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Lockbit cybercrime gang faces global takedown with indictments and arrests - Reuters 2.20.24

The World Depends on 60-Year-Old Code No One Knows Anymore; An alarmingly large portion of the world's business and finance systems run on COBOL, and only a small community of programmers know it. IBM thinks Watson can help, but it's not guaranteed. - PC Magazine 12.1.23

Instagram’s Algorithm Delivers Toxic Video Mix to Adults Who Follow Children; Content served to WSJ test accounts included risqué footage of kids, overtly sexual adult videos and ads from major brands. - WSJ 11.28.23

The Stocks That AI Mania Left Behind; Value stocks looked like they were making a comeback - until AI madness happened. - WSJ 11.28.23

Amazon's AWS appeals to corporate customers with new chatbot, AI safety measures - Reuters 11.28.23

Amazon announces new cloud AI chip as Microsoft rivalry intensifies - Reuters 11.28.23

Meta Pauses Ads for Users Under 18 in Europe; The decision is part of a plan to launch new subscription-based versions of Facebook and Instagram to comply with the continent’s regulations. - WSJ 10.30.23

Tech Titans Rebound From Tough Times as AI Fuels Optimism; Microsoft, Alphabet, Amazon and Meta are seeing some initial payoff from big investments in AI, while trying to assure Wall Street that more wins are ahead. - WSJ 10.30.23

VIDEO: 'U.S. states sue Meta, Instagram over kids' mental health issues, such as depression, anxiety, insomnia' - Reuters 10.24.23

After Early AI Mania, Concerns Raised Over Actual Economics of AI; 'Tech Earnings Kick Off This Week With Netflix; AI Is Now a Risk.' - Barron's/SCW 10.23.23

Dropping Out of College to Join the AI Gold Rush; These teens and 20-somethings worry that waiting for graduation will mean missing out on a wave of investment - WSJ 10.23.23

NewFold spreading across multiple webhosting or IT brands: List of NewFold brands - NewFold.com

[2021:] Pro-life tech leaders court Texas Right to Life after GoDaddy drops domain hosting for whistleblower site; The web hosting giant cut service for the whistleblower site, alleging that it violated a policy on gathering information without the subject’s consent - Fox 9.4.21

AI: Copyright board delivers blow to 'Terminator' tech over photo protections; Jason M. Allen's 'Theatre D'opera Spatial' won the Colorado State Fair's 2022 art competition, but was not created by humans - Fox 9.26.23

Amazon steps up AI race with up to $4 billion deal to invest in Anthropic - Reuters 9.25.23

Judge blocks California child internet privacy law - Washington Examiner 9.18.23

21 Great Search Engines You Can Use Instead Of Google; There are several search engines that offer a superior search experience to Google – here are 21 of the best alternative search engines you can try - Seach Engine Journal 7.19.23

Twitter threatens to sue Meta for releasing Threads - Washington Examiner 7.6.23

Google to scrap local news links in Canada over Online News Act - BBC 6.29.23

TikTok Feeds Teens a Diet of Darkness; Self-harm, sad-posting and disordered-eating videos abound on the popular app - WSj 5.13.23

Supreme Court rules for social media giants in cases over third-party content, declines to address Section 230 - Fox Business 5.18.23

Antiabortion Group Used Cellphone Data to Target Ads to Planned Parenthood Visitors; Wisconsin group used precise geolocation data until last year to direct ads to women it suspected of seeking abortions - WSJ 5.18.23

EU lawmakers call for tougher AI oversight - UPI 4.17.23

Jimmy Finkelstein’s media startup The Messenger ripped over ‘delusional’ business plan - NY Post 3.19.23

Jimmy Finkelstein’s media startup The Messenger ripped over ‘delusional’ business plan - NY Post 3.19.23

FTC to Seek Order Blocking Microsoft-Activision Deal - Barron's 6.12.23

Reddit going dark: 6,000+ subreddits go quiet over developer pricing changes - Washington Examiner 6.12.23

FTC orders Microsoft to pay $20M for collecting children's personal information - UPI 6.6.23

Jimmy Finkelstein’s media startup The Messenger ripped over ‘delusional’ business plan - NY Post 3.19.23

