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Intel replaces its chief executive after a rocky stretchIntel is replacing its CEO after only two years, but it has been a rough stretch for the chipmaker.
EU court opinion leaves Facebook more exposed over privacyAn adviser to the European Union’s top court says any EU country’s privacy watchdog can take legal action against companies like Facebook over cross-border violations of ...
Endangered Indian rhinoceros baby is born in zoo in PolandAn endangered Indian rhinoceros was born last week in Wroclaw Zoo in Poland, a hopeful development in efforts to preserve the rare animals.
YouTube suspends President Trump’s channelYouTube suspended U.S. President Donald Trump’s channel for at least a week amid concerns around “ongoing potential for violence,” making it the latest platform to limit ...
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5 CES Trends to WatchCES, the annual gadget show that showcases the buzziest and brightest tech, looks different this year — less Vegas glitz, more internet efficiency.
New Zealand central bank says data system hacked New Zealand’s central bank says one of its data systems has been breached by an unidentified hacker who potentially accessed commercially and personally sensitive informa...
Parler squeezed as Trump seeks new online megaphoneThough stripped of his Twitter megaphone, President Donald Trump does have alternative options of much smaller reach.
Squelched by Twitter, Trump seeks new online megaphoneThough stripped of his Twitter megaphone, President Donald Trump does have alternative options of much smaller reach.
A farewell to @realDonaldTrump, gone after 57,000 tweetsThe Twitter account @realDonaldTrump, which grew from the random musings of a reality TV star into the cudgel of a president, died Friday.
Mexican farmers find rare female statue in citrus groveFarmers digging in a citrus grove near Mexico's Gulf coast have found a striking, six-foot-tall statue of a female figure who may represent an elite woman rather than a g...
Twitter bans Trump, citing risk of violent incitement Twitter banned President Donald Trump’s account Friday, citing risks of further incitement of violence.
Semiconductor shortage forces automobile production cuts A widening global shortage of semiconductors for auto parts is forcing major auto companies to halt or slow vehicle production just as they were recovering from pandemic-...
VIRUS TODAY: Pfizer says vaccine can work against variantsNew research suggests the COVID-19 vaccine made by Pfizer and BioNTech can still work against a mutated coronavirus.
New campaign, and logo, for GM in a bid to electrify imageGeneral Motors is changing its corporate logo and launching an electric vehicle marketing campaign to reshape its image as clean vehicle company, rather than a builder of...
Roku buys library of the short-lived streaming service QuibiRoku is buying short-lived streaming service Quibi’s content library to bolster content for its free Roku Channel.
France's hopes lift as US freezes tariffs over tech taxFrance’s government breathed a sigh of relief Friday after the U.S. indefinitely delayed tariffs on French cosmetics and other goods.
Mob at U.S. Capitol encouraged by online conspiracy theoriesFar-right social media users for weeks openly hinted in widely shared posts that chaos would erupt at the U.S. Capitol while Congress convened to certify the election res...
