The bubble hasn’t exactly burst, but we’re no longer seeing a fantastical belief in the power of technology.
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NLRB Sues Amazon Over Labor Practices at a Staten Island Facility
The labor agency wants a federal judge to order changes there in the case of a fired worker before a union election starts next week.
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Trickbot is using MikroTik routers to ply its trade. Now we know why
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) For years, malicious hackers have been hacking large fleets of MikroTik routers and conscripting them into Trickbot, one of the Internet’s most destructive botnets. Now, Microsoft has finally figured out why and how the routers are being put to use. Trickbot came to light in 2016 as a trojan for stealing...
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Netflix fights password-sharing with test of $3 “Extra Member” fee
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | cyano66) Netflix will soon charge an extra fee for sharing accounts with people in other households. This is the company’s latest attempt to reduce the password-sharing that has been common among Netflix users for years. The fee will roll out in Chile, Costa Rica, and Peru “over the next few...
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Nvidia wants to speed up data transfer by connecting data center GPUs to SSDs
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Microsoft brought DirectStorage to Windows PCs this week. The API promises faster load times and more detailed graphics by letting game developers make apps that load graphical data from the SSD directly to the GPU. Now, Nvidia and IBM have created a similar SSD/GPU technology, but they are aiming it at the...
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Scammers have 2 clever new ways to install malicious apps on iOS devices
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Scammers pushing iOS malware are stepping up their game by abusing two legitimate Apple features to bypass App Store vetting requirements and trick people into installing malicious apps. Apple has long required that apps pass a security review and be admitted to the App Store before they can be installed on...
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(BPRW) Black Woman Making History — Blaque Net, The Leading Business Networking App dedicated to BIPOC businesses
(Black PR Wire) It’s not often that you hear of a young Black woman from Detroit, Michigan owning a successful tech company. Meet Angelica Croissy, the founder and CEO of Blaque Net, a Business Networking ap
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How California Is Building the Nation’s First Privacy Police
A new state agency has a $10 million budget to regulate Google, Facebook and others. But first it needs to be created.
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Intel to Invest at Least $19 Billion for New Chips Plant in Germany
The Silicon Valley company said it would build factories in Magdeburg, mirroring a plan announced in late January to begin manufacturing in Ohio.
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Researcher uses Dirty Pipe exploit to fully root a Pixel 6 Pro and Samsung S22
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) A researcher has successfully used the critical Dirty Pipe vulnerability in Linux to fully root two models of Android phones—a Pixel 6 Pro and Samsung S22—in a hack that demonstrates the power of exploiting the newly discovered OS flaw. The researcher chose those two handset models for a good reason: They...