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The confessions of Marcus Hutchins, the hacker who saved the internet (2020) internet security.cyber Article 7106 words, published May 12 2020 38 votes
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US Department of Justice attorneys claim Google has “trifecta of monopolies” on day one of ad tech trial google Article 699 words 30 votes
After seeing Wi-Fi network named “STINKY,” Navy found hidden Starlink dish on US warship internet Article 978 words 63 votes
Russian dark web marketplace admins indicted after arrest in Miami internet Article 540 words 8 votes
Oracle's $115 million privacy settlement: What consumers should know privacy Article 4112 words 22 votes
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CrowdStrike estimates the tech meltdown caused by its bungling left a $60 million dent in its sales security.cyber Article 446 words 37 votes
Lawsuits against Crowdstrike begin with Delta Airlines and Crowdstrike shareholders filing suit security.cyber Article 862 words 21 votes
NY Times Tech Guild: We are celebrating Labor Day by announcing that a supermajority of our over-600 person union signed a pledge of support for a strike Link 26 votes
US judge rules $400 million algorithmic system illegally denied thousands of people’s Medicaid benefits Article 395 words 27 votes
Court: Section 230 doesn’t shield TikTok from blackout challenge death suit social media Article 690 words 25 votes
AI makes racist judgement calls when asked to evaluate speakers of African American vernacular English Link 23 votes
Elon Musk’s lawyers quietly subpoena public interest groups social media Article 990 words, published Aug 23 2024 38 votes
Chinese government hackers penetrate US internet providers to spy internet security.cyber Article 794 words 17 votes
San Leandro tech startup to sell drones the size of several cars, flying 600 miles at a time Article 1192 words 21 votes
The US DOJ files an antitrust suit against a software company for allegedly manipulating rent prices Article 257 words 46 votes
US Federal Trade Commission bans fake online reviews, inflated social media influence; rule takes effect in October internet social media Article 52 votes
The US government wants to make it easier for you to click the 'unsubscribe' button Article 563 words 58 votes
Susan Wojcicki, former YouTube CEO, dies at 56 internet social media google Article published Aug 10 2024 15 votes
Front Porch Forum is the friendliest social network you’ve never heard of social media Article 1658 words 46 votes
Google violated antitrust laws in online search, US judge rules google.search internet Article 1481 words 47 votes
Elon Musk’s X sues Unilever, Mars and CVS over ‘massive advertiser boycott’ social media Article 356 words 50 votes
OpenAI’s Sam Altman is becoming one of the most powerful people on Earth. We should be very afraid. Article 2924 words 17 votes
Delta CEO says CrowdStrike-Microsoft outage cost the airline $500 million, will seek damages microsoft security.cyber Article 44 votes
Los Angeles police department warns residents after spike in burglaries using Wi-Fi jammers that disable security cameras, smart doorbells security.home Article 441 words, published Jul 20 2024 42 votes
CrowdStrike global outage to cost US Fortune 500 companies $5.4bn security.cyber Article 504 words 35 votes
How the news broke on X. The epistemology of an assassination attempt. social media Video 18:42 14 votes
US Federal Communications Commission closes “final loopholes” that keep prison phone prices exorbitantly high Article 488 words 44 votes
Elon Musk says he’s moving SpaceX and X from California to Texas, blames new trans privacy law social media privacy Article 256 words 28 votes