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Twitter Suspends Russia-Linked Accounts, but US Senator Says Response Inadequate
Twitter said on Thursday it had suspended about 200 Russian-linked accounts as it probes online efforts to meddle with the 2016 US election, but an influential Democratic senator slammed its steps as insufficient. Senator Mark Warner, the top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee, summoned Twitter officials to testify
US SEC Corporate Filing System Said to Be Vulnerable to DDoS Attacks
HIGHLIGHTS US SEC found a vulnerability in its database that can cause its collapse The discovery came when the SEC was testing EDGAR EDGAR database was last breached in 2016 The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Wall Street’s top regulator, has discovered a vulnerability in its corporate
Apple Gets US FCC Licence to Test 5G Wireless Broadband on Millimetre Wave Networks
HIGHLIGHTS The approval may mark beginning of the journey of 5G-enabled iPhones Apple has applied for FCC approval earlier this year The company’s future products may also benefit with 5G testing Apple has been granted licence to test the next generation of wireless technology, 5G, specifically its
Ban On Gadgets Lifted For Emirates, Turkish Airlines Flights To US
New Delhi: Emirates and Turkish Airlines on Wednesday announced that the cabin ban on electronic items no longer applied on their flights to the US. “Effective immediately, the electronics ban has been lifted for the Emirates’ flights from Dubai International Airport to the USA,” the airlines said.
R.I.P. Gchat: You Let Us Pretend We Were Working – and That We Were Really Connecting
HIGHLIGHTS Google has shut down its Google Talk (aka Gchat, Gtalk) chat service The Google Talk service came into existence back in 2005 Gtalk users will have to switch to Hangouts Gchat was born the day after Hurricane Katrina: Aug. 24, 2005. The latter made landfall in
Asus ZenPad Z8 2017 coming to the US soon
From smartphones to laptops, 2016 is proving to be a busy year for Asus. Now, a press render of a new Asus ZenPad tablet has surfaced online. Popular leakster Evan Blass has released the picture on his Twitter account. He has also revealed that it will be
US music business in rare growth as streaming doubles
The US music industry Tuesday posted its strongest growth in more than a decade in the first six months as streaming subscriptions doubled, but weakness reigned in other formats. Consumers in the world’s biggest music market had 18.3 million subscriptions to paid services such as Spotify, Apple
US to hand over control of the internet naming system as of 1 October
The US will finally be handing over the naming system of the World Wide Web more specifically known as the Domain Naming System or DNS to nonprofit organisation Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (Icann), on 1 October. The confirmation brings to an end the 20-year
Social Advocacy and Politics: Are Hashtags Amusing Us to Death?
This has certainly been the most bizarre Presidential race in modern history. From all of the pundits failed predictions of Donald Trump’s demise in the primaries, to his bragging about his physical endowment during a Republican candidate debate, this campaign season has been crazy – and looking
What Does Social Chatter Tell Us About the Final Four?
March is a brilliant month, if for no other reason than playing host to the NCAA basketball tournament, otherwise known as March Madness. The past two days saw a critical round of the tournament in the Elite 8. By now, we all know who won each game