Tag: Tech

Apple Sues Israel’s NSO Group, Accuses It of Using Pegasus Spyware to Gain Unauthorized Access to iPhones

Apple, Inc has opted to take an antagonistic stance against Israel’s NSO Group, the maker of the Pegasus spyware. What Happened Apple said it has filed a lawsuit against the NSO Group and its parent for holding them accountable for the surveillance and targeting of Apple users. Cupertino went a step further and has sought…


Future of the Internet Should Not Be in Beijing’s Hands, Think Tank Warns

Governments worldwide are being warned to “err on the side of caution” when engaging with Beijing or international bodies heavily influenced by the communist regime in relation to shaping the future of the internet. In a new report, the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) says the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is hoping to export its…


Multiple Studies Find Remote Workers Following Poor Digital Security Protocols

Remote workers are aware of their responsibilities in maintaining digital security while accessing company networks a report has said, adding though that only a fifth are actually aware of sophisticated online threats. The report by U.S. tech company Unisys says that a lack of understanding of fundamental cybersecurity risks and threats is resulting in remote…


Grab This 9-part Guitar Training Bundle at a Special Early Black Friday Price

via StackCommerce Everybody had dreams of being a rockstar at one point in their lives, or, at least, become proficient in playing the guitar. For many of us, those dreams only remained just that, dreams, and not only because plucking strings is difficult, but also because guitar classes (and the instruments themselves) aren’t actually cheap….


GoDaddy Gets Hacked, 1.2 Million Customer Accounts Exposed

Web registrar and hosting company GoDaddy announced Monday that email addresses of up to 1.2 million active and inactive Managed WordPress customers were accessed by an unauthorized third party using a compromised password. In a disclosure filed with the SEC, GoDaddy Inc. said that the data breach incident was discovered on Nov. 17. “Upon identifying…


LAPD Used Fake Social Media Accounts to Spy on Users: Documents

Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) officers used fake online personas to monitor social media users, and at one point considered employing tools that critics say would lead to law enforcement profiling innocent people, according to recently revealed government documents. The documents, released by the Brennan Center for Justice following an open records request with the…


Tech Weakness Keeps Wall Street Under Pressure

Wall Street’s main indexes slipped on Tuesday, with the Nasdaq lagging the most as rising Treasury yields weighed on major technology stocks, while gains in banking and energy stocks helped limit broader market losses. The S&P 500 energy index jumped 2.7 percent as oil prices rose after a move by the United States and other…


Get Over 100 Hours of Art Training With These $10 Courses Ahead of Black Friday

via StackCommerce Many seem to be under the impression that drawing cannot be taught, but it’s all a myth. Sure, there are people that are more creatively inclined, but just like any other skill, illustrating can definitely be taught, learned, practiced, and mastered. Even if you claim to only know how to draw stick figures,…


Amazon and Apple Handed $225 Million in Italian Antitrust Fines

MILAN—Italy’s antitrust authority has fined U.S. tech giants Amazon.com and Apple Inc. a total of more than 200 million euros ($225 million) for alleged anti-competitive cooperation in the sale of Apple and Beats products. Contractual provisions of a 2018 agreement between the companies meant only selected resellers were allowed to sell Apple and Beats products…


UK Teachers Quitting Over False ‘Paedophile’ Slurs on TikTok

Some teachers in British schools have been quitting the profession after being falsely labelled as “paedophiles” on TikTok, union officials have warned. The latest craze on the Chinese-owned video sharing platform sees pupils sharing videos of teachers with inappropriate hashtags such as #paedo and offensive comments, sometimes even superimposing their faces onto pornographic images. Some…