Eighty nations strike deal over e-commerce, but lack US backing
By Emma Farge and Philip Blenkinsop GENEVA (Reuters) – Around 80 countries reached agreement on Friday on rules governing global digital commerce including recognition of e-signatures and protection against online…
VIP deepfakes promote miracle cures on social media
Every day, sponsored content about miracle cures and supplements with extraordinary capabilities is posted on Facebook, Messenger, and Instagram, and it is often accompanied by artificial intelligence-generated images, video, and…
Singapore orders social media firms to block 95 accounts tied to exiled Chinese businessman
By Xinghui Kok SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Singapore has ordered five social media platforms to block users in the city-state from accessing 95 accounts mostly linked to exiled Chinese tycoon Guo…
Paris 2024 Olympics, all the online threats to avoid
In the past few days, I have been in Paris to follow Samsung Unpacked 2024, and I took the opportunity to observe how the city is preparing for the upcoming…
Donald Trump to address Bitcoin 2024 conference on July 27
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former U.S. president and current Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump will speak at Bitcoin 2024 in Nashville, Tennessee, on July 27, the organizers of…
Palm scan payments is like waving at a friend
Imagine a world where the simple wave of your hand can pay for your morning coffee, grant you access to the subway, or let you into your office building. This…
Musk suggests late Twitter disclosure was a mistake, seeks to end lawsuit
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – Elon Musk wants to dismiss a lawsuit by former Twitter shareholders who said he waited too long in early 2022 to reveal his…
Trump pitches himself as ‘crypto president’ at San Francisco tech fundraiser
By Alexandra Ulmer SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump presented himself as a champion for cryptocurrency and slammed Democrats’ attempts to regulate the sector during a San…
Live Nation admits Ticketmaster hacking
A big problem for the company and its customers A data breach in which the personal data of 560 million people was stolen. A huge reputational hit for Ticketmaster, a…
Trump pitches himself as ‘crypto president’ at San Francisco tech fundraiser
By Alexandra Ulmer SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump presented himself as a champion for cryptocurrency and slammed Democrats’ attempts to regulate the sector during a San…