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No, #SoundCloud hasn’t started tuning out VPNs. It’s mopping up after a #cyberattack
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Music hosting and streaming service admits it "recently detected unauthorized activity in an ancillary service dashboard".
#CyberSecurity #InfoSec #DataBreach #DataLeak
SoundCloud bounces some VPNs as it cleans up cyberattack
: Bum note for 20 percent of users whose data leaked
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December 16, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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#JLR: Payroll data stolen in #cybercrime that shook UK economy
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Automaker admits raid that crippled its factories in August saw personal data taken.
#CyberSecurity #InfoSec #DataBreach #DataTheft #JaguarLandRover
JLR: Payroll data stolen in cybercrime that shook UK economy
: Automaker admits raid that crippled its factories in August led to the theft of sensitive info
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December 16, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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#Apple, #Google forced to issue emergency #0day patches
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#TechGiant updates for actively exploited vulnerabilities.
#CyberSecurity #InfoSec #Vulnerability #Patch
Apple, Google forced to issue emergency 0-day patches
: Both admit attackers were already exploiting the bugs, with scant detail and hints of spyware-grade abuse
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December 16, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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From pr0n to playlists and paperclips, trio of breaches spills data of millions
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Adult site, streaming platform, and Japanese retailer expose user info, but not credentials.
#CyberSecurity #InfoSec #DataBreach #DataLeak #Mixpanel
Trio of breaches spills data belonging to millions
: Adult site, streaming platform, and Japanese retailer expose user info, but not credentials
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December 16, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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Negotiations over US-UK #tech deal stall
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#TechnologyProsperityDeal hits stumbling blocks in wider trade negotiations between the two sides.
#TechNews #Technology
Negotiations over US-UK tech deal stall
When the partnership was unveiled in September the UK government said it would
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December 16, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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#Ofcom investigates #BT and #Three for failing to connect 999 calls
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Regulator says mobile outages had caused "UK-wide disruption".
#TechNews #Outage #MobilePhone #BTGroup
Ofcom investigates BT and Three for failing to connect 999 calls
The companies have been fined in the past over outages leaving customers unable to call emergency services.
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December 16, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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UK launches taskforce to 'break down barriers' for women in #technology
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Female leaders from #tech companies & organisations to advise government on how to boost diversity and economic growth in industry.
#TechNews #WomenInTech #UKtech #WomenInTechnology
UK launches taskforce to 'break down barriers' for women in tech
It comes after the government was urged to help close the UK tech sector's gender gap in order to meet its ambitious AI goals.
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December 16, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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#Roomba vacuum cleaner firm files for bankruptcy
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US firm behind #iRobot blames effects of competition from Chinese rivals + tariffs.
#TechNews #Technology #Tech
Roomba vacuum cleaner firm iRobot files for bankruptcy
Under the so-called pre-packaged Chapter 11 process, the main maker of its devices will take ownership of the firm.
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December 16, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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#Amazon pulls #AI recap from #Fallout TV show after it made several mistakes
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Company was testing the "first-of-its-kind" tool on various shows on #PrimeVideo in the US.
#TechNews #ArtifcialIntelligence #GenerativeAI #AmazonPrime
Amazon pulls AI recap from Fallout TV show after it made several mistakes
The errors included getting dialogue wrong and incorrectly claiming a scene was set 100 years earlier than it was.
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December 16, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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'It's amazing' – the wonder material very few can make
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Cadmium zinc telluride enabling a "revolution" in medical imaging.
#CZT #CadmiumZincTelluride #TechNews #Technology #Tech #HealthTech
'It's amazing' – the wonder material very few can make
Just a handful of companies can make cadmium zinc telluride, a material with powerful properties.
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December 12, 2025 at 11:45 AM
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#OpenAI makes $1bn deal to bring #Disney characters to #ChatGPT and #Sora
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First major studio to license parts of its catalogue to #techgiant.
#AI #ArtificialIntellignece #TechNews
OpenAI makes $1bn deal to bring Disney characters to ChatGPT and Sora
The agreement will let fans generate videos and images of more than 200 Disney characters.
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December 12, 2025 at 11:43 AM
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McDonald's Netherlands pulls #AI Christmas ad after backlash
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Takes down advert made with #generativeAI following criticism.
#ArtificialIntelligence #TechNews #McDonalds
McDonald's pulls AI-generated Christmas advert following backlash
McDonald's said the moment served as
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December 12, 2025 at 11:39 AM
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'#ArchitectsofAI' named Time Magazine's Person of the Year
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Magazine recognises group behind growth of #ArtificialIntelligence #technology.
