Hackers from Pakistan used Facebook to target people in Afghanistan with connections to the previous government during the Taliban's takeover of the...

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NPR: These researchers are trying to stop misinformation from derailing climate progress

asianct - November 13, 2021 0

Sean Buchan has started every day of the past two weeks at his computer, tracking narratives about the COP26 U.N. climate summit.

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REUTERS: Facebook says it removed troll farm run by Nicaraguan government

asianct - November 1, 2021 0

Facebook (FB.O) said on Monday that last month it removed a troll farm with more than 1,000 Facebook and Instagram accounts which it was...

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VOA: How LinkedIn China Outlasted Other US Tech Giants and Why It’s Departing Now

asianct - October 20, 2021 0

American-born entrepreneur Danny Levinson estimates half of his LinkedIn connections come from inside China. He has been using the social media platform...

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VOA: Microsoft to Shut Down LinkedIn in China Over Censorship Concerns

asianct - October 16, 2021 0

Microsoft will close LinkedIn in China later this year, the company announced Thursday. The professional networking site, which started...

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NPR: China is sending a female astronaut for a 6-month stay on its new space station

asianct - October 15, 2021 0

China's Tiangong space station will soon have its first female astronaut as a trio of spacefarers is set to blast off for...

Culture

REUTERS: Wall Street slammed by rotation out of Big Tech

asianct - October 5, 2021 0

Wall Street's main indexes tumbled on Monday as investors shifted out of technology stocks in the face of rising Treasury yields, while...

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NPR: Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram go down in major, worldwide outage

asianct - October 4, 2021 0

Facebook and its Instagram and WhatsApp platforms were down across wide swathes of the world Monday. Facebook's internal systems used by employees...

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AP: Why climate change is making it harder to chase fall foliage

asianct - October 2, 2021 0

Droughts that cause leaves to turn brown and wither before they can reach peak color. Heat waves prompting leaves to fall before...

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REUTERS: Google tells court ‘staggering’ $5 bln EU antitrust fine flawed

asianct - October 1, 2021 0

A 4.34 billion euro ($5 billion) European Union antitrust fine was based on flawed calculations, Alphabet's (GOOGL.O)Google said on Thursday, urging Europe's second-highest...

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BBC: Instagram for kids paused after backlash

asianct - September 29, 2021 0

Plans to make an "Instagram experience" for under-13s, dubbed Instagram Kids, have been paused. Facebook would use the time...

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NPR: Mars Had Liquid Water On Its Surface. Here’s Why Scientists Think It Vanished

asianct - September 22, 2021 0

All evidence points to the fact that Mars once had flowing water, but numerous flybys, orbiters, landers and rovers have confirmed one...

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