World Jun 08 Swaths of internet go down after cloud outage Multiple websites went offline briefly across the globe Tuesday after an apparent outage at the cloud service company Fastly, and there were reports of sporadic disruptions after the company patched the problem about an hour later.
World Apr 30 EU accuses Apple of antitrust breach after Spotify complaint European Union regulators accused Apple on Friday of violating the bloc's antitrust laws, alleging the iPhone maker distorts competition for music streaming by imposing unfair rules for rival services in its App Store.
Arts Mar 11 Digital artwork auctions for $69 million amid online craze Christie's said it also marks the first time a major auction house has offered a digital-only artwork with a non-fungible token as a guarantee of its authenticity. Known as NFTs, they have swept the online collecting world recently.
Economy Jan 28 Oversight panel overturns 4 Facebook content takedowns in first ruling In its initial batch of rulings, the board ordered Facebook to restore posts by users that the company said broke standards on adult nudity, hate speech, dangerous individuals and misinformation.
Economy Dec 15 EU, Britain to toughen rules, fines for tech giants The EU outlined its long-awaited sweeping overhaul of digital regulations while the British government released its own plans to step up policing of harmful material online, signaling the next phase of technology regulation in Europe.
Nation Oct 16 Twitter CEO says it was wrong to block links to Biden story Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey says the company was wrong to block weblinks to an unverified political story, a move that had prompted cries of censorship from the right.
Nation Jun 16 Internships get canceled or go virtual because of pandemic Half of all internship openings in the U.S. have been cut since the pandemic outbreak, and 64% of those in the U.K., according to research by Glassdoor, the career website.
Health Jun 02 French virus tracing app goes live amid debate over privacy France is rolling out an official coronavirus contact-tracing app aimed at containing fresh outbreaks as lockdown restrictions gradually ease.
World Apr 21 Conspiracy theorists burn 5G towers claiming link to virus In Europe, conspiracy theories linking new 5G mobile networks and the coronavirus pandemic are fueling arson attacks on cell towers.
Economy Apr 07 Online grocery services struggle to meet spike in demand A pandemic forcing everyone to stay home could be the perfect moment for online grocery services. In practice, they've been struggling to keep up with a surge in orders, highlighting their limited ability to respond to an unprecedented onslaught of…