Global War on Ransomware? Hurdles Hinder US Response
Foreign keyboard criminals with scant fear of repercussions have paralyzed U.S. schools and hospitals, leaked highly sensitive police files, triggered...
Millions of Nigerian Twitter Users Blocked as Ban Takes Hold
Millions of Nigerians struggled Saturday to access Twitter, a day after authorities suspended the service in response to the company’s...
Nigeria Suspends Twitter Over President’s Deleted Tweet
Nigeria’s government said Friday it was suspending Twitter indefinitely in Africa’s most populous nation, a day after the company deleted...
Facebook Suspends Trump for at Least Two Years
Facebook said Friday it would suspend Donald Trump’s accounts for at least two years, retaining a ban on the former...
Reports: Facebook to End Rule Exemptions for Politicians
Facebook plans to end a contentious policy championed by CEO Mark Zuckerberg that exempted politicians from certain moderation rules on...
Twitter Announces New Premium Services
Twitter announced a new premium service for users in Canada and Australia that allows paying users to adjust tweets, among...
White House Urges US Companies to Protect Against Ransomware
The White House on Thursday urged American businesses to take new precautions to combat disruptive ransomware attacks that have increasingly...
EU Introduces ‘Digital Wallet’ to Store Official Documents
The European Union (EU) Thursday unveiled its plans for a digital ID wallet that would hold all official documents residents...
ASMR Videos Are New Way to Fight Stress
YouTube videos that cause an autonomous sensory meridian response, or ASMR, are likely something school-age kids know all about. Their...
South Korea Adopts Smart Technology on Public Transportation for Visually Impaired
Cities around the world are installing new technology that connects to the personal devices of pedestrians, drivers, and riders on...
New Smart Tech Helps Visually Impaired South Koreans Increase Mobility
South Korea’s second largest city is using new, inclusive technology to bring down barriers to mobility for people who are...
Busan Adopts Smart Technology on Public Transportation for Visually Impaired South Koreans
Cities around the world are installing new technology that connects to the personal devices of pedestrians, drivers, and riders on...
Cyberattack Forces World’s Largest Meat Supplier to Shut Down Operations
JBS Foods, the world’s largest meat supplier, has been forced to shut down operations in Australia and North America Monday, as the company has been...
World’s Largest Meat Supplier a Target Cyberattack
JBS Foods, the world’s largest meat supplier, has been forced to shut down operations in Australia and North America Monday, as the company has been...
Studies Reveal China’s Dominant Position in High-Tech Minerals
New clean energy technologies like solar power and electric vehicles are expected to remake the global energy industry. Trillions of...
SolarWinds Hackers Targeted 150 Organizations with Phishing, Microsoft Says
The state-backed Russian cyber spies behind the SolarWinds hacking campaign launched a targeted spear-phishing assault on U.S. and foreign government...
Facebook Won’t Remove Posts Claiming COVID-19 is Human-made
Facebook says it will no longer remove claims that COVID-19 is human-made or manufactured “in light of ongoing investigations into...
Tanker’s Impossible Voyage Signals New Sanction Evasion Ploy
The Cyprus-flagged oil tanker Berlina was drifting near the Caribbean island of Dominica earlier this year when tracking technology showed...
Russia, Iran Leading Disinformation Charge on Facebook
Russia and Iran are leading the way when it comes to pushing bad information on one of the world’s most...
WhatsApp Files Lawsuit in India over New Laws That Impact User Privacy
WhatsApp has filed a lawsuit challenging the Indian government’s new rules that require the Facebook-owned messaging platform to make people’s...
Gaza-based Journalists in Hamas Chat Blocked From Facebook-owned WhatsApp
A few hours after the latest cease-fire took effect in the Gaza Strip, a number of Palestinian journalists in the...
Smartphone Vision Test Administers At-Home Eye Exams
Some might put off a visit to the eye doctor, but one company has come up with a way for...
