Technology
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Google and Facebook Receive Millions of Fines for Their Cookies in France
The American internet giants Google and Facebook have been fined 150 and 60 million euros in France, respectively. In addition, the French data protection ... -
Hacker Broke into Booking Website in 2016, But Site Kept Quiet
In early 2016, an American hacker broke into the systems of hotel website Booking.com and stole details of thousands of reservations at hotels in ... -
Online Gaming Company Roblox Back Online Everywhere After A Three-Day Breakdown
After the first problems appeared on Thursday, it took until Sunday evening before the breakdown was cleared. Again, scaling problems in the data centre ... -
Instagram Makes Problems Worse for Young Women and Girls with Low Self-Esteem
Instagram is making young, female users who are insecure about their bodies feel even worse about it. This is apparent from a series of ... -
Chinese Game Companies Must Keep Sex and Violence Out of Games
The Chinese authorities have sued game companies such as Tencent. The game makers should critically look at their games and remove “obscene and violent” ... -
Computer Manufacturer HP Feels Slow in Growth Due to Chip Shortage
Computer and printer manufacturer HP Inc. suffered from the global chip shortage last quarter. As a result, the American company cannot take full advantage ... -
Swiss College Calculates Number PI to 62.8 Trillion Decimal Places
This has broken the previous record of 50 trillion figures, the University of Applied Sciences Graubünden announced. The aim of the project was not ... -
AWS Offers EU Customers Data Protection Tool
AWS is launching two online tools to help customers assess whether their AWS service involves data transfer. Using the new Privacy Features for AWS ... -
Space Company Virgin Galactic Doubles Price Tag
Virgin Galactic, the space company of billionaire Richard Branson, again sells tickets for a space trip. The prices start at 450,000 dollars. The new ... -
Google Accuses of Thwarting Competition Through Deal with Facebook
Google is accused in the US of having thwarted innovation from other companies through a deal with Facebook. That agreement allowed Google to maintain ...
