Meta Platforms Inc.’s WhatsApp said on Thursday users of the messaging app will now be able to use proxy servers to access the service in countries where the app is blocked. A proxy server is an intermediary between users and web services and acts as a web filter that allow netizens to circumvent restrictions and…
WhatsApp Announces New Proxy Support Feature to Bypass Internet Shutdowns
Coinbase Agrees to $100 Million Settlement With New York Regulators
January 7, 2023
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Coinbase has agreed to pay a $100 million settlement with New York state’s financial regulators. The crypto industry was hit with a wave of bad news in 2022, with the collapse of crypto exchange giant FTX, hedge fund Three Arrows Capital, along with the failure of several key lenders. The DFS accused Coinbase on Jan….
Twitter Leak Exposes 235 Million Email Addresses From Hack
Personal emails linked to 235 million Twitter accounts hacked some time ago have been exposed according to Israeli security researcher Alon Gal—making millions vulnerable to having their accounts compromised or identities exposed if they have used the site anonymously to criticize oppressive governments, for instance. Gal, who is the co-founder and chief technology officer at…
Adam Kinzinger Joins CNN as Senior Political Commentator
Former Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) will be joining CNN as a senior political commentator, the legacy media giant announced on Jan. 4. The move comes after the formal end of the 117th Congress, in which Kinzinger served. Early in the Congress, Kinzinger announced that he would not be seeking reelection. “Former Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL)…
Fox Dominates Cable News Ratings While MSNBC and CNN Continue to Struggle
A general downward trend continued for cable news consumption in 2022, with the left-leaning MSNBC and CNN networks particularly hard hit, according to the latest Nielsen Media Research ratings. Despite 2022 being a newsworthy year, opening with the Jan. 6 hearings and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and moving forward with coverage of the economy and…
Amazon Secures $8 Billion Term Loan
Amazon.com Inc. said on Tuesday it had reached an agreement with certain lenders to provide the e-commerce giant an $8 billion unsecured loan. The term loan will mature in 364 days, with an option to extend for another 364 days and the proceeds would be used for general corporate purposes. “Given the uncertain macroeconomic environment,…
Apple Looses $1 Trillion in Market Value in a Year
January 4, 2023
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Apple has lost $1 trillion in market value over the last year, as the tech company faces its worst decline in months. The tech giant’s market cap dipped below $2 trillion on Jan. 3 for the first time since May 2021, one year to the day after it became the first publicly traded Silicon Valley company to…
Apple Loses $1 Trillion in Market Value in a Year
January 4, 2023
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Apple has lost $1 trillion in market value over the last year, as the tech company faces its worst decline in months. The tech giant’s market cap dipped below $2 trillion on Jan. 3 for the first time since May 2021, one year to the day after it became the first publicly traded Silicon Valley company to…
Rep. Schiff Pressured Twitter to Ban Journalist, New Messages Show
January 4, 2023
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A top Democrat pressured Twitter to ban a journalist, according to newly released messages. Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.)’s office pressured Twitter in 2020 to ban Paul Sperry, an investigative journalist, the messages show. Schiff, the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee at the time, wanted “many accounts” allegedly linked to QAnon suspended, including Sperry, one…
Security Loophole in Google Home Speakers Let Hackers Snoop on Private Conversations
January 3, 2023
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It was recently revealed that a security loophole within Google Home speakers allowed hackers to snoop on conversations. A bug allowed hackers to install a backdoor account on a Google Home smart speaker device and use it via remote control to eavesdrop on unsuspecting owners by accessing its microphone feed, reported Bleeping Computer. Security researcher Matt…
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