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OneWeb Satellite Internet Service Says Has Not Offered Stake to Russia
The US satellite startup OneWeb, which plans to create a worldwide Internet network using satellites, said on Friday that it had not offered the Russian government a stake in the project.…
Netflix Stops Offering iTunes Billing for New or Rejoining Subscribers
Netflix has stopped offering iTunes billing as a payment method to its new or returning subscribers on iOS globally. The current subscribers, who use iTunes billing, can continue to use…
LazyPay Ties Up With Airtel, Flipkart to Expand Its ‘Buy Now Pay Later’ Model
LazyPay on Thursday announced its partnership with Airtel and Flipkart. With the new development, customers purchasing through Flipkart will be able to avail EMI option at the time of checking…
Netflix Users Being Targeted by Phishing Scam, US FTC Warns
If you are a Netflix subscriber and have received a strange email, it is likely to be another phishing scam. The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has issued a warning…
Myanmar Defends Twitter CEO Blasted for ‘Tone Deaf’ Tweets
Patriotic internet users in Myanmar have rushed to defend Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, whose tweets following a visit to the "beautiful" country drew global scorn for failing to mention the…
Twitter Warns Global Users Their Tweets Violate Pakistani Law
When Canadian columnist Anthony Furey received an email said to be from Twitter's legal team telling him he may have broken a slew of Pakistani laws, his first instinct was…
Instagram Promotes Vishal Shah as Head of Product
Facebook's photo-sharing app Instagram said on Monday it promoted its director of product management Vishal Shah as the head of product, effective immediately. Shah, who joined Instagram in 2015, assumed the position…
Twitter Says Resolved Issue That Could Have Exposed User Country Code
Twitter said on Monday it has resolved an issue with one of its complaint forms that could have revealed country code of phone numbers linked to account holders. The issue, which…
Facebook’s Lead EU Regulator Opens Probe Into Data Breach
Facebook's lead regulator in the European Union, the Irish Data Protection Commissioner (DPC), on Friday began an investigation into a number of breach notifications received from the social networking site.…
Facebook Says Bug May Have Exposed Photos on Nearly 7 Million Users
Facebook said Friday that a software bug affecting nearly 7 million users may have exposed a broader set of photos to app developers than what those users intended. Although this…