Why the long-awaited Lightning ban still took Apple by surprise
You know how it is: you’ve got all year to do your Christmas shopping, but you always end up leaving it so late that you have to pay for premium delivery. Despite our best intentions…
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UK open to social media ban for kids as government kicks off feasibility study
The U.K. government is not ruling out further beefing up of existing online safety rules by adding an Australian-style ban on social media for kids under 16 technology secretary Peter Kyle has said. Back in…
Call of Duty anti-cheat bug let hackers ban people with a DM
Online shooters can get contentious, so it’s no surprise that they’re filled with cheaters and regular players whose behaviors get them banned. But some hackers were able to exploit Call of Duty‘s automated anti-cheating system…
Some Americans are still using Kaspersky’s antivirus despite U.S. government ban
At the end of September, Kaspersky forcibly uninstalled and replaced itself with a new antivirus called UltraAV on the computers of around a million Americans, many of whom were surprised and aghast that they were…
First TikTok, now smart cars: How Biden’s new proposed ban will affect U.S. automakers
The White House issued a long-anticipated proposal Monday that would ban Chinese smart cars because internet-connected vehicles pose a national security risk. The proposal, made amid an escalating trade war, could affect U.S. automakers and…
Ban warnings fly as users dare to probe the “thoughts” of OpenAI’s latest model
OpenAI truly does not want you to know what its latest AI model is “thinking.” Since the company launched its “Strawberry” AI model family last week, touting so-called reasoning abilities with o1-preview and o1-mini, OpenAI…
Kaspersky to shut down US operations, lay off employees after US government ban
Russian cybersecurity giant Kaspersky will lay off dozens of staff and leave the U.S. market following a U.S. government order in June banning the sale of the company’s software, citing security risks. Kaspersky said it…
How the Kaspersky ban will hit resellers in the US
Last week, the U.S. government announced an unprecedented ban on selling in the United States any software made by the Russian cybersecurity firm Kaspersky. Just days after the ban’s announcement, some American companies that are…
House bill would ban Chinese connected vehicles over security concerns
U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin will introduce a bill to Congress that would limit or ban the introduction of connected vehicles built by Chinese companies if found to pose a threat to national security. The bill…
Could a VPN circumvent the TikTok ban? What you need to know
The dreaded moment for lovers of #dancechallenges and #funnyvideos is one step closer to reality. In April, President Joe Biden signed a law that will effectively ban TikTok in the United States unless the Chinese-owned…
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