Month: December 2024

Month: December 2024

Albania to shut down TikTok for 1 year, says platform promotes violence among children
12/22/2024 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

TIRANA, ALBANIA — Albania’s prime minister said Saturday the government will shut down the video service TikTok for one year, blaming it for inciting violence and bullying, especially among children.  Albanian authorities held 1,300 meetings with teachers and parents following the stabbing death of a teenager in mid-November by another teen after a quarrel that started

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Trump wants US to dominate AI as industry weighs benefits, risks
12/21/2024 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Generative artificial intelligence companies are racing to build on the popularity of programs like ChatGPT, but AI regulation has not kept pace with the technology. Now, an incoming administration could favor U.S. domination over risk mitigation. Tina Trinh reports. …

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US slow to react to pervasive Chinese hacking, experts say
12/20/2024 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

As new potential threats from Chinese hackers were identified this week, the federal government issued one of its strongest warnings to date about the need for Americans — and in particular government officials and other “highly targeted” individuals — to secure their communications against eavesdropping and interception. The warning came as news was breaking about

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Bluesky could become target of foreign disinformation, experts warn
12/19/2024 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

washington — Experts on cybersecurity and online foreign influence campaigns are urging social media company Bluesky, whose app has exploded in popularity in recent weeks, to step up moderation to counter potential state-sponsored influence efforts. Over the past month, Bluesky, a microblogging platform with its roots in Twitter, has seen one of its biggest increases in

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US cyber watchdog seeks switch to encrypted apps following ‘Salt Typhoon’ hacks
12/18/2024 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

WASHINGTON — The U.S. cybersecurity watchdog CISA is telling senior American government officials and politicians to immediately switch to end-to-end encrypted messaging following intrusions at major American telecoms blamed on Chinese hackers.  In written guidance released on Wednesday, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency said “individuals who are in senior government or senior political positions” should

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US Supreme Court to consider TikTok bid to halt ban
12/18/2024 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court decided on Wednesday to hear a bid by TikTok and its China-based parent company, ByteDance, to block a law intended to force the sale of the short-video app by January 19 or face a ban on national security grounds.  The justices did not immediately act on an emergency request by

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Senators urge US House to pass Kids Online Safety Act
12/18/2024 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

A bipartisan effort to protect children from the harms of social media is running out of time in this session of the U.S. Congress. If passed, the Kids Online Safety Act would institute safeguards for minors’ personal data online. But free speech advocates and some Republicans are concerned the bill could lead to censorship. VOA’s

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Congo files criminal complaints against Apple in Europe over conflict minerals
12/18/2024 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Paris — The Democratic Republic of Congo has filed criminal complaints against Apple subsidiaries in France and Belgium, accusing the tech firm of using conflict minerals in its supply chain, lawyers for the Congolese government told Reuters.  Congo is a major source of tin, tantalum and tungsten, so-called 3T minerals used in computers and mobile phones.

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EU investigates TikTok over Romanian presidential election
12/17/2024 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

LONDON — European Union regulators said Tuesday they’re investigating whether TikTok breached the bloc’s digital rulebook by failing to deal with risks to Romania’s presidential election, which has been thrown into turmoil over allegations of electoral violations and Russian meddling. The European Commission is escalating its scrutiny of the popular video-sharing platform after Romania’s top court

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Incoming FCC chair is big tech critic who worries about China
12/17/2024 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Brendan Carr to lead the Federal Communications Commission, which regulates communications in the United States. Carr, an FCC commissioner since 2017, has taken aim at big tech and China’s influence on U.S. communications. VOA’s Dora Mekouar reports. …

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Hackers demand ransom from Rhode Islanders after data breach
12/17/2024 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Hundreds of thousands of Rhode Island residents’ personal and bank information, including Social Security numbers, were likely hacked by an international cybercriminal group asking for a ransom, state officials said on Saturday.  In what Rhode Island officials described as extortion, the hackers threatened to release the stolen information unless they were paid an undisclosed amount

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US court rejects TikTok request to temporarily halt pending US ban
12/17/2024 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

WASHINGTON — A U.S. appeals court on Friday rejected an emergency bid by TikTok to temporarily block a law that would require its Chinese parent company ByteDance to divest the short-video app by January 19 or face a ban on the app. TikTok and ByteDance on Monday filed the emergency motion with the U.S. Court of

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Australia to charge tech companies for news content if they do not pay
12/17/2024 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

SYDNEY — Australia’s center-left government said on Thursday it planned new rules that would charge big tech firms millions of dollars if they did not pay Australian media companies for news hosted on their platforms. The move piles pressure on global tech giants such as Facebook-owner Meta Platforms and Alphabet’s Google to pay publishers for content

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UN digital program seeks to empower Africa’s public workers
12/17/2024 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

NAIROBI, KENYA — The United Nations, Microsoft and Kenya’s Ministry of Information last week launched a digital and artificial intelligence center in Nairobi to train African public servants and accelerate the development and use of online services. Officials said the program — the Timbuktoo GreenTech Hub and Africa Centre for Competence for AI and Digital Skilling

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US sanctions Chinese cybersecurity firm for ‘malicious’ activities
12/17/2024 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

WASHINGTON — The United States slapped sanctions on a Chinese cybersecurity company and one of its employees Tuesday, accusing it of compromising more than 80,000 firewalls in a 2020 attack. The U.S. Treasury Department said in a statement that it had sanctioned Sichuan Silence Information Technology Company and an employee named Guan Tianfeng over the April

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From VOA Mandarin: Trump 2.0 and the future of the CHIPS Act
12/17/2024 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

The Biden administration is shoring up its CHIPS Act funding agreements before President-elect Donald Trump takes office on January 20. Trump has previously disparaged the CHIPS Act and called for higher tariffs instead of subsidies to incentivize companies to build semiconductor factories. What would be the future of TSMC under the Trump administration? See the

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China launches anti-monopoly probe into Nvidia 
12/17/2024 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

BEIJING — China on Monday said it has launched an investigation into U.S. chip maker Nvidia over suspected violations of the country’s anti-monopoly law, in a move that will likely be seen as a retaliatory move against Washington’s recent chip curbs.   The State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) said Nvidia is also suspected of violating

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As data centers proliferate, conflict with local communities follows
12/17/2024 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA — Richard Andre Newman thought he would live the rest of his life in his quiet, leafy neighborhood in suburban Virginia. He was born and raised in Bren Mar Park, where children ride their bikes and neighbors wave hello. But now, as he’s approaching 60, he’s considering selling his Fairfax County home and moving

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Miskbud.com домен продається зараз
12/17/2024 iLines,iNews iMaster

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Suspilne.com домен продається зараз
12/17/2024 iLines,iNews iMaster

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Lavyna.com домен продається зараз
12/17/2024 iLines,iNews iMaster

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2024 Smart Watch with GPS and Amoled display
12/17/2024 iLines,iNews iMaster

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