The CEO of the viral Chinese-owned app TikTok on March 23 refused to take a position on China’s human rights record, saying that his platform alllows users to “freely express their views on this issue.” “Congresswoman, if you use our app, and you open it, you will find our users who give all sorts of…
TikTok CEO Refuses to Say Whether CCP Has Persecuted Uyghurs
March 23, 2023
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White House on TikTok CEO Testimony: US Has ‘Legitimate Concerns’ About App on National Security
March 23, 2023
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The United States has “legitimate national security concerns” over TikTok, said National Security Council’s coordinator for strategic communications John Kirby. “The president has been very clear. We have legitimate national security concerns over this particular application, and we’re banning it,” Kirby told The Epoch Times’s sister media NTD. “It is banned on government devices, that’s…
Google Launches ChatGPT Rival Called ‘Bard’ For testing in US and UK
Google launched its ChatGPT rival, “Bard” for testing in the United Kingdom and the United States to rival the currently popular ChatGPT. The tech company invited people in both countries to test its new AI chatbot in a bid to catch up with its Microsoft-backed competitor. Google announced the development of Bard last month, just two…
Unsanitised Disposal of E-Waste Risks Personal Data Ending up in Wrong Hands: PwC
March 22, 2023
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The careless disposal of data storing devices poses a serious cyber and data security threat to Australians that could have “catastrophic” consequences if the sensitive information ends up in the hands of a malicious actor. Professional services firm PwC warned that Australia’s critical infrastructure regime was at risk from the security risks of disposed of…
Google Pulls Chinese Pinduoduo App Off Play Store Over Security Concerns
March 21, 2023
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Google recently pulled the Chinese-owned Pinduoduo app off of its Google Play App Store after malware was found on a Chinese version of the app. “Off-Play versions of this app that have been found to contain malware have been enforced on via Google Play Protect,” the Google Play spokesperson said in an emailed statement on…
BBC Urges Staff to Delete TikTok from Corporate Phones
March 21, 2023
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The BBC has urged its staff to delete TikTok from their corporate phones over privacy and security concerns about the Chinese-owned video-sharing app. The BBC is the first British media organization to issue this kind of guidance regarding TikTok—and just the second in the world after Denmark’s public service broadcaster did the same earlier this…
Tech Layoffs in 2023 Near 150,000 Mark as Amazon, Facebook Shed Thousands More Employees
The technology industry is continuing to lay off thousands of employees, and is approaching 150,000 employees lost in the first three months of 2023. The e-commerce and streaming giant Amazon announced layoffs of 9,000 employees on Monday. Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, announced 10,000 job cuts a week earlier, on March 14. As of…
Google Denies Destroying ‘Chat’ Evidence in US Antitrust Lawsuit
Alphabet Inc.’s Google has denied intentionally destroying evidence in the Justice Department’s antitrust lawsuit over the company’s search business, in a response to the government’s bid for sanctions in federal court. The Department of Justice (DOJ) last month alleged Google failed to preserve certain internal corporate “chat” communications. The DOJ said Google told investigators in…
UCLA Creates Its Most Advanced Humanoid Robot To Date
Mechanical engineers at the UCLA School of Engineering have created the world’s fastest walking humanoid robot, believed to be the first designed in an academic setting capable of running, according to a recent statement from the school. Named “Artemis,” for Advanced Robotic Technology for Enhanced Mobility and Improved Stability, the robot is said to be…
Google Warns Millions of Android Phone Users to Take Action Immediately
Google issued a warning to some Samsung, Pixel, and Vivo phones about critical vulnerabilities that could allow hackers to compromise their devices by making a special call to their phone numbers. The security flaw impacts Android devices that use the Exynos Modem 5123, Exynos Modem 5300, Exynos 980, Exynos 1080, and Exynos Auto T5123 chipsets made…
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