Author: Paresh Dave
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Cisco Systems Inc office in San Jose, California
FILE PHOTO: A sign bearing the logo for communications and security tech giant Cisco Systems Inc is seen outside one of its offices in San Jose, California, U.S. August 11, 2022. REUTERS/Paresh Dave/File Photo
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Twitter restores suicide prevention feature after Reuters report
By Kenneth Li, Paresh Dave and Sheila Dang NEW YORK (Reuters) -Twitter Inc has restored a feature that promotes suicide prevention hotlines and other safety resources to users looking up certain content, after coming under pressure from some users and consumer safety groups over its removal. Reuters reported on Friday that the feature was taken…
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Google to pause ads that exploit or dismiss Russia-Ukraine war
By Paresh Dave (Reuters) – Alphabet-owned Google will not help websites, apps and YouTube channels sell ads alongside content that it deems exploits, dismisses or condones the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict, the U.S. company said Wednesday. Google, whose advertising software helps publishers generate revenue, bars ads from appearing next to content that incites violence and denies…
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Beware: There’s a big phishing scam spreading through Google Docs
Aphishing email and a website masquerading as a legitimate Google service targeted thousands of people Wednesday, hoping they would supply personal information and spread the scam to others. The scheme appears to take advantage of technology that the search engine giant makes available to any website allowing people to log in to them with their…
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New technology boosts Wi-Fi speed, reliability
YouTube videos stopping and starting? Spreadsheets taking an eternity to upload? Connections suddenly dropping? Many of those Wi-Fi woes could soon come to an end. An industry group last week began certifying products capable of running on a faster and more reliable wireless network technology. It marked the unofficial beginning of the next generation of…