US PLANS TO PROHIBIT KEY CHINESE SOFTWARE, HARDWARE IN CONNECTED VEHICLES

Tue  24 September 2024: The move is a significant escalation in US restrictions on Chinese vehicles, software and components. The United States Department of Commerce has proposed prohibiting key Chinese software and hardware in connected vehicles on American roads due to national security concerns, a move that would in effect bar Chinese cars and trucks […]

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MUSK’S BLINDSIGHT A PRODUCT FOR RESTORING LOST VISION RECEIVES FDA APPROVAL

Mon 23 September 2024: The brain-chip startup of Elon Musk’s Neuralink has now announced Blindsight – an experimental vision-restoring implant – which will attempt to give vision to the blind. The company announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Tuesday (September 17) called Blindsight a “breakthrough device”.  With this announcement, the device entered […]

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KIDS UNDER 13 USE SOCIAL MEDIA. HOW CAN PARENTS HELP KEEP THEM SAFE ONLINE?

Sun 22 September 2024: Earlier this week, the federal government announced it is going to introduce a social media ban for children. It hasn’t nominated a minimum age yet, but the focus of political and media debates has been on teenagers. What about younger users of social media? According to a 2022 Australian report, 22% of children aged eight […]

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UKRAINE BANS TELEGRAM FOR OFFICIALS OVER RUSSIAN SPY FEARS

Sat 21 September 2024: Ukraine has prohibited government and military personnel from using the Telegram app on state-issued devices, citing concerns about Russian surveillance capabilities. The National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) made the decision after Kyrylo Budanov, head of Ukraine’s military intelligence (GUR), presented alarming evidence showing Russian special services could intercept messages, even […]

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A CLOSER LOOK AT THE MYSTERY WOMAN WHOSE COMPANY LICENSED EXPLODING PAGERS

Sat 21 September 2024: She speaks seven languages, has a PhD in particle physics, an apartment in Budapest plastered with her own pastel drawings of nudes and a career that took her around Africa and Europe doing humanitarian work, Reuters reports. What Cristiana Barsony-Arcidiacono, 49, the Italian-Hungarian CEO and owner of Hungary-based BAC Consulting, says she has […]

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AI NEEDS ‘GLOBAL GOVERNANCE’, CANNOT BE LEFT TO MARKET, UN PANEL SAYS

Sat 21 September 2024: There is an “irrefutable” need for global governance of artificial intelligence and its development cannot be left to the “whims” of the market alone, a United Nations advisory body has warned. While national governments will play a crucial role in regulating AI, the borderless nature of the technology necessitates a “global […]

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MUSK’S X BYPASSES COURT-ORDERED BAN IN BRAZIL

Thu 19 September 2024: Social media platform X, previously known as Twitter, again became accessible to numerous users in Brazil on Wednesday via an update to its communications network that bypassed a block imposed by Brazil’s Supreme Court. The X update utilized cloud services from third parties, specifically the security firm Cloudflare. This enabled some […]

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6M INDONESIAN TAXPAYERS’ DATA LEAKED AND SOLD, INCLUDING THE PRESIDENT: REPORT

Thu 19 September 2024: Data of some 6 million taxpayers in the world’s fourth-most populous nation, Indonesia, including of outgoing President Joko Widodo, has been allegedly leaked and sold, said a media report on Thursday. Millions of taxpayer identification numbers have been “sold for $10,000 on the Breach Forum website” by an account claiming to […]

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