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As Americans Vote, Facebook Struggles With Misinformation

SAN FRANCISCO — As U.S. voters prepare to head to the polls Tuesday, the election will also be a referendum on Facebook. In recent months, the social networking giant has beefed up scrutiny...

DOST to launch microsatellite to gather data on disasters

MANILA -- A more refined Filipino-made microsatellite -- the Diwata-2 -- is set to be launched on Oct. 29. In an interview with the Philippine News Agency (PNA) on Friday afternoon, Department of...

US Tech Companies Reconsider Saudi Investment

The controversy over the death of Saudi Arabian journalist Jamal Khashoggi has shined a harsh light on the growing financial ties between Silicon Valley and the world's largest oil exporter. As Saudi...

Lawmaker pushes for modernization of PH biotechnology

MANILA -- A House of Representatives' leader on Thursday called for the passage of a measure seeking to modernize biotechnology in the Philippines in a bid to combat poverty. Deputy Speaker Sharon Garin...

Close to 800K Pinoys affected by Facebook data breach

MANILA -- The National Privacy Commission (NPC) has ordered Facebook to provide notifications to more than 700,000 Filipino users, whose personal information were affected by a data breach last September. In its order...

Twitter Releases Tweets Showing Russian, Iranian Attempts to Influence US Politics

On Wednesday, Twitter released a collection of more than 10 million tweets related to thousands of accounts affiliated with Russia’s Internet Research Agency propaganda organization, as well as hundreds more troll...

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