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Parliamentarian Alleges CCP Hijacked Australian PM Wechat Account

January 23, 2022
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Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s official WeChat account has been hijacked and rebranded as a lifestyle page—leading one senator to accuse the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) of “foreign interference” during an election year. According to the Daily Telegraph, the agency running the prime minister’s WeChat account reported problems with posting content on the channel in…

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MP Alleges Beijing Hijacked Australian PM’s WeChat Account

January 23, 2022
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Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s official WeChat account has been hijacked and rebranded as a lifestyle page—leading one senator to accuse the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) of “foreign interference” during an election year. According to the Daily Telegraph, the agency running the prime minister’s WeChat account reported problems with posting content on the channel in…

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Australian PM’s WeChat Account Hijacked and Rebranded

January 23, 2022
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Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s official WeChat account has been hijacked and rebranded as a lifestyle page—leading one senator to accuse the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) of “foreign interference” during an election year. According to the Daily Telegraph, the agency running the prime minister’s WeChat account reported problems with posting content on the channel in…

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Big Tech Bill Approved by Senate Panel Despite Opposition From Lobbyists

January 22, 2022
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The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on Jan. 20 voted 16-6 to move forward with a bill that defies the powerful lobbyists of Silicon Valley, including pleas from top executives like Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook. If passed, the proposed bill would bar tech giants like Amazon.com from giving preferential treatment to their products. The approval of…

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Big Tech Bill Approved by Senate Panel Despite Lobbyists’ Opposition

January 22, 2022
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The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on Jan. 20 voted 16-6 to advance legislation that would bar tech giants such as Amazon.com from giving preferential treatment on platforms they own to their products and services, in defiance of powerful Silicon Valley lobbyists and pleas from top executives such as Apple CEO Tim Cook. The approval of the American…

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Europe Kept Waiting as Intel Commits to New US Chip Factories

January 22, 2022
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BERLIN/STOCKHOLM—Intel still intends to develop European chip manufacturing capacity despite the delayed plans being overshadowed by its announcement on Friday of a more than $20 billion investment in two new U.S. semiconductor plants. The company said in September it could invest as much as $95 billion in Europe over the next decade and announce the…

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GM Renovating NY Factory so It Can Make Electric Motor Parts

January 22, 2022
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LOCKPORT, N.Y.—General Motors says it will spend about $154 million to revamp an aging factory near Buffalo, New York, so it can make a key part for electric vehicle motors. The automaker says it will add about 230 jobs at the factory in Lockport, about 30 miles northeast of Buffalo, to build stator modules, the…

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Google Launches Fresh Appeal to Overturn $2.8 Billion Fine at Top EU Court

January 22, 2022
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Google is filing an appeal at the European Union’s top court against an earlier decision to uphold a $2.8 billion (2.47 billion euros) antitrust fine, a spokesperson for the Alphabet unit said late on Thursday, the company’s second bid to overturn the penalty. EU Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager fined the world’s most popular internet search engine…

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New Vehicles to Be Rated on How They Make Drivers Stay Alert

January 22, 2022
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DETROIT—Two organizations that influence many Americans’ automobile buying decisions will begin rating vehicles on how well they track behavior of motorists who use partially automated driver-assist systems. Consumer Reports and the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety say the ratings will factor into scores for new models starting this year. Automobile buyers often turn to both…

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Twitter Debuts Hexagon-Shaped NFT Profile Pictures

January 22, 2022
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PALO ALTO—Twitter Inc. on Thursday announced the launch of a tool through which users can showcase non-fungible tokens (NFTs) as their profile pictures, tapping into a digital collectibles craze that has exploded over the past year. The feature, available on iOS to users of the company’s Twitter Blue subscription service, connects their Twitter accounts to…

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