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Thailand Backs Off Threat to Block Facebook Over Content

Thailand backed off a threat to block Facebook on Tuesday, instead providing the social media site with court orders to remove content that the government deems illegal. Thailand made the …

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Instagram Launches Snapchat-like Filters

Get ready for more rabbit ears, dog noses and funny hats to show up in your Facebook feed. Facebook’s Instagram service is launching face filters in an effort to keep …

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US Military Taps into Innovations in Startup Tech World

Recently, one of the largest computer hacks of its kind hit companies and governments around the world. It is an example of the challenges in digital security and keeping ahead …

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Solar Power Gains Popularity in Africa

It looks like the time has finally come for residents across Africa to start using their most abundant natural power source. While building power plants and transmission lines takes years …

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Man Thanks iPhone’s Siri for Saving His Life in Explosion

A New Hampshire man who was injured in a house explosion is thanking Siri for saving his life. Christopher Beaucher says he was checking on his mother’s vacant cottage in …

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5 Ways to Become a Smaller Target for Ransomware Hackers

This weekend’s global online extortion attack reinforces the need for businesses and other large organizations to update their computer operating systems and security software, cybersecurity experts said. The attack largely …

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Europol says Global Cyberattack Affects 150 Countries

Europe’s police agency Europol says a global cyberattack has affected at least 100,000 organizations in 150 countries, with data networks infected by malware that locks computer files unless a ransom …

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New Rover to Make Moon Landing Next Year

Science fiction movies often contain imaginary technology. But now a real life moon rover has made it onto the big screen. Not only is it a star in a new …

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Global Cyberattack in Brief: Ransomware, a Vision of Future?, Seeking Culprits

In what is believed to be the largest attack of its kind ever recorded, a cyberextortion attack continued causing problems Saturday, locking up computers and holding users’ files for ransom …

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Where Global Cyberattack Has Hit Hardest

Here is a look at some of the places hit by the global cyberattack. European Union — Europol’s European Cybercrime Center, known as EC3, said the attack “is at an …

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Ransomware Attack Could Herald Future Problems

Tech staffs around the world worked around the clock this weekend to protect computers and patch networks to block the computer hack whose name sounds like a pop song — …

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Authorities Seek Clues On Culprits Behind Global Cyberattack

The British government said on Saturday it does not yet know who was behind a massive global cyberattack that disrupted Britain’s health care services and targeted vital computer systems in …

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Global Cyberattack in Brief: Ransomware Attack, How Does It Work, How to Prevent It

In what is believed to be the largest attack of its kind ever recorded, a cyberextortion attack struck in dozens of countries Friday, locking up computers and holding users’ files …

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Don’t Click: What Is the ‘Ransomware’ WannaCry Worm?

Malicious software called “ransomware” has forced British hospitals to turn away patients and affected Spanish companies such as Telefonica as part of a global outbreak that has affected tens of …

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Is Human Behavior Impeding Self-Driving Cars?

Most technology experts agree that self-driving cars will soon finish the testing phase and enter the commercial market, probably as taxis and delivery vehicles. But some of them wonder if …

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What You Need to Know About Ransomware

An aggressive wave of cyberattacks hit companies and public institutions around the globe Friday, causing international havoc and bringing many services to a standstill. Computers were locked up and users’ …

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Massive Cyberattack Hits Organizations Around Globe

An aggressive wave of cyberattacks has hit companies and public institutions around the globe, causing international havoc and bringing many services to a standstill. The cyberextortion attempt appeared to use …

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Global Cyberattack Fuels Concern About US Vulnerability Disclosures

A global cyberattack on Friday renewed concerns about whether the U.S. National Security Agency and other countries’ intelligence services too often horde software vulnerabilities for offensive purposes, rather than quickly …

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Syrian Refugees Earn Money, Cultivate Understanding, Teaching Arabic Online

A handful of New Yorkers have gathered at New York University to practice conversing in Arabic. Their two conversation partners have joined via Skype, video images projected side-by-side on a …

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Dutch Inventor Years Ahead in Plan to Clean Up Massive Plastic Patch in Pacific

A Dutch entrepreneur has come up with an invention he says will allow him to start cleaning up a massive floating garbage patch in the Pacific two years ahead of …

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Sinister Text Messages Reveal High-tech Front in Ukraine War

Television journalist Julia Kirienko was sheltering with Ukrainian soldiers and medics two miles (three kilometers) from the front when their cellphones began buzzing over the noise of the shelling. Everyone …

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