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Conduent confirms data breach impact on clients’ details
American business service behemoth Conduent has confirmed the January data breach resulted in hackers stealing customer details, although there’s no evidence that the info was leaked online.
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Why is Katy Perry going to space?
Six influential women will board Blue Origin’s first-ever full female spaceflight. But why is Katy Perry going to space?
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Meta faces crisis at antitrust trial: will Mark Zuckerberg have to sell Instagram?
Facebook parent Meta Platforms faces a high-stakes trial in Washington starting on Monday on claims it built an illegal social media monopoly by spending billions of dollars to acquire Instagram and WhatsApp.
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Spain’s fight against La Liga streaming pirates hurts thousands of innocent sites
The road to hell can indeed be paved with good intentions. Spain wants to stop the widespread practice of illegal La Liga streams but is affecting thousands of innocent websites in the process, it seems.
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Real journalists rejoice: most Americans don’t like AI-generated news
The world’s largest news brands are already experimenting with AI in their content. But most readers aren’t impressed. In fact, the majority say they want AI as far away from real reporting as possible.
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Politicians' discourse has become way more toxic online
New data backs up the hunches we’ve all felt while scrolling through our politicians’ latest utterances on social media.
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US chipmakers can avoid China retaliatory tariffs – but only under one condition
US chipmakers Qualcomm, Nvidia, AMD, and others will be exempt from China's retaliatory tariffs if they outsource manufacturing, China's semiconductor association said. 'Made in America' chipmakers, such as Intel and Texas Instruments, are not exempt.
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Mr. Beast sues insider threat who stole thousands of sensitive company files
Mr. Beast is suing a former employee for breach of company contract and misappropriation of trade secrets after the employee allegedly stole thousands of confidential files and installed hidden cameras in Beast Industries offices.
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Meta whistleblower tells Senate that Zuckerberg offered Americans’ data to China
Meta whistleblower Sarah Wynn-Williams told US senators in an official testimony that the social media giant was so eager to enter the Chinese market it was willing to provide Beijing with access to the firm’s user data, including that of American citizens.
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Breach of American aircraft parts maker leaves thousands exposed
Mercury Corp., a US-headquartered manufacturing company, had attackers breach its hull to take personal details, including driver’s license and Social Security numbers.
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SK Group claimed by Qilin ransomware gang, 1T stolen files
SK Group, a global energy and manufacturing giant, has been claimed by the Qilin ransomware group, along with an alleged 1TB cache of stolen files.
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Musk’s xAI data center accused of "desecrating" Memphis communities with "toxic pollutants"
Elon Musk’s xAI and its massive Memphis data center are accused of violating the Clean Air Act and “desecrating” local communities with noxious emissions emanating from the illegal use of dozens of onsite gas turbines.
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Trump's choice to head NASA grilled by Senate on future of space agency, moon program, and Mars
President Donald Trump's nominee to lead NASA, entrepreneur Jared Isaacman, faced questions from senators on Wednesday about how to balance Trump's focus on reaching Mars with the US space agency's flagship moon program.
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Trump's NASA pick wants to prioritize Mars, setting stage for tense Senate hearing
President Donald Trump's pick to lead NASA will tell senators on Wednesday that the agency will prioritize an astronaut mission to Mars, while four astronauts in the agency's moon program are set to make a rare appearance at the hearing, sources said.
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Huge increase in online piracy in the Nordics reported: what’s behind it?
Despite efforts to rein in the use of illegal TV services, the consumption of pirated content – movies, series, and sports – continues to grow in the Nordics. Is there an explanation?
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Cyberattack delays convicted murderer’s case
A ransomware attack on the Arizona Federal Public Defender’s Office has disrupted Ralph Menzies' mental competency hearing, delaying efforts to determine if the death row inmate is fit for execution.
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Russian court fines Telegram for refusal to remove anti-government content
A Moscow court fined the Telegram platform 7 million roubles ($80,000) for refusing to remove content calling for terrorist attacks and participation in protests aiming to overthrow the Russian government.
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Micron to impose tariff-related surcharge on some products, sources say
US memory chipmaker Micron Technology has told its US customers how it plans to impose a surcharge on some products to account for President Donald Trump's new tariffs, four sources familiar with the matter said.
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Musk's DOGE using AI to snoop on US federal workers, sources say
Trump administration officials have told some US government employees that Elon Musk's DOGE team of technologists is using artificial intelligence to surveil at least one federal agency’s communications.
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Majority of CEOs agree AI would be better at their job
AI strategy has become the defining factor in corporate survival, a newly conducted survey of hundreds of CEOs has revealed. Moreover, most executives agree that AI agents could do a better job than them.
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