US officials have warned that a sophisticated hacking campaign uncovered this week poses a “grave risk” to the government, critical infrastructure and the private sector. The US Treasury and commerce departments were among those attacked. The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (Cisa) said thwarting the attack would be “highly complex and challenging”. Many suspect […]
Sony has pulled the game Cyberpunk 2077 from the PlayStation store and offered refunds. Players complained that Cyberpunk 2077 has been riddled with bugs and glitches and is prone to crashes. Earlier this week, the game’s developers CD Projekt Red offered refunds for the game. The company has also committed to releasing patches to improve […]
By Reuters Staff HANGZHOU, China (Reuters) – Robots whirr around, shifting fabrics and clothing, on the evening before Singles’ Day at the Hangzhou site for Xunxi, Alibaba’s first wholly-owned smart factory. The site is one of three plants Alibaba has launched under its manufacturing division, which marks the company’s latest foray into the offline world as […]
Pakistan said it will review its decision subject to a satisfactory mechanism by TikTok to moderate unlawful content. ISLAMABAD — Pakistan on Friday blocked social media app TikTok for failing to filter out “immoral and indecent” content, the country’s telecommunication authority said in a statement. “In view of number of complaints from different segments of the society […]
By Leo Kelion Technology desk editor The US Department of Commerce has written to American suppliers of China’s biggest chip manufacturer, warning them of “unprecedented risks” that their products could be used by the Chinese military. The letter reminds the firms they must apply for licences to ship controlled items to Shanghai-based SMIC. But it […]
TikTok has avoided a government-ordered block on new downloads in the US after a judge issued a temporary injunction. The video-sharing app had faced being removed from Apple’s App Store and Android’s Google Play marketplace at midnight local time in Washington DC. Existing US-based users would have been able to have continued using it. But […]
The ban was being introduced for political reasons, TikTok and ByteDance alleged in their complaint. Reuters TECH WORLD Washington: Popular video-sharing app TikTok has asked a US judge to block the Trump administration from enforcing a ban on the Chinese social media network, according to court documents filed late on Friday. TikTok and its parent company, ByteDance Ltd., filed a complaint in a Washington Federal Court challenging the recent prohibitory moves by the Trump administration. The US Commerce Department […]
TECH Shadowy political advertisers are using a web of unreported loopholes in Facebook’s transparency rules to turbocharge the image of Modi as a leader enjoying near-invincible online popularity. Maroosha Muzaffar MEDIA POLITICS TECH It seemed like an innocuous, gamified quiz. “How well do you know PM Modi?” the Facebook ad asked, referring to Prime Minister […]
Facebook has announced that it will not take on any new political ads in the seven days prior to the US election on 3 November. However, the firm will still allow existing ads to continue to be promoted and targeted at different users. Chief executive Mark Zuckerberg revealed the measure in a Facebook post. He said […]
The New Zealand stock exchange was knocked offline two days in a row due to a cyber-attack. NZX said it had first been hit by a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack from abroad, on Tuesday. The exchange said the attack had “impacted NZX network connectivity” and it had decided to halt trading in cash […]
