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Australia says engaging with Ticketmaster over hacking 'incident'
Australia says engaging with Ticketmaster over hacking 'incident'

Australia's government said Thursday its cyber security office was "engaging" with US-based Ticketmaster after a hacking group claimed to have accessed the details of 560 million global customers. "The National Office of Cyber Security is engaging with Ticketmaster to understand the incident," an Australian government spokesperson said in a statement.

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China, future HQ: New ASML boss faces bulging in-tray
China, future HQ: New ASML boss faces bulging in-tray
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Frenchman Christophe Fouquet takes the reins of Dutch chip giant ASML on Wednesday with a daunting to-do list, top of which will be steering business with China as semiconductors become a geopolitical battleground. Fouquet is the second Frenchman to run the Dutch firm, after Eric Meurice, and trade publication Bits&Chips said his nationality could cut both ways.

Recycled 'zombie' misinformation targets US voters
Recycled 'zombie' misinformation targets US voters
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Migrants, vaccines, pedophilia rings -- old conspiracy theories are resurfacing ahead of the US election despite being repeatedly debunked, in what researchers call "zombie" falsehoods that appear to resonate with polarized voters. Yet it later grew into the sprawling QAnon conspiracy movement, which gained popularity ahead of the 2020 election.

Spotify swings to profit, paying subscribers rise
Spotify swings to profit, paying subscribers rise
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Music and podcast streaming giant Spotify reported Tuesday an increase in the number of paying subscribers and a rare but lower-than-expected operating profit for the first quarter. On Tuesday it said it expected an operating profit of 250 million euros in the second quarter of the year.

Musk lashes Australian order demanding X remove stabbing videos
Musk lashes Australian order demanding X remove stabbing videos
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Tech bad boy Elon Musk on Tuesday vowed to challenge demands that his social media platform X take down videos of a recent Sydney church stabbing. Video of the bloody attack, which spread widely on social media platforms, has been blamed by Australian authorities for feeding tensions in the community.

Musk says X will appeal Australia injunction on church stabbing videos
Musk says X will appeal Australia injunction on church stabbing videos
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Elon Musk said Tuesday his social media platform X will appeal against an Australian injunction forcing it to take down videos of a church stabbing in Sydney. Video of the bloody attack, which spread widely on social media platforms, has been blamed by Australian authorities for feeding tensions in the community. sft/mtp

'Tomb Raider' owner Embracer splits into three companies
'Tomb Raider' owner Embracer splits into three companies
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Sweden's Embracer, owner of the "Tomb Raider" franchise, announced Monday it would split into three separate companies in a major reset for one of Europe's biggest video game groups. The group will replace Embracer as the main entity on the Stockholm stock exchange and manage the intellectual property rights Embracer has for "The Lord of the Rings" and the "Tomb Raider" games.