Today: September 21, 2024
Today: September 21, 2024

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Takeaways from CNN’s Investigation: How Airbnb fails to protect its guests from hidden cameras

For these renters, hidden cameras at their Airbnbs have spiraled into nightmares. CNN’s Kyung Lah investigates how the company keeps its hidden camera problem quiet.

Takeaways from CNN’s Investigation: How Airbnb fails to protect its guests from hidden cameras
News|Technology

US court temporarily puts net neutrality rules reinstatement on hold

A U.S. appeals court said on Friday it was temporarily putting the Federal Communications Commission's reinstatement of landmark net neutrality rules on hold

US court temporarily puts net neutrality rules reinstatement on hold
Education|Science|Technology

A Bronze Age-style ship just sailed through the Persian Gulf 4,000 years after it was designed

A Bronze Age-style ship just sailed through the Persian Gulf 4,000 years after it was designed

A Bronze Age-style ship just sailed through the Persian Gulf 4,000 years after it was designed
Business|Technology

iPhone users in Europe will no longer have to use Apple Pay for mobile payments

iPhone users in Europe will no longer have to use Apple Pay for mobile payments

iPhone users in Europe will no longer have to use Apple Pay for mobile payments
Business|Technology

Tesla delays robotaxi launch to October, Bloomberg News reports

Tesla is delaying the launch of robotaxi by about two months to October as the design team was told to rework some elements of the car, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing people

Tesla delays robotaxi launch to October, Bloomberg News reports
News|Technology

US court rejects challenges to FCC approval of SpaceX satellites

A U.S. appeals court on Friday upheld the decision of the Federal Communications Commission to approve a SpaceX plan to deploy thousands of Starlink

US court rejects challenges to FCC approval of SpaceX satellites
Science|Technology

NASA releases Webb telescope images of a galactic merger

NASA released on Friday a pair of images taken by the James Webb Space Telescope showing two galaxies - one nicknamed the Penguin and the other the Egg - in the

NASA releases Webb telescope images of a galactic merger
Business|Political|Technology

US senators call out Big Tech's new approach to poaching talent, products from smaller AI startups

Three U.S. Senators are calling for action against a new practice big technology companies are using to swallow up the talent and products of innovative AI startups without formally acquiring them

US senators call out Big Tech's new approach to poaching talent, products from smaller AI startups
News|Political|Technology

European Union says X's blue checks are deceptive 'dark patterns' that breach its social media laws

The European Union says blue checkmarks from Elon Musk’s X are deceptive and that the online platform falls short on transparency and accountability requirements

European Union says X's blue checks are deceptive 'dark patterns' that breach its social media laws
News|Technology

Nearly all AT&T cell customers’ call and text records exposed in a massive breach

Nearly all AT&T cell customers’ call and text records exposed in a massive breach

Nearly all AT&T cell customers’ call and text records exposed in a massive breach
Business|News|Technology

Elon Musk’s X accused of breaching EU rules

Elon Musk’s X accused of breaching EU rules

Elon Musk’s X accused of breaching EU rules
Business|Entertainment|Sports|Technology

IOC and Saudi Arabia agree on 12-year deal for video gaming Esports Olympics

Saudi Arabia and the IOC are teaming up for their first commercial deal together with the oil-rich kingdom set to host the first Esports Olympics next year

IOC and Saudi Arabia agree on 12-year deal for video gaming Esports Olympics
Business|Technology

Data of nearly all AT&T customers downloaded from a third-party platform in security breach

The data of nearly all customers of the telecommunications giant AT&T was downloaded from a third-party platform in a security breach in a year already rife with massive cyberattacks

Data of nearly all AT&T customers downloaded from a third-party platform in security breach
Environment|Technology

On NYC beaches, angry birds fight drones patrolling for sharks and struggling swimmers

A new initiative to monitor swimmers and sharks on New York City beaches with surveillance drones is bringing a backlash from shorebirds

On NYC beaches, angry birds fight drones patrolling for sharks and struggling swimmers
Health|News|Technology

US signs agreement with 3 social media giants aimed at preventing distribution of synthetic drugs

The United States has signed a memorandum with several of the world’s biggest social media companies aimed at preventing the use of their platforms for the distribution of synthetic drugs

US signs agreement with 3 social media giants aimed at preventing distribution of synthetic drugs
Business|Technology

How did the auto dealer outage end? CDK almost certainly paid a $25 million ransom

How did the auto dealer outage end? CDK almost certainly paid a $25 million ransom

How did the auto dealer outage end? CDK almost certainly paid a $25 million ransom
Business|Technology

Microsoft quits OpenAI board seat as antitrust scrutiny of AI partnerships intensifies

Microsoft has quit its seat on the board of OpenAI, saying its role is no longer needed because the ChatGPT maker has improved its governance since being roiled by boardroom chaos last year

Microsoft quits OpenAI board seat as antitrust scrutiny of AI partnerships intensifies
Technology

‘Twisters’ movie: Two tornado scientists take us inside the real world of storm chasing

To understand how tornadoes behave, scientists need to be near the storm. The movies get some of it right.

‘Twisters’ movie: Two tornado scientists take us inside the real world of storm chasing
Business|Economy|News|Technology

Germany set to abstain in vote on EU tariffs for China EVs, sources say

Germany is set to abstain in Monday's vote by European Union member states on imposing provisional tariffs on China-made

Germany set to abstain in vote on EU tariffs for China EVs, sources say
Business|Technology

Vista Equity explores sale of cybersecurity firm Sonatype, sources say

Buyout firm Vista Equity is exploring options including a sale of Sonatype in a deal that could value the cybersecurity firm at more than $1.5 billion including

Vista Equity explores sale of cybersecurity firm Sonatype, sources say
Business|Economy|Technology

Battery maker ProLogium to gradually ramp up French plant amid slow EV sales

Taiwanese battery maker ProLogium Technology Co plans to gradually ramp up its 5.2 billion euro ($5.7 billion) factory in France as it looks to boost efficiency and

Battery maker ProLogium to gradually ramp up French plant amid slow EV sales
Business|Technology

Amazon must comply with US agency's pregnancy bias probe, judge rules

A New York federal judge has ordered Amazon.com to comply with a subpoena from a U.S. civil rights agency investigating claims that the online retailer discriminated

Amazon must comply with US agency's pregnancy bias probe, judge rules
Technology

Supermassive black holes have masses of more than a million suns – but their growth has slowed as the universe has aged

X-rays emitted around black holes can tell astrophysicists about how fast they’re growing.

Supermassive black holes have masses of more than a million suns – but their growth has slowed as the universe has aged
Technology

Meteorites from Mars help scientists understand the red planet’s interior

These rare rocks come in a few different types, which can tell geologists about Mars’ volcanic past and hint at its potential habitability.

Meteorites from Mars help scientists understand the red planet’s interior
Business|Economy|Technology

Data centre operator Equinix mulls minority stake sale in Hong Kong assets, sources say

Global data centre operator Equinix is considering a sale of a minority stake in its Hong Kong facilities, valuing the assets at around $

Data centre operator Equinix mulls minority stake sale in Hong Kong assets, sources say

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