Tue 28 April 2020: The Pentagon on Monday formally released three unclassified videos taken by Navy pilots that have circulated for years showing interactions with ‘unidentified aerial phenomena’. One of the videos shows an incident from 2004, and the other two were recorded in January 2015. The videos became public after unauthorised leaks in 2007 […]
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South Korean designer Ryu Jong-dae speaks to Reuters during an interview in his art studio in Seoul, South Korea, April 17, 2020. (Reuters Photo) Sat 25 April 2020: (Reuters) For South Korean artist Ryu Jong-dae, it’s important that his works not only push the envelope of modern design but also explore environmentally friendly choices. The […]
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Sat 25 April 2020: US regulators on Friday welcomed a “historic” $5 billion settlement with Facebook over data privacy as the social network said it was already implementing the provisions of the deal. The deal between the leading social network and the US Federal Trade Commission became official with the approval Thursday of a federal […]
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Fri 24 April 2020: Apple Inc said on Thursday it has found “no evidence” a flaw in its email app for iPhones and iPads has been used against customers, and that it believes the flaw does “not pose an immediate risk to our users”. San Francisco-based security firm ZecOps on Wednesday detailed a flaw that […]
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Thu 23 April 2020: (AFP) Spending on digital video games hit a record high $10 billion in March as people stuck at home under coronavirus lockdowns turned to gaming, market tracker SuperData reported on Thursday. Money spent on major console games leapt to $1.5 billion in March from $883 million in February, while spending on […]
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Mon 20 April 2020: Australia announced Monday it will begin forcing Google and Facebook to pay news companies for content, in a landmark move aimed at shielding traditional media from the tech giants’ digital dominance. Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said a mandatory code of conduct to be unveiled by July would require the firms to reimburse […]
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Sat 18 April 2020: In 2014, Twitter sued the US Department of Justice to be allowed to reveal surveillance requests it received. Twitter will not be able to reveal surveillance requests it received from the United States government after a federal judge accepted government arguments that this was likely to harm national security after a nearly […]
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Fri 17 April 2020: (AFP) Videoconferencing platform Zoom is rolling out a number of measures meant to stem criticism over how it has handled security as users flock to the application during the coronavirus pandemic. Zoom chief executive Eric Yuan laid out steps Wednesday that the company is taking against problems such as data hacking […]
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Thu 16 April 2020: (REUTERS) Apple Inc. on Wednesday released a smaller iPhone priced at $399, cutting the starting price for the company’s smartphone line in a move to broaden its appeal to budget-conscious customers as the coronavirus hobbles the global economy. The lower-cost model could also attract more consumers to Apple services, a growing […]
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Sat 11 April 2020: (AFP) Google and Apple unveiled a joint initiative Friday to develop a coronavirus smartphone “contact tracing” tool that could potentially alert people when they have crossed paths with an infected person. The move brings together the largest mobile operating systems in an effort to use smartphone location technology to track and […]
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