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Australian government moves to ban social media for kids under 16
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese unveiled ‘world-leading’ plans to set a minimum age of 16 for social media access, including Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, X, and even YouTube.
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Scissor-maker Fiskars sliced by hackers
Finnish consumer goods maker Fiskars Group had its systems breached with thousands of users’ data exposed.
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The carbon footprint of doomscrolling and mindless texts
Billions of people are constantly scrolling through TikTok and messaging each other to stay connected. But while the mental impacts of our digital addiction are well documented, our everyday internet use is severely impacting the environment, too.
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Solution to a strange Outlook glitch: read less emails
Microsoft Outlook might crash if you open too many emails. While Microsoft investigates the issue, it’s urging users to open fewer emails.
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Hyundai to develop space rovers for South Korea
Hyundai is among 13 organizations tasked by the South Korean government to develop key rover components.
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UK prisoner e-tracking devices offline after Microlise cyberattack
A fleet of UK prison vans – and its unsuspecting drivers – are left vulnerable for days after prisoner’s electronic tracking devices and the vehicle’s panic alarm buttons are knocked offline during a major supply chain cyberattack.
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Software ‘malfunction’ causes voting delay in Pennsylvania
A court in Pennsylvania has extended voting in Cambria County after technical issues prevented voters from scanning their ballots once the polls opened Tuesday morning.
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Netflix raided in Europe as part of tax fraud probe
French and Dutch authorities have searched the offices of streaming giant Netflix in Paris and Amsterdam as part of a probe into tax fraud, according to sources.
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Major blow to cybercriminals: Interpol takes down thousands of IPs and servers
An international Interpol operation has disabled a vast cybercrime infrastructure consisting of 22,000 malicious IP addresses used for phishing, information stealers, and ransomware. Authorities arrested 41 individuals, with 65 others still under investigation.
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Berlinale ‘decided to say goodbye’ to X
The Berlin International Film Festival has announced it is quitting Elon Musk’s social media platform X, but said nothing about moving to Bluesky.
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After China’s move, Meta opens up Llama models for US national security applications
Meta is making its Llama series of AI models available to US government agencies and contractors for national security after reports that China reworked the open-source tool for military use.
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Major AI company calls for urgent regulation to avert catastrophe
AI can already “be misused for catastrophic risks,” and the window for proactive risk prevention is closing. Anthropic, the major developer of AI models, is calling for urgent AI regulation.
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Mounties reportedly bust Ticketmaster, AT&T hacker
The attackers’ actions caused some of of this year’s largest data breaches.
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Next-gen navigation without GPS: Maxar will match images to accurate 3D map
Maxar, a leading satellite imagery company, is developing 3D mapping technology that allows precise navigation by matching sensor data to an exact 3D map of the entire planet Earth.
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True World, the church-run seafood empire, suffers data breach
True World, America’s largest sushi supplier, has revealed that data was stolen from its systems.
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Blocked X users can now see your public posts anyway
X has controversially updated its block feature, allowing people to view public posts even if they’re blocked. Some users say it’s not safe.
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NFL Super Bowl entertainment partner victim of cyberattack
The New York-based advertising and broadcast agency Van Wagner has suffered what it calls a “malware attack” that leaked the personal information of over 5000 people.
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Belle Tire reveals tens of thousands exposed in cyberattack
American automotive retailer Belle Tire fell victim to cybercriminals earlier this year, with the attacks’ post-mortem revealing how many people had their details exposed.
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Over half of Ohio state capital exposed in massive cyberattack
Threat actors have accessed a treasure trove of sensitive information on over 500,000 residents living in The City of Columbus, Ohio.
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Large AI-driven bot network supporting Trump found on X
A researcher has just found an army of political propaganda accounts powered by artificial intelligence and posing as real people on X to argue in favor of Donald Trump.
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