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Facebook eases rules to allow violent speech against 'Russian invaders'
AFP, Published on 11/03/2022
» WASHINGTON: Facebook said Thursday that due to the invasion of Ukraine it has temporarily eased its rules regarding violent speech to allow statements like "death to Russian invaders," but not credible threats against civilians.
Ubisoft plays into streaming trend at E3 video game event
AFP, Published on 11/06/2019
» LOS ANGELES - French video game titan Ubisoft on Monday unveiled a new subscription service and a Brexit-tinged title as it taps into the industry trend toward streaming games.
Europe's own satnav, Galileo, due to go live
AFP, Published on 13/12/2016
» PARIS - Seventeen years and more than 10 billion euros ($11 billion) later, Europe's Galileo satnav system is set to go live on Thursday, promising to outperform US and Russian rivals while boosting regional self-reliance.
US military's cyber force reluctant to cut Internet in Syria
AFP, Published on 23/06/2016
» WASHINGTON - The US military is wary of cutting Internet connections to Islamic State strongholds such as Raqa in Syria, even though the Pentagon is waging cyber-war against the jihadists, officials said Wednesday.
Facebook pushes Internet to more corners of the world
AFP, Published on 14/04/2016
» SAN FRANCISCO - After taking to the air with drones to provide Internet to remote spots, Facebook on Wednesday unveiled new land-based systems to provide connectivity to people in urban settings.
Sweden military servers hacked, used in 2013 attack on US banks
AFP, Published on 11/04/2016
» STOCKHOLM - Swedish military computers were hacked and used in an attack targeting major US banks in 2013, the armed forces said on Monday.
US military cyber head questions Beijing's spying activities
AFP, Published on 06/04/2016
» WASHINGTON - Six months after Washington and Beijing agreed not to conduct cyber attacks on each other's private sector for commercial gain, a top US spy questioned Tuesday whether China has cut such activities.
Electronic snooping 'small price to pay' against terror: expert
AFP, Published on 23/03/2016
» HONG KONG - Terrorism will cast a continuing shadow over future generations and government electronic surveillance is a small price to pay to combat it, a leading historian said Wednesday, a day after the carnage in Brussels.
Pentagon boosts cyber war against IS group
AFP, Published on 01/03/2016
» WASHINGTON - The Pentagon is expanding its cyber war against Islamic State computer networks, senior defense officials said Monday as they claimed to have seized the momentum in the 18-month-old fight against the jihadists.
In fight on terror, encryption is double-edged sword
AFP, Published on 21/11/2015
» WASHINGTON - Encryption can be a terrorist's tool. But it's also a key for those hunting attackers, and for many others.