Breaking news: Telus investigating sale of alleged code, employee information
Someone on a criminal forum is selling what they claim is data on all Telus employees, as well as the Canadian telecommunications company’s GitHub software code repositories. In response to an IT World Canada reporter’s query about the posting, Telus director of public affairs Richard Gilhooley said the company is looking into the allegation. “We
Breaking news: Canadian privacy commissioners investigating TikTok
Canada’s federal privacy commissioner, along with three provincial privacy commissioners, has started an investigation into TikTok, examining how the video-streaming platform collects the personal data of Canadian users. The investigation is beginning now because class action lawsuits in the United States and Canada have been settled, the commissioners said in a statement. The three participating
Intel reduces dividend to conserve capital
Intel Corporation announced that it will reduce its quarterly dividend by nearly 25% in order to conserve capital in the face of ongoing supply chain challenges and increased competition.
Clarkesworld cancels article submissions after an increase in AI-written stories
A leading science fiction magazine Clarkesworld has temporarily halted new submissions due to a sudden surge in AI-written stories. The magazine received thousands of submissions in a matter of days, with the majority of them being created by artificial intelligence programs. Neil Clarke, the editor of Clarkesworld Magazine, expressed concern in a recent blog post […]
Apple warns of three Zero-Day Vulnerabilities affecting iPhones, iPads, and Macs
Apple has recently issued security warnings about three new zero-day vulnerabilities that are being actively exploited by attackers to take control of users’ devices. The vulnerabilities affect iPhones, iPads, and Macs, and are present in the latest versions of Apple’s software. The first vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-12345, is a memory corruption issue that could allow […]
FOSS Force launches final round of voting for annual favorite Desktop Environment Poll
FOSS Force, a website dedicated to Free and Open-Source Software, has announced the start of the final round of voting for its annual “Favorite Desktop Environment” poll. This year’s poll features six finalists, including GNOME, KDE Plasma, XFCE, Cinnamon, Mate, and LXQt. According to FOSS Force, the purpose of the poll is to provide a […]
Samsung integrates AI into Bixby virtual assistant
Samsung’s Bixby virtual assistant now includes the ability to generate AI-generated text for users to read out when answering phone calls. The “Voice AI Copy” feature is intended to assist users in responding to phone calls when they are unable to do so directly. When enabled, Voice AI Copy will generate text for a personalized […]
Sensitive U.S. military emails leaked
According to a cybersecurity research team, sensitive information, including email addresses and phone numbers of U.S. military personnel, was exposed due to a misconfigured cloud storage account. The compromised data was linked to a third-party contractor who worked with the US military. The information was made public because of a misconfiguration in an Amazon Web […]
AWS launches modular data center
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has launched a modular data center solution, known as AWS Modular Data Center (AWS MDC) as part of the U.S. Department of Defense’s $9 billion Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability (JWCC) contract. The modular data center is made up of separate modules that can be quickly and easily assembled, disassembled and moved, […]
Amazon employees unhappy with return-to-office policy
Amazon employees are reportedly unhappy with the company’s decision to implement a sudden return-to-office policy. The policy was announced earlier in the month, and some employees have expressed dismay, citing concerns about their health and safety amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Many employees had adapted to working from home and feel that the sudden change […]
