Tag: Internet technology
Tool created to aid cleanup from Microsoft hack in broad use
WASHINGTON — A tool designed to help businesses protect themselves from further compromises after a global hack of Microsoft email server software has been...
Founder of Chinese e-commerce firm Pinduoduo departs
HONG KONG — Colin Huang, founder of the Chinese e-commerce firm Pinduoduo, stepped down as chairman Wednesday just as the company’s annual user base...
‘Big burden’ for schools trying to give kids internet access
When the coronavirus pandemic shut down schools, educators had to figure out how to get kids online. Fast.
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Japan Post, Rakuten tie-up in digital delivery, cashless pay
TOKYO — Japan’s postal system is investing 150 billion yen ($1.4 billion) in an 8% stake in the e-commerce venture Rakuten to strengthen a...
Okahoma prep game broadcaster denounced for racist comments
OKLAHOMA CITY — An announcer for a live stream of an Oklahoma girls high school basketball game cursed and called one team by a...
German officials want emails, IMs tied to real-world ID
BERLIN — Germany security officials are proposing that Internet companies should link a user's real-world identity to all of their instant messages, emails and...
AT&T spinning off DirecTV after losing millions of customers
AT&T is spinning off its DirecTV into a new company for a fraction of the $48.5 billion it paid for the satellite TV service...
Federal judge says California can enforce net neutrality law
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A federal judge on Tuesday ruled that California can for the first time enforce its tough net neutrality law, clearing the...
Germany to let citizens store ID cards on smartphone
BERLIN — Germany says its citizens will be able to use smartphones to store their government-issued ID cards and prove their identity online.
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