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Facebook finds and kills another 512 Kremlin-linked fake accounts

Two years on from the U.S. presidential election, Facebook continues to have a major problem with Russian disinformation being megaphoned via its social tools. In a blog post today the company reveals…
“Super blood wolf moon” will light up the sky Sunday

A rare lunar eclipse will unfold Sunday night — and it’ll be hard to miss if you stay up. As long as the weather cooperates, the “super blood wolf moon” will be visible across the U.…
Stock exchanges opt for lottery to award POT ticker symbol to some lucky company

Canadian stock exchanges have decided to award the rights to use the “POT” ticker symbol via a lottery, after a deluge of requests for the marijuana-related moniker. After what the exchang…
House speaker asks Trump to delay State of the Union speech amid government shutdown

The U.S. economy is taking a larger-than-expected hit from the partial government shutdown, White House estimates show, as contractors and even the coast guard go without pay, and talks to end the imp…
Canadians held in China face up to 4 hours a day of interrogation, ambassador says

Two Canadian men detained in China face up to four hours of questioning each day and have no access to a lawyer, according to Canada’s top diplomat in Beijing. Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor …
U.K.’s Theresa May survives confidence vote sparked by Brexit deal defeat

U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May’s government won a confidence vote in Parliament on Wednesday, clearing the way for her to attempt to forge a consensus among lawmakers on a Brexit divorce agreem…
Europeans beseech Britain to get its Brexit act together

Strasbourg, France — European Union leaders were pleading Wednesday with the U.K. to finally get its act together on Brexit, end internal strife and come up with a realistic plan to leave the bl…
Jailed model who claimed she has dirt on Russian oligarch speaks out

An imprisoned model from Belarus who claimed last year she had evidence of Russian involvement in helping elect Donald Trump president has told Russian media she can’t wait to be released. Anast…
Researcher shows how popular app ES File Explorer exposes Android device data

Why is one of the most popular Android apps running a hidden web server in the background? ES File Explorer claims it has over 500 million downloads under its belt since 2014, making it one of the mos…
Wrest control from a snooping smart speaker with this teachable “parasite”

What do you get when you put one Internet connected device on top of another? A little more control than you otherwise would in the case of Alias the “teachable ‘parasite’” — an IoT project smar…

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