Zelenskyy"s new T-shirt riffs on Trump — and annoyed the Kremlin
Zelenskyy"s new T-shirt riffs on Trump — and annoyed the Kremlin.....»»
US Catches Kremlin Insider Who May Have Secrets of 2016 Hack
In the days before Christmas, U.S. officials in Boston unveiled insider trading charges against a Russian tech tycoon they had been pursuing for months. They accused Vladislav Klyushin, who'd been extradited from Switzerland on Dec. 18, of illegally.....»»
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra leak would see iPhone 13-matching storage
If you’re annoyed at the lack of expandable storage in the new S22 range, this will help.....»»
Details released on the Trump administration’s pandemic chaos
Report provides details of how Trump's appointees got in the way. Enlarge / Scott Atlas, a White House adviser, used his position to advocate for allowing the SARS-CoV-2 virus to spread and tried to block testing for it, which would fu.....»»
Melania Trump Launches NFT Platform in First Public Endeavor Since White House
Melania Trump is getting in on the latest crypto craze -- NFTs. From a report: The former first lady announced Thursday that she is selling an NFT, or a non-fungible token, titled "Melania's Vision" -- her first public endeavor since leaving office a.....»»
Twitter says Trump doesn"t understand "free speech"
Trump really misses Twitter but Twitter really doesn't miss him.In July, former-President Donald Trump announced a class action lawsuit against Big Tech companies – namely Facebook, Google, and Twitter – and its CEOs for, the suit alleges.....»»
Trump Got Free Speech Wrong in Suit Over Ban, Twitter Says
Twitter asked a federal judge to throw out Donald Trump's lawsuit over his ban from the platform for stoking the U.S. Capitol riot, arguing the company's right to free speech is at stake -- not the former president's. From a report: Twitter's First A.....»»
Twitter reveals dynamics of stories surrounding Trump"s presidency
A computational analysis of billions of phrases found in tweets has uncovered new insights into the timelines of the many major stories that surrounded Donald Trump, former President of the United States, from 2016 to 2021. Peter Dodds of the Univers.....»»
SolarWinds Hackers Have a Whole Bag of New Tricks For Mass Compromise Attacks
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Almost exactly a year ago, security researchers uncovered one of the worst data breaches in modern history, if not ever: a Kremlin-backed hacking campaign that compromised the servers of network.....»»
SolarWinds hackers have a whole bag of new tricks for mass compromise attacks
The Kremlin-backed hacking outfit's toolbox seems to grow by the month. Enlarge Almost exactly a year ago, security researchers uncovered one of the worst data breaches in modern history, if not ever: a Kremlin-backed hacking.....»»
Nvidia and Zotac urge US to drop Trump-era China tariffs on graphics cards
PCMag reports that the companies made the request to the US Trade Representative’s (USTR) office, which is considering reinstating exemptions on some items covered by the tariffs. Nvidia specifically cited the lack of GPU manufacturing outside of C.....»»
Trump"s Social Media Site Quietly Admits It"s Based On Mastodon
mrflash818 shares a report from PCMag: To avoid a lawsuit, Donald Trump's social media site is quietly acknowledging the computer code powering the platform comes from Mastodon. Trump's "Truth Social" site now features a dedicated section labeled "op.....»»
Lawsuit: Google employees were fired for upholding “Don’t be evil” code
Google fired three employees who protested work with Trump admin's border agency. Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images | The Tonight Show) Three former Google software engineers who sued the company yesterday claim th.....»»
Russia launches classified military satellite
Russia on Thursday successfully placed into orbit a military satellite believed to be part of the Kremlin's early warning anti-missile system......»»
Biden mulls reversing Trump rules on western grouse species
The Biden administration on Friday said it will consider new measures to protect greater sage grouse, a bird species once found across much of the U.S. West that has suffered drastic declines in recent decades due to oil and gas drilling, grazing, wi.....»»
Huawei plans to circumvent US sanctions by licensing phone designs to other companies
By now it’s no secret that Huawei’s business has suffered a number of setbacks as a result of US sanctions. More than two years have passed since Donald Trump’s administration blacklisted the Chinese tech giant, and now it is no longer one of t.....»»
Fight over US wolf protections goes before federal judge
A U.S. government attorney urged a federal judge Friday to uphold a decision from the waning days of the Trump administration that lifted protections for gray wolves across most of the country, as Republican-led states have sought to drive down wolf.....»»
Fight over US wolf protections heads to federal courtroom
U.S. government attorneys will appear before a federal judge Friday to defend a decision from the waning days of the Trump administration that lifted protections for gray wolves across most of the country, as Republican-led states have sought to driv.....»»
Industry watch: Specifications, prices and strategies
In his speech delivered at the 20th anniversary of Monte Jade Science and Technology Association of Taiwan, Morris Chang stressed several times that TSMC would not resort to pricing strategies, but pricing was often his trump card to win customers' o.....»»
US Joins Global Cybersecurity Partnership
The U.S. is now part of an international agreement on cybersecurity that the Trump administration declined to sign up for, Vice President Kamala Harris announced in Paris Wednesday. From a report: 80 countries, along with hundreds of tech companies -.....»»
These Parents Built a School App. Then the City Called the Cops
Stockholm's official app was a disaster. So annoyed parents built their own open source version -- ignoring warnings that it might be illegal. From a report: Commissioned in 2013, Skolplattform was intended to make the lives of up to 500,000 children.....»»