Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes guilty in fraud trial
San Francisco – Fallen US biotech star Elizabeth Holmes was convicted on Monday of defrauding investors in her blood-testing... Read more
4 Jan, 2022
Trump media group plans subscription video service
San Francisco – Trump media group on Tuesday announced it is negotiating with Canadian online video platform Rumble to provide... Read more
15 Dec, 2021
Indian PM’s Twitter hacked again by crypto scammers
New Delhi – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Twitter account was hacked on Sunday with a message declaring his country... Read more
14 Dec, 2021
Internet guardians want to break web’s language barriers
Paris – When website addresses using writing systems like Chinese and Arabic were introduced back in 2009, it was... Read more
10 Dec, 2021
Twitter shuts propaganda accounts in six countries
San Francisco – Twitter on Thursday said it had shut down nearly 3,500 accounts that were posting pro-government propaganda in... Read more
3 Dec, 2021
Facebook hits anti-vaccine campaign harassing doctors
San Francisco – Facebook’s parent company Meta said on Wednesday it had derailed an anti-vaccine campaign that harassed medical... Read more
2 Dec, 2021
Google to halt election ads ahead of 2022 Philippines vote
Manila – Google will stop carrying election ads in the Philippines ahead of the May 2022 presidential vote, the internet... Read more
1 Dec, 2021
Ethiopia accuses Twitter of pro-rebel bias in complaint
Addis Ababa – Ethiopia has filed a complaint with Twitter accusing the social media giant of suspending accounts critical of... Read more
1 Dec, 2021
China’s Twitter-like Weibo plans $547m Hong Kong listing
Beijing – US-listed Chinese microblogging platform Weibo is seeking to raise up to $547 million in a share offer in... Read more
29 Nov, 2021
EU plans transparency in online political ads
Brussels – The European Commission on Thursday presented a plan to oblige online platforms to clearly label paid political... Read more
26 Nov, 2021
