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What Are Browser in the Browser Attacks?

Last month, the cybersecurity circle buzzed with a new attack denoted as browser in the browser (BitB) attack. Phishing attacks in general and browser attacks, in particular, have been known for some time now. So what are browser in makes this new discovery so dangerous? What are Phishing and Man-in-the-Middle Attacks? Phishing attacks have been […]

Global Renewable Power Prices Soar on Heavy Demand, Chaotic Supply Chain

Prices for wind and solar power in major global markets have climbed nearly 30 percent in a year as developers have struggled with chaotic supply chains and surging costs for everything from shipping to parts to labor, according to a report published on Wednesday. Contract prices for renewables jumped 28.5 percent in North America and […]

Taiwan Premier Calls for Speedy Passage of Chip Protection Laws

Taiwan’s premier has called for the swift passage of revisions to laws mandating tougher punishments to prevent China from stealing its chip technology, saying the threat from the “red supply chain” needed an effective deterrence. In February, Taiwan’s Cabinet proposed toughening the rules, amid rising concern in Taipei that Beijing, which claims the democratically ruled […]

Du Telecom's Raging Battle with e&: A Leader-Follower Game in Action?

Du mobile telecommunications service, owned by the Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company (EITC), was established in 2007 as the second operator in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), aiming at contesting the hegemony of Etisalat, the undisputable leader in the telecom sector in the UAE and other foreign markets. Du offers mobile and fixed telephony, broadband connectivity, […]

Congress Selects Lawmakers to Hammer out Deal on Semiconductor Chips Funding

U.S. House and Senate lawmakers said Thursday they have chosen negotiators to hammer out a deal on a bill to provide $52 billion in government subsidies for semiconductor production after months of discussion. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a Democrat, and Republican House Leader Kevin McCarthy named about 80 House lawmakers including the chairs and top […]

Canada Creates Carbon-Capture Incentives, Critical Mineral Plan to Cut Emissions

Canada will offer a substantial incentive to companies that invest in carbon-capture technologies and will set aside as much as C$3.8 billion ($3 billion) over eight years to accelerate critical mineral exploration, extraction and processing as it seeks to cut carbon emissions. In this year’s budget presented on Thursday, Canada is introducing a 60 percent […]

'Tip of the Iceberg': Taiwan's Spy Catchers Hunt Chinese Poachers of Chip Talent

Taiwan’s spy catchers have launched probes into around 100 Chinese companies suspected of illegally poaching semiconductor engineers and other tech talent, a senior official at the island’s Investigation Bureau told Reuters. That comes on top of seven prosecuted since the start of last year and includes 27 which have either been raided or whose owners […]

Ebbing Dollar Reserves Only Scratch on Dominance: McGeever

The U.S. dollar’s share of world currency reserves continues to ebb slowly – but reserve stashes are only one measure of its dominance of global finance, and there’s no realistic scenario where that gets derailed any time soon. Central banks and private businesses need their rainy day funds to be in liquid assets that are […]