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EU renews call for Zuckerberg to testify over data scandal
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Parliament is repeating a call for Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to testify about the internet giant’s data privacy scandal, after Zuckerberg offered to send a subordinate in his place. In…
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Team backed by Microsoft co-founder locates USS Helena wreck
Allen’s team searches for the ships to “bring the history back into a relevant conversation,” said Janet Greenlee, a spokeswoman for Allen’s Vulcan Inc. “He wants to honor those that have served and are serving.”
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Iran bans government bodies from using foreign message apps
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s presidency has banned all government bodies from using foreign-based messaging apps to communicate with citizens, state media reported Wednesday, after economic protests organized through such apps shook the country earlier…
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Maryland delegation attends cybersecurity conference
Maryland’s cybersecurity community will be on display in a booth at the RSA conference in California. The state’s cyber experts will be speaking a conference sessions throughout the week.
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San Francisco to require permits for rental scooters
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco is ordering three companies that began renting motorized foot-pedal scooters in the city last month to stop operating until they can ensure riders are obeying state laws and that…
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TaskRabbit offline after security breach
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — TaskRabbit says it’s investigating a cybersecurity incident that has caused it to shut down its online on-demand services platform. The Ikea-owned service has been offline since Monday and showed no signs…
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Trump tweets in defense of US pastor on trial in Turkey
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is tweeting in the defense of an American pastor who is being tried in Turkey on charges that he aided terror groups and committed espionage. Trump tweeted late Tuesday…
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Waze causing LA traffic headaches, city council member says
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles should consider legal action against Waze over complaints that the traffic navigation app is recklessly guiding motorists off thoroughfares and into residential neighborhoods in search of shorter or quicker…
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Suspect in Iceland’s ‘Big Bitcoin Heist’ escapes prison
REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) — A prisoner in Iceland suspected of masterminding the theft of about 600 computers that were being used to mine bitcoin and other virtual currencies escaped custody and fled Tuesday on a…
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Russia denies ‘feeble’ US, UK charges of internet tampering
Russia denied accusations from the United States and Britain that its agents have planted malware on key components of the internet to spy on rivals, steal trade and potentially launch cyberattacks. A Kremlin spokesman on…
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Cambridge Analytica ex-CEO refuses to testify in UK
LONDON (AP) — Cambridge Analytica’s ex-CEO, Alexander Nix, has refused to testify before the U.K. Parliament’s media committee, citing British authorities’ investigation into his former company’s alleged misuse of data from millions of Facebook accounts…
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Online charter school heads back to court in funding case
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio online charter school that was one of the nation’s largest before it suspended operations amid a legal fight with the state is filing another appeal with the Ohio Supreme…
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Supreme Court dismisses Microsoft search case
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has dismissed a dispute between the Trump administration and Microsoft over emails the government wanted as part of a drug trafficking investigation. The justices on Tuesday agreed with both…
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Tesla shuts down Model 3 assembly again to fix bottlenecks
FREMONT, Calif. (AP) — Shares of Tesla Inc. traded lower Tuesday after reports that the company had shut down production of its Model 3 mass-market electric car again to solve manufacturing bottlenecks. The automaker told…
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Russia blocks some Google, Amazon servers after Telegram ban
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s communications watchdog says it is blocking access to some servers owned by tech giants Google and Amazon in order to comply with a court order to block a popular messaging app.…
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