Two Google software engineers announced they will form a union open to all employees of Alphabet, Google's parent company, and accused the tech giant of collaborating with repressive governments, mishandling…
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How Russia’s ‘info warrior’ hackers let Kremlin play geopolitics on the cheap
The sprawling SolarWinds hack by suspected Russian state-backed hackers is the latest sign of Moscow's growing resolve and improving technical ability to cause disruption and conduct espionage at a global…
SolarWinds hackers viewed Microsoft’s source code
Microsoft, one of the most high-profile targets of the alleged Russian-linked hacking group behind the recent SolarWinds cyber-intrusion, announced Thursday that the spies were able to access some of the…
Google Doodle acknowledges ‘cuckoo’ year
At the conclusion of a year unlike any in recent memory, it seems only fitting that Google's Google Doodle is ringing in 2021 with an animated cuckoo clock. Under normal…
Ticketmaster agrees to pay $10 million fine to resolve fraud, hacking charges
Ticketmaster has agreed to pay a $10 million fine to resolve criminal charges that it repeatedly accessed a rival's computer systems in an alleged scheme to collect "business intelligence." Ticketmaster,…
Boston Dynamics’ robots bust a move in new viral video, Elon Musk takes notice
As 2020 comes to a close, Boston Dynamics' Atlas, Spot and Handle are taking the Internet by storm in a new year-end video showcasing their latest skill: dancing. The now-viral…
Biden names ex-Facebook regulatory lawyer to key White House post
President-elect Joe Biden appointed former Facebook attorney Jessica Hertz to serve as staff secretary in his incoming administration, the Biden-Harris transition team announced on Wednesday. A longtime Biden aide, Hertz…