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Why are subsea cables allegedly being tampered with, and what impact does it have on us all?
Every year, between 100 and 150 incidents involving subsea cables that carry internet connections from one country to another are recorded. In each of those cases, the cables incur so much damage that they’re severed or cut and have to be fixed in some way.
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Apple's quiet comeback in creative software: Is Adobe in trouble?
As subscription fatigue grows and creative professionals seek more affordable options, we investigate whether Apple is positioning itself to disrupt the $60-a-month Adobe Creative Cloud monopoly.
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New “ultra-secure” phone service promises unique protection against threats
The carrier, which has worked with the governmental sector, says it can protect against SS7, Sim Swap, and other threats.
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Niantic builds centimeter-level accuracy positioning system from Pokemon Go player data
While players are busy catching Pokemons, millions of fresh scans each week improve Niantic’s Visual Positioning System (VPS). The company has accurately scanned 10 million locations worldwide, and VPS has already provided centimeter-level accuracy in over a million locations.
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North Korea hackers behind 2019 $42 million Ethereum heist, South Korea police say
South Korean police said on Thursday an investigation confirmed that hackers linked to North Korea's military intelligence agency were responsible for an Ethereum cryptocurrency heist in 2019, worth 58 billion won ($41.5 million) at the time.
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Open-source devs want to democratize health tracking with $18 ring from Aliexpress
Instead of paying half a grand for top-tier health trackers, you can try and build your own using a cheap generic device from Aliexpress for a few bucks.
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Google to stop serving political ads in EU
New European Union rules on political ads are too complicated for even the tech giant to untangle. Google says it will stop serving political advertising in the block due to operational challenges and legal uncertainties.
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O2 launches AI “grandma” to keep fraudsters on the line
The AI grandmother has reportedly kept numerous fraudsters on calls for 40 minutes at a time.
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LG announces the world’s first stretchable display that can expand by 50%
The new prototype display can be repeatedly stretched over 10,000 times.
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Users again roasting tech YouTuber MKBHD – this time for speeding
It’s the second time in less than two months that MKBHD’s plan to earn money took an unexpected turn.
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“Anti-AI" camera app Zerocam is now available on Android
Zerocam, the camera app that allows users to take pictures without additional photo processing, is now available on Android devices.
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US tech smuggler faces 20 years for Russia sanctions scheme
The American-Israeli national faces two decades behind bars for facilitating a scheme to export dual-use semiconductors and other tech to a sanctioned Russian firm with ties to the military.
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Canada orders TikTok shutdown, citing national security threats
The government of Canada has ordered TikTok to dissolve its operations in the country.
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Ukrainians experience GPS spoofing: phones showing wrong location and time
The Ukrainian army has issued a warning about potential disruptions.
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Several families sue TikTok after teen deaths
Seven families in France want TikTok to be held accountable for the alleged decline of their children's health, two of whom committed suicide.
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Confused Waymos causing chaos on the streets of San Francisco
The Alphabet-owned self-driving Waymo vehicles are often confused and don’t seem to know how to get out of sticky traffic situations.
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Apple announces AI launch in Europe
iPhone and iPad users in Europe will get Apple Intelligence after all.
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Apple may be one step closer to creating a blood glucose tracker
Apple is on its way to reducing the number of diabetes cases by focusing on prediabetics.
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Google’s upcoming Project Jarvis may help you buy things and do research
Google’s new AI agent will reportedly take over users' browsers and do things on their behalf.
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Huawei launches HarmonyOS Next, its first homegrown operating system
The company claims that its new OS now supports 15,000 apps.
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