A Canadian minister says the country plans to ban devices that copy wireless signals for remote keyless entry, like Flipper Zero, to combat auto theft
The tiny hacking device has been viewed as a threat by law enforcement. Now it looks like a major western government is trying to ban it.
New York Attorney General expands her October 2023 lawsuit against DCG, Genesis, and Gemini, tripling the size of their alleged fraud from Gemini Earn to $3B+
New York Attorney General Letitia James on Friday expanded her lawsuit against Digital Currency Group and other cryptocurrency defendants …
Arc Search's Browse for Me feature, which makes a custom web page with search result summaries, faces a backlash over concerns about web traffic and ad revenue
Arc browser's new feature summarizes search results, cheating those pages' creators out of valuable web traffic.
Gemini on Android is more useful than regular Assistant thanks to Google services integration, but it's not good at picking up on context and can be frustrating
I don't know how to say this, but sometimes the emotional labor of opening another app on my phone and typing in some text is just too much.
Notion acquires Skiff, which raised $14.2M to offer end-to-end encrypted file storage, docs, calendar events, and email; Skiff will shut down after six months
Notion launched its new calendar based on Cron last month, but its productivity suit can soon have more privacy-focused offerings.
How cheap power and friendly ties with China made Ethiopia, where almost half the population has no access to electricity, a haven for Chinese Bitcoin miners
Cheap power and friendly relations with China have made the Horn of Africa country a top pick for Chinese Bitcoin miners
Samsung receives FDA authorization to add a feature to Galaxy Watch to detect “signs of moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea” for users over the age of 22
Samsung just got approval from the FDA to use Galaxy Watch to detect if the wearer is dealing with sleep apnea.
Joint filing: Apple and Rivos say they reached a deal to settle Apple's 2022 lawsuit accusing the SoC startup of poaching 40+ engineers to steal trade secrets
In a joint court filing Friday, the companies told a judge they're aiming to finalize an accord that resolves their claims against each other by March 15.
Meta plans to not “proactively recommend political content from accounts you don't follow” on Threads, matching the company's policy on Facebook and Instagram
including this feed. … Seth Abramson / @seth.abramson : Now that Threads has announced it will throttle political content, please do, when/as possible: 1. Repost political content you find informativ...
Bollegraaf, the world's biggest builder of recycling plants, partners with AI startup Greyparrot to retrofit thousands of plants with AI tools for sorting waste
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Analysis: in 2023, 85% of videos on TikTok contained music, up from 69% in 2019; 84% of videos on YouTube, 58% on Instagram, and 49% on Facebook contained music
TikTok, the pandemic's golden child that couldn't be banned, is under fire once again. This time, Universal Music Group (UMG) …
France's privacy regulator says data on 33M+ people, about half the nation's population, was compromised in a cyberattack on two health insurance firms in Jan.
Data on more than 33 million people in France, approximately half the population, was compromised in a cyberattack at the end of January …
Sources: Meta considers flagging more uses of the term “Zionist” as antisemitic, a move some say could suppress legitimate debate about the Israel-Hamas war
How chiplet tech could allow Chinese companies to circumvent US sanctions, as the Chinese government and VCs focus on propping up the domestic chiplet industry
By connecting several less-advanced chips into one, Chinese companies could circumvent the sanctions set by the US government.
At a legislative hearing in Oregon, an Apple executive opposed a strong right-to-repair bill, despite Apple's support for a similar but weaker law in California
A look at Aware, whose AI tools let companies track employee sentiment and weed out toxicity by monitoring employee chatter on Slack, Teams, and other apps
- Aware, an AI firm specializing in analyzing employee messages, said companies including Walmart, Delta, T-Mobile …
LastPass warns users about a fake copy of its app on Apple's App Store, with a similar name and logo, likely used as a phishing app to steal users' credentials
Elon Musk switches the location of Neuralink's incorporation from Delaware to Nevada, after a Delaware judge struck down Musk's $55B Tesla pay package last week
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Memo: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services says health insurers cannot use AI to determine care or deny coverage to members on Medicare Advantage plans
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Carlyle Group agrees to sell UK game publisher Jagex, which develops RuneScape, to CVC Capital, sources say for £900M, after acquiring it in 2021 for $530M+
Sources: Cisco plans to lay off thousands of workers as part of a restructuring, as it seeks to focus on high-growth areas; Cisco had 84,900 staffers in FY 2023
Cisco is set to layoff thousands of employees, a move that is part of a restructuring plan, as it looks to focus on high growth areas, sources say. … Forums: r/technology : Exclusive: Cisco to cut tho...
A federal judge dismisses a case in which an imprisoned Saudi dissident and his sister, who is a US citizen, accused X of conspiring with the Saudi government
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The FTC says Americans lost $10B+ to scammers in 2023, up 14% YoY, with 2.6M+ consumers filing fraud reports; email was the most commonly used method in scams
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John Walker, a computer programmer and co-founder of 3D design software maker Autodesk, died on February 2 at the age of 75
Grammarly lays off 230 employees as part of a restructuring, after growing from 200 to 1,000 over the past five years; the startup was valued at $13B in 2021
Disney is testing a contextual ad tool dubbed “magic words” for Disney+ and Hulu that uses AI to analyze scenes and identify contents, brands, images, and mood
Abu Dhabi-based AI group G42 has “divested from all its investments in China” as it seeks to reassure the US; sources: the sell-off included shares in ByteDance
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Shopify: Revolutionizing Commerce with Winter Edition '26
Over 150+ new features transform how merchants build, design, and grow—with technology that amplifies creative vision.
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.