A US IT company urged customers to shut down their servers Friday after cyberattackers smuggled ransomware onto its network platform. Kaseya said Friday evening that it had limited the attack to “a very small percentage of our customers” who use its signature VSA software, “currently estimated at fewer than 40 worldwide.” Cybersecurity firm Huntress Labs […]
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Facebook tests alerting users to extremist posts
A Facebook test of pop-up boxes asking people whether they think friends are becoming extremists raised concerns Friday among US conservatives who felt their voices might be stifled. Facebook spokesman Andy Stone said in a Twitter exchange that the alerts sprang from an initiative at the social network to combat violent extremism and dangerous organizations. […]
Amazon wants critic atop US regulatory body sidelined
Amazon on Wednesday petitioned a key US regulatory agency to have its leader left out of any antitrust matters involving the company, arguing she is biased against the company. The tech and e-commerce colossus contended that newly appointed Federal Trade Commission chair Lina Khan’s history of criticizing Amazon’s market clout makes it impossible for her […]
Amazon dispatches Alexa to tell stories to kids
Amazon on Tuesday said that its Alexa digital assistant can now be a reading buddy for children, coaching them when they get stuck on words. A “Reading Sidekick” feature gives people with Echo smart speakers and subscriptions to Amazon Kids+ service a way to help children ages between 5 and 10 years of age become […]
Musk set to invest up to $30 billion in Starlink
Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk said Tuesday he plans to invest up to 30 billion dollars to develop his ambitious Starlink satellite internet service. Starlink plans to deploy thousands of low-orbit satellites to provide high-speed internet to isolated and poorly connected areas. It has so far deployed over 1,500 satellites and by August it will be […]
Facebook wins antitrust dismissal, surges to $1 trillion value
A US judge on Monday dismissed the blockbuster antitrust action against Facebook filed last year by federal and state regulators, helping lift the value of the social media giant above $1 trillion for the first time. Judge James Boasberg of the US District Court of Washington, DC dismissed the cases filed in December by the […]
US judge dismisses monopoly suit against Facebook
A judge on Monday dismissed a blockbuster antitrust suit against Facebook filed last year by federal and state regulators, saying the lawsuit failed to “plausibly” establish that the social network had created a monopoly. Judge James Boasberg of the US District Court of Washington DC dismissed the case filed in December by the Federal Trade […]
Major US union project aims to organize Amazon workers
The International Brotherhood of Teamsters on Thursday said it will fund a project aimed at unionizing workers at technology and e-commerce colossus Amazon. The powerful labor group, which has some 1.4 million members, vowed to use its resources to rally Amazon workers, the community, and regulators in the effort. “Amazon presents a massive threat to […]
Biden drops plan to ban TikTok, WeChat: White House
President Joe Biden on Wednesday revoked executive orders from his predecessor Donald Trump seeking to ban Chinese-owned mobile apps TikTok and WeChat over national security concerns, the White House said. A White House statement said that instead of banning the popular apps, the Biden administration would carry out a “criteria-based decision framework and rigorous, evidence-based […]
Samsung recalls all Galaxy Fold smartphone samples, postpones launch
Samsung is retrieving all Galaxy Fold samples distributed to reviewers to investigate reports of broken screens, a day after it postponed the phone’s launch, a person with direct knowledge of the matter said on Tuesday. The retrieval comes as the world’s biggest smartphone maker met with embarrassment ahead of the foldable device’s US release on […]