Jack Dorsey's fintech firm, Block Inc., is reportedly planning significant layoffs, potentially impacting up to 10% of its workforce. This move is part of a broader strategy to merge its Cash App and ...

ENTRONCAMENTO, Portugal – They started out in the same place, the MIT professor and the man who killed him. They were born the same year, 11 months and 100 miles apart in Portugal, both to ...

Russian authorities have taken new measures to ensure they can monitor all communications by people inside the country, officially blocking access to the popular, Meta-owned messaging app WhatsApp.

Russia has confirmed that it has blocked instant messaging app WhatsApp in the country, instead directing Russian citizens to use its state-backed Max app. The news comes days after it emerged that ...

Simply sign up to the Russian politics myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. Millions of Russians were abruptly cut off from the encrypted WhatsApp messaging service on Wednesday afternoon ...

Critics say restricting social media app risks harming communications between state, military units and public A Russian crackdown on the Telegram social media app risks damaging its own army, pro-war ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

This came after Moscow warned several internet platforms that they could face slowdowns or even be blocked if they do not follow Russian laws. These rules demand that data on Russian users is stored ...

The Trump administration’s efforts to end temporary protection status for an estimated 350,000 Haitians were thwarted on Monday after a federal judge blocked the move. The status allows them to live ...

Millions of people across the world continue to get their fix of entertainment via Amazon’s hugely popular Fire TV Sticks. Although these devices are built for streaming via legal platforms such as ...

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The removal of an ICE-monitoring app almost a year ago has triggered new questions about whether the US Department of Justice crossed a constitutional line in its dealings with Apple and Google. On ...