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US bans Russia's Kaspersky antivirus software
The United States on Thursday banned Russia-based cybersecurity firm Kaspersky from providing its popular antivirus products in the country on national security grounds, the US Commerce Department announced.
US philanthropist Melinda French Gates endorses Biden
American philanthropist Melinda French Gates, the ex-wife of Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, endorsed President Joe Biden on Thursday for November's US election, arguing that he is the best candidate for women.
France tries suspects over false Brigitte Macron transgender claim
Two women went on trial on Wednesday over false claims that France's first lady Brigitte Macron was transgender, which sparked online rumour-mongering by conspiracy theorists and the far right. The false claim also led to more serious accusations of child abuse brought against France's first lady.
Booking.com sounds alarm on AI-enabled travel scams
As travellers rush to book their summer getaways, Booking.com's internet safety boss says watch out for supercharged AI scams. “We've set up AI models to detect those and either block them from getting on there to begin or take it down before there's any booking," she said.
US billionaire eyes TikTok takeover to save internet from Big Tech
Frank McCourt, a US real estate billionaire, aims to buy TikTok to rescue the internet from the clutches of major platforms that he firmly believes are destroying society and endangering children.
Airtel, 9Mobile, others face competition as former MTN boss moves to float ‘new’ telecom firm
The new chief executive officer of ntel, the telecoms company unbundled from NITEL, Adrian Wood, has promised to revamp the company and drive competition in Nigeria.
Christian studio eyes 'culture wars' challenge to Hollywood
Hollywood's alleged "wokeness" is a frequent target for right-wing commentators and politicians. The move into animation makes sense for a studio that sees Disney as emblematic of Hollywood's excessive "wokeness" and tendency to "prioritize politics over storytelling."
'Cheapfakes': Out-of-context videos target Biden's age
Republicans are flooding the internet with out-of-context videos of US President Joe Biden, using what the White House has characterized as deceptive editing tactics to cast the 81-year-old as infirm less than five months from November's election.
Los Angeles moves to ban smartphone use in school
Education bosses in Los Angeles voted Tuesday to work towards a complete ban on the use of smartphones in the city's schools. The Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education, which manages the second biggest school district in the country, ordered staff to devise a plan to prohibit cell phones and social media throughout the school day.
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