Belarus Bans Most Citizens from Going Abroad
Belarus has temporarily banned most of its citizens from leaving, including many foreign residency permit holders. From a report: There are some exceptions, such as for Belarusian civil servants on official trips and state transport staff. The State.....»»
AI platform allegedly bans journalist over fake Trump arrest images
Trump family names are also seemingly blocked on AI-imager Midjourney. Enlarge / AI-generated photo faking Donald Trump's possible arrest, created by Eliot Higgins using Midjourney v5. (credit: @EliotHiggins on Twitter).....»»
TikTok to be banned in the UK Parliament
The UK parlament is the next in the line of countries that are banning TikTok over security fears. TikTok has received more bad news as the UK joins other major countries enforcing app bans amid concerns over potential vulnerabilities of g.....»»
US government launches criminal investigation into TikTok parent, reports say
The US government has launched a criminal investigation into TikTok's parent company, ByteDance, over improper access to the personal information of several US citizens, according to Forbes and The New York Times......»»
UK bans TikTok on government devices
The United Kingdom banned TikTok from official government devices on Thursday, adding to similar restrictions imposed by allies in Canada, the European Union and the United States......»»
Congressman confronts FBI over “egregious” unlawful search of his personal data
Section 702 unlikely to be reauthorized without reforms to protect US citizens. Enlarge / Rep. Darin LaHood (R-Ill.) (credit: Bill Clark / Contributor | CQ-Roll Call, Inc.) Last month, a declassified FBI report revealed.....»»
China to mobize national resources and provide national treatment to foreign experts in semiconductor push
As Washington imposed a series of policies and bans to restrict China's semiconductor development, Beijing is also trying to counter the US and achieve self-reliance......»»
Ros Atkins on... The creeping TikTok bans
The app has been banned from employee phones by various governments amid security concerns......»»
Switzerland"s citizens want a circular economy, but not to share products
Reuse, share, collect and recycle—in times of faltering supply chains, circular economies are in great demand. When products and materials circulate in closed material flows, it saves resources and avoids waste. Whether this succeeds also depends h.....»»
EU bans TikTok from official devices across all three institutions
The European Parliament on Tuesday banned TikTok from staff devices over cybersecurity concerns, meaning the Chinese video-sharing app is now barred in all three of the EU's main institutions......»»
Better communication leads to more international vaccine solidarity, find researchers
What promoted citizens to favor a fair distribution of vaccines during the COVID-19 pandemic? This is the focus topic in the current study of Konstanz researchers, political scientists Dirk Leuffen, Pascal Mounchid and Max Heermann as well as sociolo.....»»
Glycerol may jeopardize functional assays, lowering chances of success in drug design campaigns
New antitubercular drugs are vital due to the spread of resistant strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. A research team from Skoltech, MIPT, and the Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus (IBOCH NAS) has obt.....»»
Canada bans TikTok on government devices
The federal government says the video app is an "unacceptable" risk to privacy and security......»»
Canada bans TikTok on government devices
The Canadian government is banning TikTok from official electronic devices, making it the latest to announce restrictions on the short-form video app in light of cybersecurity concerns......»»
Netography Fusion enhancements provide real-time visibility of all social media traffic
Following recent U.S. state government and other organization bans on TikTok and other social media platforms, Netography announced enhancements to Netography Fusion’s operational governance dashboards, providing analysts with real-time comprehensi.....»»
European Commission bans TikTok from official devices
The European Commission has banned TikTok from official devices because of concerns about cybersecurity, a move sharply criticized by the company in its latest run-in with Western governments over how it handles user data......»»
European Commission bans TikTok on staff devices
The organisation, which has around 32,000 employees, says the measure is to increase cybersecurity......»»
Locating poor air quality in cities
People in big cities breathe bad air. Bad air that consists of particulate matter and other pollutants, which pose health risks to urban citizens. Researchers led by Dr. Martin Ramacher of the Hereon Institute of Coastal Environmental Chemistry, in c.....»»
Tribes in Maine left out of Native American resurgence by 40-year-old federal law denying their self-determination
Hundreds of the 574 federally recognized Indian nations in the U.S. now routinely provide their citizens with the full array of services customarily expected from state and local governments, from tax collection to environmental protection regulation.....»»
The FBI’s most controversial surveillance tool is under threat
Review of FBI’s access to foreign intelligence reveals misuse of surveillance tech. Enlarge (credit: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) An existential fight over the US government’s ability to spy on its own citizens is.....»»
Will China impose lithium battery export ban?
China is looking to restrict technology exports for solar wafers, which is raising concerns among lithium battery makers in other countries as to whether they will become the next target of China's export bans. But makers in the supply chain have poi.....»»