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Parler CEO says social media app, favored by Trump supporters, may not return

Social media platform Parler, which has gone dark after being cut off by major service providers that accused the app...
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Email security firm Mimecast says hackers hijacked its products to spy on customers

Email security provider Mimecast said on Tuesday that hackers had hijacked its products in order to spy on its customers....
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What is Parler and why has it been pulled offline?

Before Apple Inc banned Parler from its App Store store on Saturday, the social media site topped the charts as...
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Father of the Web Tim Berners-Lee prepares 'do-over'

Sir Tim Berners-Lee, the British computer scientist who was knighted for inventing the internet navigation system known as the World...
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Parler sues Amazon over Web shutdown, alleges political animus

Parler LLC, a social media platform favored by many supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump, sued Amazon.com Inc on Monday,...
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Amazon to remove QAnon products from platform after U.S. Capitol siege

Amazon.com Inc on Monday said it was working to remove some QAnon products from its online marketplace, citing policies that...
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70TB of Parler users’ messages, videos, and posts leaked by security researchers

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Parler, a social network used to plan the storming of the U.S. Capitol last week, has been hit by a...
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China's Baidu to create an intelligent EV company with automaker Geely

China's search engine giant Baidu Inc said on Monday it will set up a company to partner with car maker...
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Bitcoin on record-setting spree, jumps 5% on day

Bitcoin jumped more than 5% on Friday to fresh record highs of $41,530, reversing losses from earlier in the session....
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Hacking victim SolarWinds hires ex-Homeland Security official Krebs as consultant

The company used by hackers as a springboard for the worst-known breach of U.S. government computers in at least five...
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United States suspends French tariffs over digital services tax

The United States has indefinitely suspended 25% tariffs on French cosmetics, handbags and other imports it had planned in retaliation...
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The US Capitol was breached by rioters. What has to happen next?

When drawing up plans for IT security in the US Congress, Congressional tech employees most likely didn’t have an attack...
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Chinese web firms 'bullying' customers with data, algorithms - consumer watchdog

Chinese internet companies have been violating customers' rights by misusing personal data and “bullying“ people into purchases and promotions, a...
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Outgoing FCC chairman hopes US remains ‘bullish’ on space innovation, 5G

FCC chairman Ajit Pai criticized his predecessors for being naïve over China and expressed hope that the US maintains an...
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US Capitol riots: could Congress systems have been breached amid the chaos?

Apparent Trump supporters, who believe the US presidential elections to be fraudulent, stormed the US Capitol building on January 6...
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Masks no obstacle for new NEC facial recognition system

Japan's NEC Corp has launched a facial recognition system that identifies people even when they are wearing masks, adapting to...
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NYSE to delist three Chinese telecom firms, reversing course again

The New York Stock Exchange said on Wednesday it will delist three Chinese telecom companies from Jan. 11, in another...
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Amazon.com to spend $2 billion in homebuilding near key U.S. offices

Amazon.com Inc said on Wednesday it would spend $2 billion to create affordable homes in regions where three of its...
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Trump bars U.S. transactions with eight Chinese apps including Alipay

 U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order banning transactions with eight Chinese software applications, including Ant Group's...
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A COVID-19 shot for $150? Online scams surge as slow vaccine rollout frustrates

As millions of people await their turn to get a COVID-19 vaccine that could be months away, scammers online, in...
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