The US Department of Justice has unsealed charges today against six Russian nationals believed to be members of one of Russia's elite hacking and …
Tech Briefs: Oct. 19-23
The U.S. charges six Russian hackers in connection with some of the world's most advanced cyberattacks. Plus, American intelligence warns Russia and Iran are actively seeking to tamper with the upcoming elections, Google faces an antitrust lawsuit from the Justice Department and 11 state AGs, Quibi shuts down, and Tesla's beta version of its full self-driving mode is here. Here are this week's top tech headlines.
Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe said late Wednesday that voter registration information had been obtained by Iran and Russia in an attempt to undermine confidence in the 2020 election. Ratcliffe said Iran sought to sow unrest in the U.S. in an attempt to damage the candidacy of …
The lawsuit is the highest-profile case the US has brought against a tech company since the government went after Microsoft in the 1990s.
Quibi, the short-form entertainment service for mobile devices, announced on Wednesday that it will shut down, just over six months after its service …
The iPhone 12, iPhone 12 Pro, and fourth-generation iPad Air are now available in stores and arriving to customers around the world. Apple has shared a Newsroom post with a range of images to celebrate the launch of the new products. Over the next 24 hours, the Newsroom post will apparently be …
SAN FRANCISCO — In a year when Tesla might have been forgiven for extending its timeline on a key initiative, Elon Musk is forging ahead with a vision for what he calls “Full Self-Driving.” This week, a group of drivers was selected to receive a software update that downloaded automatically into …
The Senate Judiciary Committee approved subpoenas on Thursday to force Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey to testify before the body regarding complaints of anti-conservative bias on their platforms. Last week, the New York Post published a report alleging that Hunter Biden, Joe …
More than 430,000 people tuned in simultaneously to Twitch on Tuesday night to watch Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) play a hit video game as …
PayPal is ready to let users to buy, sell, and hold Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, according to Reuters. PayPal chief exec Dan Schulman told Reuters the company hopes this will “encourage global use of virtual coins,” and ready its network in anticipation of digital currencies issued by central …
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