Five ways TikTok is seen as threat to US national security
Many in the United States see TikTok, the highly popular video-sharing app owned by Beijing-based ByteDance, as a threat to national security.
Dec 21, 2022
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Hacker claims breach of FBI's critical-infrastructure portal
A hacker who reportedly posed as the CEO of a financial institution claims to have obtained access to the more than 80,000-member database of InfraGard, an FBI-run outreach program that shares sensitive information on national ...
Dec 15, 2022
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TikTok hit by US lawsuits over child safety, security fears
TikTok was hit Wednesday with a pair of lawsuits from the US state of Indiana, which accused it of making false claims about the Chinese-owned app's safety for children.
Dec 8, 2022
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Maryland bans TikTok in state agencies, latest state to act
Maryland is banning the use of TikTok and certain China and Russia-based platforms in the state's executive branch of government, Gov. Larry Hogan said Tuesday, the latest state to address cybersecurity risks presented by ...
Dec 6, 2022
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UK blocks chipmaker's sale to Chinese firm, citing security
The British government has blocked a Chinese-owned company's takeover of a Wales-based microchip maker, calling it a risk to national security.
Nov 17, 2022
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House panel to hold hearing on crypto exchange FTX collapse
Lawmakers plan to investigate the failure of FTX, the large crypto exchange that collapsed last week and filed for bankruptcy protection, leaving investors and customers staring at losses that could total in the billions ...
Nov 16, 2022
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Detecting nuclear threats with artificial reasoning
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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'Brain drain' hits Africa's tech developers
When Samuel Onidare returned to Nigeria from the United Kingdom a year ago, he had difficulty convincing his colleagues that he made the right decision.
Oct 13, 2022
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Computer scientist aims to protect people in age of artificial intelligence
As data-driven technologies transform the world and artificial intelligence raises questions about bias, privacy and transparency, Suresh Venkatasubramanian is offering his expertise to help create guardrails to ensure that ...
Oct 4, 2022
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How the tide turned on data centres in Europe
Every time we make a call on Zoom, upload a document to the cloud or stream a video, our computers connect to vast warehouses filled with servers to store or access data.
Sep 14, 2022
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