Microsoft Hit With $20M Illegal Data Storage Fine from FTC
The Xbox owner states that a glitch meant children’s data was illegally retained on its platform.
Originally from Los Angeles, Sarah has lived and worked in four countries, and now calls sunny Manchester (the UK one, not the US one) home. Since her post-grad with the NCTJ in Journalism she's written for national and trade titles across the world, covering everything from construction and hospitality to tech and travel. Her special interest areas are AI and automation, cybersecurity, quantum computing and cats.
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Cryptocurrency Exchange Binance Sued by SEC
The US Securities and Exchange Commission hits Binance with 13 charges, including misuse of investor funds.
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Gmail Security Checkmark Is Being Spoofed by Scammers
Google's new blue checkmark can be easily abused by scammers, according to security experts.
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Meta Expects More Layoffs at “Time of Great Uncertainty”
Meta has laid off a huge percentage of its workforce with more on the way in the "year of efficiency."
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Japan and US Join in Quantum Race against China
Quantum computers are a cybersecurity officer’s worst nightmare – and China is winning the race toward quantum supremacy.
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Google to Disable Third-Party Cookies for ‘Privacy’
The search engine behemoth has promised privacy changes for years, but is now enacting them – with mixed reception.
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Apple Bans ChatGPT for Employees, As It Launches iOS App
Apple joins the rapidly growing list of organizations banning the use of ChatGPT, on the day the chatbot comes to iOS.