Category: Tech News

Twitter Faces Millions in Fines After New ‘Disinformation’ Laws Released in Australia

Elon Musk’s Twitter and other social media giants face the prospect of billions in fines after the Australian government released new laws targeting “misinformation and disinformation.” Following a months-long process, Communications Minister Michelle Rowland released the draft legislation that will grant the country’s media regulatory body, the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA), greater powers…


Musk’s Twitter Faces Millions in Fines After New ‘Disinformation’ Laws Released in Australia

Elon Musk’s Twitter and other social media giants face the prospect of billions in fines after the Australian government released new laws targeting “misinformation and disinformation.” Following a months-long process, Communications Minister Michelle Rowland released the draft legislation that will grant the country’s media regulatory body, the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA), greater powers…


Twitter Undergoes ‘Stress Test’ For New Censorship Regulations in Europe

EU Commissioner Thierry Breton has visited Twitter’s headquarters to check on the company’s progress in complying with the European Union’s pro-censorship Digital Services Act (DSA), set to be implemented in August. “Twitter is the 1st platform to undergo a ‘stress test’ to prepare for #DSA. The company is taking this exercise very seriously. Constructive dialogue…


Twitter Put Under ‘Stress Test’ for New Censorship Regulations in Europe

European Commissioner Thierry Breton has visited Twitter’s headquarters to check on the company’s progress in complying with the European Union’s pro-censorship Digital Services Act (DSA), set to be implemented in August. “Twitter is the 1st platform to undergo a ‘stress test’ to prepare for #DSA,” Breton said in a June 23 tweet.  “The company is taking this…


Rapid Growth of EV Charger Networks Comes With Major Security Threats

As Americans head out on vacation this summer, more and more of them are hitting the road in electric vehicles. Like it or not, that trend looks like it will continue as states like Virginia and Washington follow California’s lead in imposing 100 percent electric vehicle (EV) sales timelines. Falling EV prices are predicted to…


Millions of Genworth Policyholders and California Pensioners Had Data Stolen in Cyberhack

The California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS), the nation’s largest public pension fund and insurer, Genworth Financial, admitted that the personal information of millions of account holders was compromised in a major security breach. A third-party file storage vendor, PBI Research Services, was attacked by Russian hackers after going through a loophole in its MOVEit Transfer…


New York Lawyers Sanctioned for Using Fake ChatGPT Cases in Legal Brief

NEW YORK—A U.S. judge on Thursday imposed sanctions on two New York lawyers who submitted a legal brief that included six fictitious case citations generated by an artificial intelligence chatbot, ChatGPT. U.S. District Judge P. Kevin Castel in Manhattan ordered lawyers Steven Schwartz, Peter LoDuca, and their law firm Levidow, Levidow & Oberman to pay…


American Tech Sector Continues to Bleed as Layoffs Jump 200 Percent in May

The technology sector in the United States continued to lay off more workers in May, with job cuts nearly tripling from April, according to latest data. In May, the tech sector laid off 19,072 employees, which is an almost 200 percent jump from the 6,469 layoffs announced in April, technology magazine IEEE Spectrum reported, based…


Australia’s New Cyber Coordinator Says Threat Levels ‘Dire’

Australia’s newly appointed national cybersecurity coordinator says the world faces a “dire” challenge keeping safe from cyber threats. Air Marshal Darren Goldie, appointed by the Albanese government on June 23, said Australians need to be educated as cyber challenges grow. “That challenge will continue to increase in its complexity and severity, and I think we are all…


Wimbledon Tennis Tournament to Introduce AI-Generated Commentary

Tennis fans tuning into the next Wimbledon tennis tournament in July can also tune into AI-generated commentary. IBM is working with the All England Club to launch the new feature that will be accessible via the Wimbledon app and website, while fans can still choose to listen to regular commentary from the BBC. The feature…