Tag: Tech

Feds: 1st Cryptocurrency Insider Trading Case Snares 3

NEW YORK—A former Coinbase product manager and his brother, along with a Houston man, were charged Thursday in what federal authorities described as the U.S. government’s first cryptocurrency insider trading case. The brothers—Ishan Wahi and Nikhil Wahi—were arrested while the Houston man, Sameer Ramani, remained at large, federal authorities said as they announced the unsealing…


US and UK Data Sharing Data Pact to Combat Serious Crime Comes Into Effect in October

The UK–US Data Access Agreement (DAA) that was signed by the two nations back in 2019 is scheduled to come into effect on Oct. 3 this year, according to a joint statement issued by both countries. “The Data Access Agreement will allow information and evidence that is held by service providers within each of our…


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Unlock Your Mac’s Full Potential with This $40 Tool

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Google to Allow App Developers to Use Rival Payment Systems, to Cut Fees

BRUSSELS—Alphabet unit Google said it will from Tuesday cut fees to 12 percent, from 15 percent, for non-gaming app developers on its Google Play App Store which switch to rival payment systems, as it moves to comply with new EU tech rules. The world’s most popular internet search engine said the fee cut applies only…


Protecting Boys From Sextortion

Commentary There’s an intriguing photograph of the four people who head up Australia’s Digital Platforms Regulators Forum. A row of smiling women. The control of our county’s high tech online world is firmly in female hands, with not a skerrick of gender diversity to be seen. This would be fine if we could be assured…


Google to Start Testing Camera-Equipped Glasses in August

Google is set to test its augmented reality (AR) prototypes in public starting in August, the company announced on July 19. Some of the prototypes will look like normal glasses, but with an in-lens display and “visual and audio sensors” like a microphone and camera, the company said. Testing the AR prototypes solely in a…


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Sponsored Content Everyone can write a story, but not everyone can write a good story. It takes considerable skill to write an engaging plot, flesh out characters, and build an imaginary world that people would love to keep coming back to. Experts say that the key to getting better at creative writing is to consistently…


4 Reasons Why This Analyst Says Twitter Has a Legal Edge Over Elon Musk

The Twitter Inc. vs. Elon Musk legal showdown has begun after the social media platform’s filed a lawsuit against Musk in the Delaware court of Chancery. Twitter has a 60 percent chance of winning a court order to enforce a take-private deal by Musk, according to Bloomberg Intelligence Litigation analyst Matthew Schettenhelm, who said he expects the…


US Building Satellites to Track Hypersonic Missiles

The United States is building a new satellite system to track hypersonic weapons following repeated demonstrations of such weapons by China and Russia. The Pentagon announced two contracts on July 18, worth a combined $1.3 billion, to develop an advanced satellite system expected to be in orbit beginning April 2025. The Space Development Agency (SDA)…