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Zoom Exec Accused of Conspiring with Chinese Government to Surveil, Censor Video Calls
An executive at the videoconferencing company Zoom schemed with Beijing officials to leak user data and squash video meetings discussing the anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre earlier this year, according to federal prosecutors. The Justice Department’s case races a fresh wave of concern about Zoom’s security after the company spent the summer months muzzling Zoombombings…
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Monster Hunter Removes Racist Joke That Paul W.S. Anderson Swears Was ‘Unintentional’
Monster Hunter is not off to a great start. China recently decided to pull the film from theatres after a scene surfaced that depicted a casually racist joke about Asian people. Now, the studio has promised to remove the scene globally, and some of the cast and crew are struggling to explain what happened.
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UK Will Ban the Installation of Huawei 5G Equipment After September 2021
The UK has taken another step towards removing Huawei from its 5G network. On Sunday, the British government announced that the country’s telecommunications companies would not be allowed to install new 5G equipment from Huawei after September 2021, Bloomberg reported.
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U.S. Breaks Record With Over 100,000 New Covid-19 Cases in Single Day
The U.S. recorded over 100,000 new cases of covid-19 on Wednesday, according to the Covid Tracking Project. The shockingly high daily case count is a grim milestone that public health experts warn may be surpassed in the coming days and weeks.