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Facebook suspends fake Russian accounts, warns of U.S. election hack-and-leak threat
LONDON (Reuters) - Facebook Inc on Thursday said it had dismantled three networks of fake accounts which could be used by Russia's intelligence services to leak hacked documents as part of efforts to ...
Sep 24, 2020
Judge says U.S. must defend or delay TikTok app store ban by Friday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. judge said Thursday the Trump administration must either delay a ban on U.S. app stores offering TikTok for download or file legal papers defending the decision by Friday...
Sep 24, 2020
Amazon adds spherical Echo speakers to its lineup of voice-controlled gadgets
(Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc on Thursday announced the latest additions to its lineup of voice-controlled gadgets, including Echo and Echo dot speakers with a new spherical design. Amazon also announced...
Sep 24, 2020
FBI, DHS say they have ‘not identified’ hacking schemes to change vote tallies ahead of U.S. election
By Christopher Bing (Reuters) - U.S. security agencies say they are not aware of any cyber threats that could change vote tallies or "manipulate votes at scale" in the Nov. 3 presidential election, ac...
Sep 24, 2020
Germany pledges to speed up EU efforts on crypto-assets, capital market
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz on Thursday pledged to speed up euro zone financial reforms aimed at regulating crypto-assets and deepening capital markets, which he said could ...
Sep 24, 2020
Google, U.S. government prepare for battle over market power
By Diane Bartz WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department is expected to file a lawsuit against Alphabet's Google as soon as next week, kicking off a long legal slog over whether the online se...
Sep 24, 2020
Greenlight, maker of money management app for kids, raises $215 million
By Jane Lanhee Lee OAKLAND, Calif. (Reuters) - Greenlight Financial Technology Inc, whose products include an app for parents to help teach financial responsibility to kids, said on Thursday it raised...
Sep 24, 2020
White House adviser says TikTok deal under heavy scrutiny
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - WalMart and Oracle's bid to buy the popular short video app TikTok is under heavy scrutiny, U.S. President Donald Trump's economic adviser Larry Kudlow said on Thursday, adding ...
Sep 24, 2020
Senate panel plans to issue subpoenas to CEO’s of Google, Facebook, Twitter
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Commerce Committee chaired by Republican Senator Roger Wicker plans to issue subpoenas to the chief executives of Twitter, Alphabet's Google and Facebook to testify ...
Sep 24, 2020
UAE, Israeli cyber chiefs discuss joining forces to combat common threats
DUBAI/JERUSALEM (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates and Israel share threats to their national online networks, the Israeli cyber-security chief said on Thursday in a rare public discussion of potent...
Sep 24, 2020
