Meta comms chief handed six year Russian prison sentence for 'justifying terrorism'
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by Thomas Claburn
4m ago
Memo to Andy Stone: Don't go to Russia for your holidays Meta’s communications director Andy Stone has been sentenced in absentia to six years imprisonment in Russia for "justifying terrorism ..read more
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Misconfigured cloud server leaked clues of North Korean animation scam
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by Laura Dobberstein
3h ago
Outsourcers outsourced work for the BBC, Amazon, and HBO Max to the hermit kingdom A misconfigured cloud server that used a North Korean IP address has led to the discovery that film production studios including the BBC, Amazon, and HBO Max could be inadvertently hiring workers from the hermit kingdom for animation projects ..read more
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Australia secures takedown order for terror videos, which Elon Musk wants to fight
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by Simon Sharwood
4h ago
Yet X remains a supporter of an international commitment to stop this, and its owner knows it +Comment  Australia's government has secured a court order requiring Elon Musk's social network, X, to remove all videos depicting a terrorist attack ..read more
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Japan to draw up routes for roads dedicated to robot trucks
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by Simon Sharwood
6h ago
Digital reform conference sees PM repeat calls to get online government services right at last Usually when a government announces it's drawing up a digitalization roadmap, it's being metaphorical. In Japan's case, it's quite literal: roadways dedicated to autonomous vehicles handling logistics-related traffic will be mapped out ..read more
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Old Windows print spooler bug is latest target of Russia's Fancy Bear gang
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by Jessica Lyons
6h ago
Putin's pals use 'GooseEgg' malware to launch attacks you can defeat with patches or deletion Russian spies are exploiting a years-old Windows print spooler vulnerability and using a custom tool called GooseEgg to elevate privileges and steal credentials across compromised networks, according to Microsoft Threat Intelligence ..read more
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Protest group says Google has fired more staff over sit-ins opposing work for Israel
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by Brandon Vigliarolo
9h ago
Group of now-ex Googlers say 50 folks have been let go, vow ongoing protests After firing 28 people for protesting its cloud deal with Israel by occupying its offices, Google reportedly spent the weekend letting go of more staff to bring the number of employees let go over the incident to an even 50 ..read more
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Tokyo wags finger at Google for blocking Yahoo Japan! from using ad tech
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by Matthew Connatser
10h ago
Seven years of stonewalling and no consequences for advertising giant Japan's Fair Trade Commission (FTC) has concluded that Google unfairly blocked its local Yahoo! rival from accessing advertising technology, but will not fine the Chocolate Factory ..read more
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FBI and friends get two more years of warrantless FISA Section 702 snooping
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by Jessica Lyons
10h ago
US Senate kills reform amendment, Biden swiftly signs bill into law US lawmakers on Saturday reauthorized a contentious warrantless surveillance tool for another two years — and added a whole bunch of people and organizations to the list of those who can be compelled to spy for Uncle Sam ..read more
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Ex-CEO of 'unicorn' app startup HeadSpin heads to jail after BS'ing investors
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by Thomas Claburn
11h ago
Lachwani faked it but didn't make it Manish Lachwani, former CEO of app testing firm HeadSpin, has been sentenced to 18 months in prison and will pay a fine of $1 million ..read more
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Huawei wants to take homegrown HarmonyOS phone platform worldwide
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by Dan Robinson
13h ago
Chinese tech juggernaut eyes global expansion despite US tech restrictions Huawei plans to expand its native HarmonyOS smartphone platform worldwide, despite coming under US-led sanctions that have deprived it of access to key technologies ..read more
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