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German police used a contact tracing app to track down witnesses in a local crime case. The scandal has data protection advocates up in arms, with politicians warning that abuse of the app could undermine public trust.

Out of the 53 companies and accelerators surveyed, only one "potentially" set up a policy to investigate and stop contributions to human rights abuse.

Sodium metal anode resists dendrite formation Originally published by National Science Foundation Replacing lithium and cobalt in lithium-ion batteries would result in a more environmentally and socially conscious technology, scientists say. Toward that end…

Platform is not doing enough to tackle spread of falsehoods, claims letter signed by 80 groups

A class action lawsuit accuses Kim Kardashian and Floyd Mayweather of artificially inflating the price of the cryptocurrency EthereumMax.

The Federal Trade Commission said Facebook went on an "anticompetitive shopping spree" when it bought Instagram and WhatsApp.

Tesla set up a webpage so customers can complain to California's government about the proposal, which is due to be voted on later this month.

Wi-Fi 802.11bf standard will enable remote monitoring via Wi-Fi devices without the need for dedicated sensors or cameras. Read to know more

NLRB judge orders Google to shed light on its secret anti-union project.

The banking giant is betting $250M on Canadian startup Hydrostor and its novel underground system to store clean energy for the grid.

Judge says the FTC has “cleared the bar” with its new filing.

"You can smell a bad idea before it's fully built," Phil Libin, Evernote's founder, told journalists Eric Newcomer, Katie Benner, and Tom Dotan.

Fraudulent QR codes on parking meters found in Houston, Austin, and San Antonio.

It’s hard out there for antivirus software–makers.

UK startup World Mobile is bringing a land-air internet network to Zanzibar using aerostats -- blimp-like balloons.

Last year, the FBI revealed it had been running a global honeypot operation to catch crooks. It turns out it had a bigger U.S. footprint than we thought.

Investors are paying millions for plots of land — but not in New York or Beverly Hills. In fact, the plots do not physically exist here on Earth.

Now it’s only $5 a week

New legislation would delay the enforcement of a popular law by three
years, scoring a win for automakers and a loss for consumers.

Cyber-security researchers have unearthed that hackers are spreading a powerful malware via news around the new Omicron strain, stealing information and credentials