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Ex-security chief accuses Twitter of hiding major flaws
AFP, Published on 23/08/2022
» WASHINGTON - Twitter misled users and US regulators about "extreme, egregious" gaps in its online protections, the platform's ex-security chief claimed in whistleblower testimony that could impact the court fight over Elon Musk's buyout bid.
Record rainfall, flooding in Seoul kill 7
AFP, Published on 09/08/2022
» SEOUL: Subway stations and major roads were underwater in the South Korean capital Seoul after record-breaking rains caused severe flooding, with at least seven people dead and seven more missing, officials said Tuesday.
In New York, renters desperate as soaring rents exacerbate housing crisis
AFP, Published on 09/08/2022
» NEW YORK: In mid-May, Paula Sevilla and her roommates joined the many New Yorkers suffering under the city's crushing housing crisis, which has seen rents soar in the pandemic's wake.
Long Covid symptoms affect one in eight, study suggests
AFP, Published on 05/08/2022
» PARIS: One in eight people who get coronavirus develop at least one symptom of long Covid, one of the most comprehensive studies on the condition to date suggested on Thursday.
Snap to slow hiring after dismal earnings pummel stock price
AFP, Published on 22/07/2022
» SAN FRANCISCO: Snapchat's owner plans to "substantially" slow recruitment after bleak results Thursday wiped 25% off the stock price of the tech firm, which is facing difficulties on several fronts.
China to fine ride-hailing giant Didi more than $1bn
AFP, Published on 20/07/2022
» BEIJING: China is preparing to hit ride-hailing giant Didi with a fine of more than US$1 billion to wrap up a long-running probe, media reports said, boosting investor hopes that the country's tech crackdown is winding down.
China officials haul in Alibaba execs over massive data heist: report
AFP, Published on 15/07/2022
» BEIJING: Alibaba shares sank on Friday after a report said the tech giant's executives had been called in for meetings with Chinese officials over the theft of a vast police database.
Defiant Philippine Nobel laureate Ressa fights for her freedom
AFP, Published on 14/07/2022
» MANILA: Less than a year after winning the Nobel Peace Prize for her efforts to protect free speech, Philippine journalist Maria Ressa is fighting to stay out of jail while her news site Rappler faces possible closure.
Biden hits back on abortion, calls Supreme Court 'out of control'
AFP, Published on 09/07/2022
» WASHINGTON - US President Joe Biden said Friday that federal legislation offered the fastest route to restoring abortion rights and urged voters to elect pro-choice legislators in upcoming elections as he ordered new measures to secure reproductive freedoms.
US funds software for Russians to slip past censors
AFP, Published on 03/07/2022
» SAN FRANCISCO: A US-backed campaign is giving Russians access to anti-censor software to dodge Moscow's crackdown on dissent against its invasion of Ukraine, involved groups told AFP.