Find your Wi-Fi network password in Windows - Microsoft

FTC and DOJ charge Amazon with illegally keeping children's recordings from Alexa - Washington Examiner 5.31.23

Supreme Court rules for social media giants in cases over third-party content, declines to address Section 230 - Fox Business 5.18.23

ESPN Plans to Stream Flagship Channel, Eyeing Cable TV’s Demise; ESPN is laying the groundwork to sell its channel directly to cord-cutters and has begun talks with sports leagues and cable partners. - WSJ 5.18.23

TikTok Feeds Teens a Diet of Darkness; Self-harm, sad-posting and disordered-eating videos abound on the popular app - WSj 5.13.23

Antiabortion Group Used Cellphone Data to Target Ads to Planned Parenthood Visitors; Wisconsin group used precise geolocation data until last year to direct ads to women it suspected of seeking abortions - WSJ 5.18.23

Congress to grill TikTok on list of concerns from spying to child safety - UPI 1.30.23

U.S. News Ranks Best Online Programs - U.S. News 1.24.23

Police warn that Oregon torture suspect is using dating apps - Washington Examiner 1.29.23

Twittergate: 63% want FBI ‘censorship’ of social media investigated; The FBI has lost the confidence of half the nation, with even more now calling for an investigation into the agency. - Wahington Examiner 12.26.22

Police warn parents about 'school photo' trend of oversharing on social media Revealing too much about kids can make them targets of predators, as a viral photo by law enforcement shows - Fox 9.21.22

Facebook Bans Holocaust Film for Violating Race Policy - Rolling Stone 9.14.22

Did Russian hackers blow up a Texas LNG pipeline on June 8? - Washington Examiner 6.21.22

TikTok takes the top spot for worldwide downloads in first quarter of the year; TikTok surpassed Instagram in the first quarter of the year to take the top spot for worldwide downloads, a new report shows. - UPI 4.26.22

"How to Overcome Multitasking Madness; Toggling between devices and apps is leading to shortened attention spans, errors and memory problems. There are remedies." - WSJ - SCW Newswatch 4.30.22

FCC Expands List of Equipment and Services That Pose Security Threat - FCC 3.25.22

Popular antivirus software a national security risk, FCC claims; Moscow-based antivirus software maker Kaspersky Labs has been added to a federal list of companies that pose "an unacceptable risk to the national security of the United States." - NY Post 3.28.22

FCC Expands List of Equipment and Services That Pose Security Threat - FCC 3.25.22

Popular antivirus software a national security risk, FCC claims; Moscow-based antivirus software maker Kaspersky Labs has been added to a federal list of companies that pose "an unacceptable risk to the national security of the United States." - NY Post 3.28.22

'It's coming': Biden warns of Russian cyberattacks on U.S. amid Ukraine war - Washington Examiner 3.21.22

IRS Retreats From Facial Recognition to Verify Taxpayers’ Identities; The agency’s use of the technology has drawn bipartisan concerns over privacy - WSJ 2.7.22

Meta threatens to shut down Facebook, Instagram in Europe without data deal The social media giant warned that it might 'be unable to offer' some its 'most significant products and services' - Fox 2.7.22

Facebook suffers biggest one-day value drop of any US company in history on Thursday - Washington Examiner 2.3.22

Crowdfunding platform shifts gears on redistributing 'Freedom Convoy' funds after gov vows investigation - Fox 2.5.22

Airlines call on Biden admin to halt 5G deployment near airports - UPI 1.18.22

AT&T, Verizon to delay activating some 5G towers over airline disruption fears - UPI 1.18.22

U.S. Offers Support After Ukraine Hit By Massive Cyberattack - RFE/RL 1.14.22

Data Storage Looks to Go Small, Really Small - IARPA 12.17.21

5G Service Rollout Delayed Amid Flight Safety Concerns: AT&T and Verizon agreed to delay the rollout of a new 5G wireless service at the request of U.S. transportation officials. The FAA says the service could affect airplane safety systems, a claim the wireless industry refutes. - WSJ 1.5.22

How to turn off laptop display when using external monitor - Network News

FBI email system hacked to send fake cyberattack alerts - Washington Examiner 11.14.21

