Ransomware Attackers Target Company, Reveal Peculair Tidbit
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a ransomware campaign that draws on technologies used by nation-state hackers and cyberespionage.
Windows 11 Preview Sees Microsoft Fixing Important Bugs
Tech giant Microsoft has provided testers with a new and important build on the Windows Insider Dev Channel that addresses several major issues with the new operating system.
Microsoft Analytics Tools Identify Trends, Privacy In Mind
Using Microsoft’s Synthetic Data Showcase, an open-source tool, the United Nations International Organization for Migration has developed a synthetic human trafficking dataset that has the same structure and statistics as the real data.
Uber To Roll Out Pension Plans For UK Drivers
Uber has announced plans to roll out its pension plan to all eligible drivers in the UK.
ExpressVPN Employees Express Concern About Ex-Spy’s Top Role
ExpressVPN employees expressed concern about the company’s decision to offer a top role to Dan Gericke, one of the company’s employees who admitted working on behalf of the United Arab Emirates’ foreign intelligence agency to hack American machines.
Russia’s Navalny Criticises Apple, Google Over App Removal
Jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has called Google and Apple’s decision to remove the anti-government tactical voting app from their stores before the incoming elections an act of “cowardice”.
Clubhouse Launches ‘Wave’ Features for Private Chats
U.S. social audio app Clubhouse unveiled a new feature that allows users to wave to friends in their audio-only chat.
ACLU, Others Support $1 billion Boost For FTC Privacy
The American Civil Liberties Union and 26 other civil liberties and advocacy groups recently showed their massive support for the $1 billion FTC funding boost stating that the money will be crucial for the “under-funded and understaffed” agency created to protect consumers.
Google Rolls “Facial-Gesture” Based Control For Android
Google has unveiled two new Android tools called Camera Switches and Project Activate. The tools are designed to help users with speech and motor impairments navigate their devices and communicate with others.
Female Founders Struggle To Find Venture Capital Cash
Female-founded startups have received 2.2 per cent of total venture capital funding in the first seven months of 2021, the lowest level since 2016.
