The owner of video chat and game app Houseparty is offering a $1m (£810,750) reward for evidence the company was the victim of a commercial
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New York Attorney General Looks Into Zoom’s Privacy Practices
By Danny Hakim and Zoom, the videoconferencing app whose traffic has surged during the coronavirus pandemic, is under scrutiny by the office of New York’s
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Amazon offers higher pay for switching to grocery work amid increased food demand
Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. . Amazon is trying to entice its warehouse workers to pick
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Tech Giants Prepared for 2016-Style Meddling. But the Threat Has Changed.
SAN FRANCISCO — The day after the New Hampshire primary last month, Facebook’s security team removed a network of fake accounts that originated in Iran,
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Coronavirus: Tech firm Bloom Energy fixes broken US ventilators
A Californian company that usually makes green-energy fuel cells is due to deliver 170 repaired ventilators to Los Angeles later on Monday after transforming its
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Coronavirus: Start-ups use Zoom app to lay off staff
Tech start-ups worldwide are cutting jobs as the coronavirus pandemic undermines their ability to make money. To make matters worse for staff, they are not
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Coronavirus: UK broadband data caps removed during pandemic
The UK’s main internet providers have agreed to remove data caps on fixed-line broadband during the coronavirus pandemic. The move is part of a range
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Coronavirus: Fake news crackdown by UK government
The government is cracking down on misinformation about the coronavirus pandemic. A rapid response unit within the Cabinet Office is working with social media firms
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Manufacturers cast doubt on ventilator target
The UK may not have all the ventilators it needs by the time coronavirus cases in the country reach their peak, engineering firms warned. Health
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Coronavirus: YouTube stars urge fans to stay at home
More than 100 YouTube stars have recorded a video message urging their fans to “stay home” during the coronavirus outbreak. The video is introduced by
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