Month: June 2020
To Build Its Relief Task Force, Las Vegas Partnered With A Company Closely Linked To UAE Intelligence
A company that owns an app secretly used by the autocratic regime of the United Arab Emirates to spy on people may have gained access to personal information of residents of Las Vegas, after a COVID-19 relief task force in Nevada struck a deal in May with the company —…
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Instacart will expand sick pay to more gig workers
Instacart will expand its COVID-19 sick pay to include more gig workers as part of an agreement with the attorney general for Washington, DC. Under the agreement, the company is also launching a telemedicine pilot in the DC area to remotely diagnose shoppers who believe they may have contracted the…
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What the future of the space station looks like after SpaceX’s historic launch
With the success of SpaceX’s Crew Dragon launch this weekend, NASA now has the capability to launch its own astronauts from the US once again — and that means changes are in store for the future of the International Space Station. Soon, a new suite of vehicles could be regularly…
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Roku removes dedicated QAnon channel that launched last month
Streaming platform Roku has removed a channel dedicated to the QAnon conspiracy theory movement after facing criticism for letting it slip through its review and moderation processes last month. The show, called “Q Channel – QAnon Channel,” was hosted by popular QAnon supporter Dave Hayes and advertised as a “opinion…
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Security incidents at US federal agencies declined last year
The White House has revealed that that the number of cybersecurity incidents recorded at US federal agencies went down by eight percent last year in a new report filed with Congress. The White House’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB) compiled the report which contained data regarding the types of…
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Global PC shipments set to drop 7% in 2020
New numbers from Canalys project a 7% drop in global PC sales, owing to financial strains. The category is one of countless impacted by the COVID-19-related shutdowns, but the group notes that the virus’s direct impact is mostly behind the industry, due to the rebounding of China’s supply chain. A…
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