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US and EU to Launch First-of-Its-Kind AI Agreement

January 30, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The United States and European Union announced a first-of-its-kind agreement on artificial intelligence (AI). The new agreement says the US and EU will speed up and enhance the use of artificial intelligence to improve agriculture, healthcare, […]

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US Says It ‘Hacked the Hackers’ to Bring Down Ransomware Gang

January 27, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

One of the most dangerous and prolific hacker gangs has been brought down. U.S. authorities have seized the servers of the notorious Hive ransomware group.  The hacking group has received more than $100 million in extortion […]

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FBI Apparently Has No Additional Evidence On Banning TikTok

January 27, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

States are turning to the FBI for guidance over TikTok. However, the FBI has offered no additional evidence. States are bringing in new bans on the use of TikTok on government devices and networks. When Maryland adopted […]

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Twitter Suspends White Supremacist Nick Fuentes’ Account One Day after Restoration

January 25, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

White supremacist Nick Fuentes lasted a whole day on Twitter. Prominent white nationalist and virulent antisemite Nick Fuentes has been suspended from Twitter, again, one day after he was able to return to his verified account. […]

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Google Sued by US Government over Monopoly in Online Advertising

January 25, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The Biden Administration filed a civil antitrust suit against Google on Tuesday, alleging that the Big Tech giant abuses its dominance of the online advertising business and monopolizes key digital advertising technologies, the US Department […]

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Microsoft to Invest Billions in ChatGPT-Maker OpenAI

January 24, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

US tech giant Microsoft is making a multiyear, $US10 billion worth investment in ChatGPT-maker OpenAI as part of the third phase of their long-term partnership and work toward creating advanced AI that benefits everyone, the […]

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Fox News: Your TV Is Spying On You? 

January 23, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Is your TV spying on you? This week Fox News published an article about how televisions may be stealing your data.  The article said that tracking on television is just like how tracking works on a […]

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Cyber-criminal allegedly stole $700,000 from GOP Senator campaign

January 21, 2023 Maja Popovska

A cyber-criminal allegedly stole roughly $700,000 from Sen. Jerry Moran’s (R-Kan.) campaign in November, according to the campaign, The Hill reported. Timothy Gottschalk, the treasurer for the Moran campaign, said last month in a statement […]

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Amazon Kills “Smile” Donation Program

January 20, 2023 Dime

Amazon is ending its charity donation program AmazonSmile. The program, now a decade old, saw Amazon donate 0.5 percent of eligible purchases to a charity of the shopper’s choice.  More than $400 million had been […]

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Google Parent Alphabet to Cut 12,000 Jobs

January 20, 2023 Dime

Google is about to slash 12,000 jobs.  It makes the company the latest in big tech to reduce its work force.  The cuts amount to about 6 percent of Google’s global work force.  Tech companies […]

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U.S. FAA computer outage disrupts system, cancelling 11,000 flights

January 20, 2023 Maja Popovska

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reported on Thursday that a preliminary investigation revealed that contract workers “unintentionally deleted files,” which disrupted a crucial computer system and led to a nationwide ground stop on January 11 […]

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Trump Wants Back on Facebook

January 19, 2023 Dime

Donald Trump has petitioned Meta to restore his access to Facebook.  It comes as Trump is reportedly looking to shift his 2024 presidential campaign into a higher gear. Trump was banned from Facebook more than […]

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Musk ‘lied’ when he tweeted about Tesla takeover, attorney argues

January 19, 2023 Dime

The San Francisco trial has begun alleging that Elon Musk deceptively drove up the price of Tesla’s stock.  Tesla investors are seeking ‘billions’ in damages on behalf of those who traded stock after Musk posted […]

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US Obtains Exclusion of NGOs from Drafting AI Treaty

January 18, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The first international treaty on Artificial Intelligence is being drafted. However, civil society organizations will not have a seat at that table.  Civil society organizations have been excluded from the drafting process due to a request […]

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Social Media Failed To Address Jan 6 Online Violence

January 18, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Social media companies failed to address the online extremism and call for violence that preceded the Jan. 6 insurrection on the Capitol.  The House committee that spent months investigating the violent riot collected stunning evidence […]

