Twitter Inc is planning to create a new type of account for bots next year that will identify them as automated, the company said in a blog post on Thursday finalizing plans for a reboot of its long-paused verification program. The company said bot accounts “can bring a lot of value to the service,” but… Read More Twitter plans to create label for automated bots, accounts of dead people
Six men facing charges of plotting to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer were indicted by a grand jury this week, the U.S. attorney’s office for western Michigan said on Thursday. The men — Adam Fox, Barry Croft, Ty Garbin, Kaleb Franks, Daniel Harris and Brandon Caserta — were arrested and charged in October with conspiring… Read More Grand jury indicts six men over attempted kidnap of Michigan governor
Security forces on Thursday rescued nearly 350 schoolboys who had been kidnapped by suspected Islamist gunmen in northern Nigeria and taken into a vast forest, the governor of Katsina state said. The abduction last Friday night had been claimed by Islamist militant group Boko Haram in an unverified audio recording. Gunmen raided the Government Science… Read More Nigerian security forces rescue over 300 students abducted in Katsina
Portugal’s Prime Minister Antonio Costa has tested negative for the coronavirus but will stay in self-isolation, his office said on Thursday, a day after he met French President Emmanuel Macron, who is infected. “I feel good and without any symptoms,” Costa, 59, wrote on Twitter shortly after he cancelled all of his in-person public activities,… Read More Portuguese PM Antonio Costa tests negative for coronavirus following meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron
Protesters marched in northwestern Nigeria on Thursday under a banner reading #BringBackOurBoys as pressure mounted on the government to improve security in the region and secure the release of more than 300 kidnapped schoolboys. Parents fear time is running out to bring the boys home. The Islamist group Boko Haram, which has said in an… Read More Protests erupt over insecurity in northern Nigeria following abduction of students
An Islamist militant who opened fire aboard a high-speed train travelling through northern Europe but was overpowered by three Americans before he killed anyone was sentenced to life in jail by a French court on Friday. Moroccan national Ayoub el Khazzani was heavily armed when he launched his attack moments after the Thalys train crossed… Read More French court sentences 2015 Thalys train attacker to life imprisonment
Walmart Inc, which is looking to invest in TikTok, said on Thursday it would partner with the Chinese-owned video-sharing app to sell items seen on a livestream by creators featuring the retailer’s fashion merchandise. Walmart said here viewers on TikTok, which reaches 100 million U.S. users a month, can shop for fashion items featured in… Read More Walmart partners with TikTok to sell fashion merchandise on livestream
Police in Vietnam have arrested a well-known Facebook user over allegations of abusing democratic freedom and publishing posts against the state, state media reported on Thursday. Truong Chau Huu Danh, 38, a former journalist, will be detained for three months for posts that the police said were abuses of freedom of speech and infringements on… Read More Vietnam police arrests popular critic Truong Chau Huu Danh over Facebook posts
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