Month: July 2023
US Judge blocks Biden officials from contacting social media sites
A US federal judge ruled that a slew of Biden administration officials are prohibited from contacting social media companies about moderating posts protected by the First Amendment. Judge Terry A. Doughty wrote in a 155-page memorandum ruling that he believes the plaintiffs are likely to prove that federal government officials…
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Seven big tech companies say they’re platform gatekeepers under EU law
An important deadline just passed for the biggest tech platform companies in the world to notify the European Union (EU) that they are gatekeepers under the Digital Markets Act (DMA). Seven companies have officially acknowledged they meet the criteria: Alphabet (Google), Amazon, Apple, ByteDance (TikTok), Meta (Facebook, Instagram, Whatsapp), Microsoft,…
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Dangerous new infostealer targets top password managers
A new Windows infostealer is on the loose, stealing highly sensitive information and featuring clever ways to evade detection by security software. Known as the Meduza Stealer, its sole purpose is “comprehensive data theft,” according to cybersecurity researchers at Uptycs who discovered the malware, as it scours “users’ browsing activities,…
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Microsoft workers protest ‘landmark year’ CEO memo following pay freeze
Microsoft, a company worth an estimated $2.5 trillion whose stock is near record highs, yet despite boasting sky-high revenues, its workers are having to make do with last year’s pay. While its Q4 2023 and end-of-year financial figures are still yet to be confirmed, the company had posted 11%, 2%,…
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There’s a lot of sci-fi streaming this summer
It’s already been a pretty eventful summer for science fiction fans. Last week saw the finale of Apple’s post-apocalyptic series Silo, Strange New Worlds season 2 is keeping Star Trek going through August, and Disney Plus is still in the midst of Secret Invasion, its alien conspiracy offshoot of the…
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Thousands of Fortinet firewalls are unpatched against this serious security bug, so patch now
Hundreds of thousands of FortiGate firewalls are yet to be patched against a flaw being actively used in the wild, experts have revealed. Cybersecurity researchers from Bishop Fox recently used the Shodan.io search engine for internet-connected devices to look for servers with HTTPS responses that suggested the software was outdated. …
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