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Asian innovators fight online hate, lies as tech giants fall short
Published on 24/10/2022
» BANGKOK/JAKARTA: Fed up with the constant stream of fake news on her family WhatsApp group chats in India - ranging from a water crisis in South Africa to rumours around a Bollywood actor's death -Tarunima Prabhakar built a simple tool to tackle misinformation.
New breed of video sites thrive on misinformation and hate
Published on 22/08/2022
» A day after a mass shooting in Buffalo, New York last May, the video-sharing website BitChute was amplifying a far-right conspiracy theory that the massacre was a so-called false flag operation, meant to discredit gun-loving Americans.
Dreaming of Suitcases in Space
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 20/03/2022
» The mission to turn space into the next frontier for express deliveries took off from a modest propeller plane above a remote airstrip in the shadow of the Santa Ana mountains.
China censors Hong Kong internet, US tech giants resist
AFP, Published on 07/07/2020
» HONG KONG - China has unveiled new powers to censor Hong Kong's internet and access user data using its feared national security law -- but US tech giants have put up some resistance citing rights concerns.
China censors Hong Kong internet, US tech giants resist
AFP, Published on 07/07/2020
» HONG KONG: China has quickly moved to censor Hong Kong's internet and access users' data using a feared new national security law, but US tech giants offered some resistance citing rights concerns.
As Facebook ad boycott enters new phase, impact unclear
AFP, Published on 30/06/2020
» WASHINGTON - The advertiser boycott of Facebook has morphed into a global digital activist campaign aimed at curbing hateful and toxic content on the social media giant. But its impact remains unclear.
Alphabet-Google profit up despite pandemic-linked ad slump
AFP, Published on 29/04/2020
» SAN FRANCISCO - Google parent Alphabet on Tuesday reported higher profits and revenues in the first quarter even as a coronavirus-induced economic slump hit advertising in March.
Google to buy wearables maker Fitbit for $2.1 bln
AFP, Published on 01/11/2019
» WASHINGTON - Google has agreed to buy Fitbit for $2.1 billion in a move giving the US tech giant an entry into the wearable technology space, the two companies announced Friday.
Huawei in public test as it unveils sanction-hit phone
AFP, Published on 19/09/2019
» BERLIN - Chinese tech giant Huawei launches its latest high-end smartphone in Munich on Thursday, the first that could be void of popular Google apps because of US sanctions.
Google/Alphabet sees fresh growth amid antitrust woes
AFP, Published on 26/07/2019
» SAN FRANCISCO: Google parent Alphabet's stock price leapt Thursday after reporting stronger-than-expected results in a quarterly update coming amid growing scrutiny of technology firms by antitrust regulators.