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Telegram founder Pavel Durov facing charges over allowing criminal activity on messaging app | World News
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Pavel Durov, the chief executive of Telegram, is to face further investigation over allegations he allowed criminal activity on the messaging app. French judges have barred Mr Durov from leaving France pending further investigation, but he has avoided being held in custody with a €5m bail. The billionaire founder of the encrypted messaging and social…
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Arrest of billionaire Telegram founder not a political decision, says French president | World News
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The arrest of the billionaire Telegram founder on French soil was not a political decision, the country’s president has said. Pavel Durov, who created the encrypted messaging app, was detained after his private jet landed at Le Bourget airport on the outskirts of Paris on Saturday. He has been arrested and detained as part of…
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Who is Russian billionaire Pavel Durov, the Telegram messaging app founder detained in France? | Science & Tech News
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Billionaire Telegram founder Pavel Durov was arrested after arriving in France on his private jet at the weekend. He was reportedly the subject of a search warrant, with French news outlets suggesting an investigation focused on a lack of moderators on the encrypted messaging app and potential criminal activity by users. Telegram is one of…
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Pavel Durov: Russia calls Telegram founder a ‘political prisoner’ after arrest in France | World News
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Telegram founder Pavel Durov is a “political prisoner” after his arrest in France, a Russian official has said. The 39-year-old Russian-born billionaire behind the encrypted messaging app was detained after his private jet landed at Le Bourget airport on the outskirts of Paris on Saturday. It is unclear what Mr Durov was arrested for but…
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Telegram founder Pavel Durov arrested in France, reports say | Science & Tech News
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Pavel Durov, the billionaire founder of encrypted messaging app Telegram, has been arrested in France, according to local reports. The 39-year-old tech chief was reportedly detained after his private jet landed at Le Bourget airport on the outskirts of Paris. News broadcasters BFMTV and TF1 have quoted unnamed sources as saying the Russian-born entrepreneur –…
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Telegram founder Pavel Durov arrested in France, local reports say | Science & Tech News
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Pavel Durov, the billionaire founder of encrypted messaging app Telegram, has been arrested in France, according to local reports. The 39-year-old Franco-Russian tech chief had just arrived via private jet when he was arrested at Le Bourget airport in the outskirts of Paris, BFMTV reports. Quoting an unnamed source, the outlet added he was the…
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Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom to be extradited to US after losing 12-year legal fight | Science & Tech News
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Kim Dotcom, who founded the globally popular file-sharing site Megaupload, will be extradited to the US from New Zealand. German-born Dotcom, who has New Zealand residency, has been fighting extradition since 2012 following an FBI-ordered raid on his Auckland mansion. He is charged with copyright infringement, money laundering and racketeering. US authorities say Dotcom –…
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Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg reveals his latest project on Facebook and Instagram | US News
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Mark Zuckerberg has revealed he is raising cattle at his Hawaiian ranch on a diet of macadamia nuts and beer to produce “the highest quality beef in the world”. The 39-year-old billionaire founder of Facebook shared details of his latest venture on his Instagram and Facebook accounts – and joked that of all of his…
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Sam Bankman-Fried: FTX founder and ‘crypto king’ has bail revoked for alleged witness tampering | US News
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Disgraced FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried has had his $250m (£197m) bail revoked and has been sent to jail after alleged witness tampering. US District Judge Lewis Kaplan made the decision after prosecutors said Bankman-Fried had tried to harass a key witness in his fraud case last month. The 31-year-old was charged with defrauding investors in…
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Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes has prison sentence shortened by two years | US News
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Disgraced Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes has had two years knocked off her prison sentence. Holmes, 39, is behind bars in Texas for overseeing an infamous blood-testing hoax. The fraudster started her 11-year sentence in May – but an update to her prison records shows she is now due to be released two years ahead of schedule.…