annual report on its efforts to protect ...
Jul 14, 2022
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Microsoft divests from Israeli facial-recognition startup
Microsoft said Friday it is pulling its investments from a facial-recognition startup that scans faces at Israeli military checkpoints, even though the tech giant couldn't substantiate claims that the startup's technology ...
Mar 27, 2020
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Social media disinformation, surveillance growing: watchdog
Governments around the world are increasingly using social media to manipulate elections and monitor their citizens, in a worrisome trend for democracy, a human rights watchdog said Tuesday.
Nov 5, 2019
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Five things to know about the blockbuster GTA games
Rockstar Games, the studio behind the blockbuster Grand Theft Auto series, has said it will release the trailer for the next installment in December, setting the gaming world abuzz.
Nov 9, 2023
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Trump says will bar TikTok from US
President Donald Trump said Friday he will bar fast-growing social media app TikTok from the United States as American authorities have raised concerns the service could be a tool for Chinese intelligence.
Jul 31, 2020
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Sex, drugs and TikTok: Keeping young people safe needs a mature response, not a moral panic
You may have read recently that TikTok allegedly "serves up" sex and drug videos to minors. Media reports have described the video-sharing platform, which is designed predominantly for young people, as an "addiction machine" ...
Oct 15, 2021
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Apple says it will fix software problems blamed for making iPhone 15 models too hot to handle
Apple is blaming a software bug and other issues tied to popular apps such as Instagram and Uber for causing its recently released iPhone 15 models to heat up and spark complaints about becoming too hot to handle.
Sep 30, 2023
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Boeing 737 MAX negligence case ends with $237.5 mn settlement
Boeing shareholders have reached a $237.5 million out-of-court settlement with the US aircraft manufacturer's current and former directors in a 737 MAX aircraft safety negligence case, according to documents released Friday.
Nov 5, 2021
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