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Tech
EU tells Meta to address consumer fears over ‘pay for privacy’
Brussels (Belgium) (AFP) - EU consumer authorities told Facebook owner Meta on Monday to take action to assuage European consumer...
All eyes on AI to drive Big Tech earnings
New York (AFP) - Over the next two weeks, the quarterly results of Big Tech giants will offer a glimpse...
All eyes on AI to drive Big Tech earnings
New York (AFP) - Over the next two weeks, the quarterly results of Big Tech giants will offer a glimpse...
Flights resume after global IT crash wreaks havoc
Paris (AFP) - Planes were gradually taking off again Saturday after global airlines, banks and media were thrown into turmoil...
Conspiracy theories take off after global IT crash
Washington (AFP) - From fearmongering about a looming "World War III" to false narratives linking a cabal of global elite...
CrowdStrike crash raises questions about tech dependency
Washington (AFP) - Catastrophic computer outages caused by a software update from one company have once again exposed the dangers...
Massive global IT crash hits airlines, banks, media
Paris (AFP) - Airlines, banks, TV channels and financial institutions were thrown into turmoil on Friday by one of the...
Global IT outage: The main sectors affected
Paris (AFP) - A massive IT blackout on Friday affected a wide range of sectors around the world, from Japan...
Massive global IT outage hits airlines, banks, media
Paris (AFP) - Airlines, banks, TV channels and other business across the globe were scrambling to deal with one of...
‘Large-scale’ IT outage hits companies worldwide
Sydney (AFP) - A major outage wrought havoc on global computer systems on Friday, grounding flights in the United States,...
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