WASHINGTON—The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee will hold a hearing on Sept. 14 with Facebook parent Meta Platforms, Alphabet’s YouTube, Twitter, and short video app TikTok on social media’s impact on homeland security. The panel led by Sen. Gary Peters (D-Mich.) will also hear from a panel of former executives including from Twitter…
Social Media Firms to Testify at Senate Homeland Security Hearing
Elon Musk Isn’t the First: Disney ‘Almost’ Bought Twitter Until Bob Iger Noticed These Red Flags
As Tesla Inc. Elon Musk fights a legal battle to steer clear of the deal with Twitter, Inc., another executive reminisced about his interest in the social media platform years ago and what kept him from going ahead with a deal. What Happened Back in 2016 when the board of the Walt Disney Company was convinced of…
SpaceX Appeals US FCC Rejection of Rural Broadband Subsidies
WASHINGTON—SpaceX on Friday challenged the U.S. Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) decision to deny the space company’s satellite internet unit $885.5 million in rural broadband subsidies, calling the move “flawed” and “grossly unfair,” in a regulatory filing. The FCC last month turned down applications from billionaire Elon Musk’s SpaceX and LTD Broadband for funds that had…
Google CEO Denies AI Chatbot Is Sentient
Alphabet Inc. CEO Sundar Pichai touched upon Artificial Intelligence (AI) acquiring sentience in an interview at Vox Media’s Code Conference Tuesday. What Happened Pichai discussed the case of a Google employee who was fired for claiming that the company’s AI chatbot was sentient, reported The Verge. The Google CEO repeated the company’s position that the bot was not sentient and said,…
Millions of Electric Car Batteries Retiring by 2030, Are We Ready To Deal With What Could Be Ticking Time Bombs?
The evolving landscape of lithium batteries is creating both contradictions and infrastructure hurdles that, according to some, need to be addressed sooner rather than later. A critical component of this is waste management. More than 6 million electric vehicle (EV) battery packs will end up as scrap between now and 2030, and the recycling and…
Pfizer to Acquire Australian Digital Health Company for $180 Million
September 7, 2022
admin
AustraliaBusiness & MarketsCompaniesHealth & SafetyLifestylePfizerScienceScience NewsTechTech NewsWorld
0 Comment
The majority of shareholders of a small digital health company in Brisbane have approved the $180 million (US$121 million) takeover bid from global pharmaceutical giant Pfizer. During a virtual scheme meeting on Sept. 7, nearly 83 percent of ResApp’s shares were voted in favour of the takeover, which exceeded the 75 percent supermajority required. While…
Brazil Orders Apple to Suspend iPhone Sales Without Charger
SAO PAULO—Apple Inc. said on Tuesday it will appeal a Brazilian order banning it from selling iPhones without a battery charger, pushing back on claims that the company provides an incomplete product to consumers. The Justice Ministry fined Apple 12.275 million reais ($2.38 million) and ordered the company to cancel sales of the iPhone 12…
Apple Unveils iPhone 14 With Emergency Satellite Messaging, Ultra Watch
Apple Inc. introduced new iPhone 14 models capable of using satellites to send emergency messages and an adventure-focused Ultra Watch for sports like diving and triathlons. The sports and outdoor-focused products will test whether Apple’s relatively affluent customer base will keep spending in the face of rising inflation. Prices of the high-end iPhone 14s are…
Apple Unveils iPhone 14 With Satellite SOS, Ultra Watch for Outdoors
Apple Inc. introduced new iPhone 14 models capable of using satellites to send emergency messages and an adventure-focused Ultra Watch for sports like diving and triathlons. The outdoor-focused products will test whether Apple’s relatively affluent customer base will keep spending in the face of rising inflation. Prices of the high-end iPhone 14s are the same…
Los Angeles Unified School District Hit With Ransomware Attack
September 7, 2022
admin
Crime and Incidentscyber attacksEducation & Family NewsLocal NewsLos Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD)ransomware attacksRegional-Local NewsSouthern CaliforniaTechTech NewsU.S. Department of EducationUSUS News
0 Comment
The information technology systems of Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) in California, the second largest school district in the United States, were targeted by a ransomware attack over Labor Day weekend, the school system announced Monday. Following the “external cyber attack” on IT assets, LAUSD quickly responded to minimize disruptions to its network, including…
-
Recent Posts
-
Archives
- May 2025
- April 2025
- July 2023
- June 2023
- May 2023
- April 2023
- March 2023
- February 2023
- January 2023
- December 2022
- November 2022
- October 2022
- September 2022
- August 2022
- July 2022
- June 2022
- May 2022
- April 2022
- March 2022
- February 2022
- January 2022
- December 2021
- November 2021
- October 2021
- September 2021
- August 2021
- July 2021
- June 2021
- May 2021
- April 2021
- March 2021
- February 2021
- January 2021
- December 2020
- September 2013
- July 2013
- March 2013
- January 2013
- December 2012
- November 2012
- December 1
-
Meta