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Facebook to play down links to websites with deceptive ads
Facebook is planning to intensify its crackdown on so-called clickbait websites, saying it will begin giving lower prominence to links…
Netflix hit by Cannes ‘ban’ after cinema release row
The Cannes film festival effectively slapped a ban on future Netflix-backed movies Wednesday after the streaming giant refused to screen…
Microsoft aims to make artificial intelligence mainstream
Microsoft on Wednesday unveiled new tools intended to democratise artificial intelligence by enabling machine smarts to be built into software…
‘Smart’ denim promises touchscreen tech clothes
A young man in a white t-shirt pulls on a dark blue denim trucker jacket, tucks his smartphone in an…
Google Docs phishing scam doused after catching fire
A ´phishing´ scam that tricked people with what appeared to be Google Docs links was doused by the internet giant…
WhatsApp back online after global outage of ‘a few hours’
WhatsApp, a popular messaging service owned by Facebook Inc, suffered a widespread global outage on Wednesday that lasted for several…
Google’s search for non-ad revenue puts spotlight on cloud, Pixel
Alphabet Inc's non-advertising business, which houses its cloud unit, Pixel smartphones, and the Play store, has long been sandwiched between…
Amazon’s moves beyond retail get Wall Street thumbs up, for now
Amazon.com Inc's ventures far beyond online retail, from cloud computing to movie making, are raising questions among corporate strategy experts…
Uber wants to launch ´flying cars´ by 2020
Uber said Tuesday it wants to launch a system of flying cars to move people around cities, with a goal…