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Use of video platforms including Zoom, Slack, Microsoft, and Google increased significantly due to the coronavirus pandemic. (File/AFP)

Zoom to settle US privacy lawsuit for $85 mn

  • Zoom agrees to settle a US privacy lawsuit for $85 million whereby Zoom was charged with breaching privacy of users
  • Zoom will also improve its security practices despite denying wrongdoing
By AFP ·
US-fund North Base Media invests in Majarra to develop Arabic web

US-fund North Base Media invests in Majarra to develop Arabic web

By Arab News ·
Online shopping and food and drink sales rose by 48 percent to £113 billion in 2020. (File/AFP)

Time spent online surged amid pandemic, UK survey finds

By Arab News ·
Criminal groups relied less on human couriers and turned instead to shipping containers and commercial supply chains to smuggle illicit substances. (File/AFP).

EU report: Illicit drug sales moved online during lockdowns

By AP ·
Distance learning is here to stay, Saudi education minister says

Distance learning is here to stay, Saudi education minister says

By One Carlos Diaz ·
US says foreign students whose classes move online cannot stay

US says foreign students whose classes move online cannot stay

By AFP ·
Dubai police arrest Instagram ‘stars’ behind Dh1.6bn international online fraud scam

Dubai police arrest Instagram ‘stars’ behind Dh1.6bn international online fraud scam

By Arab News ·
US online privacy rules unlikely this year, hurting big tech

US online privacy rules unlikely this year, hurting big tech

By Reuters ·
Chinese online retailers slash Apple iPhone prices for second time this year

Chinese online retailers slash Apple iPhone prices for second time this year

By Reuters ·
Global consumer giants like Unilever, Nestle spurn risks to chase online subscribers

Global consumer giants like Unilever, Nestle spurn risks to chase online subscribers

By Reuters ·
Norwegian jailed for ordering online child sex abuse in Philippines

Norwegian jailed for ordering online child sex abuse in Philippines

By AFP ·
The Six: The UAE’s most Googled people in 2018

The Six: The UAE’s most Googled people in 2018

By Arab News ·
The Six: Black Friday deals

The Six: Black Friday deals

By Arab News ·

Latest updates

Almarai cuts emissions, increases use of solar power by 119%
Almarai cuts emissions, increases use of solar power by 119%
COVID-19, Palestine and Iranian nukes feature in first day of UN General Assembly speeches
COVID-19, Palestine and Iranian nukes feature in first day of UN General Assembly speeches
Biden in UN call for independent Palestine
Biden in UN call for independent Palestine
Saudi Arabia calls on world powers to prevent Iran from strengthening nuclear capabilities
Saudi Arabia’s cabinet held its weekly meeting, chaired by King Salman virtually from NEOM, on Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2021. (SPA)
Saudi Arabia’s Farasan Islands: From ‘habitat hotspot’ to Red Sea sanctuary
The UNESCO listing will help the Saudi Ministry of Culture achieve the Kingdom’s Vision 2030 goals as well as improve the quality of life on the islands. (SPA)

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