NOW YOU CAN REPAIR YOUR IPHONE 14 LINEUP WITH APPLE’S SELF SERVICE REPAIR PROGRAM

Wed 21 June 2023: Apple has announced the availability of its Self Service Repair program for the iPhone 14 lineup as well as various Mac models, including the 13-inch MacBook Air and MacBook Pro powered by M2 chips. “Since April 2022, Self Service Repair has given anyone with experience repairing electronic devices access to the […]

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SOUTH AFRICA, FRANCE SIGN ANTI-CYBER CRIME AGREEMENT

Mon 19 June 2023: South Africa and France have entered into a cooperation protocol agreement to improve the Special Investigating Unit’s cyber forensic capabilities. The agreement is expected to also yield the establishment of an anti-corruption academy in Tshwane, which will serve the SIU and other law enforcement agencies and anti-corruption agencies within the Southern […]

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SINGAPORE POLICE INTRODUCES ‘ROBOCOP’ AT AIRPORT FOR ‘EXTRA EYES ON THE GROUND’

  The robots patrol alongside Singapore Police Force frontline officers and serve as additional eyes on the ground. (Ryan Quek/Singapore Police Force). Mon 19 June 2023: After more than five years of testing, the Singapore Police at Changi Airport introduced Robocop, or Robot Police, to make any lawbreaker think twice. Two nearly seven-foot-tall robots, each […]

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US ENERGY DEPT GOT TWO RANSOM REQUESTS IN DATA BREACH

Sat 17 June 2023: The United States Department of Energy has received ransom requests from the Russia-linked extortion group Cl0p at both its nuclear waste facility and the scientific education facilities that were recently hit in a global hacking campaign, a spokesperson said. The energy department contractor Oak Ridge Associated Universities and the Waste Isolation […]

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FORMER ANTI-ISLAM POLITICIAN OPENS THE WORLD’S FIRST ISLAM EXPERIENCE CENTER IN ROTTERDAM

Sat 17 June 2023: The Islam Experience Center opened on June 10 in Rotterdam, making it the world’s first, according to the founders. The aim is to disseminate information about Islam, dispel misconceptions and focus on promoting empathy in the wider society, the statement said. They also indicate that the message will be accessible, traditional […]

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US GOVERNMENT WEBSITES HIT DURING GLOBAL CYBERATTACK: REPORT

Fri 16 June 2023: Multiple US government websites were compromised during a global ransomware attack, according to a report published Thursday. The worldwide hack exploited a vulnerability in commonly used software the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s (CISA) acting chief told CNN that the agency is “providing support to several federal agencies that have […]

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TÜRKIYE’S DOMESTICALLY-PRODUCED FIGHTER JET KAAN GETTING READY FOR FIRST FLIGHT

Wed 14 June 2023: The Turkish-made combat aircraft KAAN, developed by Turkish Aerospace Industries (TUSAŞ), is nearing its first flight, thanks to the intensive work of Turkish engineers and pilots in the engineering development simulator. The simulator, built with domestic facilities, allows for the development of KAAN according to the project schedule and cost-effectively. Gökhan Bayramoğlu, the test […]

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FRENCH SENATE APPROVES TESTING OF FACIAL RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGY IN PUBLIC SPHERE

Wed 14 June 2023: French Senate has adopted a draft law about testing public facial recognition technologies, local media reported. The draft law was adopted on Monday with 226 votes in favor, while 117 left-wing senators rejected it, the daily Le Monde said. It aims to create a legal framework to test, for three years, […]

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