Ofcom has launched an investigation into GB News over a campaign which calls on the Government to introduce laws to “protect the status of cash”. The media watchdog said on Friday that it would be looking at the channel’s Don’t Kill Cash petition after a complaint. Ofcom said under its…
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Chinese ‘spy’ balloon used American technology
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HONG KONG — The suspected Chinese spy balloon that flew over the United States early this year used commercially available, off-the-shelf technology that was American-made, according to three US officials familiar with preliminary findings by the FBI. The officials said the Biden administration first suspected the balloon could be carrying…
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Meta’s Threads sparks privacy controversy ahead of its official launch
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Meta’s Twitter rival, Threads, an Instagram app, is currently listed on the Apple App Store and Google Play Store, hinting at an imminent launch. However, just ahead of the official announcement, the upcoming micro-blogging platform has sparked privacy controversy with its privacy policy. The official listing on Apple App Store…
Read MoreGovernment trying to undermine encryption in Online Safety Bill
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The Government is trying to undermine the use of encryption by big technology companies in its draft Online Safety Bill, an industry expert has claimed. Meredith Whittaker, president of secure messaging service Signal, said a provision in the Bill focused on encryption had “significant issues” around the mass surveillance of…
Read MoreMegawatt electrical motor designed by MIT engineers could help electrify aviation | MIT News
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Aviation’s huge carbon footprint could shrink significantly with electrification. To date, however, only small all-electric planes have gotten off the ground. Their electric motors generate hundreds of kilowatts of power. To electrify larger, heavier jets, such as commercial airliners, megawatt-scale motors are required. These would be propelled by hybrid or…
Read MoreCanada’s Online News Act Targets Facebook and Google
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The Canadian Parliament has passed a law that will require technology companies to pay domestic news outlets for linking to their articles, prompting the owner of Facebook and Instagram to say that it would pull news articles from both platforms in the country. The law, passed on Thursday, is the…
Read MoreEU countries agree on a new ‘data bill’ to curb the power of Big Tech companies
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EU countries have agreed on rules governing to rules that governed the use of European consumer and corporate data by Big Tech and other companies. The new agreement called Data Act was reached after seven hours of talks between EU lawmakers. It was proposed by the European Commission last year…
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