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Twitter urges India's government to respect freedom of expression

Twitter on Thursday said it is worried about the safety of its staff in India and called for the government to respect freedom of expression, days after Indian police visited its office in New Delhi over its labeling of a tweet by a governing party spokesman as “manipulated media.” Twitter has been involved in a ...

13:33 Et May 27, 2021

Russia threatens to slow down Google over 'banned content'

Russia’s media watchdog has threatened to slow down the speed of Google if it fails to delete what it calls "unlawful content." Roskomnadzor has given Google 24 hours ...

18:08 Et May 25, 2021

Microsoft to unplug Internet Explorer as it seeks edge in browser war

Microsoft Corp is pulling the plug on its once omnipresent browser, Internet Explorer, next year as it prepares to battle market leader Chrome with its slicker Edge browser. Launched ...

16:20 Et May 20, 2021

Whatsapp seeks to reassure users over new policies

WhatsApp will not delete accounts and still cannot see users' personal messages, the popular messaging app pledged Saturday, the day when controversial updates to its privacy policy took ...

12:11 Et May 15, 2021

Italy fines Google 102 mln euros for abusing dominant position

Italy's Competition Authority (AGCM) has fined Google about 102 million euros (123 million U.S. dollars) for abusing its dominant position in the Italian market, the authority said in ...

12:59 Et May 14, 2021

China says Xiaomi removal from U.S. blacklist "beneficial"

China’s commerce ministry on Thursday welcomed the removal of Xiaomi Corp. from a U.S. government blacklist, a day after the U.S. reversed a ban on U.S. investments in ...

18:18 Et May 13, 2021

Google Pay launches international money transfers with Wise and Western Union

Alphabet Inc's Google has launched international money transfer partnerships with remittances firms Wise and Western Union Co for users of its U.S. payments app, the companies said on Tuesday. Google ...

15:10 Et May 11, 2021

NASA releases first audio of mini-helicopter's flight on Mars

NASA released the first audio recording from one its Ingenuity helicopter's flights on Mars on Friday. The Perseverance rover, which landed on Mars in February with the mini-helicopter ...

18:10 Et May 8, 2021

Twitter tells users to be nice and think twice before replying

Twitter will now prompt users to review and revise "potentially harmful or offensive" replies. The social media platform, which has often faced criticism over abusive user behaviour, tested the feature last year. Twitter said the tests showed that the prompts reduced offensive replies. On Wednesday, the company said it would roll the prompts out to ...

18:10 Et May 6, 2021

Reuters: Boeing faces new hurdle in 737 MAX electrical grounding issue

U.S. air safety officials have asked Boeing Co to supply fresh analysis and documentation showing numerous 737 MAX subsystems would not be affected by electrical grounding issues first ...

21:30 Et May 5, 2021
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