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Climate change deniers banned from Google and YouTube

For the past decade, a large debate has circulated social media platforms over whether climate change is an actual thing that might reap dire consequences on the world as we know it. While science has stood by climate change, a great number of people still believe none of it exists.  Well, it looks like YouTube and its […]

Samsung marks loftiest Q3 sales, demand boosts chip value

South Korean manufacturer Samsung marked its highest third quarter (Q3) in history as chip demand rises, on account of the market’s inflated semiconductor and smartphone consumption.  Samsung’s quarterly sale outcome is the most promising in the company’s history, and the vendor has semiconductor and smartphone manufacturing to thank for that. The company’s operating profit is […]

Your Twitch account was definitely hacked, here’s what we know so far

On October 7, Twitch confirmed that an enormous hacking incident took place. Large data sets including the platform’s private source code, unreleased projects, and how much streamers are getting paid were released to the public.  While social media users thought Facebook’s massive whistleblower scandal was the top news story of the week, the cybercriminals outdid themselves to the point where it got everyone questioning, […]

Microsoft: Russia behind 58% of detected state-backed hacks

Russia accounted for most state-sponsored hacking detected by Microsoft over the past year, with a 58% share, mostly targeting government agencies and think tanks in the United States, followed by Ukraine, Britain and European NATO members, the company said. The devastating effectiveness of the long-undetected SolarWinds hack — it mainly breached information technology businesses including […]

Nevada tech company asks to withdraw 'Innovation Zones' plan

A company that asked Nevada to let it form its own local government on its vast land holdings in the desert no longer plans to build the experimental smart city that they said could transform Nevada into a global hub for emerging technology. Blockchains, a Nevada-based technology company, had for months lobbied state lawmakers to […]

Airtel, Ericsson launch India’s first rural 5G trial

Indian Telecom operator Bharti Airtel and Swedish vendor Ericsson initiated a plan of what seems to be India’s first rural 5G network trial, enabling access to high broadband in the areas. Initiated in the village Bhaipur Bramanan by using a 5G trial spectrum given to Airtel from India’s Department of Telecom, the trial could hold […]

Facebook Whistleblower sets stage for louder EU regulations

After a whistleblower uncovered to the U.S. Congress Facebook’s misleading workflow, the European Parliament will fortify regulations on key players in the tech league, with global forces joining the operation. The EU’s proposal will aim at European companies alongside the Big Tech giants, Facebook, Alphabet Inc. entity Google, Amazon, Apple, and Microsoft. One of the […]

Here’s what you need to know about Twitch’s latest hack incident

Twitch has confirmed on Wednesday that a group of hackers were able to access the streaming company’s servers due to a misconfiguration change.   “We can confirm a breach has taken place,” Twitch’s official team tweeted. “Our teams are working with urgency to understand the extent of this. We will update the community as soon as additional information is available.”  Twitch explained that the cybercriminals accessed internal company “due […]

Apple forces developers to simplify deleting an account

Deleting an application off your phone takes mere seconds to do. It’s as easy as clicking a button, literally. However, deleting your application’s account is a hassle, one that is about to change. Apple will require developers that offer a way to create accounts in their apps to also make the option of deleting the […]

EC wants to ban facial recognition in regulatory motion

The European Commission (EC) has finally commenced its strategy to curb Artificial Intelligence (AI) influence by voting on the ban of facial recognition in Europe’s law enforcement agencies until further regulations legislation. EU revealed through research that the adoption of facial recognition for law enforcement is resulting in more harm than good and that the […]