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Twitter Permanently Suspends Trump’s Favorite Twitter Troll Over Alleged Copyright Violations
Twitter permanently suspended Tuesday a prolific meme-maker frequently retweeted by President Donald Trump citing alleged copyright violations, Twitter spokeswoman Liz…
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Why do bats have so many viruses?
Rachel Ehrenberg, Knowable Magazine For several weeks in March, Arinjay Banerjee would eat breakfast at 6 a.m. and then drive…
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Virgin Galactic To Develop Private Astronaut Program And Space Station Transport Under NASA Deal
Virgin Galactic and NASA have announced a deal Monday marking the beginning of a program to send private citizens into…
Read More » ‘Protection Against Lethal Infections’: Researchers Say They Can Help Prevent Severe Effects Of Coronavirus
A team of researchers in Louisiana has proposed a method of combating the coronavirus: issuing booster doses of the measles,…
Read More »Media Outlets Band Together, Give AG Barr A Roadmap Showing How Google Is Allegedly Crushing Journalism
A group representing thousands of media outlets wants the Department of Justice to consider Google’s negative impact on journalism as…
Read More »Massive Plot Stole Data From Google Users Who Downloaded Free Add-Ons To Chrome Web Browsers: Report
A massive spyware effort targeted users of Google’s Chrome web browser extensions downloaded tens of millions of times, Reuters reported…
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Twitter Hires Ex-FBI Lawyer Who Played Key Role In Probe Of Trump Campaign
Twitter has hired former FBI general counsel James Baker, the firm announced Monday. Baker was the FBI’s top lawyer during…
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Zoom Announces Plan To Block Individual Users In China After Beijing Complains: Report
Video conferencing company Zoom announced Friday it is developing technology that can block individual users in China from video calls…
Read More » Biden Asks Supporters To Help Him ‘Fix Facebook To Protect Democracy And Beat Trump’
Former Vice President Joe Biden asked his Twitter followers Thursday to help him protect democracy and his own presidential campaign…
Read More »Microsoft Says It Won’t Sell Its Facial Recognition Tech To Police Without Federal Regulation
Microsoft Corporation refused today to sell its facial recognition technology to police departments until government regulations guarantee its “ethical use.”…
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China Attacks: Zoom Targets Activist Group That Held An Event Commemorating The Tiananmen Square Massacre
Video conferencing company Zoom removed a group of Chinese activists shortly after they held a meeting on the platform marking…
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Twitter Provides No Explanation After Censoring GOP Candidate Rich McCormick Twice In One Week
Twitter said it mistakenly censored a tweet from House Republican candidate Rich McCormick Tuesday, the day of the Georgia primary…
Read More » Biden Spent $1.6 Million In One Day On Facebook Ads Condemning Trump For Fanning The ‘Flames Of White Supremacy’
Former Vice President Joe Biden’s campaign poured more than $1 million into Facebook ads in one day skewering President Donald…
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