February 2025

Thailand ready to welcome 7,000 trafficked scam call center victims back from Myanmar 2025-02-21 at 05:34 By Connor Jones It comes amid a major crackdown on the abusive industry that started during COVID Thailand is preparing to receive thousands of people rescued from scam call centers in Myanmar as the country launches a major crackdown […]

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National Science Foundation staff axed by Trump fear for US scientific future 2025-02-21 at 04:19 By Brandon Vigliarolo An inside tale: Probation extended, tenure revoked, a scramble to merge research portfolios, and more Feature  With the National Science Foundation cutting staff to comply with President Trump’s order for sweeping federal government layoffs, concerns are growing

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Linux royalty backs adoption of Rust for kernel code, says its rise is inevitable 2025-02-21 at 02:50 By Thomas Claburn Nobody wants memory bugs. Penguinistas continue debate on how to squish ’em Some Linux kernel maintainers remain unconvinced that adding Rust code to the open source project is a good idea, but its VIPs are

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Microsoft expands Copilot bug bounty targets, adds payouts for even moderate messes 2025-02-21 at 02:00 By Jessica Lyons Said bugs ‘can have significant implications’ – glad to hear that from Redmond Microsoft is so concerned about security in its Copilot products for folks that it’s lifted bug bounty payments for moderate-severity vulnerabilities from nothing to

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Oops, some of our customers’ Power Pages sites were exploited, says Microsoft 2025-02-21 at 01:31 By Iain Thomson Don’t think this is SaaS and you can relax: Redmond wants a few of you to check your websites Microsoft has fixed a security flaw in its Power Pages website-building SaaS, after criminals got there first –

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FTC seeks public’s input on ‘un-American’ and ‘potentially illegal’ Big Tech censorship — including ‘shadow banning’ 2025-02-21 at 00:01 By Thomas Barrabi The Federal Trade Commission is seeking the public’s input on whether Big Tech firms like Google and Facebook parent Meta censor their users, the agency announced on Thursday. This article is an excerpt

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GitLab and its execs sued again and again over ‘misleading’ AI hype, price hikes 2025-02-21 at 00:01 By Thomas Claburn Bosses bragged about Duo Chat bot, buyers weren’t buying it – claim For the third time in five months, GitLab or its execs have been sued over allegedly misleading investors about AI capabilities and demand.…

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Billionaire GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen boosts stake in Chinese titan Alibaba to $1B: report 2025-02-20 at 23:37 By Reuters Chinese tech stocks have been on the ascent in recent days, after the emergence of domestic artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product Reviews | New York Post

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77% of Americans concerned about Chinese ownership of TikTok as Trump admin scrambles to ‘save’ app 2025-02-20 at 23:20 By Thomas Barrabi A whopping 77% of Americans say they remain concerned about continued Chinese ownership of TikTok – even as the Trump administration scrambles to cut a deal to “save” the popular app, according to

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Laptop makers stalled on repairability improvements 2025-02-20 at 20:32 By Brandon Vigliarolo Apple, Dell made some progress, but MacBooks are still the worst to crack open, says PIRG The right to repair movement has gained momentum, yet laptop makers have largely stalled on improving repairability.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original

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Euro cloud biz trials ‘server blades in a cold box’ system 2025-02-20 at 19:54 By Dan Robinson Hot air or a 50% energy saving? Exoscale datacenter runs proof-of-concept to test veracity of Digger’s claims A1 Digital is testing liquid cooling tech for power-intensive AI servers that is claimed to save 50 percent of the energy

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Google Calendar, Docs hit by info-stealing malware — here’s how to safeguard your devices 2025-02-20 at 19:41 By Brooke Kato Getting hacked is never planned, but it seems that malware is infiltrating people’s calendars. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product Reviews | New York Post View Original Source React to

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Sam Bankman-Fried rips Biden over ‘politicization’ of DOJ, warms to Trump: ‘Republican Party was far more reasonable’ 2025-02-20 at 19:29 By Ariel Zilber Sam Bankman-Fried ripped the Biden administration for its “politicization” of the Justice Department and expressed sympathy for President Donald Trump. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product Reviews

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Mobile phishing threats are evolving, according to new research 2025-02-20 at 19:13 By A new report highlights trends in mobile-specific phishing attacks.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

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US minerals company says crooks broke into email and helped themselves to $500K 2025-02-20 at 18:47 By Connor Jones A painful loss for young company that’s yet to generate revenue A NASDAQ-listed US minerals company says cybercriminals broke into its systems on Valentine’s Day and paid themselves around $500,000 – money earmarked for a vendor.…

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