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A startup allegedly “hacked the world.” Then came the censorship—and now the backlash.
Enlarge (credit: WIRED staff/Getty Images) Hacker-for-hire firms like NSO Group and Hacking Team have become notorious for enabling their customers to spy on vulnerable members of civil society. But as far back as a decade ago in India, a startup called Appin Technology and its subsidiaries allegedly played a similar cyber-mercenary role while attracting far...
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(BPRW) NNPA Salutes U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for Enhancing Opportunity for Black Owned and Other Minority Owned FM Broadcasters through Geotargeting
(Black PR Wire) WASHINGTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)– The National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA), representing the Black Press of America and 250 Black owned media companies throughout the United States of America, resolutely joins with the U.S. Bl…
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Amazon Introduces Rufus, an AI Shopping Tool, and Reports Earnings
The tech giant introduced the Rufus chatbot. It has lagged behind others on introducing consumer-facing generative artificial intelligence.
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Meta Reports Profits More Than Tripled and Issues Its First Dividend
The company’s quarterly revenue rose 25% as its costs fell after layoffs last year.
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Developers Pan Apple’s New Plan for App Store in Europe
To comply with European regulations, Apple has proposed reducing its commission on app sales while adding new fees and hurdles.
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Can This A.I.-Powered Search Engine Replace Google? It Has for Me.
A start-up called Perplexity shows what’s possible for a search engine built from scratch with artificial intelligence.
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Apple Sees First Quarterly Revenue Increase in a Year
The iPhone maker’s share price dropped in after-hour trading even though sales and profit topped Wall Street expectations.
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Agencies using vulnerable Ivanti products have until Saturday to disconnect them
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Federal civilian agencies have until midnight Saturday morning to sever all network connections to Ivanti VPN software, which is currently under mass exploitation by multiple threat groups. The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency mandated the move on Wednesday after disclosing three critical vulnerabilities in recent weeks. Three weeks ago, Ivanti...
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Senators Denounce Tech Companies Over Child Sex Abuse Online
Senators criticized the chief executives of Meta, TikTok, Snap, X and Discord for not doing enough to prevent child sexual abuse online, amid rising fears over how the platforms affect youths.