Sidebar: The powerful Digital Safety Commission
A look at the powers of the proposed five-person body charged with overseeing the Online
Companies experiment with four day work week enabled by AI
The dream of a four-day workweek is becoming a reality for some, thanks to AI’s integration into the workplace. Companies around the globe, from the UK to Germany, are trialing shorter workweeks and finding that AI technology is a key enabler. A survey of over 1,000 US business leaders revealed that companies with a four-day […]
SpaceX under scrutiny for suspicion of blocking satellite internet in Taiwan
SpaceX, run by Elon Musk, is under scrutiny for possibly blocking satellite internet in Taiwan, raising alarms over a potential breach of contract with the U.S. government, as reported by The Wall Street Journal. Congressman Mike Gallagher has penned a letter to Musk following reports that Starlink’s service is inactive in the region, possibly compromising […]
Nvidia CEO says we no longer need to teach children to code
At the World Government Summit in Dubai, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang presented a radical viewpoint, diverging from the traditional tech industry stance that coding is an essential skill for the younger generation. Contrary to prior tech executive advice, Huang suggested that the advent of artificial intelligence (AI) has made programming skills redundant, advocating instead for […]
Major companies monitoring virtual platforms using AI
A recent report has brought to light that major companies like Walmart, Delta, T-Mobile, Chevron, and Starbucks are now employing artificial intelligence to monitor employee conversations on platforms such as Slack and Microsoft Teams. This surveillance is facilitated by software from a startup called “Aware,” designed to scan for keywords indicating employee dissatisfaction or potential […]
Proposed Canadian law puts burden on large internet providers to police child porn, hate
Designated social media providers, adult sites streaming services would have to remove some content withi
Cyber attack on Hamilton knocks out municipal phone, email
One of Ontario’s biggest cities is in the second day of dealing with a cyber attack. Hamilton, a municipality of about 570,000 on the shore of Lake Ontario, said Sunday it had suffered a city-wide phone and email “disruption” to municipal and public library services, which included the Bus Check Info Line and the HSRNow
LockBit claims it’s back, blames failure to patch vulnerability for police attack
Rambling message apparently from a LockBit insider, says “I became very lazy” after “swimming in money” and women on
Hashtag Trending Feb.26-Cybersecurity firm selling your data? AT&T outage; Microsoft’s updates may no longer force you to reboot your computer
A cybersecurity firm selling your data? AT&T says a flawed network update caused last week’s major outage. Self checkout may be watching you more closely using AI. And Microsoft has announced that updates may no longer force you to reboot your computer. All this and more on the “ah, come on, Reboot? I’m late
Cyber Security Today, Feb. 26, 2024 – Canadian online harms legislation to be revealed today, and more
This episode reports on hackers using an open source tool aimed at helping network administrators, the latest data breaches in the U.S., and Australia
