Software

Salesforce bets on Slack to make it top workplace software provider

US antitrust regulators cleared the deal this week, allowing the creation of a stronger challenger to Microsoft Corp.

Israeli company sold malware to spy on journalists, activists – report

The software called Pegasus, developed by Israel's NSO group, has been used to track a list of up to 50,000 phone numbers demanded by clients of the company since 2016.

Turkey unveils new economic reform package

Among the first steps will be strengthening public finance structures to guard against risks, says Turkey’s President Erdogan.

Twitter fixes issue with Tweets shared via WhatsApp amid rumours

Technical challenges related to sharing information are becoming frequent across online platforms.

Zoom plans to roll out strong encryption for paying customers

Zoom has attracted millions of free and paying customers amid the pandemic, in part because users could join a meeting - something that now happens 300 million times a day - without registering.

Facebook to launch new shopping feature across apps

Facebook Shops will enable businesses to set up a single online store accessible via both Facebook and Instagram, integrated with a messaging feature to allow customers to chat with businesses through WhatsApp, Messenger or Instagram Direct.

Facebook violence curbs dodged by far-right groups with coded language

Using ciphered words such as “boogaloo” far-right groups have breached Facebook's anti-violence filters, doubling their membership and calling for militant uprisings in the US.

Italy's far-right slanders a rescued aid worker for converting to Islam

The 25-year-old aid worker said her conversion to Islam was spontaneous and not forced, but far-right politicians still targetted her with hatred.

What is Facebook’s new ‘oversight board’?

Facebook’s new oversight committee is built to take the mystery out of what is allowed on its platforms, and what isn’t.

Zoom pushes ahead on security, buying Keybase and reaching pact with NY

Zoom said it had bought Keybase, a secure messaging and file-sharing service after facing backlash for failing to disclose that its service was not fully end-to-end encrypted.

Facebook to warn users who 'liked' coronavirus hoaxes

Facebook, Google and Twitter are introducing stricter rules, altered algorithms and thousands of fact checks to stop the spread of bad misinformation online about the virus.

Apple, Google to harness phones for virus infection tracking

New software the companies plan to add to phones would make it easier to use Bluetooth wireless technology to track down people who may have been infected by coronavirus carriers.