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Apple Slapped With Massive Fine by Russian Monopoly Watchdog

January 18, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Russia’s Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) announced on Tuesday that it has imposed a more than $17 million fine on US tech giant Apple for violating Russia’s anti-monopoly legislation and abuse of its dominant market position. […]

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TikTok Trying to Win Allies in the US Over Data Concerns

January 17, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The clock could be ticking for one of the most popular social media apps in the world. TikTok is trying to win more allies in the United States. For years, TikTok has had U.S. lawmakers sounding […]

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Report Shows Billions of Dollars in Crypto Used to Fund Terrorism

January 13, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

According to a report released on Thursday by Chainalysis, a platform that provides data on blockchain technology, the volume of crypto transactions funding illegal activities – such as terrorism and human trafficking – has quadrupled […]

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Seattle Schools Sue Tech Giants Over Youth Mental Health Crisis

January 9, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The public school district in Seattle has filed a novel lawsuit against the tech giants behind popular social media platforms TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and Snapchat, seeking to hold them accountable for the mental health […]

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Irish Data Regulator Slaps Meta with Massive Fine

January 5, 2023 Elizabeta Bozinovska

After it has established that Facebook and Instagram violated EU privacy law, the Irish data regulator fined their parent firm Meta $416 million on Wednesday, bringing the total penalties Dublin handed to Meta in just […]

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Webb Telescope Celebrates One-Year Anniversary 

December 28, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The new NASA James Webb Space Telescope has released stunning images after its one year in space. Christmas Day marked the one-year anniversary of NASA’s $10 billion Webb telescope blasting into space.  It has beamed back […]

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New Yorker Sues Apple Alleging ‘Racial Bias’ in Watch’s Blood Oximeter

December 27, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

One New Yorker filed a class-action lawsuit against the tech giant Apple on Dec. 24, alleging that the blood oximeter in Apple Watch had a racial bias against people with darker skin tones. According to […]

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Musk Orders Removal of Twitter’s Suicide Prevention Feature

December 24, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Twitter’s new owner and CEO Elon Musk has allegedly ordered in the past few days that Twitter removes a feature that promoted suicide prevention hotlines and other safety resources to users looking up certain content, […]

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FBI Contacted Twitter about Violating Accounts

December 17, 2022 Dime

According to fresh Twitter Files revealed on Friday, employees of the Federal Bureau of Investigation frequently contacted Twitter employees to alert them about accounts that “may” violate the company’s terms of service, Fox News informed. […]

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Musk Cites ‘Doxxing’ as Reason to Suspend Few US Journos on Twitter

December 16, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Several prominent US journalists who recently wrote about Twitter’s new owner Elon Musk have found their accounts suspended on the social media platform on Thursday without explanation, media report. Twitter suspended the accounts belonging to […]

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US Air Force Successfully Tested ARRW Hypersonic Missile

December 13, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The US Air Force announced Monday it successfully tested a cutting-edge strategic weapon that is also being developed by China and Russia – a fully operational prototype of its hypersonic Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW). […]

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Pentagon Splits $9bil Cloud Contract with Google, Amazon, Oracle, Microsoft

December 8, 2022 Dime

The Pentagon awarded a massive contract of cloud contracts, splitting it between four big tech companies Google, Amazon, Microsoft and Oracle.  The $9 billion cloud computing contracts will be dealt out separately to each company.  […]

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Google launches anti-misinformation campaign in India

December 6, 2022 Maja Popovska

Google is launching a new project in India to combat misinformation, which has been blamed for inciting violence in the country, Reuters reported. The new initiative will use “prebunking” videos, which are specifically designed to […]

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Ireland Fines Meta with €265m Over Data Scraping Practices

November 29, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Ireland’s privacy authority Monday imposed a €265 million fine and other corrective measures on US tech giant Meta-owned Facebook and Instagram over their data scraping practices. The Irish Data Protection Commissioner’s inquiry spurs from a […]

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Apple Curbs AirDrop File Sharing on Devices in China

November 28, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Apple restricted a crucial tool of dissent in China weeks before widespread protests broke out. Over the weekend, anti-government protests flared in several cities in China and on college campuses.  It marks the country’s most widespread […]

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