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Cracking the covert app that exposed Europe's drug gangs
AFP, Published on 30/11/2022
» BRUSSELS - From torture and murder in the Netherlands and Serbia to an unprecedented web of corruption in Belgium, the Sky ECC investigation has shone a light into some of Europe's darkest corners.
The 1997 chess game that thrust AI into the spotlight
AFP, Published on 11/05/2022
» PARIS - With his hand pushed firmly into his cheek and his eyes fixed on the table, Garry Kasparov shot a final dark glance at the chessboard before storming out of the room: the king of chess had just been beaten by a computer.
Facebook shields VIPs from some of its rules
AFP, Published on 14/09/2021
» SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook exempts certain celebrities, politicians and other high-profile users from some its own rules for posts as part of a programme launched as a quality-control mechanism, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.
'Valheim' rides Viking gaming mania to 5 million sales
AFP, Published on 12/03/2021
» BRUSSELS: If you've felt a recent urge to unleash your inner Viking, you're not alone: millions of people have been riding the waves, swigging mead and slaying the enemy in a craze for the video game "Valheim".
Canada launches online hotline to report bad drone drivers
AFP, Published on 22/12/2016
» OTTAWA - Expecting a spike in drone sales for Christmas, Canada's transportation ministry on Wednesday launched an online hotline to report bad drone pilots.
Graft-digging editor joins Spain's online media race
AFP, Published on 09/10/2015
» MADRID - One of Spain's most prominent and controversial journalists has launched a major online newspaper, the latest in a range of websites shaking up the Spanish media in politically volatile times.
US sues Amazon over charges for kids' online game buys
AFP, Published on 11/07/2014
» WASHINGTON - The US Federal Trade Commission sued Amazon Thursday for charging parents for what their children spent on online games without parental authorization.
Apple loses bid to remove e-book monitor
AFP, Published on 17/01/2014
» A federal judge rejected Apple's request to block the work of a court-appointed monitor in its e-book price-fixing case Thursday, chiding the company for failing to cooperate with him.
EU unveils cybercrime unit in bid to turn criminal tide
AFP, Published on 10/01/2013
» In a bid to seize the initiative from increasingly sophisticated online criminals, the European Union unveiled a new cybercrime centre Wednesday.
Murdoch iPad daily failure a lesson for digital news
AFP, Published on 04/12/2012
» The failure of Rupert Murdoch's pioneering iPad newspaper The Daily underscores the problems of the news industry as it seeks a paid model for the digital age, analysts said.