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Russia extends punitive Twitter slowdown until mid-May

A logo of Twitter. /Reuters Russia said on Monday it would extend a punitive slowdown of Twitter until May 15, but wouldn't block the social media platform for now because it has started to re

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Chinese streaming site Bilibili sinks by 6% on Hong Kong debut

The Bilibili application download page on a smartphone arranged in Hong Kong, China, March 23, 2021. /CFP Video streaming site Bilibili sank on its first day trading on Hong Kong's stock excha

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Indian social network Public App raises $41 million

Public App, a location-based social network that connects individuals to people in their vicinity, has raised $41 million in a new round, just six months after securing $35 million as the hyper-local

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Indian social network Public App raises $41 million

Public App, a location-based social network that connects individuals to people in their vicinity, has raised $41 million in a new round, just six months after securing $35 million as the hyper-local

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Chinese regulators talk with Alibaba, Tencent on internet security

Alibaba's office building in Beijing on March 31, 2019. /VCGChina's cyberspace regulator and public security ministry had held talks with 11 companies including Alibaba

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Uganda's health minister condemns bloggers spreading false information

Uganda's Minister of Health, Jane Ruth Aceng, is vaccinated at Mulago Hospital in Kampala, Uganda on March 10, 2021. /VCG Uganda's health minister on Thursday condemned bloggers spreading info

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Pakistan to block TikTok on court order, says telecoms regulator

Pakistan will block social media app TikTok on a court order, a spokesman for the country's telecoms regulator said on Thursday."The court has asked PTA to block access to TikTok," Pakistan Telecom A

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Twitter to let users charge monthly fee for exclusive content

The social media site is looking to earn more cash by adopting a similar model to the likes of Patreon.

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Twitter to let users charge monthly fee for exclusive content

The social media site is looking to earn more cash by adopting a similar model to the likes of Patreon.

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GCHQ wants AI to help UK combat crime and disinformation attacks

GCHQ says AI can be used widely in the fight against disinformation - and will commit to using it ethically.

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Nigerian military aircraft crash kills seven

A Nigerian military plane crashed while approaching Abuja airport runway on Sunday, killing all seven people on board, a spokesperson for the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) confirmed."This is to confirm th

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YouTube to expand Shorts to the U.S., add 4K and DVR to YouTube TV, launch in-video shopping and more in 2021

YouTube has a host of big product updates coming this year, and it just detailed a lot of them in a blog post from Chief Product Officer Neal Mohan. Google’s streaming video site plans to expand

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Shares in TikTok rival Kuaishou nearly triple on Hong Kong debut

A passenger wearing a protective mask walks past Kuaishou Technology advertisements at a subway station in Beijing, China, February 3, 2021. /CFP Shares in Chinese video app company Kuaishou a

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Check out his cute baby panda!

01:24 This baby panda is going viral. People can’t get enough of six-month-old Fu Bao latching on to a zookeeper's leg in South Korea. Fu Bao, the first Chinese giant panda born in Sou

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Saudi-Led Coalition Repels Attack Launched by Houthis, Reports Say

The Saudi-led coalition has intercepted an attack by the Houthi movement that targeted the Saudi capital Riyadh, Al-Hadath TV reported Saturday.Social media users have

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How and when to build marketing teams at deep tech companies

Deep tech startups develop cutting-edge innovations with the power to truly revolutionize society. The founding team members at these companies often come from deeply technical backgrounds, which powe

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TikTok tightens privacy rules to protect under-16s

Millions of accounts on the video-sharing app will only allow approved followers to comment on videos.