Tag: Tech

Australia Should Prepare for Russian Cyber-Retaliation: Experts

Cyber experts are warning Australian firms to brace for potential retaliation from Russian hackers following the government’s stance on the occupation of two breakaway Ukrainian territories. The Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) has issued a “high” alert, pointing to a historical pattern of cyberattacks against Ukraine. “Malicious cyber activity could impact Australian organisations through unintended…


Microsoft Security Chief Stresses on Importance of Combating Cyberattacks Through Cloud Adoption

Microsoft Corp.’s new security chief, Charlie Bell, emphasized the importance of solving cyberattacks by embracing cloud, the Wall Street Journal reports. Microsoft has built a $15 billion business and one of the world’s most enormous private cyber armies to counter cyberattacks. WSJ notes that U.S. banks flagged nearly $600 million in ransomware payments during the first…


US Copyright Office Rejects Request to Copyright Artwork Created by Artificial Intelligence

The United States Copyright Office’s review board has rejected a second request by Dr. Stephen Thaler, founder of Imagination Engines, to copyright a work of art that was created by an artificial intelligence (AI) system, concluding that it failed to have any “creative input or intervention from a human author.” The two-dimensional artwork is titled “A Recent Entrance to…


Bosch to Invest Additional 250 Million Euros in Chip Production Capacity

BERLIN—Bosch is investing an additional 250 million euros ($282.50 million) in extending chip production facilities at its Reutlingen plant in Germany, the company said on Tuesday. The Reutlingen site had previously been earmarked for 50 million euros of a total of 400 million that the supplier set aside last year for spending on chip production…


Trump’s TRUTH Social Tops Download List, Creating ‘Massive’ Waitlist

President Donald Trump’s social media app, TRUTH Social, reached No. 1 on Apple’s App Store a day after it launched on Monday, iPhone chart data shows. As of Tuesday morning, more than 1.5 billion people had viewed the app in the App Store. More than 401,000 were receiving notices that they were placed on a waitlist…


Dutch Consumer Watchdog Gives Apple Fifth $5.7 Million Fine in App Store Dispute

AMSTERDAM—The Dutch antitrust watchdog fined Apple 5 million euros ($5.7 million) on Monday, the fifth such penalty in successive weeks in a row over access to non-Apple payment methods for subscriptions to dating apps. The Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) says the iPhone maker is abusing a dominant market position by failing to allow…


Intel Delays Launch of Standalone Desktop Graphics Chips to Q2

Intel Corp. said on Thursday it has pushed back the launch of standalone graphics chips for desktops to the second quarter, while those for laptops will be rolled out in the first quarter as originally planned. The announcement comes against the backdrop of an ongoing chip shortage and global supply chain issues, with chipmakers struggling…


Trump’s Truth Social App Launches on Apple’s App Store on Presidents’ Day Holiday

Former President Donald Trump’s new social media venture, Truth Social, launched shortly before the Presidents’ Day holiday on Apple’s App Store. The app was available to download shortly before midnight ET after Trump’s company said back in January that it planned a full rollout in the first quarter of 2022. Truth Social’s app store page detailing its version history showed the…


Kanye West Says New Album Won’t Appear on Apple Music, Spotify, Amazon, or YouTube

Rapper Kanye West has announced that he will not be releasing his upcoming album exclusively through his own device and platform, and not on any major platforms, blaming the switch on low commissions and a move towards independence from binding contracts. “Donda 2 will only be available on my own platform, the Stem Player,” Kanye, who…


Metaverse Related Trademark Applications Surge

An increasing number of big companies are filing trademark applications to protect their brands in the metaverse. They’re also looking to make money in this new realm by offering virtual goods and services. Victoria’s Secret, New York Stock Exchange, and McDonald’s are among the latest corporations to announce plans to join the metaverse. Nowadays, metaverse…