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UN Survey Finds Cybersecurity Gaps Everywhere Except Singapore

GENEVA — Singapore has a near-perfect approach to cybersecurity, but many other rich countries have holes in their defenses and some poorer countries are showing them how it should be done, a...

Facebook Drone Could One Day Provide Global Internet Access

YUMA, ARIZONA — A solar-powered drone backed by Facebook that could one day provide worldwide internet access has quietly completed a test flight in Arizona after an earlier attempt ended with...

Tech Founders Around the World Attend Startup School

https://av.voanews.com/Videoroot/Pangeavideo/2017/06/5/53/5343f293-6478-41d1-be42-f0d520e1b724.mp4   MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIFORNIA — When Goktug Yilmaz, a game developer in Ankara, Turkey, wanted help with his business, he turned to Y Combinator, a prestigious startup accelerator firm in Mountain View, California. Yilmaz...

Facebook to reduce “low-quality” links in News Feed to filter out fake news

SAN FRANCISCO, July 1 -- Facebook Inc. said Friday it has made an update available to help "reduce low-quality links in News Feed". The update, apparently an effort to filter out spam...

The Next Silicon Valley? Head to France

NEW YORK — France is known worldwide for its wine, food and culture, but under its new president, the French are aiming to be the new global hub for tech startups. President Emmanuel...

Instagram to Filter Spam, Harassment

Instagram is adding a new feature to automatically block any comments that are clearly spam or harassment. The new filters will track comments that are obviously spam or vulgar harassment and block...

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