Technology

Facebook-backed digital currency project Diem shifts to US

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A once-ambitious Facebook-backed digital currency project — formerly known as Libra, now called Diem — is shifting operations from Switzerland to the U.S. and...

Emergency program to give people $50 off internet bill

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Americans can begin applying for $50 off their monthly internet bill on Wednesday as part of an emergency government program to keep people connected...

UK foreign secretary calls for cooperation on cybersecurity

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LONDON — U.K. Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab on Wednesday urged global cooperation to combat cyberattacks by “hostile state actors" and criminal gangs. ...

Army of fake fans boosts China’s messaging on Twitter

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BRUSSELS — China’s ruling Communist Party has opened a new front in its long, ambitious war to shape global public opinion: Western social media....

Army of fake fans boosts China’s messaging on Twitter

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BRUSSELS — China’s ruling Communist Party has opened a new front in its long, ambitious war to shape global public opinion: Western social media....

Pipeline officials hope most service will be back by weekend

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WASHINGTON — Hit by a cyberattack, the operator of a major U.S. fuel pipeline said it hopes to have services mostly restored by the...

Pipeline officials hope most service will be back by weekend

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WASHINGTON — Hit by a cyberattack, the operator of a major U.S. fuel pipeline said it hopes to have services mostly restored by the...

Business group warns China boycotts spooking investors

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BEIJING — An American business group warned Tuesday that government-instigated consumer boycotts of foreign shoe, clothing and other brands in China are making companies...

Meituan’s stock price plunges after CEO posts Chinese poem

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SINGAPORE — Shares in Meituan, China’s largest food delivery platform, have tumbled after its CEO posted —and then deleted — an ancient poem in...

Ransomware gang threatens release of DC police records

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RICHMOND, Va. — A Russian-speaking ransomware syndicate that stole data from the Washington, D.C., police department says negotiations over payment have broken down and...