Machine learning & AI
As the COVID-19 pandemic surged, the World Health Organization and the United Nations issued a stark warning: An "infodemic" of online rumors and fake news relating to COVID-19 was impeding public health efforts and causing ...
Oct 28, 2021
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Security
European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen said Monday the spyware scandal involving an Israeli software firm and up to 50,000 smartphone numbers was "completely unacceptable" if true.
Jul 19, 2021
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Security
An Israeli firm accused of supplying spyware to governments has been linked to a list of tens of thousands of smartphone numbers, including those of activists, journalists, business executives and politicians around the world, ...
Jul 18, 2021
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Internet
The problem of misinformation isn't going away. Internet platforms like Facebook and Twitter have taken some steps to curb its spread and say they are working on doing more. But no method yet introduced has been completely ...
Mar 18, 2021
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Business
The battle between news publishers and Alphabet Inc.'s Google and Facebook Inc. that flared up in Australia recently is coming to the U.S.
Mar 10, 2021
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Business
Google is under growing pressure to pay for information that, for two decades, the search provider snipped from the web—and made a mint from—without paying a penny.
Mar 03, 2021
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Business
Facebook, following in Google's footsteps, says it plans to invest $1 billion to "support the news industry" over the next three years.
Feb 25, 2021
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Internet
Facebook on Wednesday pledged to invest at least $1 billion to support journalism over the next three years as the social media giant defended its handling of a dispute with Australia over payments to media organizations.
Feb 24, 2021
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Internet
Australia's prime minister on Friday urged Facebook to lift its ban on news access for Australian users and return to the negotiating table with media organizations, warning that other countries would follow his government's ...
Feb 19, 2021
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Internet
Facebook's stunning decision to turn off the news for Australia highlights a long-troubled role for the US tech giant which stumbled into the news business and has grown into one of its most powerful forces.
Feb 18, 2021
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