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Snap loses 2 more key executives in seeming exodus
MANILA, Philippines – Snap has lost two more key executives in less than a year, with the company's chief financial officer (CFO) and its vice president for investor relations both exiting the...
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U.S. in criminal probe of China's Huawei – report
WASHINGTON, USA – US authorities are in the "advanced" stages of a criminal probe that could result in an indictment of Chinese technology giant Huawei, a report said Wednesday.The Wall Street Journal,...
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U.S., Canada promise 'unbiased' process for Huawei executive
WASHINGTON, USA – The United States and Canada on Wednesday, January 16 promised an "unbiased" legal process for a Chinese executive whose arrest in Vancouver at US request has riled Beijing.US...
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Calls for Huawei boycott get mixed response in Europe
PARIS, France –Europe is giving US-led calls for a boycott of Huawei 5G telecoms equipment a mixed reception, with some governments untroubled by spy suspicions against the Chinese giant, but others...
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Key dates in China-Canada Huawei spat
BEIJING, China – Canada's arrest of a top executive of Chinese telecom giant Huawei kicked off a diplomatic row that escalated after a Canadian drug smuggling suspect was sentenced to death in...
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Apple replaced 11 million batteries in 2018 – report
MANILA, Philippines – In 2018, Apple offered discounted replacements for iPhone batteries in response to the controversy that the company purposely throttled battery life and performance of older...
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Over 772 million email addresses leaked in 'Collection #1' data breach
MANILA, Philippines – Troy Hunt, the proprietor of the Have I Been Pwned data breach notification service, announced another major data breach on Thursday, January 17, that leaked over 772 million...
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Facebook removes 471 Russian-linked pages for using fake accounts
MANILA, Philippines – Facebook announced Thursday, January 17, it has removed a total of 471 Russia-linked Facebook pages and accounts, as well as 41 Instagram accounts because of what it deemed...
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Apple's Tim Cook calls for privacy bill with right to delete data
WASHINGTON, USA – Apple chief executive Tim Cook called on US lawmakers Thursday, January 17, to pass privacy legislation enabling consumers to see and delete their harvested online personal data from...
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Netflix shares slip as spending weighs on profits
SAN FRANCISCO, USA (UPDATED) – Netflix shares swung lower on Thursday, January 17, as spending on original shows at the leading streaming television service weighed on quarterly revenue and competition...
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Google acquires Fossil smartwatch tech for $40 million
SAN FRANCISCO, USA – Google agreed to pay $40 million for the smartwatch technology of the fashion and accessory group Fossil, the companies said Thursday, January 17, enabling the California tech...
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Twitter patches Android bug that made private tweets public
MANILA, Philippines – A 4-year-old bug that was just recently patched on Twitter for Android devices may have allowed protected tweets to become publicly seen.The protected tweets toggle normally...
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Tesla recalls more than 14,000 cars in China over Takata airbags
SHANGHAI, China – Electric-vehicle maker Tesla will recall 14,123 cars in China over airbags that contained a part made by now-defunct Japanese manufacturer Takata, the Chinese market regulator...
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Oxford says no to additional Huawei funding
BEIJING, China – Oxford University has decided to forgo further funding from Chinese tech giant Huawei as scrutiny grows in Europe over the telecom company's relationship with the Beijing...
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Oxford-Stanford report: Improving Facebook as forum for free speech and...
MANILA, Philippines – A joint report from the University of Oxford and Stanford University, released Thursday, January 17, suggested 9 ways Facebook could improve itself as a forum for free speech and...
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Over 900,000 affected by Cebuana Lhuillier data breach
MANILA, Philippines (UPDATED) – Financial servicers firm Cebuana Lhuillier said on Saturday, January 19, that personal information of around 900,000 people were affected in a data breach involving...
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Snap fires head of global security for covering up affair with consultant
MANILA, Philippines – Snap fired two people after an investigation showed they tried to cover up an affair that one of them was having with an outside consultant whom the company was paying a 6-figure...
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France nears implementation of digital tax
PARIS, France – France will push ahead with its own tax on large internet and technology companies by introducing a bill that would be retroactive to January 1, its finance minister said Sunday,...
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Chinese app exposes people nearby with debt – report
MANILA, Philippines – Officials from the Higher People's Court of the North China province of Hebei recently deployed a mini-app on the WeChat platform that pinpoints on a map nearby people who don’t...
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Leaked: Alleged images of Samsung Galaxy S10 variants
MANILA, Philippines - Renowned leaker Evan Blass on Twitter shared an image of what appears to be variants of the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S10 series, ahead of its official launch in the Unpacked event...
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