Opponents warn of the potential for ‘an internet riddled with memory holes’

‘Up to 15%’ of Twitter accounts are bots posting spam, propaganda and fake news and driving away advertisers and investors – but social media firms are fighting back

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From a report on CNBC: Despite legacy media’s anxieties about cord-cutting, data suggest that the phenomenon isn’t nearly as significant as cable providers make it out to be. In its 11th annual “Digital Democracy Survey,” Deloitte found that the percentage…

From a report on BBC: In the atmosphere, the seas and around the poles, climate change is reaching disturbing new levels across the Earth. That’s according to a detailed global analysis from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). It says that…

Ebay has started to inform customers who use a hardware key fob when logging into the site to switch to receiving a one-time code sent via text message. The move from the company, which at one time was well ahead…

A start-up has unveiled ambitious plans to offer an electric-powered commercial flight between London and Paris in the next ten years. From a report: Wright Electric believes the proposed low-emission electric plane would offer a cheaper alternative to jet fuel…

While Nintendo remains silent on the issue of some left Joy-Con controllers becoming desynced from the Switch console, it appears it has a solution for those affected. No, it’s not avoidance of aquariums or all other wireless devices; instead, it’s…

Mozilla patched a zero day uncovered at Pwn2Own in Firefox in 22 hours on Friday.

A researcher has published a method by which a local admin can hijack any other Windows sessions without the need for credentials.