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Elliptic co-founder Tom Robinson said it's a low sum for what appears to be a historic hack that Twitter said involved an insider.

Facebook is now factoring how well its executives do with diversity and inclusion within their organizations when it comes to their bi-annual performance reviews.

Wednesday's Twitter hack revealed the company wasn't equipped to handle an infiltration into its internal tools that had access to high-profile accounts.

If workers say they're experiencing symptoms of the virus, they'll be asked to return home, according to one notice from Amazon.

Twitter said its investigation uncovered an operation that targeted Twitter employees to gain access to internal systems and tools. The hackers used those tools to take over accounts of Biden, Musk and others to solicit cryptocurrency payments.

Microsoft executive Phil Spencer said xCloud would be launched for free to customers of its Xbox Game Pass subscription service.

The ruling could impact how companies transfer European users' data to the United States and other countries, such as the U.K.

"On Thursday, in a ruling with enormous implications for U.S. companies, the E.U.'s highest court invalidated a data-transfer agreement between the European Union and the United States, known as "Privacy Shield," writes ACLU senior staff attorney Ashley Gorski.

Hackers linked to Russian intelligence services are trying to steal information about coronavirus vaccine research in the U.S., Canada and U.K., security officials said Thursday.

Vox Media is laying off 6% of its staff as advertising revenue has slumped amid coronavirus quarantines.

Most parts of the United States were under government-imposed stay-at-home orders between April and June to combat the spread of the coronavirus outbreak, which impacted production and caused a plunge in auto sales.

The Michelle Obama Podcast, which launches July 29, is the first product borne out of last year's Spotify's deal with the former first family's production company, Higher Ground.

The global launch, which has been in the works for over a year, comes as TikTok is facing scrutiny from Washington over its handling of user data, NBC News reported.

Britain's NHS is giving Peter Thiel's Palantir £1 million to process sensitive medical records of Covid-19 patients.

SMIC is seen as a key player in China's ambition to boost its domestic semiconductor industry, a push that has been accelerated by the trade war between the U.S. and China.

Tencent has launched tools to help merchants build virtual shops on its wildly popular WeChat messaging service in China.

Monzo Plus has been relaunched in the U.K. with perks including the ability to earn 1% interest on savings and check your credit score.

Taiwan has reported only seven deaths so far from Covid-19. Everything is mostly reopened, and the only signs of Covid-19 are the frequent temperature checks and the expectation to wear masks on the subway. Here's what it did right.

After early success, Israel has seen a resurgence in infections and is now trying to figure out a plan against the virus.

Experts say Canada has done a pretty good job, ramping up PPE production and closing the borders, but could have done more with nursing homes and testing in Ontario.