Twitch expands its ban on gambling livestreams. It also says viewership of the content is down 75%
Amazon-owned Twitch said Wednesday it's expanding the ban on livestreams of gambling content on the platform.
Aug 2, 2023
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Proton using VPN sign-ups to spot attacks on democracy
Internet privacy company Proton announced Wednesday a new VPN Observatory, tracking demand for its services to detect attacks on free speech in countries like Russia and Iran before they hit the headlines.
Jul 26, 2023
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Microsoft says early June disruptions to Outlook, cloud platform, were cyberattacks
In early June, sporadic but serious service disruptions plagued Microsoft's flagship office suite—including the Outlook email and OneDrive file-sharing apps—and cloud computing platform. A shadowy hacktivist group claimed ...
Jun 18, 2023
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What is the 'splinternet'? Here's why the internet is less whole than you might think
"Splinternet" refers to the way the internet is being splintered—broken up, divided, separated, locked down, boxed up, or otherwise segmented.
Jun 9, 2023
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China scammer uses AI to pose as man's friend, steal millions
A scammer in China used AI to pose as a businessman's trusted friend and convince him to hand over millions of yuan, authorities have said.
May 24, 2023
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A TikTok ban isn't a data security solution. It will be difficult to enforce—and could end up hurting users
Montana has made an unprecedented move to become the first US state to ban TikTok.
May 22, 2023
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Opinion: Banning TikTok could weaken personal cybersecurity
TikTok is not be the first app to be scrutinized over the potential exposure of U.S. user data, but it is the first widely used app that the U.S. government has proposed banning over privacy and security concerns.
Apr 12, 2023
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China to require 'security assessment' for new AI products
New AI products developed in China will have to undergo a security assessment before being released and must reflect "core socialist values", a sweeping new draft law by the country's internet regulator showed Tuesday.
Apr 11, 2023
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Chinese shopping app Temu wows US amid TikTok fears
Shopping online at Temu, Laurie Silva paid just $1.25 for earrings and $15 for a cardigan—she is among millions of US consumers the Chinese platform is wooing with low-cost bargains and a dizzying array of products.
Apr 10, 2023
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Chip war and censorship hobble Chinese tech giants in chatbot race
Search giant Baidu's lackluster unveiling of its chatbot exposed gaps in China's race to rival ChatGPT, as censorship and a US squeeze on chip imports have hamstrung the country's artificial intelligence ambitions.
Mar 22, 2023
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