AT&T SAYS 73 MILLION CUSTOMERS’ DATA HAS BEEN LEAKED ON THE DARK WEB

Sun 31 March 2024: The multinational corporation claims that contact information, passcodes, and Social Security numbers (SSNs) of millions of former and current AT&T customers have been leaked online. In a statement issued on Saturday, the largest telecommunications network in the United States stated a recently found dataset on the “dark web” contained information for […]

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SCHOOL BOARDS IN CANADA FILE A $4.5 BILLION LAWSUIT AGAINST SNAP, TIKTOK, AND META FOR ‘DELIBERATELY’ HARMING CHILDREN

Thu 28 March 2024: Four school boards in Ontario have filed a $4.5 billion lawsuit against Snapchat, TikTok, and Meta. According to a local news source, school boards claim that these social networking sites cause harm to pupils, disrupt their education, and negatively impact their mental health, leaving teachers to “manage the fallout.” Neinstein LLP […]

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BANKMAN-FRIED JAILED FOR 25 YEARS FOR $8 BILLION THEFT FROM FTX CUSTOMERS

Thu 28 March 2024: On Thursday, March 28, Sam Bankman-Fried, a well-known figure in the cryptocurrency industry and the creator and CEO of FTX, an exchange for bitcoin derivatives, was sentenced to 25 years in prison.  Known in the cryptocurrency world for his trading prowess, Bankman-Fried found himself embroiled in a scandal and was recently […]

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WHATSAPP IS WORKING ON AI-POWERED EDITING TOOLS AND OTHER FEATURES

Thu 28 March 2024: It has been revealed that WhatsApp is developing a new feature that will use generative AI. Users will be able to alter their photographs with an AI-powered editing tool in the near future. It’s speculated that the tool will let users swiftly alter the background, style, or ‘expand’ an image using […]

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FLORIDA GOVERNOR SIGNS BILL RESTRICTING CHILDREN’S SOCIAL MEDIA ACCESS

Wed 27 March 2024: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Monday signed into law a highly debated bill aimed at restricting children’s access to social media platforms. The HB 3 prohibits children under the age of 14 from becoming social media account holders, and allows 14- and 15-year-olds to become account holders with parental consent. “Social media […]

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EU TO INVESTIGATE APPLE, GOOGLE, META UNDER NEW DIGITAL LAW

Tue 26 March 2024: European Union regulators have opened investigations into Apple, Alphabet’s Google and Meta, in the first cases under a sweeping digital law designed to stop Big Tech companies from cornering digital markets. The European Commission, the 27-nation bloc’s executive, said on Monday that it was investigating the companies for “non-compliance” with the Digital […]

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SPANISH COURT ORDER TO STOP USING TELEGRAM “AS SOON AS POSSIBLE”

Sun 24 March 2024: On the grounds of alleged improper use of audio and video content protected by copyright, the Spanish National Court decided on Saturday to halt the use of the instant messaging application Telegram. Judge Santiago Pedraz of the National Court considered the charges brought by Mediaset, Atresmedia, and Movistar Plus, and he […]

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NASA SPIES SUPERMASSIVE BLACK HOLE UNLIKE ANY OTHER

  Image is for illustration purposes only. Sat 23 March 2024: NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory has revealed a supermassive black hole, classified as a quasar, which has confounded scientists’ expectations.  On its official website, NASA reported H1821+643, the closest quasar to Earth, located 3.4 billion light-years away within a cluster of galaxies, but seemingly less […]

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