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Google services including Gmail hit by serious disruption
Google services including Gmail, Drive and Docs are experiencing serious issues, as the company has acknowledged on its status dashboard . The issues appear to have begun shortly after 6.30am,…
U.S. lawmakers ask Zoom to clarify China ties after it suspends accounts of activists
Three U.S. lawmakers asked Zoom Video Communications Inc to clarify its data-collection practices and relationship with the Chinese government after the firm…
Battling anti-encryption drive, tech companies pledge new child abuse disclosures
Tech companies including Facebook, Google and Microsoft on Thursday pledged to improve and standardise annual disclosures around online child exploitation, as they…
Dimension named Microsoft Mixed Reality Partner to help others create cutting-edge digital experiences
A UK company that has created interactive digital experiences involving Madonna, Michael Bublé and tennis star Andy Murray has become a Microsoft…
India asks internet service providers to block WeTransfer
India has ordered its internet service providers (ISPs) to block file-sharing website WeTransfer at a time when hundreds of millions of people…
Facebook’s Libra appoints HSBC legal chief as CEO, ‘supreme court’ members announced
Libra Association, the entity managing the Facebook Inc-led effort to build global digital currency Libra, named Stuart Levey as its first chief…
U.N. security council members to hold online summit
Russia’s foreign minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday that other permanent members of the United Nations Security Council have agreed to hold…
The Centre Pompidou launches video game that invites the public to discover some its major works
The Centre Pompidou in Paris, France, is launching Prisme7, its first video game, which invites the public to discover some major works…
Google to make verification mandatory for all advertisers
Alphabet Inc’s Google said on Thursday all advertisers would have to complete a verification process before buying ad space on its platform,…
Coronavirus underscores urgency to bridge digital divide
The world is witnessing one of the swiftest organizational transformations in history as governments and businesses rely heavily on the internet to…