AWS Suffers 3rd Outage This Month, Affects Slack, Epic Games Store
Amazon Web Services (AWS), the Cloud arm of Amazon, has suffered a third outage this month, this time due to a power outage that hampered services like Slack, Epic Games store and Asana, among others, for some users.
Justice Department Awards Almost $141 Million To Protect Children
he Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs (OJP) today announced grant awards totaling nearly $141 million to help protect children from exploitation, trauma and abuse, while also funding improvements in the judicial system’s handling of child abuse and neglect cases.
Intel Will Put Unvaccinated Employees On Unpaid Leave
Tech giant Intel has reportedly notified employees that anyone who remains unvaccinated will need to get the COVID-19 vaccine or submit an exemption by January 4th. Otherwise, they face being put on unpaid leave.
800K WordPress Sites Are Still Vulnerable By ‘All In One’ SEO Plugin Flaws
Two critical and high severity security vulnerabilities in the highly popular "All in One" SEO WordPress plugin exposed over 3 million websites to takeover attacks.
United States Files Civil Action To Return $150 Million In Embezzled Funds To Sony
The United States took action in federal court today to protect and ultimately return more than $154 million in funds that were allegedly stolen from a subsidiary of Tokyo-based Sony Group Corporation and then seized by law enforcement during the FBI’s investigation of the theft.
Justice Department Will Award $1.6 Billion To Reduce Violent Crime And Strengthen Communities
Attorney General Merrick B. Garland today announced the Department of Justice will award $1.6 billion in grant awards to support a wide range of programs designed to reduce violent crime and strengthen communities. The grants, which are being distributed to communities and organizations throughout the...
Meta Sues People Behind Facebook And Instagram Phishing
Meta (formerly Facebook) has filed a federal lawsuit in California court to disrupt phishing attacks targeting Facebook, Messenger, Instagram, and WhatsApp users.
Youtube Tv Reaches Deal With Disney To Restore Espn, Abc, And More
YouTube TV has finally reached a deal with Disney to restore ESPN, FX, and its other channels to the streaming service.
Microsoft Moves More Settings Away From Control Panel On Windows 11
Microsoft has moved several options from the Control Panel to the Settings app in a recent Insider build of Windows 11.
Amazon’s Appstore Finally Working Again On Android 12: Report
E-commerce giant Amazon has addressed the issue that had left those with Android 12 phones unable to use apps they had downloaded from the company's Appstore.
LG Rolls Out Indoor Gardening Appliance Amid Pandemic Stress
tronics has rolled out an automated indoor gardening appliance, LG tiiun, which means "to sprout" in Korean, tapping into the growing need to grow plants, vegetables and produce at home all year round.
Tiktok To Launch Food Delivery Service From Viral Videos In The US
TikTok is reportedly planning to launch its own delivery service with food from viral videos in the US.
macOS 12.2 Beta Is Now Available To Public Testers
After launching for the developers, the first macOS 12.2 beta is now available for those in the public beta program.
YouTube TV Loses Disney Channels Over Contract Dispute
oogle-owned YouTube has reportedly failed to reach a deal with Disney to keep more than a dozen Disney-owned channels on the live TV streaming service.
Signal Now Supports 40 Person Group Calls
Encrypted messaging app Signal has announced that it now supports 40 participants on group calls.
Meta Develops AI To Bring Children’s Drawings To Life
Meta (formerly Facebook) researchers have developed an Artificial Intelligence (AI) system that can identify and automatically animate the human-like figures in children's drawings with a high success rate, and without any human guidance.
Credit Card Info Of 1.8 Million People Stolen From Sports Gear Sites
Four affiliated online sports gear sites have disclosed a cyberattack where threat actors stole credit cards for 1,813,224 customers.
US Hits Facebook’s Metaverse With Probe In $400 Million VR Deal
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has opened an antitrust probe in Meta's plan to buy the popular virtual reality (VR) fitness app Supernatural for over $400 million, as the social network begins its journey towards creating Metaverse, the media reported.
NASA’s Perseverance Rover Discovers Organic Chemicals On Mars
Scientists at NASA's Perseverance Mars rover mission have discovered that rocks in the Jezero Crater on the Red Planet have interacted with water multiple times over the eons and that some contain organic molecules.
TikTok To Tweak Its Algorithm To Avoid Problematic Content
TikTok has announced that it is changing 'For You Page' algorithm to "avoid showing users too much of the same content".