Hackers send out 100,000 hoax emails after gaining access to FBI server - UPI 11.13.21

FACEBOOK SCANDALS: Facebook Allows Stolen Content to Flourish, Its Researchers Warned: About 40% of traffic to pages in 2018 went to those with content that was plagiarized or recycled ... - WSJ 11.9.21

FACEBOOK SCANDALS: Is Facebook Bad for You? It Is for About 360 Million Users, Company Surveys Suggest The app hurts sleep, work, relationships or parenting for about 12.5% of users, who reported they felt Facebook was more of a problem than other social media. Facebook said it has built tools and controls to help people manage when and how they use its services. - WSJ 11.6.21

CYBER INVESTMENT: Investor group acquires McAfee for over $14B - UPI 11.8.21

Federal Cyber Directive Spotlights Aging Computer Systems - WSJ 11.4.21

The Risks of Using Smartphones While Walking - NHK World-Japan 10.27.21

DWAC, the Trump Social-Media SPAC, Soars in GameStop-Like Frenzy: DWAC, the Trump Social-Media SPAC, Soars in GameStop-Like Frenzy Shares of the blank-check company tied to Donald Trump’s new online network surged again Friday, fueled by the enthusiasm of individual investors on social media. - WSJ 10.22.21

Lawmakers Question Whether Amazon Executives Misled Congress: In a letter to Amazon CEO Andy Jassy, five members of Congress asked for “exculpatory evidence” to corroborate the sworn testimony offered by several company leaders, including founder Jeff Bezos. - WSJ 10.18.21

Facebook’s Zuckerberg Named in Suit by Washington, D.C., Attorney General: The district’s attorney general is seeking to hold Mark Zuckerberg personally liable in a lawsuit stemming from the 2018 Cambridge Analytica personal-data scandal - WSJ 10.20.21

Facebook Settles With U.S. Government Over Improperly Reserving Jobs for Immigrants - WSJ 10.19.21

How TikTok Serves Up Sex and Drug Videos to Minors; The popular app can quickly drive young users into endless spools of adult content, including videos touting drug use and promoting pornography sites, a Wall Street Journal investigation finds. - WSJ 9.8.21

Australian high court says news outlets liable for user comments on Facebook - UPI 9.8.21

Should Ransomware Payments Be Made Illegal? - WSJ 9.7.21

GoDaddy stops service for Texas anti-abortion group's whistleblower website; GoDaddy’s decision came after the website faced intense criticism from pro-abortion activists - Fox 9.3.21

Cybersecurity Needs a New Alert System; While America slowly addresses vulnerabilities in software and hardware, enemies strike. - WSJ 3.29.21

Facebook Hacking and Spam Operation Targeting Election Posts

Parler CEO: Facebook’s reported ‘secret internal algorithm’ is ‘Orwellian’ Parler believes people should determine for themselves what is hyperpartisan, CEO said - Fox

Telecommunications: FCC Should Enhance Performance Goals and Measures for Its Program to Support Broadband Service in High-Cost Areas - GAO

Justice Department calls to strengthen law against social media companies - UPI

U.S. Widens Sanctions Net Against Kremlin-Connected Backer Of 'Troll Factory,' Mercenary Group

The Justice Department Unveils Proposed Section 230 Legislation on Behalf of the Administration [of the Communications Decency Act]

U.S. Justice Department proposes changes to internet platforms immunity - Reuters

SCW NEWSWATCH: "'UFO' in Congo jungle turns out to be internet balloon" - Reuters 8.27.20

Companies Battle Another Pandemic: Skyrocketing Hacking Attempts" - WSJ

U.S. NSA to unveil hybrid cloud programme by end of 2020 - Jane's

SCW NEWSWATCH: "China targeting U.S. election infrastructure with cyberattacks, says O'Brien" - Reuters 8.9.20

State Dept.: Russia spreads disinformation through 'a propaganda ecosystem' - UPI

U.S. Justice Department asks court to block California net neutrality law - Reuters

U.S. wants to see 'untrusted' Chinese apps removed from U.S. app stores, Pompeo says - Reuters

Trump threatens to ban TikTok from operating in U.S. - UPI

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