Telegram secretly plans ‘Gram’ cryptocurrency
by Andrea Palasciano MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Working in secrecy for a year, the Telegram messaging service has a…
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Indonesia blocks internet in Papua over unrest fears
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- Indonesia has cut off internet access in unrest-hit Papua over fears that a stream of…
6 years ago
Microsoft halts development of Minecraft update
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) -- Microsoft has halted development of an ambitious update to Minecraft, throwing in the towel…
6 years ago
Internet a lifeline for Venezuela’s embattled independent media
by Andrea Tosta with Guillaume Decamme in Maracaibo CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) -- Starved of advertising revenue and battling a…
6 years ago
French consumer group launches class action against Google for violating EU’s data privacy laws
PARIS, France (AFP) -- A French consumer rights group said Wednesday that it has launched a class action lawsuit…
6 years ago
Apple iTunes to play last song
by Glenn CHAPMAN Agence France Presse SAN JOSE, United States (AFP) -- Apple on Monday announced the demise of…
7 years ago
Merkel party’s battle with YouTubers escalates
by Ryland JAMES BERLIN, Germany (AFP) -- German Chancellor Angela Merkel's favored successor was swept into a new storm Tuesday,…
7 years ago
Google signs deal with Cuba to boost internet services
https://youtu.be/jeNsMmVAvOk Agence France Presse HAVANA, Cuba (AFP) - US tech giant Google on Thursday signed a deal with Cuban operator…
7 years ago
Keyboard predators: Southeast Asia’s kids targeted by online paedophiles
by Sophie DEVILLER and AFP bureaus Agence France Presse BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) -- Southeast Asia is in the grip…
7 years ago
Facebook tightens live-streaming in crackdown on violence
by Glenn CHAPMAN SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) -- Facebook announced Wednesday it is tightening access to livestreaming to prevent…
7 years ago
Facebook says it stored ‘millions’ of Instagram passwords in “readable format”
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) --- "Millions" of Instagram users had their passwords stored in unencrypted form on internal…
7 years ago
Netflix chief Hastings to leave Facebook board
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) -- Netflix chief Reed Hastings will depart Facebook's board of directors at the end of…
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