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[ March 2, 2021 ] U.S. Supreme Court Leans toward Upholding Republican-Backed Voting Curbs Administration
[ March 2, 2021 ] Former U.S. Ambassador Doesn’t See Iran Nuclear Deal Happening This Year as Escalations Mount Foreign Policy
[ March 2, 2021 ] Biden’s Team Says It Will Use ‘All Available Tools’ to Fight China’s Unfair Trade Practices Foreign Policy
[ March 2, 2021 ] U.S. Sanctions for Navalny Poisoning May Come on Tuesday Foreign Policy
[ March 2, 2021 ] China Extends Lead over U.S. in Global Patents Filings, U.N. Says Business

Russia Accuses Twitter of Breaking Law by Failing to Delete Content

March 1, 2021 Focus Washington

Russia’s communications regulator accused Twitter on Monday of violating Russian law, saying the social media platform had not complied with some of its requests to delete banned content, Reuters reported. Roskomnadzor said Twitter had failed […]

Twitter Shares Soar after Company Announces Plan to Double Revenue by End of 2023

February 25, 2021 Focus Washington

Twitter said on Thursday it aims to have 315 million monetizable daily active users (mDAUs) by the end of 2023 and to at least double its annual revenue in that year. The announcement was made […]

California to Enforce Net Neutrality after Judge Rejects Challenge by Internet Providers

February 24, 2021 Focus Washington

California should soon implement its landmark net neutrality law under a judge’s ruling on Tuesday, nearly three years after the state legislature enacted the measure, the state attorney general’s office said, Reuters reported. U.S. Judge […]

Bitcoin Tumbles 17% as Doubts Grow over Valuations

February 23, 2021 Focus Washington

Bitcoin tumbled 17% on Tuesday, sparking a sell-off across cryptocurrency markets as investors grew nervous at sky-high valuations and leveraged players took profit, Reuters informed. The world’s biggest cryptocurrency suffered its biggest daily drop in […]

WhatsApp to Move Ahead with Privacy Update despite Backlash

February 19, 2021 Focus Washington

Facebook Inc’s WhatsApp said on Thursday it will go ahead with its controversial privacy policy update but will allow users to read it at “their own pace” and will also display a banner providing additional […]

Facebook ‘Unfriends’ Australia as News Pages Go Dark in Test for Global Publishing

February 18, 2021 Focus Washington

Australians woke to empty Facebook news feeds on Thursday, after the social media giant blocked all media content in a surprise escalation of a dispute with the government, which could be a test for the […]

Big Tech’s Democratic Critics Discuss Ways to Strike Back With White House

February 17, 2021 Focus Washington

Congressional Democrats have begun discussions with the White House on ways to crack down on Big Tech including making social media companies accountable for the spread of disinformation on matters such as the U.S. Capitol […]

TikTok’s U.S. Ad Business Roars Back as Trump’s Threats Recede

February 16, 2021 Focus Washington

Accused by the Trump administration of being a front for the Chinese government, TikTok’s ad business looked bleak last July, Reuters writes. Big brands backed off on spending even as TikTok executives offered refunds to […]

North Korean Hackers Tried to Steal Pfizer Vaccine Know-How, Lawmaker Says

February 16, 2021 Focus Washington

South Korea’s intelligence agency has said North Korea attempted to steal information on coronavirus vaccines and treatments by hacking Pfizer Inc, a lawmaker briefed by the agency said on Tuesday, Reuters reported. Digital espionage targeting […]

Elon Musk Says He Supports Top Dogecoin Holders Selling Most of Their Coins

February 15, 2021 Focus Washington

Billionaire Elon Musk said on Sunday that he supports major holders of the meme-based digital currency dogecoin selling most of their coins, adding that he felt too much concentration in dogecoin was the “real issue”, […]

Miami Mayor Sees Bitcoin Move as Way to Attract Tech

February 13, 2021 Focus Washington

The city of Miami is seeking to embrace bitcoin in its operations, a move that could bring dividends in terms of attracting technology companies, Mayor Francis Suarez said on Friday, Reuters writes. The city commission […]

India Warns U.S. Social Media Firms after Dispute with Twitter

February 11, 2021 Focus Washington

Indian technology minister Ravi Shankar Prasad warned U.S. social media firms on Thursday to abide by the country’s laws, a day after a face-off between Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s administration and Twitter over content regulation, […]

Hacker Boosts Toxic Chemical Level 100-Fold at Water Plant

February 9, 2021 Focus Washington

A hacker breached computer networks at a Oldsmar, Florida, water treatment plant, remotely delivering a 100-fold boost in a chemical that is highly dangerous in concentrated amounts, Bloomberg reported. In an attack with the potential […]

Elon Musk Says Bitcoin ‘on the Verge’ of Being More Widely Accepted

February 1, 2021 Focus Washington

Billionaire Elon Musk said on Monday bitcoin was “on the verge” of being more widely accepted among investors as he expressed his support for the cryptocurrency, Reuters informed. The comments come after the Tesla Inc […]

