Astronomers are expected to reveal the first close up images of a monster black hole on Wednesday. Eight radio telescopes around the world have been pointed at two of the cosmic behemoths.
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The US is urging allies to ban networking products from countries without independent court systems, an approach intended to block China’s Huawei and ZTE from competing for new 5G networks in Europe and Asia.
Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey received his first salary since returning to the chief executive officer role four years ago: 140 US cents.
New Zealand’s official privacy watchdog has described Facebook as “morally bankrupt” and suggested his country follow Australia’s lead by making laws that could jail executives over streamed violence.
Netflix has ended its support for Apple’s AirPlay wireless casting feature, claiming “technical limitations” are behind the policy change.
Technology companies such as Instagram, Facebook and Twitter are set to face a statutory duty to protect UK users against a broad range of harmful content or risk “heavy” fines.
Pinterest plans to raise about US$1.5-billion dollars in its initial public offering of shares. The digital scrapbooking site will put about 86.3 million shares up for sale at a price between $15 and $17 each.
Ecuador rejected WikiLeaks’s claims that it plans to expel the organisation’s founder, Julian Assange, from its London embassy, calling them “false news” aimed at undermining the dignity of the country.
Facebook housed dozens of cybercriminal groups that set up shop on the platform as online marketplaces to sell a variety of illegal services, including stolen credit card information, a team of researchers found.
Samsung Electronics reported its worst operating profit drop in more than four years, buffeted by falling memory chip prices and slowing smartphone sales.