A developer who made a tool that let people automatically unfollow friends and groups on Facebook says he’s been banned permanently from the social networking site. From a report: Louis Barclay was the creator of “Unfollow Everything,” a browser extens…
EU Questions Microsoft Rivals Over Teams Integration in Office
EU antitrust regulators are following up on a complaint by Slack by asking Microsoft’s rivals if its Teams app integrated with its Office product gives it greater clout, in a sign that they could open an investigation. From a report: In a questionnaire…
Africa Internet Riches Plundered, Contested by China Broker
An anonymous reader shares a report: Outsiders have long profited from Africa’s riches of gold, diamonds, and even people. Digital resources have proven no different. Millions of internet addresses assigned to Africa have been waylaid, some fraudulentl…
Norway To Hit 100% Electric Vehicle Sales Early Next Year
Norway is on track to bid farewell to the sale of new petrol and diesel-powered cars by April 2022, according to new analysis released by the Norwegian Automobile Federation (NAF). From a report: According to monthly new car sales data released by Norw…
Robots Take Over Italy’s Vineyards as Wineries Struggle With Covid-19 Worker Shortages
Italian winemakers have increasingly relied on migrant workers for the autumn harvest, but travel restrictions and soaring wage costs are pushing many to turn to machines. From a report: Last year’s grape harvest was a harrowing scramble at Mirko Cappe…
Twitch’s Security Problems Started Long Before This Week’s Hack
A massive security breach at Twitch has exposed a wealth of information pertaining to the website’s source code, unreleased projects, and even how much the top streamers make. As data analysts and journalists work to decipher what exactly is contained …
Apple App Store Payment Rules Anti-competitive, Dutch Watchdog Finds
The Dutch antitrust authority has found that Apple’s rules requiring software developers to use its in-app payment system are anti-competitive and ordered it to make changes, Reuters reported on Thursday, in the latest regulatory setback for the iPhone…
Apple and Google Under Antitrust Scrutiny in Japan for Mobile OS
Japan’s Fair Trade Commission will investigate whether Apple and Google are leveraging their dominance in the smartphone operating system market to eliminate competition and severely limit options for consumers. From a report: The study will involve in…
US To Tell Critical Rail, Air Companies To Report Hacks, Name Cyber Chiefs
The Transportation Security Administration will introduce new regulations that compel the most important U.S. railroad and airport operators to improve their cybersecurity procedures, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said on Wednesday. Fr…
A Blank Wall Can Show How Many People Are in a Room and What They’re Doing
Stare at a blank wall in any room, and you are unlikely to learn much more than the paint color. But a new technology can inconspicuously scan the same surface for shadows and reflections imperceptible to the human eye, then analyze them to determine d…