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Snapchat apologizes for Juneteenth filter that asked users to break chains by smiling
Snapchat apologized on Friday for a Juneteenth filter that allowed users to break digital chains by smiling. Juneteenth represents the…
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New China national security law targets cyber security, online crime
BEIJING – China’s has passed sweeping new legislation reinforcing government controls over cyberspace in the wake of what it called…
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Solar-powered plane takes off from Indian town to Myanmar on next leg of global trip
NEW DELHI – A solar-powered airplane on a round-the-world journey took off Thursday from the northern Indian town of Varanasi…
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LONDON – Posting explicit images of former lovers online — so-called “revenge pornography” — has been made a crime in…
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LOS ANGELES – The aggregating Web site RottenTomatoes.com suspended user comments on movie reviews of “The Dark Knight Rises” after…
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Facebook wins court battle against German privacy watchdog over ban on using fake names
BERLIN – Facebook has won a court battle against a German privacy watchdog that challenged the social networking site’s policy…
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TOKYO – Apple Inc. has applied for a trademark in Japan for “iWatch,” indicating it may be proceeding with rumored…
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NYC subways slowly upgrading from 1930s-era technology
NEW YORK – The more than 6 million riders who take New York City’s subways each day ride trains that…
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Google buys Divide in effort to expand corporate usage of Android smartphones, tablets
SAN FRANCISCO – Google has bought Divide, a startup that helps companies manage the mobile devices that employees are increasingly…
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