US govt banned NSO’s Pegasus, but said to buy rival spyware Paragon Graphite
The US government banned the use of NSO’s Pegasus spyware 18 months ago, but a new report today says that at least one government agency is using very similar malware from a rival company: Paragon Graphite. Graphite reportedly has the same capabil.....»»
Apple promises to detail why some apps are removed from the App Store
Apple’s App Store has very strict guidelines, and this results in many apps being banned there for breaking these rules. However, the company also bans apps from its store at the request of some governments – and this has concerned activists. Bu.....»»
Apple opens up Podcasts Subscriptions to publishers on rival services
Podcast producers on certain popular platforms can now have an Apple Podcasts Subscriptions version created automatically through Delegated Delivery.Podcast producers can now automatically distribute their shows on Apple Podcasts Subscriptions as wel.....»»
Musk"s Twitter restores accounts of prominent election deniers two years after Jan. 6 attack
Elon Musk's Twitter has restored the accounts of two prominent election deniers who were banned from the platform following the January 6, 2021 attack on the US Capitol......»»
Chinese rocket startup Galactic Energy sends five satellites into space
Galactic Energy, a rocket startup in China, launched five satellites into orbit on Monday, boosting the private company's ambition to become the Chinese rival to SpaceX......»»
MSI’s graphite-tip stylus can somehow write on both a screen and on paper
MSI has a new stylus with a graphite tip that can write on paper and on a screen -- without scratching it......»»
Stellantis creates data services business, called Mobilisights
The unit will license data to a wide range of customers including rival carmakers, drawing on Stellantis' connected vehicles. It is expected to contribute to the automakers' plans to generate 20 billion euros in software and connected revenue by 203.....»»
Coal-like material transformed to amorphous graphite and nanotubes in simulations
In a warming world, coal can often seem the "bad guy." But we can do other things with coal besides burn it. A team at Ohio University used the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center's Bridges-2 system to carry out a series of simulations showing how coal.....»»
Twitter lifts political ad ban designed to stop misinformation spread [Updated]
Twitter previously banned political ads starting in 2019. Enlarge (credit: SOPA Images / Contributor | LightRocket) Online advertising on social platforms is changing. Google and Meta no longer hold majority control over.....»»
Gadgets unveiled at CES but Russia is banned
Thousands have come to Las Vegas for one of the world's largest technology shows......»»
Dell’s new UltraSharp monitor is a 6K powerhouse for pros
The IPS Black monitor will likely be a cheaper rival to Apple's Pro Display XDR. Enlarge / Dell's upcoming UltraSharp 32 6K Monitor (U3224KB). (credit: Scharon Harding) Today, Dell announced a beefed-up monitor to expand.....»»
Samsung’s Jet 75, the Dyson cordless vacuum rival, is $250 off
Samsung aims to challenge Dyson's dominance in the vacuum space with products like the Samsung Jet 75 Complete, which is currently on sale with a $250 discount......»»
LastPass security attacked by rival company 1Password: ‘Passwords could be cracked for $100’
The LastPass security breach controversy continues. After an independent security analyst described statements made by LastPass as “half-truths and outright lies,” rival password management company 1Password has also weighed in … more… The.....»»
LastPass password vaults crackable for $100, alleges 1Password
LastPass has claimed that it would take millions of years to crack a user's master password, but a rival company claims that the process won't take nearly that long, and could be done for a mere $100.LastPass, a popular password management company,.....»»
TikTok officially banned from US government smartphones
TikTok finally falls foul of US government rules......»»
Twitter rival Mastodon rejects funding to preserve nonprofit status
Open-source microblogging site has seen surge of interest since Musk took over Twitter. Enlarge / Founder Eugen Rochko said Mastodon would not "turn into everything you hate about Twitter." (credit: NurPhoto via Getty Images).....»»
US House bans TikTok from official devices
TikTok has been banned from electronic devices managed by the US House of Representatives, according to an internal notice sent to House staff......»»
TikTok ban coming to government devices as congress considers blocking app in US
The popular social network TikTok has been the target of spying accusations by the US government for quite some time due to its Chinese origins. And while TikTok was never actually banned from the United States, the government doesn’t seem happy a.....»»
Upcoming Samsung Exynos AP to rival MediaTek counterpart
Samsung Electronics will soon introduce its Exynos 2300 application processor, competing with MediaTek's counterpart chips for upper-midrange and midrange smartphones, according to market sources......»»
Google Chrome and Android drop TrustCor support following privacy scare
Spyware and suspicious activity, which TrustCor says is “unsubstantiated”, has led Google to remove TrustCor as a root CA......»»
Banned, fined Calif. dealer says AG"s office wore him down into settling for $1.7 million
Paul Blanco and co-owner Putu Blanco said they were worn down by the state into settling and denied the behavior the court said had been stipulated by Paul Blanco's Good Car Company Auto Group......»»