Tag: Computing and information technology
Televisa, Univision merge to form Spanish language TV giant
MEXICO CITY — Grupo Televisa, Mexico’s largest television network, announced Tuesday it is merging with U.S. Spanish-language broadcaster Univision to form what they called...
Serena Williams signs programming deal with Amazon Studios
Serena Williams has signed a deal with Amazon Studios under which she will create scripted and non-scripted programming, including a docuseries that follows her...
Amazon claims social network Parler trying to conceal owners
SEATTLE — Amazon has accused Parler, the social network known as a conservative alternative to Twitter, of trying to conceal its ownership amid a...
Mexico moves to require biometric data from cellphone users
MEXICO CITY — Activists and opposition figures cried foul Wednesday after Mexico’s Senate passed legislation to require cellphone companies to gather customers’ identification and...
Canadian lawmaker caught naked during video conference
OTTAWA, Ontario — A Canadian Parliament member was caught stark naked in a virtual meeting of the House of Commons.
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Swedish sports body hacked by Russians, officials say
STOCKHOLM, Sweden — The organization that oversees Sweden's national sports federations was hacked by Russian military intelligence in 2017-18, officials said Tuesday, in a...
Spain’s PM wants EU recovery funds to transform the nation
BARCELONA, Spain — Spain's left-wing government wants the massive coronavirus windfall it will be receiving from the European Union to transform the nation after...
UN chief urges wealth tax of those who profited during COVID
UNITED NATIONS — Secretary-General Antonio Guterres declared Monday that the world’s failure to unite on tackling COVID-19 created wide inequalities, and he called for...
Biden names 2 ex-NSA officials for senior cyber positions
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden has selected two former senior National Security Agency officials for key cyber roles in his administration, the White House...
EXPLAINER: Starving for more chips in a tech-hungry world
SAN RAMON, Calif. — As the U.S. economy rebounds from its pandemic slump, a vital cog is in short supply: the computer chips that...
