Tag: Tech

LinkedIn Back up After Brief Outage

Microsoft Corp’s LinkedIn said that its app and website were functional after a brief interruption on Wednesday. Earlier in the day, nearly 15,000 users had reported issues with the social networking service, according to Downdetector. “Pardon us. If you were having trouble viewing LinkedIn today, we’re back in action,” LinkedIn said in a tweet. Downdetector…


Millions Affected in Massive Data Breach of Australian Telco

The private information of millions of Australians is at risk after major telecommunications firm Optus suffered a cyber attack that breached its firewall. On Sept. 22, Optus confirmed that hackers got access to the names, dates of birth, phone numbers, email addresses, and potentially the driver’s licence, passport numbers, and addresses, of millions of current…


Phone Numbers, Passport Details of Millions of Australians Lost in Massive Hack of Telco

The private information of 9.8 million Australians is at risk after major telecommunications firm Optus suffered a cyber attack that breached its firewall. On Sept. 22, Optus confirmed that hackers got access to the names, dates of birth, phone numbers, email addresses, and potentially the driver’s licence, passport numbers, and addresses, of millions of current…


Phone Numbers, Passport Details of 10 Million Australians Lost in Massive Telco Hack

The private information of 9.8 million Australians is at risk after major telecommunications firm Optus suffered a cyber attack that breached its firewall. On Sept. 22, Optus confirmed that hackers got access to the names, dates of birth, phone numbers, email addresses, and potentially the driver’s licence, passport numbers, and addresses, of millions of current…


Grab This Like-New MacBook Air for Less than $500

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YouTube in Challenge to TikTok to Give Shorts Creators 45 Percent of Advertisement Sales

LOS ANGELES—YouTube unveiled a new way for creators to make money on short-form video, as it faces intensifying competition from TikTok. The Google-owned streaming service announced Tuesday that it would introduce advertising on its video feature Shorts and give video creators 45 percent of the revenue. That compares with its standard distribution of 55 percent…


US Picks Team to Oversee $52.7 Billion in Semiconductor Funding

WASHINGTON—The Biden administration on Tuesday named a team of senior advisers to oversee $52.7 billion in government funding to boost semiconductor manufacturing and research. Commerce Department chief economist Aaron “Ronnie” Chatterji will serve as White House Coordinator for CHIPS Implementation at the National Economic Council (NEC) and will manage the work of the CHIPS Implementation…


Australian Crypto Entrepreneur Lost $267 Million After Deal Collapsed Amid Crypto Market Plunges

An Australian cryptocurrency investor has lost US$267 million after failing to secure funding for his Silicon Valley-based blockchain start-up as the digital currency market remains in a knockout. Michael Dunworth, the co-founder of Wyre, said he was dealt a heavy blow by the news last week that US online checkout company Bolt Financial Inc scrapped…


COVID-19 Vaccine Harm Group Wary After Facebook Axes Discussion Forum

A British organisation representing those injured by COVID-19 vaccines has expressed concerns that legitimate discussion on social media could be threatened after a BBC investigation triggered Facebook into removing support groups. On Friday, the BBC reported that in response to one of its stories, Facebook’s parent company, Meta, had removed several vaccine injury support groups, including…


Hackers Targeting American Airlines Accessed Sensitive Customer Data

American Airlines announced that it was targeted in a hacking attack that has compromised the data of its employees as well as customers. In an email sent to potentially affected users, American Airlines revealed that it discovered an “unauthorized actor” as having compromised the email accounts of a few team members in July. The firm…