Sources: the FBI determined around 2017 that Huawei gear in cell towers near US military bases in the Midwest was capable of capturing and disrupting DoD comms
On paper, it looked like a fantastic deal. In 2017, the Chinese government was offering to spend $100 million to build …
Google fires engineer Blake Lemoine, who said he believes Google's LaMDA conversational tech is sentient, citing employment and data security policy violations
Google has fired Blake Lemoine, the engineer who said he believed the company's LaMDA conversational technology was sentient.
A look at the bipartisan American Data Privacy and Protection Act, which privacy experts say might finally give the US a strong federal data protection law
A bill with bipartisan support might finally give the US a strong federal data protection law. — Usually, when Congress is working …
Epidemic Sound, which offers music tracks to creators, sues Meta, alleging approximately 94% of content using Epidemic's music on Meta's platforms is unlicensed
Faced with the prospect of copyright strikes, Content ID claims and potential account loss, thousands of YouTubers, TikTok users …
A South Carolina bill would make it illegal to host a website or “an internet service” with information that is “reasonably likely to be used for an abortion”
More states could follow, setting up a battle over the future of online speech across the country. — Listen
DoorDash and Uber Eats are moving beyond food, focusing on groceries and alcohol, as users cut spending due to high inflation and a potential economic downturn
Delivery apps look to move beyond food as they face high inflation, a potential economic downturn — Grubhub CEO on the Postpandemic Future of Food Delivery Tweets: @preetika_rana , @jerrycap , @eric...
FTX plans to let customers of bankrupt crypto lender Voyager create new accounts on FTX, funded by an early distribution of a part of their bankruptcy claims
this is incredible and incredibly smart 👏🏻 @SBF_FTX FTX Proposes Joint Plan to Offer Early Liquidity to Voyager Digital's Customers in Bankruptcy Proceeding https://www.prnewswire.com/...
Gamers in China, where online porn is banned, are using the Steam app Wallpaper Engine as a cloud drive and a video player to exchange adult-only content
Wallpaper Engine has become a haven for ingenious Chinese users who use it to smuggle adult content as desktop wallpaper. But how long can it last?
Uber admits it failed to inform the FTC of the November 2016 hack that affected 57M passengers and drivers, as part of a settlement to avoid US criminal charges
Uber Technologies Inc (UBER.N) on Friday accepted responsibility for covering up a 2016 data breach that affected 57 million passengers …
Microsoft resumes rolling out an update to block VBA macros by default in downloaded Office documents, after rolling it back earlier in July over user feedback
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A look at attacks on internet cables in France in April 2022, when “backbone cables” were surgically cut in three locations around Paris in around two hours
As new details about the scope of the sabotage emerge, the perpetrators—and the reason for their vandalism—remain unknown. Tweets: @tiagodf and @twshiloh Tweets: Tiago Dias / @tiagodf : At present, th...
Sources: British satellite internet startup OneWeb is nearing a merger with France's Eutelsat, in a deal valuing OneWeb at $3B+; Eutelsat invested in OneWeb
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Blockchain infrastructure company Chain acquires Measurable Data Token, including the cash-back app RewardMe and the financial data protocol MeFi, for $100M
- Chain acquires Measurable Data Token ecosystem for $100 million. — The deal is unique inasmuch as it will involve a merge between Chain's XCN and MDT.
How the nearly two-year-old chip shortage upended Detroit's car manufacturing, which a historian says may be the biggest disruption since the 1970s fuel crisis
The worst crisis for automakers in 50 years has left dealerships with little to sell as prices soar for consumers — Listen Tweets: @carlquintanilla Tweets: Carl Quintanilla / @carlquintanilla : “A y...
T-Mobile agrees to pay $350M to settle class action lawsuits over a 2021 cyberattack that impacted ~76.6M customers and pledges to invest $150M in data security
Item 8.01 - Other Events On July 22, 2022, T-Mobile US, Inc. (the “Company” … Slashdot : T-Mobile Announces $350M Settlement Over Data Breach - Plus $150M Security Upgrade Ians / Business Standard : T...
How China's mass collection of personal info and its new, unevenly enforced data security rules contribute to a thriving underground market for stolen data
Government's mass collection of personal information aids social control but undermines national security, cybersecurity researchers say Tweets: @joshchin , @jchengwsj , @_karenhao , @jchengwsj , @chr...
CBRE: San Francisco's office vacancy rate rose to 24.2% in Q2 2022, up 0.4% QoQ, as tech companies' flexible return-to-office demands slows the city's recovery
downtown Atlanta is mostly infrastructure for tourists/conventions and underutilized parking garages: https://www.cnbc.com/... https://twitter.com/... Jennifer Elias / @jenn_elias : Marshall Luck is a...
Survey of ~14K delivery drivers in Japan: most work 40 hours or less per week, 63% are “satisfied”, and 82% would keep their jobs “for a while” or “forever”
for now By Kaoruko Ishibushi from Tokyo https://restofworld.org/...
Instacart co-founder Apoorva Mehta, who stepped down as CEO in 2021, says he'll step down as executive chairman and leave the board once the company goes public
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A look at Ukraine's thriving tech sector amid war; National Bank of Ukraine: tech firms brought in $3.1B in revenue from January to May 2022, up from $2.5B YoY
David Segal / New York Times : Tweets: @dlepeska and @moatazr Tweets: David Lepeska / @dlepeska : Daryna Hameliak, who generates leads at Avenga, once hastily ended a sales call at her parents' home ...
Entrust, an ID management company used by the US Treasury, DHS, and others, confirms a ransomware gang breached its network in June 2022 and stole internal data
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Shopify's new AI commerce stack
Their VP of Product digs into just-launched products to help entrepreneurs and developers build with the latest AI.
Email fatigue is real: Here's how smart email tools help you regain control
Picture this: It's Monday morning. You walk into the office feeling energized and ready to take on the week.
Protecting your Cloud Applications Data
Backing up Office 365, Google Workspace, Dropbox & Box data is critical to preventing data loss or corruption, complying with laws and avoiding critical downtime in case of a disaster.