Facebook’s Zuckerberg Reached Out to Australian Lawmakers Over New Media Rules

January 31, 2021 Focus Washington

Facebook’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg called Australian lawmakers last week to discuss rules that would make internet giants pay news outlets for content but failed to persuade them to change policy, the country’s Treasurer said on […]

Musk’s SpaceX Violated Its Launch License in Explosive Starship Test

January 30, 2021 Focus Washington

SpaceX’s first high-altitude test flight of its Starship rocket, which exploded last month while attempting to land after an otherwise successful test launch, violated the terms of its Federal Aviation Administration test license, the Verge […]

Apple CEO Links Facebook’s Business Model to Real-World Violence

January 29, 2021 Focus Washington

Apple CEO Tim Cook on Thursday linked Facebook’s business model, which used data to serve targeted ads, with real-world consequences like violence or reducing public trust in vaccines, CNBC informed. Cook’s speech at a data […]

Bitcoin Soars 14% After Elon Musk Namecheck on Twitter

January 29, 2021 Focus Washington

Bitcoin jumped as much as 14% on Friday to a two-week high after Tesla Inc chief Elon Musk tagged the cryptocurrency in his Twitter biography, Reuters informed. Musk wrote simply “#bitcoin” in his biography on […]

SpaceX Launches Record Spacecraft in Cosmic Rideshare Program

January 25, 2021 Focus Washington

A veteran rocket from billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk’s SpaceX aerospace company launched 143 spacecraft into space on Sunday, a new record for the most spaceships deployed on a single mission, according to the company, Reuters […]

Trump Admin Slams China’s Huawei, Halting Shipments From Intel, Others

January 18, 2021 Focus Washington

The Trump administration notified Huawei suppliers, including chipmaker Intel, that it is revoking certain licenses to sell to the Chinese company and intends to reject dozens of other applications to supply the telecommunications firm, people […]

Facebook to Ban Ads Promoting Weapon Accessories, Protective Gear in U.s.

January 17, 2021 Focus Washington

Facebook Inc said on Saturday it will ban advertisements for weapon accessories and protective equipment in the United States with immediate effect until at least two days after U.S. President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration on Jan. […]

Facebook Blocks New Events Near Key Locations Before U.S. Inauguration

January 16, 2021 Focus Washington

Facebook Inc said on Friday it was blocking the creation of any new Facebook events in close proximity to places such as the White House and U.S. Capitol in Washington, as well as state capitol […]

Facebook Tracking a Rise in Violent Rhetoric Tied to U.S. Presidential Inauguration

January 13, 2021 Focus Washington

Facebook has seen an increase in signals indicating potential future acts of violence associated with efforts to contest the result of the U.S. presidential election since the Capitol siege last week, a company spokeswoman told […]

YouTube Suspends Trump’s Channel After Violating Policy on Inciting Violence

January 13, 2021 Focus Washington

Alphabet Inc’s YouTube said on Tuesday it has suspended Donald Trump’s channel as it violated policies for inciting violence after last week’s assault on the U.S. Capitol by the President’s supporters, Reuters informed. Online platforms […]

SolarWinds Hackers Linked to Known Russian Spying Tools, Investigators Say

January 11, 2021 Focus Washington

The group behind a global cyber-espionage campaign discovered last month deployed malicious computer code with links to spying tools previously used by suspected Russian hackers, researchers said on Monday, Reuters informed. Investigators at Moscow-based cybersecurity […]

Apple, Amazon Suspend Parler Social Network From App Store and Web Hosting Service

January 10, 2021 Focus Washington

Apple and Amazon.com have suspended Parler from their respective App Store and web hosting service, saying the social networking service popular with many right-leaning social media users has not taken adequate measures to prevent the […]

Trump Says He Will Look at Creating His Own Platform After Twitter Ban

January 9, 2021 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump said he will look at building his own platform after Twitter suspended him on Friday, citing a risk of further incitement of violence following the storming of the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday […]

Bitcoin Rallies Above $30,000 for First Time

January 3, 2021 Focus Washington

Digital currency Bitcoin extended its record-smashing rally on Saturday, beginning the year with a surge over $30,000 for the first time, with ever more traders and investors betting that it is on its way to […]

SolarWinds Hackers Accessed Microsoft Source Code, the Company Says

January 1, 2021 Focus Washington

The hacking group behind the SolarWinds compromise was able to break into Microsoft Corp and access some of its source code, Microsoft said on Thursday, something experts said sent a worrying signal about the spies’ […]

Cyber Attack on U.S. Government May Have Started Earlier Than Initially Thought

December 31, 2020 Focus Washington

The unprecedented cyber attack on U.S. government agencies reported this month may have started earlier than last spring as previously believed, a U.S. senator involved in cybersecurity said on Wednesday, Reuters writes. U.S. investigators originally […]

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