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FX’s The Veil Shows Two Government Agents Arguing Over A Cell Phone In A New Clip

April 30, 2024 No Comments Gaming , ,

FX’s The Veil takes the audience into the world of international espionage on a personal and global scale. The series follows CIA agent Imogen Salter (Elisabeth Moss), who is tasked with taking Adilah El Idrissi (Yumna Marwan) on a trip from Istanbul to Paris and London. All the while, however, Salter is attempting to get [...]read moreFX’s The Veil Shows Two Government Agents Arguing Over A Cell Phone In A New Clip

New Report Finds Most Americans Favor Government Regulation of Social Media

April 30, 2024 No Comments Social media marketing , , , ,

Who should decide what can and cannot be shared on social platforms? Mark Zuckerberg? Elon Musk? The users themselves? Well, according to a new study conducted by Pew Research, a slim majority of Americans believe that social platforms should be regulated by the government. As you can see in this chart, 51% of Americans believe [...]read moreNew Report Finds Most Americans Favor Government Regulation of Social Media

Maybe Don’t Buy This ‘Former Government Vehicle’ From 1940s Germany

April 27, 2024 No Comments Auto , , , , , , ,

Cars don’t deserve a bad rap just because their owners were shitty, but as humans we can’t help but assign significance to objects via their owners. Take this very brief ad for a 1940 Mercedes-Benz Grosser 770 Open Touring Car. It’s an incredible piece of history, but considering its Nazi roots, it might be better [...]read moreMaybe Don’t Buy This ‘Former Government Vehicle’ From 1940s Germany

US government says security flaw in Chirp Systems’ app lets anyone remotely control smart home locks

April 23, 2024 No Comments Technology , , , , , ,

A vulnerability in a smart access control system used in thousands of U.S. rental homes allows anyone to remotely control any lock in an affected home. But Chirp Systems, the company that makes the system, has ignored requests to fix the flaw. U.S. cybersecurity agency CISA went public with a security advisory last week saying [...]read moreUS government says security flaw in Chirp Systems’ app lets anyone remotely control smart home locks

Lawmakers vote to reauthorize US spying law that critics say expands government surveillance

April 20, 2024 No Comments Technology , , , ,

Lawmakers passed legislation early Saturday reauthorizing and expanding a controversial U.S. surveillance law shortly after the powers expired at midnight, rejecting opposition by privacy advocates and lawmakers. The bill, which passed on a 60-34 vote, reauthorizes powers known as Section 702 under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), which allows the government to collect the [...]read moreLawmakers vote to reauthorize US spying law that critics say expands government surveillance

GovDash aims to help businesses use AI to land government contracts

April 16, 2024 No Comments Technology ,

Tim Goltser and Curtis Mason have been building things together since high school, when the two were the co-captains of their school’s robotics team. In college, Goltser and Mason teamed up to create an app — Hang, for scheduling hangouts with friends — with Sean Doherty, who Mason had met while an undergrad at Boston [...]read moreGovDash aims to help businesses use AI to land government contracts

Alfa Romeo forced to change Milano name to Junior by Italian government

April 16, 2024 No Comments Auto , ,

The Alfa Romeo Milano is no more, and in its place lies the Alfa Romeo Junior. This tiny Alfa crossover – that won’t be sold in the U.S. – was only revealed just last week, but Alfa has already been forced to change the name at the request of the Italian government. Why’s Italy telling [...]read moreAlfa Romeo forced to change Milano name to Junior by Italian government

Italian government says it’s illegal for the Alfa Romeo Milano to be produced outside the country in Poland

April 15, 2024 No Comments Auto , ,

Last week, Alfa Romeo revealed its new crossover called the Milano, which is available with fully electric and mild hybrid powertrains. This makes the Milano the brand’s first electric vehicle (EV), but that’s not the only first that the model represents as it is also the first and (currently) only Alfa Romeo to be produced [...]read moreItalian government says it’s illegal for the Alfa Romeo Milano to be produced outside the country in Poland

Government spyware is another reason to use an ad blocker

April 13, 2024 No Comments Technology ,

Ad blockers might seem like an unlikely defense in the fight against spyware, but new reporting casts fresh light on how spyware makers are weaponizing online ads to allow governments to conduct surveillance. Spyware makers are reportedly capable of locating and stealthily infecting specific targets with spyware using banner ads. One of the startups that [...]read moreGovernment spyware is another reason to use an ad blocker

US says Russian hackers stole federal government emails during Microsoft cyberattack

April 12, 2024 No Comments Technology , , , ,

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has confirmed that Russian government-backed hackers stole emails from several U.S. federal agencies as a result of an ongoing cyberattack at Microsoft. In a statement published Thursday, the U.S. cyber agency said the cyberattack, which Microsoft initially disclosed in January, allowed the hackers to steal federal government emails [...]read moreUS says Russian hackers stole federal government emails during Microsoft cyberattack