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Glenn Chapman

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A San Mateo County sheriff deputy walks towards police tape as law enforcement officials conduct an investigation following a mass shooting on January 23, 2023 in Half Moon Bay, California

Seven dead in California shooting in the US

The latest bloodshed occurred at two farms around Half Moon Bay, a coastal community south of San Francisco

The licensing of Elon Musk’s Starlink has sparked debate about whether South Africa’s black economic empowerment laws are an impediment to growth or path to an inclusive economy

Elon Musk takes control of Twitter, fires executives

The takeover came hours before the court-appointed deadline for Musk to seal his on-again, off-again deal to purchase the social media network

Key Facebook force Sheryl Sandberg steps down

Sandberg, 52, has been one of the most influential women in Silicon Valley

The licensing of Elon Musk’s Starlink has sparked debate about whether South Africa’s black economic empowerment laws are an impediment to growth or path to an inclusive economy

Musk-ruled Twitter: users left to fight trolls and misinformation?

Elon Musk’s vow to let everyone say whatever they want on Twitter after his takeover of the social media giant could put the onus on users to combat bullying and misinformation…

Powering up: The construction site of the new Tesla giga factory near Grünheide, Germany. Tesla is planning to begin electric-car production at the site by the summer of 2021. (Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

Tesla cuts battery costs on road to cheaper model

The car manufacturer is betting on lowering battery costs to bring down the price of its electric vehicles

YouTube has received widespread criticism for its seemingly haphazard approach to how it chooses to censor videos with offensive content, hate speech, and misinformation. (Reuters)

YouTube steers viewers to climate denial videos: nonprofit

YouTube has driven millions of viewers to climate denial videos, a US activist group said on Thursday as it called for stopping “free promotion of misinformation” at the…

David Davidson, owner of Khan Eretz Ha’Mirdafim resort, chats with a worker at the camp near Alon settlement in the occupied West Bank. (Reuters/Ronen Zvulun)

Airbnb will leave West Bank homes listed to settle suits

Arvind Ganesan, of New York-based Human Rights Watch, called Airbnb’s retreat from the decision disappointing

Apple remains under pressure as fans and analysts wonder whether the company lost its ability to wow the world when co-founder and chief Steve Jobs died in late 2011. (AFP)

For bruised Apple, a need to go beyond the iPhone

In recent weeks, Apple shares have been hammered on concerns that its best days are over

Popo Francis was elected in 2013 and vowed to take a “zero tolerance” approach to clerical sex abuse. (Max Rossi/Reuters)

Facebook blocks 115 accounts on eve of US election

​Facebook says it has blocked some 30 accounts on its platform and 85 more on Instagram after police warned they may be linked to ‘foreign entities’

Mark Zuckerberg said Facebook is up against sophisticated adversaries who continue to evolve. (Reuters)

Facebook shares roller coaster as it rides change

Facebook says its quarterly profit climbed in the recently ended quarter, but the social network gained fewer users than analysts had expected

Apple on Thursday removed an app criticised by China for allowing protesters in Hong Kong to track police. (AFP)

Apple unveils new premium iPhone XS, health features for watch

The California tech giant revealed its iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max, updating the top-of-the line handsets released a year earlier

The community responded to the death by looting the shop and assaulting the owners. (Thulani Mbele/Timeslive)

Facebook thwarts misinformation effort linked to Iran, Russia

The social network says it removed more than 650 pages, groups and accounts

“One of my top priorities for 2018 is to prevent misuse of Facebook,” Mark Zuckerberg said on his own Facebook page.

Facebook uncovers political influence campaign ahead of midterms

Facebook shut down 32 fake pages and accounts involved in an apparent ‘coordinated’ effort to stoke hot-button issues ahead of midterm US elections

“One of my top priorities for 2018 is to prevent misuse of Facebook,” Mark Zuckerberg said on his own Facebook page.

Facebook promises to fix you up and protect your privacy

Mark Zuckerberg said the social network will soon include a new dating feature – while vowing to make privacy protection its top priority

“One of my top priorities for 2018 is to prevent misuse of Facebook,” Mark Zuckerberg said on his own Facebook page.

Zuckerberg vows to ‘step up’ as Facebook scandal mushrooms

The social media giant’s chief has announced new steps to rein in the leakage of data outside developers and third-party apps

Technology will not just help us communicate better and give us bolder and brighter screens. It is promising to help us lead more productive lives.

Tech a new religion at consumer gadget extravaganza

Tech is the new religion, offering hope of salvation in a troubled world as industry leaders converge in Las Vegas this week

Alison Parker

Deadly US shooting becomes ghoulish Internet hit

After gunning down two TV journalists live on air, the gunman took to Twitter and posted a video of the killing from his perspective.

TED prize winner Sugata Mitra was awarded a $1-million TED Prize to pursue the promise of building schools in the Internet cloud where young minds can learn unfettered by grown-ups. Mitra’s journey to the prestigious TED gathering began more than a decade ago in Delhi

TED Talks: ‘The Academy Awards for smart people’

A week of TED Talks ranging from animal necrophilia to fighting poverty has ended, and the inspiring talks are now spreading across the globe.

Silicon Valley elite honour Apple founder Steve Jobs

Silicon Valley elite honour Apple founder Steve Jobs

Actor Stephen Fry has joined Silicon Valley nobility in paying tribute to Apple’s Steve Jobs at a memorial service held at Stanford University.

Silicon Valley elite honour Apple founder Steve Jobs

Apple founder Steve Jobs dies from cancer, aged 56

US President Obama, Bill Gates and thousands of people across the world have paid tribute to Apple founder Steve Jobs, who has died aged just 56.