Apple is giving Zoom a run for its money
Apple kicked off its annual developers conference on Monday by unveiling updates to a service many have relied on more heavily throughout the…
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Jeff Bezos is going to space on first crewed flight of rocket
Jeff Bezos will be flying to space on the first crewed flight of the New Shepard, the rocket ship made by his space company, Blue Origin. The flight…
Continue Reading Google fined $270 million in France for unfair advertising practices
Google will pay a €220 million ($270 million) fine and make changes to its huge online advertising business as part of an antitrust settlement with…
Continue Reading Apple’s WWDC 2021 event is about to kick off
Apple is about to reveal its latest set of changes to the software used everyday by millions of people — and possibly some new gadgets, too.…
Continue Reading Hit by a ransomware attack? Here’s what to do
The list of high-profile ransomware attacks grows longer and more alarming by the week, impacting everything from gas pipelines and meat supplies to…
Continue Reading Get a shot, find love: Tinder, Hinge and other dating apps to give free perks to vaccinated British users
Tinder, Hinge, Bumble and other dating apps will allow more users to show whether they have been vaccinated against Covid-19 and roll out perks to…
Continue Reading Here’s what to expect at Apple’s WWDC this week
Revamped MacBooks. Updated iMessage features. An overhaul of the iPad operating system. These are among the announcements Apple may make this week…
Continue Reading Microsoft removed ‘Tank Man’ images on Tiananmen Square’s anniversary
Microsoft blocked images and videos around the world of “Tank Man,” the unidentified protester during China’s brutal crackdown on…
Continue Reading Hit by a ransomware attack? Here’s who to call
The list of high-profile ransomware attacks grows longer and more alarming by the week, impacting everything from gas pipelines and meat supplies to…
Continue Reading NASA is getting serious about UFOs
NASA’s new chief is setting up an effort to further study unidentified flying objects within his first month in office. Bill Nelson, the former…
Continue Reading NASA is taking a fresh look at UFOs
NASA’s new chief is setting up an effort to further study unidentified flying objects within his first month in office. Bill Nelson, the former…
Continue Reading NASA chief says Russia leaving ISS could kick off a space race
The United States has for decades enjoyed a mutually beneficial relationship with Russia that has often served as a powerful symbol of cooperation…
Continue Reading Facebook says Trump now suspended until at least January 2023
Facebook announced Friday that former President Donald Trump would be suspended from its platform until at least January 7th, 2023 — two years…
Continue Reading Facebook to change what politicians can get away with on its platform
Facebook on Friday plans to announce new rules for world leaders who use its platform that could limit what politicians can get away with posting, a…
Continue Reading Facebook to change rules for politicians
Facebook on Friday plans to announce new rules for world leaders who use its platform, a source familiar with the plan tells CNN Business, in a move…
Continue Reading Europe opens twin antitrust investigations into Facebook
Facebook is confronting two separate antitrust investigations by European regulators that will probe whether the social network’s use of data…
Continue Reading Hackers have a devastating new target
A major gas pipeline. Dozens of government agencies. A Florida city’s water supply. And now, one of the world’s top meat producers. The…
Continue Reading Microsoft wants to make voting more trustworthy. This partnership will help
In late February 2020, Microsoft carried out the first official test of its ElectionGuard voting security software in an election in Fulton,…
Continue Reading Taking the ‘cyber’ out of cyberattacks: Why hackers are going after physical infrastructure
A major gas pipeline. Dozens of government agencies. A Florida city’s water supply. And now, one of the world’s top meat producers. The…
Continue Reading Helicopters, a patrol car and virtual bodyguards: Inside Citizen’s scattered push to upend public safety
Well before Citizen, a controversial real-time crime alerting app, raised eyebrows by testing a company-branded patrol car on the streets of Los…
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