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Canada Orders TikTok to Shut Down Canadian Operations Over Security Concerns

Canada Orders TikTok to Shut Down Canadian Operations Over Security Concerns 2024-11-07 at 07:03 By The Canadian government on Wednesday ordered ByteDance-owned TikTok to dissolve its operations in the country, citing national security risks, but stopped short of instituting a ban on the popular video-sharing platform. “The decision was based on the information and evidence […]

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Consumer privacy risks of data aggregation: What should organizations do?

Consumer privacy risks of data aggregation: What should organizations do? 2024-11-07 at 06:48 By Help Net Security In September 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released an eye-opening report that digs into the data habits of nine major tech giants, including Amazon (Twitch), ByteDance (TikTok), Discord, Facebook, Reddit, Snap, Twitter, WhatsApp, and YouTube. The findings

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Officials warn of Russia’s tech-for-troops deal with North Korea amid Ukraine conflict

Officials warn of Russia’s tech-for-troops deal with North Korea amid Ukraine conflict 2024-11-07 at 04:35 By Laura Dobberstein 10,000 of Kim Jong Un’s soldiers believed to be headed for front line The EU has joined US and South Korean officials in expressing concern over a Russian transfer of technology to North Korea in return for

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AI chip startup Tenstorrent to train Japan’s engineers in $50M government deal

AI chip startup Tenstorrent to train Japan’s engineers in $50M government deal 2024-11-07 at 03:37 By Laura Dobberstein Government wants to make semiconductors big on home turf again Japan has asked AI chip startup Tenstorrent to train up to 200 chip designers from the country at its US offices over the course of five years

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Researchers Discover New Banking Malware, ToxicPanda

Researchers Discover New Banking Malware, ToxicPanda 2024-11-07 at 00:01 View original post at Safety Detectives Researchers with Cleafy discovered a new strain of banking malware that targets Android users. Once infected, it enables hackers to conduct fraudulent banking transactions with the victim’s device. The scheme itself isn’t new — it’s referred to as on-device fraud

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Voting Delay In Pennsylvania Caused By Malfunction

Voting Delay In Pennsylvania Caused By Malfunction 2024-11-07 at 00:01 View original post at Safety Detectives Cambria County had its voting period extended following a technical malfunction that prevented some voters from casting their ballots. As a result, ballots were extended until 10 P.M. IT specialists were immediately called in to address the software issues

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Cybercrooks are targeting Bengal cat lovers in Australia for some reason

Cybercrooks are targeting Bengal cat lovers in Australia for some reason 2024-11-07 at 00:01 By Connor Jones In case today’s news cycle wasn’t shocking enough, here’s a gem from Sophos Fresh from a series of serious reports detailing its five-year battle with Chinese cyberattackers, Sophos has dropped a curious story about users of a popular

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Apple users are making NSFW emojis with new Genmoji app — before it ‘gets banned’

Apple users are making NSFW emojis with new Genmoji app — before it ‘gets banned’ 2024-11-06 at 22:05 By Adriana Diaz Looks like we’ve got some bad apples with iPhones. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product Reviews | New York Post View Original Source

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What Trump’s election win means for Google antitrust cases — and the tech industry

What Trump’s election win means for Google antitrust cases — and the tech industry 2024-11-06 at 21:18 By Thomas Barrabi Donald Trump’s win in the 2024 presidential election will have major implications for antitrust regulation and federal policy toward the tech sector – including a pair of pending Justice Department cases against Google. This article

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VEILDrive Attack Exploits Microsoft Services to Evade Detection and Distribute Malware

VEILDrive Attack Exploits Microsoft Services to Evade Detection and Distribute Malware 2024-11-06 at 21:04 By An ongoing threat campaign dubbed VEILDrive has been observed taking advantage of legitimate services from Microsoft, including Teams, SharePoint, Quick Assist, and OneDrive, as part of its modus operandi. “Leveraging Microsoft SaaS services — including Teams, SharePoint, Quick Assist, and

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Arecibo telescope might have failed because of weak sockets

Arecibo telescope might have failed because of weak sockets 2024-11-06 at 20:48 By Thomas Claburn Electromagnetic radiation contributed to that zincing feeling: analysts The collapse of the 305-meter telescope at Arecibo Observatory in 2020 is being attributed to zinc creep – slow deformation due to stress – in the telescope’s cable spelter sockets, according to

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Thanks Linus. Torvalds patch improves Linux performance by 2.6%

Thanks Linus. Torvalds patch improves Linux performance by 2.6% 2024-11-06 at 19:34 By Liam Proven 21 lines that show the big man still has what it takes A relatively tiny code change by penguin premier Linus Torvalds is making a measurable improvement to Linux’s multithreaded performance.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View

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Supreme Court hears Facebook’s bid to toss shareholder suit over Cambridge Analytica scandal

Supreme Court hears Facebook’s bid to toss shareholder suit over Cambridge Analytica scandal 2024-11-06 at 19:24 By Reuters They shareholders lawsuit claims the company unlawfully withheld information from investors about a 2015 data breach involving British political consulting firm Cambridge Analytica that affected more than 30 million Facebook users. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology

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EU charges Corning with antitrust violations over Gorilla Glass dominance

EU charges Corning with antitrust violations over Gorilla Glass dominance 2024-11-06 at 18:33 By Brandon Vigliarolo US firm made OEMs, glass processors sign exclusivity deals, tattle on competitors, claims Euro Commish Corning’s Gorilla Glass is found in countless tech products, from smartphones and wearables to automobile windshields, and the European Commission has an inkling its

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Google blocked political posts on internal message boards ahead of Election Day: report

Google blocked political posts on internal message boards ahead of Election Day: report 2024-11-06 at 18:19 By Thomas Barrabi Google reportedly cracked down on employee political discussions ahead of an Election Night that ended in victory for Donald Trump. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product Reviews | New York Post

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