Colonial Pipeline Admits Ransomware Attack Stole Personal DataColonial Pipeline Admits Ransomware Attack Stole Personal Data

Colonial Pipeline Admits Ransomware Attack Stole Personal Data

US pipeline operator confirms devastating ransomware attack in May, also resulted in theft of personal information of nearly 6,000 people

4 years ago
US Regulator Opens Official Investigation Of Tesla AutopilotUS Regulator Opens Official Investigation Of Tesla Autopilot

US Regulator Opens Official Investigation Of Tesla Autopilot

Federal vehicle safety regulator in the US launches formal investigation of Tesla’s Autopilot, after a series of fatal crashes

4 years ago
Tesla Hopes To Activate German Factory In OctoberTesla Hopes To Activate German Factory In October

Tesla Hopes To Activate German Factory In October

Tesla Gigafactory near Berlin may launch operations in October, following bureaucratic and environmental delays – but final approval still pending

4 years ago
Sonos Scores Legal Victory In Google Patent DisputeSonos Scores Legal Victory In Google Patent Dispute

Sonos Scores Legal Victory In Google Patent Dispute

Sonos sees legal win over Google as US International Trade Commission judge finds Google smartphones and speakers infringed five Sonos…

4 years ago
US Lawmakers Express Concern Over Amazon One Palm ScannerUS Lawmakers Express Concern Over Amazon One Palm Scanner

US Lawmakers Express Concern Over Amazon One Palm Scanner

US senators query Amazon over security of biometric data from Amazon One palm-scanning system, and how company plans to use…

4 years ago
Facebook Adds Encrypted Calls Option To MessengerFacebook Adds Encrypted Calls Option To Messenger

Facebook Adds Encrypted Calls Option To Messenger

Facebook adds option for end-to-end encryption for voice and video calls, following on from encrypted chats, as pandemic sees surge…

4 years ago
Samsung Heir Lee Released From Prison On ParoleSamsung Heir Lee Released From Prison On Parole

Samsung Heir Lee Released From Prison On Parole

Samsung vice-chairman Jay Y. Lee released from prison on parole amidst chip crisis as South Korean government pleads for public…

4 years ago
Criminals Use ‘Antinalysis’ To Evade Bitcoin TrackingCriminals Use ‘Antinalysis’ To Evade Bitcoin Tracking

Criminals Use ‘Antinalysis’ To Evade Bitcoin Tracking

Cyber-criminals increasingly using blockchain analytics tools to evaluate how well Bitcoin-laundering techniques are working, study finds

4 years ago
Apple Acknowledges ‘Confusion’ Over ‘iPhone Scanning’ SystemApple Acknowledges ‘Confusion’ Over ‘iPhone Scanning’ System

Apple Acknowledges ‘Confusion’ Over ‘iPhone Scanning’ System

iCloud uploads from iPhones and iPads to be scanned only for known CSAM images, with local database providing more accountability,…

4 years ago
OpenAI Codex Translates English Into Programming CodeOpenAI Codex Translates English Into Programming Code

OpenAI Codex Translates English Into Programming Code

No more developers or programmers? Updated machine learning Codex from OpenAI translates English language into programming code

4 years ago
Facebook Delays Office Return Until January 2022Facebook Delays Office Return Until January 2022

Facebook Delays Office Return Until January 2022

Latest tech firm to delay office return. Social networking giant tells US and other staff, to return to office in…

4 years ago
Poly Network Hacker Offered $500,000 To Return Stolen TokensPoly Network Hacker Offered $500,000 To Return Stolen Tokens

Poly Network Hacker Offered $500,000 To Return Stolen Tokens

Poly Network confirms it offered 'white hat hacker' who stole $611m in digital tokens, a $500,000 bug bounty to return…

4 years ago
UK Regulator Finds Facebook’s Purchase Of Giphy ‘Harms Competition’UK Regulator Finds Facebook’s Purchase Of Giphy ‘Harms Competition’

UK Regulator Finds Facebook’s Purchase Of Giphy ‘Harms Competition’

Competition and Markets Authority provisionally finds Facebook’s merger with Giphy will harm competition on social platforms

4 years ago
YouTube Suspends Rand Paul Over Facemask ClaimsYouTube Suspends Rand Paul Over Facemask Claims

YouTube Suspends Rand Paul Over Facemask Claims

Another social platform has banned yet another US Republican politician over false claims about facemask effectiveness during pandemic

4 years ago
Facebook Accused Of Using Content Of Three Australian PublishersFacebook Accused Of Using Content Of Three Australian Publishers

Facebook Accused Of Using Content Of Three Australian Publishers

Dustup down under, as three Australian publishers allege Facebook used content for its news service without their permission

4 years ago

Apple Drops Corellium Lawsuit

Apple has dropped its copyright lawsuit against Corellium at the last minute, before the two sides were due to go…

4 years ago

Samsung Unveils Cheaper, More Durable Folding Phones

New handsets with folding screens from Samsung, offer cheaper prices, increased durability, and also an under-screen camera

4 years ago

Poly Network Hackers Return $258m, After Huge Cryptocurrency Heist

That still leaves $353m unaccounted for. Hackers return $258m to Poly Network, after stealing $611m worth of digital tokens

4 years ago

Julian Assange Loses Court Ruling Over US Extradiction

British judge rules US government can be given more grounds to appeal against January decision not to extradite Assange to…

4 years ago

China Confirms Death Sentence, Amid Meng Wanzhou Case

Hostage politics. Beijing confirms death sentence of one Canadian, and jails another for eleven years, ahead of Huawei CFO extradiction…

4 years ago

Google May Cut Salaries Of Home Workers

Google staff who opt to work from home on a permanent basis in the United States, may have their salaries…

4 years ago

Hackers Steal $600m In Cryptocurrency Heist – Report

Crypto heist. Blockchain site Poly Network urges hackers to return stolen digital tokens after they exploited a vulnerability

4 years ago

NortonLifeLock, Avast To Merge Into Antivirus Goliath

NortonLifeLock, the entity formerly known as Symantec, is to merge with Avast to create antivirus juggernaut for the consumer sector

4 years ago

NSA Awards $10bn Contract To AWS, But Microsoft Files Complaint

Revenge for the JEDI? Microsoft files an official complaint with government regulator, after NSA awards $10 billion contract to AWS

4 years ago

Twitter Suspends Marjorie Taylor Greene, Again

Third suspension from Twitter for Republican far-right conspiracy theorist Marjorie Taylor Greene, who tweeted misinformation about Covid vaccines

4 years ago

Amazon Reinstates Mask Requirement For US Warehouse Staff

All Amazon staff in its US warehouse are now required once again to wear masks indoors, irrespective of their vaccine…

4 years ago

UK Government £4m Trial For Fibre Cables In Water Pipes

Government trial to install fibre cables in water pipes to accelerate rollout of broadband and mobile signals in hard to…

4 years ago

Apple Defends Photo Checking On iPhones

Apple promises to reject any government demands to use, or alter, its controversial detection system of child abuse images

4 years ago

Google’s Larry Page Granted New Zealand Residency

Armageddon bolthole? Co-founder of Google, Larry Page, was granted residency in New Zealand earlier this year after medical emergency

4 years ago

Vodafone Joins EE And Reinstates Roaming Charges

Disappointing decision. Vodafone becomes second operator to controversially reintroduce roaming charges for customers in Europe

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