SAN FRANCISCO—Twitter experienced a bevy of glitches for over an hour Monday as links stopped working, some users were unable to log in and images were not loading for others. The company said “Some parts of Twitter may not be working as expected right now. We made an internal change that had some unintended consequences.”…
Senator Pushes Labor Government to Keep up With Allies on TikTok Ban
March 6, 2023
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The federal government is under pressure over its slow response to bans on Tiktok in the United States, Canada, and the European Union. The shadow minister for Cybersecurity and Countering Foreign Interference, Senator James Paterson, says the Labor government has been “inconsistent and haphazard” in its approach to national security. According to an audit by…
Criminal Website Releases 2 Million Credit Card Numbers Free for the Taking
A darkweb website known as “BidenCash” released more than 2 million credit and debit card numbers and details, security researchers have warned. Screenshots of the BidenCash website, reviewed by The Epoch Times, show that “more than 2 million credit cards” are being released because of its one-year anniversary. The website, reportedly run by Russian-speaking cybercriminals,…
Chinese Cranes at US Ports Trigger Spying Concerns
Cranes manufactured in China could be the latest security vulnerability facing the United States, with the equipment potentially offering Beijing a peek into import and export data. Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries Co. (ZPMC) is a manufacturer of ship-to-shore cranes which are used to load and unload containers from ships to docks and vice versa. ZPMC,…
Taiwan’s TSMC to Recruit 6,000 Engineers in 2023
TAIPEI—Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd (TSMC), the world’s largest contract chipmaker, will recruit more than 6,000 new staff in 2023, the company said in a statement on Saturday. The hiring drive comes despite a global downturn in the chip industry. According to TSMC, the company will seek young engineers with associates, bachelor’s, masters’s or doctorate…
Amazon Pauses Headquarter Construction in Virginia After Revenue Losses
Amazon has decided to pause construction activities at its second headquarters in Arlington, Virginia, following a poor 2022 financial performance that saw the company register over $2 billion in losses. The Seattle-based e-commerce giant is developing its Arlington base, HQ2, in two phases—the Met Park and PenPlace. The company has decided to pause construction in…
Tesla Says South Australia ‘Represents the Future’ for Battery Production
South Australia is now on the world map after Tesla’s senior executive said the Australian state was “the future” for renewable energy technologies. This comes as South Australia opened its first 12 out of 140 border-to-border electric car charging networks. “Australia is a little bit of a special case; they represent the future—South Australia in…
TikTok Sets 60-Minute Screen Time Limit for Minors
March 3, 2023
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Social media app TikTok, popular among teens, has announced that it will soon limit screen time to 60 minutes a day for any user under the age of 18 in an effort to curb young people’s time on the platform. According to a statement on March 1, “every account” on the short-form video app belonging to a…
Ford to Restart F-150 Lightning Production on March 13
WASHINGTON—Ford Motor Co. said Thursday it will restart production of its F-150 Lightning on March 13 after it halted output of the electric truck after a battery fire in early February. Ford has not set a date for resuming deliveries. The U.S. automaker said as it “ramps up production, we will continue holding already-produced vehicles…
Race for Global Tech Dominance a ‘Wake up Call’ for Democracies: Report
March 2, 2023
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An Australian think tank is urging democratic nations to “step up” their game in technological innovation and strategic competition if they are to compete with, catch up, and outdo Beijing. According to a year-long study by the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI), Beijing is currently leading the world in 37 out of 44 technologies. These…
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