Rumours are abuzz that Hollywood actress Katie Holmes in relationship with Justin Theroux. Justin Theroux split from Jennifer Aniston and Katie Holmes had been in a relationship with Jamie Foxx for a long time. According to media reports, Katie and Holmes are in a secret relationship, however, everyone does not believe it. According to sources, Holmes and Theroux recently had …

SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook on Thursday spotlighted steps it is taking to combat foreign interference and online disinformation in the 2020 US elections. Measures include better securing the accounts of elected officials, indicating the ownership of political pages, and introducing clearer fact-checking labels, the social media giant said in a statement to investors. “We have a responsibility to stop abuse and …

LISBON: Whistleblowers and digital pioneers have long been sounding the alarm about abuses of our privacy online. Now, a slew of tech entrepreneurs are bidding to turn growing consciousness about the problem into a money-making industry and many showcased their skills at this week’s Web Summit in Lisbon. “Undeniably, with the new tensions that exist, obviously there is a movement …

NEW DELHI: A group of Indians including journalists and lawyers whose phones were hacked via Facebook’s WhatsApp messaging platform asked the government on Friday to make public its ties with the Israeli firm accused of deploying the spyware. WhatsApp last week sued Israel’s NSO Group, accusing it of helping clients break into the phones of roughly 1,400 users – including …

China, the United States, Japan and Korea will account for more than half of the world’s subscribers to super-fast 5G mobile networks by 2025, leaving Europe lagging, a study showed on Thursday. Europe, moving more slowly to build 5G networks, will lag in terms of consumer take-up. Yet the picture looks different in business, where 5G will be able to …

While it was unclear by when the company needed to decide on its next move in the blockbuster trade secrets dispute, Uber, in a quarterly securities filing on Tuesday, said that a detour in its software development “could limit or delay our production of autonomous vehicle technologies.” Uber has been racing to catch up to Waymo in the development of …

NEW YORK: Democratic presidential hopeful Elizabeth Warren offered to meet Bill Gates after the Microsoft billionaire expressed skepticism about her proposal for a “wealth tax” affecting the richest Americans — and assured him he would not have to pay $100 billion. Gates, speaking at a New York Times conference on Wednesday, said he favored “progressive” taxation but worried about the …

KARTARPUR: A corridor that will allow Sikhs to cross from India into Pakistan to visit one of the religion´s holiest sites is set to open Saturday, with thousands expected to make a pilgrimage interrupted by decades of conflict. Indian prime minister Narendra Modi will see off the first group of pilgrims, and they will be welcomed by his Pakistani counterpart …

BEIRUT: Thousands of high school students across Lebanon skipped classes Friday for a third day in a row to carry on the flame of the country’s anti-graft movement. Lebanon has since October 17 been gripped by massive protests demanding a complete revamping of a political system they say is corrupt and inept. With youth unemployment running at over 30 percent, …

Rome: Italy introduced a regulation on Thursday requiring drivers to equip car seats with an alarm designed to prevent children being left alone in vehicles, after a spate of heatwave deaths. In what is believed to be a first in Europe, Italy will impose fines of between 81 and 326 euros if the car is not equipped with the device, …