Afternoon News Updates: House intel chief says Facebook working on election threats; Globe Business Data Centers acquire int’l industry certification on customer data security and management; Walmart to quit selling e-cigarettes amid vaping backlash

[Inquirer.Net]( []  Technology [House intel chief says Facebook working on election threats]( WASHINGTON — The head of the House Intelligence Committee said Friday he has been assured by the CEO of Facebook that the company is working on ways to... --------------------------------------------------------------- [Globe Business Data Centers acquire int’l industry certification on customer data security and management]( Globe Business, the enterprise arm of Globe, recently received the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) compliance certification version... --------------------------------------------------------------- [Walmart to quit selling e-cigarettes amid vaping backlash]( NEW YORK — Walmart is getting out of the vaping business. The nation’s largest retailer said Friday that it will stop selling electronic cigarettes... --------------------------------------------------------------- [Why you don’t need a 5G phone just yet]( NEW YORK — No 5G iPhone? No problem. You probably don’t want one anyway. For most people, it’s smart to stick with a smartphone that isn’t... --------------------------------------------------------------- [Twitter, Facebook close accounts linked to Spanish party]( MADRID  — Twitter and Facebook say they have removed 365 fake accounts linked to Spain’s conservative Popular Party that were used to influence public... --------------------------------------------------------------- [Microsoft: Free Windows 7 security updates for 2020 election]( WASHINGTON — Microsoft said Friday it will offer free security updates through the 2020 election in the United States — and in other interested democratic... --------------------------------------------------------------- [Senate tech critic to Facebook CEO: Sell WhatsApp, Instagram]( WASHINGTON — As Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg met Thursday with President Donald Trump and other critics of the tech industry, the Senate’s most vocal... If you are interested in Nation, Metro Manila, Business, Sports, World, Entertainment and Opinion, [update your preference here](. © Copyright 2019 [INQUIRER.net]( [Forward to a Friend]( | [Modify Your Preferences]( | [Unsubscribe]( | [Feedback](