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Congress approves import ban targeting forced labor in China

Senators gave final congressional approval Thursday to a bill barring imports from China’s Xinjiang region unless businesses can prove they were produced without forced labor, overcoming initial hesitation from the White House and what supporters said was opposition from corporations. The measure is the latest in a series intensifying U.S. penalties over China’s alleged systemic […]

Apple removes CSAM tool from blog, says plans did not change

Apple has discreetly removed all content related to its child sexual abuse material (CSAM) tool from its blog, following harsh criticism from various organizations and individuals.  First presented in August, the CSAM tool is set to distinguish and expose unethical images on iPhones and iPads. The communications safety measure incorporates different approaches to identify this […]

EXPLAINER: The security flaw that's freaked out the internet

Security pros say it’s one of the worst computer vulnerabilities they’ve ever seen. They say state-backed Chinese and Iranian hackers and rogue cryptocurrency miners have already seized on it. The Department of Homeland Security is sounding a dire alarm, ordering federal agencies to urgently eliminate the bug because it’s so easily exploitable — and telling […]

Sony to bring PlayStation to phones, PlayStation Now

After Microsoft and Apple, Sony is preparing to launch its PlayStation Now cloud gaming service on mobile phones, a confidential document reveals. As such, the documents noted that “The service would stream over 450 PS3 games at first, and follow up with PS4 titles.” Apple mentioned the PlayStation Now expansion as it was in the […]

'The internet's on fire' as techs race to fix software flaw

A critical vulnerability in a widely used software tool — one quickly exploited in the online game Minecraft — is rapidly emerging as a major threat to organizations around the world. “The internet’s on fire right now,” said Adam Meyers, senior vice president of intelligence at the cybersecurity firm Crowdstrike. “People are scrambling to patch,” […]

Major outage at Amazon disrupts businesses across the US

A major outage in Amazon’s cloud computing network Tuesday severely disrupted services at a wide range of U.S. companies for more than five hours, the latest sign of just how concentrated the business of keeping the internet running has become. The incident at Amazon Web Services mostly affected the eastern U.S., but still impacted everything […]

8 ways to minimize digital clutter on your PC

If you are reading this article, you have probably already gone overboard. If you can barely see your desktop background behind the wall of icons. If your cookies are so scattered even Facebook doesn’t know what you like. If you have over 45 tabs open, or if you can only download an app by deleting another one for […]

Report says Russian hackers haven't eased spying efforts

The elite Russian state hackers behind last year’s massive SolarWinds cyberespionage campaign hardly eased up this year, managing plenty of infiltrations of U.S. and allied government agencies and foreign policy think tanks with consummate craft and stealth, a leading cybersecurity firm reported. Also Monday, Microsoft announced that it had disrupted the cyber-spying of a state-backed […]

US government sues to block $40 billion Nvidia-Arm chip deal

The Federal Trade Commission on Thursday sued to block graphics chip maker Nvidia’s $40 billion purchase of chip designer Arm, saying the deal would create a powerful company that could hurt the growth of new technologies. Nvidia Corp., based in Santa Clara, California, said in September 2020 that it was buying United Kingdom-based Arm Ltd. […]