Ex-Employees Sue Musk-Run Tesla For Mass Layoffs
Electric car-maker Tesla has been sued by former employees who were sacked in the ongoing mass layoff at the company, accusing it of violating federal law in the US.
Barack, Michelle Obama Drop Spotify For Amazon’s Audible
Frustrated with Spotify's exclusive terms, former US president Barack Obama and his wife Michelle Obama has left the Swedish music streaming platform and signed a multi-year, worldwide podcast deal with Amazon subsidiary Audible.
‘Twitter Notes’ To Let You Post Longer Tweets Soon
Twitter is finally working on a new feature that will allow users to post long-form content on the platform that currently allows posts with only 280 characters.
NASA Picks 3 Firms To Design Nuclear Power Plants For Moon
The US space agency NASA has picked three design concept proposals for a nuclear fission surface power system design that could be ready to launch by the end of the decade for a demonstration on the Moon.
Meta Agrees To Stop Algorithmic Discrimination In Housing Ads
Meta and the US government have agreed to settle a lawsuit that accused the social network of engaging in discriminatory advertising for housing.
Network Change, Not Cyber Attack, Caused Outage: Cloudflare
The largest content delivery network (CDN) Cloudflare, which suffered an outage on Tuesday, said that the issue occurred because of a network change, not owing to a cyber attack.
South Korea Successfully Launches Homegrown Space Rocket
South Korea on Tuesday launched its homegrown space rocket Nuri in the second attempt to put satellites into orbit, a critical mission for the country's space program.
iOS 16 To Let Users Bypass CAPTCHAs In Supported Apps, Websites
Tech giant Apple's all-new operating system iOS 16 has introduced support for bypassing CAPTCHAs in supported apps and websites for users that can be found in the Settings app.
US Dismantles Russian Botnet That Hacked Millions Of Devices
The US has dismantled the infrastructure of a Russian botnet that hacked millions of computers and other electronic devices around the world while working as a proxy service.
Facebook Whistleblower To Train Lawyers How To Fight Big Tech
Frances Haugen, a whistleblower who exposed Facebook and testified in front of lawmakers about the social network's illegal data activities, is raising up to $5 million to kick off a nonprofit organization that will train lawyers to fight Big Tech.
Flagstar Bank Data Breach Exposes 1.5 Million Customers’ Info
Michigan-based financial services provider, Flagstar Bank, is notifying 1.5 million customers of a data breach where hackers accessed personal data during a December cyberattack.
Microsoft Blocked Windows 10 And Windows 11 Downloads In Russia
Microsoft has blocked the download of Windows 10 and Windows 11 ISOs and installation tools in Russia, with no reason for the block provided by the company.
42 Countries Reported 2,103 Cases Of Monkeypox Since January: WHO
A total of 42 countries, both endemic and non-endemic, have reported 2,103 laboratory-confirmed cases of monkeypox, since the beginning of the year, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO).
SpaceX Launches 3 Rockets In 36 Hours
SpaceX has launched and landed three rockets in a span of 36 hours, media reports said.
Telegram Launches Paid Subscriptions Service At $5 A Month
Encrypted messaging platform Telegram has announced paid subscription on its platform that is likely to cost around $5 a month.
Bitcoin Surges Past $20k, Ethereum Crosses $1,100 Per Coin
After witnessing a free fall for weeks, Bitcoin finally managed to rebound past $20,000 per digital coin on Monday, around a 16 percent gain over the weekend.
Russian Botnet Disrupted In International Cyber Operation
The U.S. Department of Justice, together with law enforcement partners in Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom, have dismantled the infrastructure of a Russian botnet known as RSOCKS which hacked millions of computers and other electronic devices around the world.
Microsoft Defender Now Available For Individuals, Families
As cyber threats become more sophisticated, Microsoft has announced the availability of its online security application 'Microsoft Defender' for individuals and families.
Critical Vulnerability Patched in Ninja Forms WordPress Plugin
The team uncovered a code injection vulnerability that made it possible for unauthenticated attackers to call a limited number of methods in various Ninja Forms classes, including a method that unserialized user-supplied content, resulting in Object Injection. This could allow attackers to execute arbitrary code...
iCloud Hacker Sentenced 9 Years In Prison For Stealing Nude Photos
He stored 3.5 terabytes of stolen content from over 500 victims on cloud and physical storage, with roughly 1 terabyte of the cloud storage dedicated to stolen nude photographs and videos.
