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China’s WeChat denies storing user chats

HONG KONG — Tencent Holdings' WeChat, China's most popular messenger app, on Tuesday denied storing users' chat histories, after a top businessman was quoted in media reports as saying he believed Tencent...

TWG created to study Baguio underground telecom, power lines

BAGUIO CITY — The city government’s resolve to have underground utility lines for a more stable delivery of services is gaining headway, a Benguet Electric Cooperative (Beneco) official said. Beneco manager for...

Netizens urged to help check internet speed through app

TACLOBAN CITY -- The region’s business group has encouraged the public to use a mobile application to help monitor the status of internet connectivity in Eastern Visayas. Oliver Cam, private sector representative to...

Vietnam Unveils 10,000-strong Cyberunit to Combat ‘Wrong Views’

HANOI, VIETNAM — Vietnam has unveiled a new, 10,000-strong military cyberwarfare unit to counter "wrong" views on the Internet, media reported, amid a widening crackdown on critics of the one-party state. The cyber...

Is that toy spying on you?

NEW YORK — The toys your kids unwrap this Christmas could invite hackers into your home. That Grinch-like warning comes from the FBI, which said earlier this year that toys connected to the...

North Dakota: The Silicon Valley of Drones

GRAND FORKS, NORTH DAKOTA — North Dakota is America's leading state in drone research and testing, the Silicon Valley of drone innovation — testing, developing applications and training operators. Four elements came together...

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