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North Korea paid Chinese man $2M to smuggle weapons from US
A Chinese national, who was in the US illegally, has been sentenced to eight years in prison for smuggling firearms, ammunition, and other military equipment to North Korea.
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Inotiv, a big pharma research corp fined $35M for animal cruelty last year, is hit by ransomware
The Qilin ransomware gang on Tuesday claimed responsibility for an August ransomware attack on the big pharma research conglomerate Inotiv – the same research corportaion fined $35 million by the US Justice Department in 2024 for egregious animal welfare violations. Finally, a ransomware attack to get behind?
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White House launches TikTok account, Trump declares "I am your voice"
The White House launched an official TikTok account on Tuesday, taking advantage of the short video app's more than 170 million U.S. users to spread the messages of President Donald Trump.
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Skibidi, delulu, tradwife – the Gen Alpha internet slang that just made the dictionary
Gen Alpha slang has officially landed in the Cambridge Dictionary, with “skibidi,” “delulu,” and “tradwife” joining the lexicon.
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Dead end? Facial recognition is great in labs, much poorer IRL
Even though facial recognition is used ever more widely each year, researchers now say these systems have mostly been tested in the lab and thus aren’t actually as effective on the street.
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UK kids’ exposure to adult content higher than before Online Safety Act
Despite new laws and promises from tech firms, more children in the United Kingdom say they’ve been exposed to pornography online before the age of 18 than in 2023, when the Online Safety Act was introduced.
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Trump administration in talks to take 10% stake in Intel
The Trump administration is in talks to take a 10% stake in Intel by converting some or all of the struggling company's Chips Act grants into equity, Bloomberg News said on Monday.
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“People’s jobs will probably change,” says Duolingo CEO on company going “AI-first”
Duolingo's CEO, Luis von Ahn, spoke to the New York Times following backlash after the skill learning company seemingly put AI before its employees.
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Google fesses up to anti-competitive behavior in Australia, will pay up
Google has admitted that it had made a revenue-sharing deal with Australia’s largest telecommunication companies and agreed to pay a $36 million penalty from the competition watchdog.
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Pushed to use AI tools, frustrated tech pros choose to walk away
AI doesn’t have to replace human workers. Even the enthusiasts of the technology claim it’s merely enhancing our own capabilities. But the reality is that it’s the employees themselves walking away and quitting their jobs because they don’t want to use tools they don’t trust.
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TikTok updates Community Guidelines with new rules for LIVE creators and AI content
TikTok has released several updates to its Community Guidelines to help ensure user safety, address AI misinformation on the platform, and rephrase rules in clear language.
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Google rolls out “hyper-efficient” Gemma 3 270M open AI model
Google has introduced the highly specialized tool Gemma 3 270M, a 270-million parameter model for developers who require task-specific fine-tuning.
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WestJet confirms cyber breach exposed sensitive details of customers
The second-largest Canadian airline, WestJet Airlines, has confirmed that some personal details belonging to its passengers had been stolen in a June cyberattack.
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Apple and Google abuse their control over app distribution and in-app payments, court rules
Apple and Google have lost an important case in the Australian Federal Court. According to the judge, the tech companies have violated Australia’s Competition Act by implementing app store policies that restrict competition.
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Trump Administration reportedly wants stake in Intel
President Donald Trump is in talks with chip manufacturer Intel to take a stake in the company, according to Bloomberg.
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“Robot Olympics” kick off in China
China has kicked off the three-day-long World Humanoid Robot Games, looking to showcase its advances in artificial intelligence and robotics with 280 teams from 16 countries.
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Close to 200 million impacted in UnitedHealth hack, US health dept reports
Last year's cyberattack at UnitedHealth Group's tech unit, Change Healthcare, impacted 192.7 million people, the US health department's website showed on Thursday.
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Canadian House of Commons hacked, Microsoft vulnerability exploited
Canada’s House of Commons revealed on Monday it was the victim of a cyberattack – suspected to be the work of the same China-linked hackers responsible for the recent rash of SharePoint zero-day attacks.
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Russian citizens can no longer make calls using WhatsApp and Telegram
Moscow's digital communications watchdog on Wednesday said it has restricted WhatsApp and Telegram users in Russia from making voice and video calls using the messaging platforms.
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New York sues Zelle, says security lapses led to 'rampant' consumer fraud
Zelle was sued on Wednesday by New York Attorney General Letitia James, who said the electronic payment platform's refusal to adopt critical safety features enabled fraudsters to steal more than $1 billion from consumers.
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