Twitter backs overhaul of social media to stem disinformation
Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey is funding research aimed at changing the way information circulates on social media - with the goal of combating online...
YouTube bans ‘implied’ threats
YouTube broadened its anti-harassment policies on Wednesday to include a ban on "implied" threats along with insults based on race, gender identity or sexual...
Britain votes in ‘Brexit election’
Britain goes to the polls on Thursday to determine the immediate future of Brexit, in a vote described as the most important in a...
Six dead in hours-long New York-area shootout
Six people including a police officer and two suspects were killed during an hours-long shootout across a New York suburb not far from the...
Facebook firm on message encryption despite pressure
Facebook said Tuesday it plans to move ahead with strong encryption for all its messaging applications, claiming that allowing law enforcement special access would...
New Zealand volcano still too dangerous to remove bodies
The smouldering New Zealand volcano that killed at least six people is still too dangerous for emergency teams to recover bodies from, police said...
US, Mexico, Canada to sign deal finalizing trade agreement
The United States, Mexico and Canada will sign an "initial deal" Tuesday finalizing the USMCA trade agreement, Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said.
"There...
‘No signs of life’ on New Zealand volcano island after disaster
New Zealand said on Tuesday (December 10) that eight people were missing, presumed dead, a day after a volcano unexpectedly erupted off the coast...
WhatsApp to stop working for older smartphones
The Messaging service WhatsApp will stop working on millions of phones in the next few months, as the company withdraws support from older devices,...
Finland picks world’s youngest PM to head women-led cabinet
Finland’s new prime minister – about to become the world’s youngest serving premier – will have a finance minister two years her junior in...
