Rental Car Company Hertz Announces Purchase of 100,000 Teslas 

Rental Car Company Hertz Announces Purchase of 100,000 Teslas 

Car rental company Hertz says it will buy 100,000 electric cars from Tesla.  Hertz interim CEO Mark Fields said the...

In Face of Hack Attacks, US State Department to Set Up Cyber Bureau

In Face of Hack Attacks, US State Department to Set Up Cyber Bureau

The U.S. State Department plans to establish a bureau of cyberspace and digital policy in the face of a growing...

German Court Sentences Islamic State Member to 10 Years in Prison

German Court Sentences Islamic State Member to 10 Years in Prison

A German woman received a 10-year prison sentence Monday for allowing a young Yazidi girl, who was being kept as...

Facebook Whistleblower Presses Case with British Lawmakers 

Facebook Whistleblower Presses Case with British Lawmakers 

Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen told British lawmakers Monday that the social media giant “unquestionably” amplifies online hate.  In testimony to...

Microsoft Discloses New Russian Hacking Effort

Microsoft Discloses New Russian Hacking Effort

The U.S. technology giant Microsoft says that the same Russia-backed hackers responsible for the 2020 SolarWinds breach of corporate computer...

Kenneth Branagh’s Belfast Explores Political Polarization, Social Divisiveness

Kenneth Branagh’s Belfast Explores Political Polarization, Social Divisiveness

“Belfast”, a film drama by acclaimed actor and director Kenneth Branagh, chronicles the beginnings, in 1969, of the thirty-year political...

Noted Russian Investigative Journalist Added to ‘Wanted List’

Noted Russian Investigative Journalist Added to ‘Wanted List’

For the world watch section of VOA’s Press Freedom page. Noted Russian journalist Sergei Reznik, who specializes in anti-corruption investigations,...

Facebook’s Language Gaps Weaken Screening of Hate, Terrorism

Facebook’s Language Gaps Weaken Screening of Hate, Terrorism

In Gaza and Syria, journalists and activists feel Facebook censors their speech, flagging inoffensive Arabic posts as terrorist content. In...

France’s Far-Right Zemmour Shakes Up Presidential Race, But Likely to Macron’s Favor

France’s Far-Right Zemmour Shakes Up Presidential Race, But Likely to Macron’s Favor

The followers of French television talk-show provocateur Eric Zemmour like to compare him to America’s former President Donald Trump, believing...

Whistleblower Haugen to Testify as UK Scrutinizes Facebook

Whistleblower Haugen to Testify as UK Scrutinizes Facebook

Former Facebook data scientist turned whistleblower Frances Haugen plans to answer questions Monday from lawmakers in the United Kingdom who...

UK Plans $8 Billion Package to Boost Health Service Capacity

UK Plans $8 Billion Package to Boost Health Service Capacity

British finance minister Rishi Sunak’s budget this week will include an extra $8.1 billion of spending for the health service...