FTC Votes To Expand Antitrust Enforcement Powers
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Thursday voted to expand the regulatory agency's enforcement powers, a signal of Democratic commissioners' willingness to crack down on alleged anti-competitive behavior. From a report: The Democratic-controlled.....»»
Average data breach cost jumps to $4.88 million, collateral damage increased
IBM released its annual Cost of a Data Breach Report revealing the global average cost of a data breach reached $4.88 million in 2024, as breaches grow more disruptive and further expand demands on cyber teams. Breach costs increased 10% from the pri.....»»
Spain antitrust regulators begin App Store investigation
Spain’s National Commission of Markets and Competition, or CNMC for short, has started an investigation into Apple’s App Store. The investigation regards potential anti-competitive behavior on Apple’s platforms. more….....»»
Automotive tech company CDK must face antitrust class action, judge says
Software vendors can band together as a class to sue automotive technology giant CDK Global for allegedly restricting access to data and causing them to pay hundreds of millions of dollars in overcharges, a federal judge in Chicago has ruled. .....»»
Spain launches antitrust investigation over Apple"s App Store practices
Spain has become the latest country to accuse Apple of possible anticompetitive actions concerning alleged unfair treatment of developers on the App Store.Apple Passeig de Gracia store in SpainThe investigation is to be conducted by Spain's Comision.....»»
Carbon dating: Developing a measurement tool for a 23-year-old cold case
When local law enforcement are unable to identify skeletal remains, they may seek out external resources and capabilities like those at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's (LLNL) Center for Accelerator Mass Spectrometry (CAMS). That's exactly wh.....»»
Machine learning method uses nonlinear optics and structured light to expand information network accuracy and capacity
Structured light can significantly enhance information capacity, due to its coupling of spatial dimensions and multiple degrees of freedom. In recent years, the combination of structured light patterns with image processing and machine intelligence h.....»»
The changes in the cyber threat landscape in the last 12 months
When it comes to the cyber threat landscape, change is the only constant: the inevitable interplay between cybercriminals and law enforcement agencies makes it inevitable. Europol’s recently released Internet Organised Crime Threat Assessment (.....»»
Effects of stellar magnetism could expand criteria for exoplanet habitability
Interest in Earth-like planets orbiting within the habitable zone of their host stars has surged, driven by the quest to discover life beyond our solar system. But the habitability of such planets, known as exoplanets, is influenced by more than just.....»»
"iOS 18 customisation, iPhone sales, more "Underdogs," and more Apple News ads, on the AppleInsider Podcast
Now that the public betas are out, even more people are customizing their iPhones, iPads, and to an extent, their Macs. Plus as app developers start exploiting Apple's new features, Apple is looking to expand its ads with famous chumbox advertiser Ta.....»»
Cellebrite can"t crack iPhones running iOS 17.4 or later
Leaked documents claim that Cellebrite software used by law enforcement agencies cannot unlock any more recent models than 2018's iPhone XR if they've been updated to iOS 17.4.iPhone 15 Pro MaxCellebrite has always gone to great lengths to keep secre.....»»
Accused of using algorithms to fix rental prices, RealPage goes on offensive
RealPage faces multiple antitrust lawsuits, promises "The Real Story" online. Enlarge RealPage says it isn’t doing anything wrong by suggesting to landlords how much rent they could charge. In a move to reclaim its ow.....»»
Splitgate 2 evolves the hit portal shooter with factions and time powers
Splitgate 2 is coming in 2025, keeping a lot of the same portal gameplay but adding factions for more diverse playstyles......»»
Samsung’s “Live Translate” Now Supports Major Voice-calling Apps
The feature works on-device. The post Samsung’s “Live Translate” Now Supports Major Voice-calling Apps appeared first on Phandroid. Following an announcement a month ago that it will expand its Live Translate feature to m.....»»
New $200 million Tekion funding to fuel expansion
The dealership management system upstart will use the financing from Dragoneer Investment Group to expand product offerings, speed up implementation times and more......»»
TikTok loses legal fight in Europe; may still face US and EU bans
TikTok has lost its fight to be excluded from a European antitrust law, and says that it will comply. However, it still faces a potential ban in the EU for breaching child protection legislation, and a separate ruling on its future in the US has yet.....»»
Social media polls deliberately skew political realities of 2016, 2020 US presidential elections, finds researchers
Informal political polls conducted on X/Twitter during both the 2016 and 2020 U.S. presidential elections were significantly skewed by questionable votes, many of which may have been purchased from troll farms......»»
Google’s $500M effort to wreck Microsoft EU cloud deal failed, report says
Google reportedly didn't want a Microsoft antitrust complaint dropped in the EU. Enlarge (credit: Anadolu / Contributor | Anadolu) Google tried to derail a Microsoft antitrust settlement over anticompetitive software lic.....»»
Observatory gears up to detect thousands of elusive brown dwarfs, unlocking Milky Way mysteries
One could argue that brown dwarfs don't get the love they deserve. Sometimes referred to as "failed stars," they don't have enough mass to sustain nuclear fusion, which powers all stars, including our sun. But they are also too big to be considered p.....»»
Minecraft enchantments: how to enchant items and best enchantments
While you can't be a total wizard in Minecraft, you can enchant your weapons with magical powers. Here is a complete guide to harnessing this powerful magic......»»
Report: Alphabet close to $23 billion deal for cybersecurity startup Wiz
Deal of this size would draw scrutiny from antitrust regulators around the world. Enlarge (credit: Timon Schneider/Dreamstime) Google’s parent company, Alphabet, is in talks to buy cybersecurity start-up Wiz for about.....»»