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Over 200 million user email addresses leaked following alleged Twitter hack

Hackers stole the email addresses of more than 200 million Twitter users and posted them on an online hacking forum, a security researcher said Wednesday. The breach “will unfortunately lead to a lot of hacking, targeted phishing and doxxing,” Alon Gal, co-founder of Israeli cybersecurity-monitoring firm Hudson Rock, wrote on LinkedIn. He called it “one… Read More Over 200 million user email addresses leaked following alleged Twitter hack

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U.S. appeals court revives lawsuit against Google, YouTube over children’s privacy violation

A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday revived a lawsuit accusing Alphabet Inc’s Google and several other companies of violating the privacy of children under age 13 by tracking their YouTube activity without parental consent, in order to send them targeted advertising. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Seattle said Congress did not intend… Read More U.S. appeals court revives lawsuit against Google, YouTube over children’s privacy violation

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Baidu, Pony.ai granted licenses for driverless robotaxi tests in Beijing

Baidu Inc and Toyota Motor Corp-backed startup Pony. ai said on Friday they been granted the first licences to test fully autonomous vehicles without safety operators as a backup in Beijing. Baidu and Pony.ai said they would begin testing 10 driverless vehicles each in a technology park developed by the Beijing government as a step… Read More Baidu, Pony.ai granted licenses for driverless robotaxi tests in Beijing

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Facebook owner Meta agrees to $725million settlement in Cambridge Analytica case

Facebook owner Meta Platforms Inc has agreed to pay $725 million to resolve a class-action lawsuit accusing the social media giant of allowing third parties, including Cambridge Analytica, to access users’ personal information. The proposed settlement, which was disclosed in a court filing late on Thursday, would resolve a long-running lawsuit prompted by revelations in… Read More Facebook owner Meta agrees to $725million settlement in Cambridge Analytica case

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NASA formally retires Mars InSight lander following four-year mission

NASA has formally retired its Mars InSight lander, the first robotic probe specially designed to study the deep interior of a distant world, four years after it arrived on the surface of the red planet, the U.S. space agency announced on Wednesday. Mission controllers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) near Los Angeles determined the… Read More NASA formally retires Mars InSight lander following four-year mission

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Video gamers file lawsuit against Microsoft to stop Activision takeover bid

Microsoft Corp was hit on Tuesday in U.S. court with a private consumer lawsuit claiming the technology company’s $69 billion bid to purchase “Call of Duty” maker Activision Blizzard Inc will unlawfully squelch competition in the video game industry. The complaint filed in federal court in California comes about two weeks after the U.S. Federal… Read More Video gamers file lawsuit against Microsoft to stop Activision takeover bid

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