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France considers restricting public Wi-Fi and Tor to combat terrorism

Jan 30, 2024

Often more frightening than terrorist attacks themselves are the asinine laws that politicians will propose in their wake. When the horrors...

China is now arresting hackers at the request of the United States

Jan 30, 2024

China and the United States reached some important agreements and understandings regarding cybersecurity last month, but a lot of people...

YouTube Live will be taking on Twitch later this year

Jan 30, 2024

There was a time last year when everyone was certain that Google was going to acquire Twitch, the undisputed king...

Apple knew about iCloud’s vulnerabilities well before the attack

Sep 26, 2014

In a recent interview with Charlie Rose on PBS, Apple CEO Tim Cook said that the iCloud breach that leaked...

Nearly 5 million Gmail accounts have had their information leaked

Sep 11, 2014

Multiple reports claim nearly 5 million Gmail usernames and passwords have been leaked. There’s pandemonium in the streets. Shut off...

Russia is looking to completely ban Bitcoin

Aug 2, 2014

One of the largest news agencies in Russia, RIA Novosti,reported today that the Russian Finance Ministry is preparing a bill...

Playing League of Legends can now land you a scholarship

Jun 19, 2014

Robert Morris University in Chicago put out a call recruiting League of Legends players to its first varsity eSports team...

DARPA is working on a military tablet that can translate in real time

May 25, 2014

The military expects to introduce a tablet prototype of its combat translation system by the end of the year, officials...

How mobile phone data can help in the fight against malaria

May 19, 2014

In a new study, researchers from the University of Southampton, working with the National Vector-borne Diseases Control Program in Namibia,...

Canadian nudist resort begins accepting Bitcoin

May 15, 2014

All sorts of businesses are turning to bitcoin every day to meet their needs, but this one right here is...

NeoCities throttles connections from FCC websites in net neutrality protest

May 9, 2014

Web hosting company NeoCities is throttling all connections from the FCC to its site to 28.8kbps, until the FCC signs...

Whte House defends right to withhold info on cybersecurity vulnerabilities

Apr 28, 2014

 In a rare insight into the government’s thinking on the use of cyberweapons, the White House on Monday published a...