Tech

SAN FRANCISCO: Instagram said on Nov 19 it is booting fake followers, likes, and comments generated by applications tailored to make accounts appear more popular than they actually are.  The …

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ZURICH: Buying a second-hand luxury watch on eBay should get easier next year as the company gets better at checking that only genuine timepieces are sold on the online platform. …

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SINGAPORE: A Singapore lawmaker hit out at Facebook on Nov 20, saying it had reneged on a promise to help rein in fake news and calling for tougher regulations, which …

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A Russian company whose accountant was charged by federal prosecutors for attempting to meddle in US elections sued Facebook Inc on Nov 20, claiming it is a legitimate news outlet …

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Three years ago, Arlington, Virginia, was pitching itself as the next Silicon Valley. Victor Hoskins, the county’s director of economic development, tried to lure entrepreneurs with cash prizes, free housing, …

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Does mobile phone use increase the risk of brain cancer? Possibly, concluded the International Agency for Research on Cancer – part of the World Health Organisation – in a headline-grabbing …

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POILLEY, France: One company in northern France is doing its profitable best to give an environmental makeover to smartphones, whose circuitry, batteries and plastics have become a polluting blight over …

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After interviewing enough tech startups in San Diego, a pattern has emerged around the male founder archetype. He is usually the graduate of a prestigious university, a confident and charismatic …

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NTULELE, Kenya: Besides more unpredictable weather and changing crop diseases, Kenyan farmers face another worry: counterfeit seed.  Seed sold as something other than it is – the wrong variety or …

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Gett Inc, the ride-hailing app valued at more than US$1bil (RM4.18bil) and backed by Volkswagen AG, is looking for buyers in a bid to compete with larger rivals, people familiar …

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