Russia lifts ineffective ban on Telegram messaging app
Russia's communications watchdog said Thursday it would lift a ban on the popular messaging app Telegram after two years of unsuccessful attempts to block it.
Jun 18, 2020
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Energy & Green Tech
IEA floats 'green recovery' plan to boost economies, cut emissions
The International Energy Agency (IEA) on Thursday unveiled a three-year, post-pandemic master plan to simultaneously salvage the global economy and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Jun 18, 2020
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Energy & Green Tech
Scientific collaboration buoys future of offshore wind, could double U.S. electricity supply
Throughout history, adventurers have taken to the seas, propelled by the wind and a passion for new discoveries. Today, researchers at the Department of Energy's (DOE's) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) are charting ...
Jun 11, 2020
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Security
Amazon bans police use of its face recognition for a year
Amazon banned police use of its face-recognition technology for a year, making it the latest tech giant to step back from law-enforcement use of systems that have faced criticism for incorrectly identifying people with darker ...
Jun 11, 2020
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Software
Bogus 'contact tracing' apps deployed to steal data: researchers
At least a dozen bogus "contact tracing" apps designed to look like official software to track coronavirus infections have been deployed globally to spread malware and steal user data, security researchers said Wednesday.
Jun 10, 2020
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Business
Bell, Telus give 5G contracts to Europeans, Huawei shut out
Two of Canada's three major telecommunication companies announced Tuesday they've decided not to use Chinese tech giant Huawei for their next-generation 5G wireless network.
Jun 03, 2020
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Computer Sciences
DOE says supercomputers handling COVID-19 data are hacker targets
Energy Department officials said they have noticed a spike in cyberattacks on national laboratories and that foreign nations are interested in U.S. coronavirus research.
May 22, 2020
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Telecom
The trade-offs 'smart city' apps like COVIDSafe ask us to make go well beyond privacy
The Commonwealth government says if enough of us download its COVIDSafe app, restrictions on our movements and activities can be lifted more quickly and life can return to normal. As important as it is to contain the spread ...
May 18, 2020
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Internet
COVID-19 facts or fiction: 1 in 4 YouTube videos misleads viewers
(HealthDay)—More than one-quarter of popular English-language COVID-19 information videos posted to YouTube are misleading, researchers warn.
May 14, 2020
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Security
US says Chinese hacking vaccine research: reports
The US Federal Bureau of Investigation and cybersecurity experts believe Chinese hackers are trying to steal research on developing a vaccine against coronavirus, two newspapers reported Monday.
May 11, 2020
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