Tech firms remove social media accounts of a Russian drone factory after an AP investigation
Google, Meta and TikTok have removed social media accounts belonging to an industrial plant in Russia’s Tatarstan region aimed at recruiting young foreign women to make drones for Moscow’s war…
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One Direction were the internet’s first boy band, and Liam Payne its grounding force
Liam Payne’s voice is the first one heard in the culture-shifting boy band One Direction’s debut single: “What Makes You Beautiful” launches into a bouncy guitar riff, a cheeky and…
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Meta lays off staff at WhatsApp and Instagram to align with ‘strategic goals’
Meta says it has laid off some employees, including staff at WhatsApp And Instagram, to realign its resources with its “strategic goals.” Meta says it has laid off some employees,…
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Nokia sees improved Q3 profit but reports 8% sales dip mainly due to weaker India market
Wireless and fixed-network equipment maker Nokia has reported better-than-expected third quarter earnings, mainly on the back of cost cutting measures, but saw its sales dive 8% largely due to a…
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Amazon, Google make dueling nuclear investments to power data centers with clean energy
Amazon on Wednesday said that it was investing in small nuclear reactors, coming just two days after a similar announcement by Google, as both tech giants seek new sources of…
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Mexico says foreign firms have pledged $20 billion in investments, but many are old or uncertain
MEXICO CITY — Mexican officials announced Tuesday what they claimed was $20 billion in new foreign direct investment in Mexico, but much of that was neither new, nor completely certain….
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Countries that have cashed in on their top-level domain names
LONDON — Anguilla is raking in extra revenue from registration fees for its .ai web domain thanks to the artificial intelligence boom, but it’s not the only place cashing in…
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Meta’s Oversight Board says viral video left on Facebook threatened LGBTQ+ people in Nigeria
ABUJA, Nigeria — Meta’s oversight board expressed serious concern Tuesday over the company’s failure to take down a viral graphic video showing two men bleeding after they were apparently beaten…
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Cyber criminals increasingly helping Russia and China target the US, Microsoft says
WASHINGTON — Russia, China and Iran are increasingly relying on criminal networks to lead cyberespionage and hacking operations against adversaries like the U.S., according to a report on digital threats…
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