#TechNews #AI #TimeMagazine
'Architects of AI' named Time Magazine's Person of the Year
Nvidia boss Jensen Huang is among the influential tech figures that adorn one of the two covers.
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December 12, 2025 at 11:36 AM
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#Reddit launches High Court challenge to Australia's #socialmedia ban for kids
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Online forum will argue that the policy has serious implications for privacy and political rights.
#TechNews #BigTech
Reddit launches High Court challenge to Australia's social media ban for kids
It said the landmark policy has serious implications for Australians' privacy and political rights.
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December 12, 2025 at 11:33 AM
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#Google asks UK experts to find uses for its powerful quantum #tech
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Inviting researchers to come up with uses for #techgiant's state-of-the-art #Willow quantum chip.
#TechNews #QuantumComputing #Technology
Google asks UK experts to find uses for its powerful quantum tech
UK researchers will get a chance to develop applications for the tech giant's quantum processor.
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December 12, 2025 at 11:28 AM
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#Crypto fraudster sentenced for 'epic' $40bn #stablecoin crash
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Do Kwon, co-founder of Singapore-based Terraform Labs, developed #TerraUSD & #Luna digital coins.
#CryptoNews #Cryptocurrency #CryptoFraud #CyberCrime
Do Kwon: TerraUSD creator sentenced to 15 years in prison over $40bn crash
In August, Do Kwon pleaded guilty to conspiracy to defraud and wire fraud and apologised for his actions.
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December 12, 2025 at 11:21 AM
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#ClairObscur sweeps The Game Awards with nine wins
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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has been named game of the year amongst record-breaking haul.
#GamingNews #Gaming #GameAwards
Game Awards 2025: Clair Obscur Expedition 33 is game of the year
The French-made role-playing game is named game of the year and also picks up prizes for music and performance.
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December 12, 2025 at 11:18 AM
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Is #AI in recruitment a 'race to the bottom'?
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What do jobseekers actually make of interacting with #ArtificalIntelligence rather than people?
#TechNews #Technology #Tech #BusinessTech
AI and recruitment: Are we in a 'race to the bottom'?
AI helps jobseekers to apply for hundreds of roles, meanwhile employers use AI to filter them.
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December 9, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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#AI therapy #chatbot 'works best with emotion'
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Study finds effective #ArtificialIntelligence therapy needs emotional closeness but warns about synthetic intimacy.
#TechNews #HealthTech #Tech #Technology
University of Sussex study looks into AI therapy chatbots
The research suggests AI therapy works if patients
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December 9, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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EU investigates Google over AI-generated summaries in search results
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European Commission says it'll examine whether it uses data from websites to provide the service.
#ArtificialIntelligence #TechNews #GoogleSearch
EU investigates Google over AI-generated summaries in search results
It is examining whether the tech giant did not offer
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December 9, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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#Australia has banned #socialmedia for kids under 16. How will it work?
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First of kind ban kicks in = no new accounts & existing profiles being deactivated.
#TechNews #OnlineSafety #Tech #Technology
How does Australia's under-16 social media ban work?
The world-first law aims to reduce the risks children face online, but critics fear it may not work.
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December 9, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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'We're creatives - this is what #AI has done to our jobs'
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More than two-thirds of workers in creative industries believe #ArtificialIntelligence has undermined job security.
#TechNews #GenerativeAI
Creative workers on the affects of AI on their jobs
How do an artist, a videographer, a musician and a copywriter feel about generative AI?
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December 8, 2025 at 11:06 AM
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The unexpected history of those oh-so annoying internet popup ads
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#TechNews #Technology #Tech #OnlineAdvertising
The unexpected history of those oh-so annoying internet popup ads
Ethan Zuckerman says his intentions were good when he invented the ads.
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December 8, 2025 at 11:04 AM
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Why do #GenZ have a growing appetite for #retro #tech?
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Teens & early 20s increasingly turning to old school #technology in bid to unplug from online world.
#TechNews #RetroTech
Why do Gen Z have a growing appetite for retro tech?
Gen Z are going retro, with studies showing a resurgence in people buying tech in the modern age that can be dated back decades.
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December 8, 2025 at 10:53 AM
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Are you guilty of #phubbing?
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Study shows the more you feel you're being phubbed, the worse your relationship tends to be.
#SocialMedia #Smartphone #Technology #UniversityOfSouthampton
Southampton study looks into phubbing
The more you feel you're being phubbed, the worse your relationship tends to be, a study says.
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December 8, 2025 at 10:50 AM