Category: iNews

Category: iNews

Microsoft Says ‘Tank Man’ Image Blocking Due to Human Error
06/06/2021 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Microsoft Corp. blamed “accidental human error” for its Bing search engine briefly not showing image results for the search term “tank man” on the anniversary of the bloody military crackdown in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square in …

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Global War on Ransomware? Hurdles Hinder US Response
06/06/2021 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Foreign keyboard criminals with scant fear of repercussions have paralyzed U.S. schools and hospitals, leaked highly sensitive police files, triggered fuel shortages and, most recently, threatened global food supply chains.Escalating havoc caused by ransomware gangs …

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Millions of Nigerian Twitter Users Blocked as Ban Takes Hold 
06/05/2021 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Millions of Nigerians struggled Saturday to access Twitter, a day after authorities suspended the service in response to the company’s deletion of a tweet by President Muhammadu Buhari for violating its terms of service.The Twitter …

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Nigeria Suspends Twitter Over President’s Deleted Tweet
06/05/2021 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Nigeria’s government said Friday it was suspending Twitter indefinitely in Africa’s most populous nation, a day after the company deleted a controversial tweet President Muhammadu Buhari made about a secessionist movement.It was not immediately clear …

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Facebook Suspends Trump for at Least Two Years
06/04/2021 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Facebook said Friday it would suspend Donald Trump’s accounts for at least two years, retaining a ban on the former U.S. president that it imposed after determining he incited the deadly January 6 insurrection at …

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Reports: Facebook to End Rule Exemptions for Politicians
06/04/2021 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Facebook plans to end a contentious policy championed by CEO Mark Zuckerberg that exempted politicians from certain moderation rules on its site, according to several news reports.The company’s rationale for that policy held that the …

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Twitter Announces New Premium Services 
06/03/2021 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Twitter announced a new premium service for users in Canada and Australia that allows paying users to adjust tweets, among other features.Called Twitter Blue, the service allows users to preview and modify a tweet up …

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White House Urges US Companies to Protect Against Ransomware
06/03/2021 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

The White House on Thursday urged American businesses to take new precautions to combat disruptive ransomware attacks that have increasingly hobbled companies throughout Western economies.Jen Psaki, President Joe Biden’s press secretary, urged private industry to …

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ASMR Videos Are New Way to Fight Stress
06/03/2021 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

YouTube videos that cause an autonomous sensory meridian response, or ASMR, are likely something school-age kids know all about. Their parents? Not so much. Karina Bafradzhian looks at a new trend that some people say …

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EU Introduces ‘Digital Wallet’ to Store Official Documents
06/03/2021 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

The European Union (EU) Thursday unveiled its plans for a digital ID wallet that would hold all official documents residents would need to allow them access to the information at home or anywhere across the …

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South Korea Adopts Smart Technology on Public Transportation for Visually Impaired
06/02/2021 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Cities around the world are installing new technology that connects to the personal devices of pedestrians, drivers, and riders on public transportation. Some cities are using these systems to make transportation easier for people with …

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New Smart Tech Helps Visually Impaired South Koreans Increase Mobility
06/01/2021 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

South Korea’s second largest city is using new, inclusive technology to bring down barriers to mobility for people who are blind.Park Hyoung-bae glides his long, white cane along a strip of raised yellow blocks that …

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Busan Adopts Smart Technology on Public Transportation for Visually Impaired South Koreans
06/01/2021 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Cities around the world are installing new technology that connects to the personal devices of pedestrians, drivers, and riders on public transportation. Some cities are using these systems to make transportation easier for people with …

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Cyberattack Forces World’s Largest Meat Supplier to Shut Down Operations
06/01/2021 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

JBS Foods, the world’s largest meat supplier, has been forced to shut down operations in Australia and North America Monday, as the company has been a target of a cyberattack over the weekend, according to officials at its headquarters in …

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Busan Adopts Smart Technology for Visually Impaired on Public Transportation
06/01/2021 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Cities around the world are installing new technology that connects to the personal devices of pedestrians, drivers, and riders on public transportation. Some cities are using these systems to make transportation easier for people with …

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World’s Largest Meat Supplier a Target Cyberattack
06/01/2021 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

JBS Foods, the world’s largest meat supplier, has been forced to shut down operations in Australia and North America Monday, as the company has been a target of a cyberattack over the weekend, according to officials at its headquarters in …

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Studies Reveal China’s Dominant Position in High-Tech Minerals
05/30/2021 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

New clean energy technologies like solar power and electric vehicles are expected to remake the global energy industry. Trillions of dollars used to drill and ship oil and gas will instead be spent finding and …

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SolarWinds Hackers Targeted 150 Organizations with Phishing, Microsoft Says
05/28/2021 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

The state-backed Russian cyber spies behind the SolarWinds hacking campaign launched a targeted spear-phishing assault on U.S. and foreign government agencies and think tanks this week using an email marketing account of the U.S. Agency …

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Tanker’s Impossible Voyage Signals New Sanction Evasion Ploy
05/28/2021 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

The Cyprus-flagged oil tanker Berlina was drifting near the Caribbean island of Dominica earlier this year when tracking technology showed it stopping in its tracks and in two minutes turning around 180 degrees.It was an …

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Facebook Won’t Remove Posts Claiming COVID-19 is Human-made
05/28/2021 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Facebook says it will no longer remove claims that COVID-19 is human-made or manufactured “in light of ongoing investigations into the origin of COVID-19 and in consultation with public health experts.”There is rising pressure worldwide …

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Russia, Iran Leading Disinformation Charge on Facebook
05/27/2021 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Russia and Iran are leading the way when it comes to pushing bad information on one of the world’s most popular social media platforms, and new analysis finds they are getting savvier at evading detection. Facebook …

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WhatsApp Files Lawsuit in India over New Laws That Impact User Privacy
05/26/2021 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

WhatsApp has filed a lawsuit challenging the Indian government’s new rules that require the Facebook-owned messaging platform to make people’s messages traceable, a move it says would undermine the privacy of users.The lawsuit was filed …

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