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Glenn Chapman

Glenn Chapman is Agence France Presse technology correspondent, in San Francisco, Ca. He also covers Metro San Francisco. San Francisco, California. His reporting has also appeared in Business Insider, Discovery News, Yahoo, Toronto Star, AlterNet, and France 24.

Iran
Facebook takes Down Vast Iran-Led Manipulation Campaign

Facebook takes Down Vast Iran-Led Manipulation Campaign

Glenn Chapman

San Francisco (AFP) – Facebook said Thursday it took down hundreds of accounts from Iran that were part of a vast manipulation campaign operating in more than 20 countries. The world’s biggest social network said it removed 783 pages, groups and accounts “for engaging in coordinated inauthentic behavior tied to Iran.” The pages were part […]

Green Transportation
Tesla’s Electric Car has Historic Quarter, seeks to conquer China & Europe

Tesla’s Electric Car has Historic Quarter, seeks to conquer China & Europe

Glenn Chapman

San Francisco (AFP) – Electric car maker Tesla on Wednesday reported an “historic” quarterly profit driven by demand for its mass market Model 3, as the company looks beyond its US home base to Europe and China. Tesla chief executive Elon Musk said he expects the company to stay profitable from this point forward, and […]

Pollution
US jury orders Monsanto pay $290mn to cancer patient in weed killer trial

US jury orders Monsanto pay $290mn to cancer patient in weed killer trial

Glenn Chapman

San Francisco (AFP) – A California jury on Friday ordered chemical giant Monsanto to pay nearly $290 million for failing to warn a dying groundskeeper that its weed killer Roundup might cause cancer. Jurors unanimously found that Monsanto — which vowed to appeal — acted with “malice” and that its weed killers Roundup and the […]

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