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Kate Irwin

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    Is Your Android VPN Safe? Here's a New Way to Check

    Google Play finally rolls out badges on VPN apps that appear if an app has passed an independent security review.
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    Hewlett Packard Enterprise Investigates Possible Breach, Source Cod...

    A hacker claims they've accessed HPE data and were connected to some systems for days before the company took action.
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    Trump Dumps Biden AI Safety Order That Microsoft Dubbed 'Critical'

    Biden's 2023 AI safety order now leads to a dead link as Trump kills over 75 prior executive orders.
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    Sony Cancels 2 PlayStation Games Including a 'God of War' Sequel

    The two US-based Sony subsidiaries working on the now-cancelled games are not shutting down, though it's unclear if anyone will be laid off.
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    Americans Are Fleeing TikTok for RedNote—But Will It Last?

    Nearly 250,000 Americans have downloaded Rednote on Android alone in the past few months. But if Trump saves TikTok, that momentum could stall.
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    DJI Ditches Geofencing for Drones, Adds FAA Data Instead

    DJI software won't stop you from flying a drone over restricted areas anymore. A former DJI executive suggests that's a bad idea.
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    Microsoft Lays Off More Staff in Gaming Division

    Years ago, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella decided to buy some pricey game studios to try to prop up the tech giant's gaming division. Now, the company is saying goodbye to more staff.
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    Sonos CEO Resigns Following Mobile App Flop

    Patrick Spence, who oversaw the Sonos app's buggy overhaul, is stepping down but staying on as an advisor until July and will get over $1.8 million in severance.
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    US Further Restricts Nvidia AI Exports, Caps GPU Purchases for Sele...

    The Biden administration bars some countries from getting advanced chips entirely, while others will need a license to get more than 1,700 GPUs per order.
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    Blue Origin's New Glenn Rocket Launch Is Delayed—Again

    The launch to Earth's orbit is postponed, this time due to a technical issue.
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    MacOS Malware Strain Hides Under Apple's Encryption to Steal Your M...

    'Banshee' info-stealing malware uses Apple's XProtect string encryption to steal crypto. This may have let the malware slip by some antivirus programs, according to new research.
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    Nvidia CEO: Quantum Computers Won't Be Very Useful for Another 20 Y...

    Nvidia's Jensen Huang suggests quantum computers won't make a big impact in the near future, so we'll likely have to wait until 2045.
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    Chinese Hackers Targeted Japan by Exploiting VPN Flaws

    Japanese authorities say MirrorFace hackers have conducted over 200 attacks since 2019. China denies the allegations, and blames the US and its allies for spreading 'disinformation.'
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    Razer Blade 16 Laptop Gets Thinner, Comes With AMD Ryzen AI Chip

    Razer taps into the AI hype for its latest laptop, but keeps the same 240Hz refresh rate as the previous Razer Blade 16 model.
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    Telegram Reports Huge Spike in Data Sharing With Law Enforcement

    In the months after its CEO was arrested in France, Telegram fulfilled nearly 1,000 US law enforcement requests, up from just 14 between Jan. 1 and Sept. 30, 2024.
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    FBI: Meta Smart Glasses Used to Plot New Orleans Attack

    The New Year's Eve attacker recorded footage of Bourbon Street with smart glasses in the months before he killed 14 people by driving into them with a rented pick-up truck.
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    SpaceX May Provide Starlink Internet for Italian Government in $1.6...

    Italy's Defense Ministry and Intelligence Services approve a five-year contract to get encrypted internet and telephone services through Starlink, but the deal hasn't been finalized just yet.
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    Anthropic Confirms Claude Chatbot Won't Use Copyrighted Song Lyrics

    Anthropic and the record labels that sued it over copyright concerns agree the Amazon-backed AI firm's products can't recite protected music or make derivative work.
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    Feds Sanction Chinese Firm for Helping 'Flax Typhoon' Hackers

    The Treasury Department says Integrity Tech operated Flax Typhoon's botnet—a network of at least 260,000 compromised devices that helped the attackers hide their identities.
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    5 Things to Do Before Trump Takes Office

    If you're living in the US, you might want to prepare for tariffs raising the price of just about everything in 2025. And yes, you should be using a VPN and end-to-end encryption, too.
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    'NetWalker' Ransomware Attacker Gets 20 Years in Prison

    Approximately $21 million from nearly 1,600 Bitcoin payments are being seized from a Romanian national who often targeted healthcare institutions.