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The latest in North Korea’s fake IT worker scheme: Extorting the employers Article 1032 words 17 votes
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Goodbye, floppies - San Francisco pays Hitachi $212 million to remove 5.25-inch disks from its light rail service Article 428 words 30 votes
Industry groups are suing the US Federal Trade Commission to stop its click to cancel rule Article 224 words 46 votes
The AI investment boom - large increase in US construction and billions in equipment purchases Article 2074 words 4 votes
Federal Trade Commission announces final “Click-to-Cancel” rule making it easier for US consumers to end recurring subscriptions and memberships Article 543 words 64 votes
Inside the TikTok documents: Stripping teens and boosting 'attractive' people social media Article 821 words 33 votes
US Department of Justice indicates it’s considering Google breakup following monopoly ruling google.play android Article 64 votes
Hackers take control of robot vacuums in multiple US cities, yell racial slurs security.cyber privacy Article 1155 words 37 votes
US judge rules Google must give rival third-party app stores access to the full catalog of Google Play apps — and distribute third-party stores google.play android Article 479 words 56 votes
Starlink is offering free internet access for thirty days for folks affected by Hurricane Helene internet.satellite Article 366 words 22 votes
License plate readers are creating a US-wide database of more than just cars Article 674 words 20 votes
Vox Media, on the hunt for new revenue streams, is exploring putting up a pay wall on The Verge internet Article 345 words 29 votes
More people than ever are trying to hack the US government--and they love it security.cyber Article 328 words 11 votes
Kaspersky deletes itself, installs UltraAV antivirus without warning security.cyber Article 590 words 22 votes
SS7: A mobile network operator protocol with scary vulnerabilities privacy security Video 31:55 29 votes
US Department of Justice attorneys claim Google has “trifecta of monopolies” on day one of ad tech trial google Article 699 words 30 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
CrowdStrike estimates the tech meltdown caused by its bungling left a $60 million dent in its sales security.cyber Article 446 words 37 votes
US 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 National Security Agency releases footage of Rear Admiral Grace Hopper speech from the 1980s Article 393 words 32 votes
US judge rules $400 million algorithmic system illegally denied thousands of people’s Medicaid benefits Article 395 words 27 votes
US 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 Department of Justice files an antitrust suit against a software company for allegedly manipulating rent prices Article 257 words 46 votes