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Trump not yet convinced about Oracle-TikTok deal, also admits US won’t get a cut

Washington: President Donald Trump said he expects to get a report Thursday about Oracle’s bid for the Chinese-owned video-sharing app TikTok and admitted there is no legal path to letting…

admin September 17, 2020

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Facebook India chief Ajit Mohan skips hate speech hearing

New Delhi: Facebook India’s chief failed to appear Tuesday before a panel probing allegations that the social media giant failed to take action against hate speech, the committee’s head said.…

admin September 15, 2020

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Remove Facebook India Policy Chief Ankhi Das, 40 rights groups write to Zuckerberg

San Francisco: Civil rights groups on Wednesday said Facebook has failed to address dangerous content in India and demanded that the head of public policy for the country be removed.…

admin September 10, 2020

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Trump team drunk on its own Kool-Aid uses 2016 strategy on social media

Washington: A message saying you “won’t be safe” in Joe Biden’s America. The former vice president shown “sleeping” during a television interview. Biden “hiding”—alone—in his basement. All three videos featured…

admin September 5, 2020

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US Justice department to bring antitrust case against Google, says report

US Attorney General William P Barr plans to bring an antitrust case against Alphabet, Google’s parent company, and has dismissed lawyers’ request for more time to build a strong case,…

admin September 4, 2020

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Microsoft’s new software that detects deepfakes launched ahead of US vote

San Francisco: Microsoft has unveiled software that can help spot “deepfake” photos or videos, adding to the list of programs designed to fight the hard-to-detect images ahead of the US…

admin September 3, 2020

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Trump restates demand for cut from TikTok sale as September 15 deadline looms

San Francisco: President Donald Trump on Tuesday repeated his demand for a piece of the action from any sale of TikTok’s US operations for forcing such a deal. TikTok has…

admin September 2, 2020

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Facebook threatens to block Australian users from sharing news

San Francisco: Facebook threatened to block Australian publishers and individuals from sharing news stories on its platform in reaction to an Australian measure that could require it to compensate media…

admin September 1, 2020

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Zoom barabar Zoom: Kalbeliya gypsy dancers take their art online to survive

Jodhpur: As a blackout plunged her desert dwelling into darkness, Suwa Devi, a dancer belonging to India’s Kalbeliya gypsy community, asked her neighbour to turn on his jeep’s headlights so…

admin August 31, 2020

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Zuckerberg does it again, this time he’s sorry for not removing Kenosha militia page

Washington: Facebook made a mistake in not removing a militia group’s page earlier this week that called for armed civilians to enter Kenosha, Wisconsin, amid violent protests after police shot…

admin August 30, 2020

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Walmart joins Microsoft in bid to buy TikTok

San Francisco: US retail giant Walmart said Thursday it had teamed with Microsoft in a bid to buy Chinese-owned short-form video app TikTok. “We are confident that a Walmart and…

admin August 28, 2020

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TikTok CEO resigns amid Trump pressure to sell short-video app

Hong Kong: TikTok CEO Kevin Mayer resigned Thursday amid US pressure for its Chinese owner to sell the popular video app, which the White House says is a security risk.…

admin August 27, 2020