Consumer & Gadgets
The social media app TikTok has been a focus for concerns that the Chinese government could access data on individual users. Whether the app poses a security risk remains unclear, but TikTok has now been banned from government ...
Mar 21, 2023
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Security
Are Californians ready for yet another new version of the driver's license?
May 25, 2022
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Internet
Minnesota cities are asking the Legislature for power to slap internet providers with new fees, an idea they say will lead to more broadband in the state with the added bonus of helping to pay for basic government access ...
Mar 27, 2024
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Consumer & Gadgets
Some employers are excited about swapping out computer monitors for virtual reality headsets, but the side effects of using VR are not completely understood. In a recent study, my colleagues and I propose 90 factors that ...
Aug 9, 2023
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Business
News Corp., publisher of The Wall Street Journal, said Friday that it had been hacked and had data stolen from journalists and other employees, and a cybersecurity firm investigating the intrusion said Chinese intelligence-gathering ...
Feb 4, 2022
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Internet
It's no secret that the commercial websites and mobile apps we use every day are tracking us. Big companies like Facebook and Google depend on it. However, as a new paper by a team of Concordia researchers shows, businesses ...
May 17, 2022
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Internet
Montana's House gave final passage Friday to a bill banning the social media app TikTok from operating in the state, a move that's bound to face legal challenges but also serve as a testing ground for the TikTok-free America ...
Apr 15, 2023
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Security
As malicious actors become more adept in their attempts to circumvent international nuclear nonproliferation safeguards, the United States government has invested in research to better detect bad actors' malign activities. ...
Nov 3, 2022
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Business
As ransomware attacks surge, the FBI is doubling down on its guidance to affected businesses: Don't pay the cybercriminals. But the U.S. government also offers a little-noticed incentive for those who do pay: The ransoms ...
Jun 19, 2021
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Energy & Green Tech
Liquid hydrogen (LH2) combustion aircraft could provide carbon-free air travel on 31%–38% of passenger kilometers flown in 2050, a new study from the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) says. The study ...
Jan 26, 2022
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