Cybersecurity
UK approves WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s extradition to U.S.
WikiLeaks’ founder Julian Assange leaves Westminster Magistrates Court in London, Britain. Henry Nicholls | Reuters The U.K. has approved the extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the U.S., where he is wanted over the publication of hundreds of thousands of classified military documents and diplomatic cables. The deportation was approved Friday by U.K. Home […]
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Wickr, Amazon’s encrypted chat app, has a child sex abuse problem — and little is being done to stop it
Pavlo Gonchar | Lightrocket | Getty Images Wickr Me, an encrypted messaging app owned by Amazon Web Services, has become a go-to destination for people to exchange images of child sexual abuse, according to court documents, online communities, law enforcement and anti-exploitation activists. It’s not the only tech platform that needs to crack down on […]
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Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi surges 50% after report that regulators are ending probes
Budrul Chukrut | LightRocket | Getty Images Shares of Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi surged more than 50% in pre-market trade in the U.S. on Monday after the Wall Street Journal reported that regulators are concluding investigations into the company. The WSJ report said authorities would lift a ban on Didi adding new users as early […]
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Feds say Twitter used contact info collected for security purposes to target ads
Musk would have been appointed to Twitter’s board on Saturday, but the world’s richest man informed the company on the day that he would not, in fact, be taking the board seat. Andrew Burton | Getty Images News | Getty Images Twitter reached a $150 million settlement with the Department of Justice and Federal Trade […]
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America’s small businesses aren’t ready for a cyberattack
Some of the highest profile cyberattacks on the U.S. in recent years are alleged to have originated in Russia, including the 2021 attack on the Colonial Pipeline — the largest fuel pipeline in the U.S. — the SolarWinds attack in 2020, and the 2016 hacking into the Democratic National Committee. Since Russia invaded Ukraine in […]
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China has signaled easing of its tech crackdown — but don’t expect a policy U-turn
China has shown signs of easing its crackdown on the technology sector which has wiped billions of dollars of value from its most prominent companies. But analysts said Beijing’s recent positive rhetoric should not be mistaken for a reversal of policy. “I think the big tech companies will have a grace period for maybe the […]
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China has been quietly building a blockchain platform. Here’s what we know
China has made blockchain technology a strategic priority. Blockchain-based Service Network, or BSN, is part of its efforts to boost its capabilities in the sector. Yuichiro Chino | Moment | Getty Images Chinese President Xi Jinping has declared that his country needs to “seize the opportunities” presented by blockchain technology. In a speech in 2019, […]
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Five U.S. states order a metaverse casino with alleged ties to Russia to halt sale of NFTs
Zoom In IconArrows pointing outwards Source: Flamingo Casino Club Regulators in five states simultaneously filed emergency orders Wednesday against a virtual casino they say has ties to Russia and that has been operating in the metaverse, a digital world where participants can interact with each other, purchase products and even gamble. State law enforcement officials […]
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Microsoft launches cybersecurity services to help clients fight off ransomware and other attacks
Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft CNBC Microsoft’s security business is growing faster than any of its main products, and now the company is adding heft to its offerings with three new services designed to help organizations spot and respond to cybersecurity incidents. Microsoft is among the leaders in cloud software and infrastructure, which means its […]
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Goldman fund manager reveals ‘massive’ opportunity in tech, says investors are missing 2 stocks
One of Goldman’s top tech fund managers, Brook Dane, shares two stocks he says offer “exceptional” risk-rewards. Source
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