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Virtual Reality puts viewer in the movie at Cannes
AFP, Published on 17/05/2016
» CANNES - What if you could both watch a film and be a character in it: perhaps an animated bunny fighting off inept aliens or a humanoid robot struggling with its identity?
Argentina court stops Uber in its tracks
AFP, Published on 14/04/2016
» BUENOS AIRES - A Buenos Aires court ordered Uber to suspend service Wednesday and launched an inquiry into whether the app is unfair competition, a day after it began operating in the Argentine capital.
Yahoo halts fantasy sports in New York state
AFP, Published on 23/03/2016
» NEW YORK - Yahoo said Tuesday it was halting its fantasy sports contests in New York state, joining two other operators targeted by regulators who claim the service is effectively illegal gambling.
Fantasy sports sites to halt college contests
AFP, Published on 01/04/2016
» NEW YORK - Two major fantasy sports operators said Thursday they would suspend contests involving teams and athletes from universities as part of an agreement with the governing body for college athletics.
Facebook defeated in French court ruling
AFP, Published on 13/02/2016
» PARIS - The Paris appeal court on Friday upheld a ruling that Facebook can be sued under French and not Californian law.
Twitter acts to curb 'abusive,' 'hateful' content
AFP, Published on 30/12/2015
» WASHINGTON - Twitter said Tuesday it was taking new steps to stem "abusive behavior and hateful conduct" on the global messaging platform.
Irish court orders investigation into Facebook data transfers
AFP, Published on 20/10/2015
» DUBLIN - Ireland's High Court on Tuesday ruled that the country's data protection agency should examine whether to suspend the transfer of Facebook users' data from Europe to the United States.
EU member state can 'suspend' Facebook data sharing with US
AFP, Published on 23/09/2015
» LUXEMBOURG - A key advisor to the EU's top court said EU member states have the power to suspend data sharing with the United States, in view of major privacy violations revealed in the Edward Snowden spy scandal.
Website that save politicians' deleted tweets suspended
AFP, Published on 24/08/2015
» THE HAGUE - The Politwoops website that saves tweets deleted by politicians said Monday its operations have been closed down in the 30 countries where it was active after Twitter blocked its access to the social media site.
After Uber and Airbnb, meal-sharing sites under fire in France
AFP, Published on 28/08/2015
» PARIS - First taxis rose up against Uber, then hotels challenged Airbnb and now, restaurants in France are taking on meal-sharing sites they believe create unfair competition and could sap jobs.