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Twitter Disbands Trust and Safety Council
The action comes the same day Twitter moved to boost its revenue not linked to digital advertising by reintroducing a paid-for subscription service that would show...
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Canada Pushes Canadian Content, Irking Big Tech
Proposed legislation in Canada that would require digital platforms to promote Canadian content over foreign-made content is facing pushback from leading tech firms...
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Meta Employees, Security Guards Fired for Hijacking User Accounts
Some workers allegedly accepted thousands of dollars in bribes.
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'Deepfakes' of Celebrities Appearing in Ads
Deepfakes of celebrities have started to appear in ads, with and without their consent.
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Google Sees Russia Coordinating With Hackers in Cyberattacks Tied to Ukraine War
"We have never previously observed such a volume of cyberattacks, variety of threat actors, and coordination of effort," the report says; some U.S. institutions...
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Justice Department Forms National Network of Prosecutors Focused on Crypto Crime
New effort is part of trend toward putting more resources to target illegal activities involving digital currencies.
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U.S. Recovers Over $30 Million in Cryptocurrency Stolen by North Korean Hackers
Sum is only a fraction of hundreds of millions siphoned in breach of 'Axie Infinity' online videogame this year.
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NFTs Increasingly Targeted by Criminals
Blockchain analytics firm Elliptic warned criminals are increasingly targeting nonfungible tokens (NFTs).
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LastPass, Password Manager with Millions of Users, Is Hacked
On Aug. 25, online password manager LastPass reported the theft of some of its source code and proprietary information.
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Banks Start Using Information-Sharing Tools to Detect Financial Crime
Researchers have identified information-sharing initiatives worldwide that aim to better detect fraud and money laundering.
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Period-Tracker Apps Aim for Anonymity Following Roe v. Wade Decision
In the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. Wade, the developers of some period-tracking and fertility apps are looking to secure users' data...
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AI-Powered Coding Assistant Aims to Help, Not Replace Developers
GitHub Copilot, launched last week, acts like a predictive-text feature to help ease the process of writing long lines of computer code.
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Sweden's Einride to Test Autonomous Trucks on U.S. Roads
Sweden's autonomous-truck startup Einride AB, working in partnership with GE Appliances, will test self-driving freight vehicles on U.S. roadways .
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Self-Driving Big Rigs Are Coming. Is America Ready?
Autonomous trucks that mostly stick to highways could make sense, both technologically and economically, in ways robotaxis have not.
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Do Kwon's Crypto Empire Fell in a $40 Billion Crash. He's Got a New Coin for You.
Luna's relaunch might be the ultimate act of chutzpah by the South Korean entrepreneur.
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Cyber Insurers Raise Rates Amid a Surge in Costly Hacks
Insurance market resets after a ransomware boom and the threat of spillover from Ukraine.
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Smart Office Buildings Are Vulnerable to Hacks
Smart office buildings in the U.S. raise concerns about privacy and cybersecurity.
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FBI Conducted Potentially Millions of Searches of Americans' Data Last Year, Report Says
Searches in national-security investigations came without warrants, could stoke privacy concerns in Congress.
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Boston's New CIO to Focus on Unlocking City Data
Santiago Garces will start as CIO of the New England city in May, following top roles in open-data efforts in South Bend and Pittsburgh.
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