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Sri Lanka blocks access to Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp after bombings left hundreds dead, fearing the spread of misinformation The Sri Lankan government has reportedly blocked access to various social media sites after a wave of bombings left over 200 dead across the country.

An Islamic extremist group has been linked to Sri Lanka's Easter attack, and it's a symptom of rising extremism across the country A local Islamist extremist group, the National Thowheed Jamaath, is believed to have orchestrated the deadly attacks on churches and hotels in Sri Lanka that killed almost 300 people.

Samsung's wildly ambitious $2,000 folding phone is a disaster for the smartphone giant — here's what happened The ambitious $US2,000 device was first shown off as a prototype in late 2018, and detailed in early 2019. But when reviewers got the Galaxy Fold in April, several broke.

Two Google employees who spearheaded the walkout against sexual misconduct say the company has retaliated and demoted them Two of the organisers say Google has retaliated against them by changing their roles and demoting them at the company, Wired reports.

The US and India practiced hunting subs for the first time since signing a deal making it easier to keep track of China The US and India practiced hunting submarines in a joint exercise in the Indian Ocean last week.

Australian businesses say they're cutting staff as new work dries up Activity levels at Australian businesses improved in April, according to the Commonwealth Bank's Flash Australia Composite Purchasing Managers Index.

Ticket resale website found guilty of ripping off Aussie customers with hidden fees, cancelled events and no refunds Ticket resale site Viagogo has been found guilty of misleading Australian consumers..

'Game of Thrones' star Gwendoline Christie says Brienne's defence of Jaime was 'like a declaration of love' Warning: Spoilers ahead for "Game of Thrones" season eight, episode two. Brienne vouched for Jaime upon his arrival at Winterfell and under the scrutiny of Sansa, Jon Snow, and Daenerys.

Tesla's biggest challenge with full-self-driving technology is obvious Tesla's full-self-driving (FSD) technology is aiming to replicate human cognition at vast scale. Tesla's FSD technology requires powerful computers and a fleet of vehicles gathering data to continuously improve.

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