News Around the Globe
By Moore Chinese aircraft and ships crossed the median line in the Taiwan Strait on Sunday, Taiwan’s defense ministry said, continuing the military provocations that Beijing has conducted for months …
Read MoreBy Wayt Facebook, Instagram and TikTok’s iPhone apps are capable of tracking everything users type in their in-app internet browsers, according to warnings from a security researcher. All three popular …
Read More
By Elisa BMW will recall 917,106 vehicles in the United States over potential engine fire risks, the German automaker said on Wednesday, its third such move over the issue since 2017. …
Read More
By Kennedy An intruder found his way into Windsor Castle on Christmas morning – but it wasn’t Santa. At around 8:30 a.m. Saturday, a man carrying an “unspecified weapon” somehow …
Read MoreBy Elisa US authorities have charged a Chicago doctor with insider trading, accusing him of using nonpublic information about drug trial results to reap illicit profits from buying shares of …
Read More
By Patteson The Joe Biden administration is sending a high-level delegation to the United Arab Emirates next week in a bid to tighten compliance with sanctions against Iran as talks …
Read MoreBy Garber McAfee Corp. is being taken private by a group of investors in a deal that values the cybersecurity firm at more than $14 billion including debt. A consortium of investors including Advent …
Read MoreBy Raskin A bomb exploded Sunday at a mosque in Afghanistan’s capital, killing a “number of civilians,” according to a Taliban spokesman. The bomb targeted the entrance of Eidgah Mosque …
Read More
By Wayt Senators slammed Facebook in a contentious hearing with its safety chief on Thursday, blasting the company over leaked research showing that Instagram can make body issues worse for …
Read More
By Wayt A group of government entities in China declared all financial transactions involving cryptocurrencies illegal on Friday and issued a nationwide ban on cryptocurrency mining, intensifying an ongoing crackdown and sending …
Read MoreBy Kennedy China’s richest woman, who ran afoul of Communist Party politics and disappeared in 2017, resurfaced briefly on Sept. 4 in a phone call to her ex-husband, according to …
Read MoreBy Feuer The company that lost more than $600 million in a massive crypto heist last week has offered its hacker the position of chief security adviser after the cyber …
Read More By Wayt The hackers who pulled off the largest cryptocurrency heist in history “for fun” have returned the money – and the company that they stole from wants to pay …
Read More By Feuer Hackers have made off with more than $600 million in various cryptocurrencies, likely the largest heist ever in the burgeoning world of decentralized finance. The hackers targeted PolyNetwork, …
Read MoreBy Wayt As the Taliban sweep across Afghanistan, some members of the Islamist terrorist group are apparently making time to log on to Clubhouse, a trendy audio-based social media app. …
Read MoreBy Byrne The Taliban continue to gain territory in Afghanistan and stir international fears of a humanitarian crisis in the wake of the ongoing withdrawal by US and allied forces. …
Read More
By Elisa A French court has ordered Twitter to provide clear details on what it is doing to tackle hate speech, according to a court judgment obtained by Reuters, after several …
Read More
By Feuer The Chinese government broadened its crackdown of the country’s homegrown tech companies – targeting two more firms that recently started trading on US exchanges. The Cyberspace Administration of …
Read More
By Elisa A bipartisan group of US lawmakers expert in antitrust urged the Federal Trade Commission Friday to press on with its lawsuit against Facebook, according to a statement from Sen. …
Read MoreBy Feuer The United Kingdom’s financial regulator has banned the popular cryptocurrency exchange Binance from operating in the country – as governments around the world consider how to regulate the …
Read More