YouTube Criticized For Failing To Address Elon Musk’s Bitcoin Scam Videos
YouTube has come under criticism for failing to put an end to Elon Musk’s fake Bitcoin videos that defrauded users of the platform. For several months, cyber criminals have continued to use the streams to trick thousands of people into sending cryptocurrencies in exchange for a prize from Elon Musk. To make the scam more […]
Google Agrees To Pay $118 Million To Over 15,000 Female Employees
Google has agreed to pay $118 million to more than 15,000 female employees to settle a long-running gender discrimination and fair pay lawsuit. Google’s decision means female employees in 236 job titles in California since September 14, 2013, will now receive an average compensation of about $7,600 each. The settlement will also ensure the provision […]
Meta Faces Eight Lawsuits For Using Social Media To Harm Children
Last week, eight lawsuits were filed in federal courts in Texas, Tennessee, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, and Missouri against Facebook’s parent company Meta, accusing it of harming young users in the United States with its social media algorithms. Meta has been accused of designing its social media platforms to be dangerously addictive and encourage […]
Why Apple Has Failed To Unveil Its AR/VR Headset
The reason Apple has not announced the AR/VR product is because the company is more interested in perfecting the technology than being a pioneer. According to researcher Tamara Scott, Apple doesn’t seem to care about the clout of being first. Apple’s only interest is to come up with the best technology tools and devices. While […]
Netflix Stock Plummets After Goldman Downgrades Stock
Goldman Sachs downgraded Netflix’s stock from “Neutral” to “Sell,” lowering its price target to $186 from $265. Netflix shares fell 4.6 percent to $184.06 after the brokerage update, contributing to the company’s 68 percent slump in 2022. Netflix’s troubles began after it lost subscribers for the first time in more than a decade, with several […]
Apple CEO Urges U.S. Lawmakers To Pass Federal Privacy Law
Apple CEO Tim Cook has sent a letter to a group of U.S. lawmakers calling for the passage of new federal privacy legislation in the United States “as soon as possible.” Cook said there are still “outstanding issues to be resolved among lawmakers,” but that the “areas of agreement appear to far outweigh the differences.” […]
How Organizations Can Make The Most Of AI Technology
46% of AI leaders and 24% of other companies now use AI to solve complex issues around diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI). 36% of AI leaders use AI to simultaneously address multiple innovations such as business transformation, improved decision-making, and system modernization, rather than focusing on one area at a time. In the past, AI […]
List Of Hot Technologies Banks Are Investing In Today
According to Forester, the hot technologies that banks are investing in today include AI, machine learning, predicative analytics, natural language processing (NLP), computer vision, and microarchitecture. Forrester’s report, “Top Emerging Technologies in Banking in 2022,” is based on surveys of tech decision makers in banks and their technology vendors. Artificial intelligence and machine learning (a […]
New U.S. CIO Appointments In June 2022
Several appointments have been made to the role of the CIO in various organizations in the United States. Northwestern Mutual, a multibillion-dollar company that provides insurance, annuities, brokerage and advisory services, has appointed Jeff Sippel as the company’s CIO. Target, a general merchandise retailer in the US, promoted the company’s SVP of Digital Brett Craig […]
Cyber Security Today, June 13, 2022 – Serious bugs found in a building access control system, ransomware news and more
This episode reports on vulnerabilities in a web-connected physical security system, new Linux ransomware and wireless security advice
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