Month: September 2022

Uber’s ex-security chief faces landmark trial over data breach that hit 57m users

Joe Sullivan’s trial is believed to be the first case of an executive facing criminal charges over such a breach Uber’s former security officer, Joe Sullivan, is standing trial this week in what is believed to be the first case of an executive facing criminal charges in relation to a data breach. The US district …

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Elizabeth Holmes requests new trial, claiming key witness regrets testimony

Filing by ex-Theranos CEO says former lab director has misgivings after saying he had raised concerns about company’s tech Elizabeth Holmes requested a new trial on Tuesday, asserting in a court filing that a key witness for the prosecution now regrets the role he played in her conviction for investor fraud and conspiracy related to …

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Trouble for Trump’s Truth Social as investors back away from cash boost

Injection of $1.3bn for former president’s media company looks set to be derailed because of lackluster investor support Donald Trump’s beleaguered social media company is facing further financial turmoil after a long-awaited $1.3bn cash injection looks set to be derailed due to lackluster investor backing. Shareholders of the special purpose acquisitions firm, which last year …

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Doomscrolling linked to poor physical and mental health, study finds

The tendency to be glued to bad news can spark a ‘vicious cycle’ that interferes with our lives, researcher says There’s no shortage of bad news in the media to “doomscroll”, from a global pandemic to the war in Ukraine and an impending climate crisis, but new research suggests the compulsive urge to surf the …

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Buy refurbished, sell later: cheaper, greener ways to upgrade your mobile phone in Australia

As upgrade season arrives, phone users have more options than ever for improving their handsets in environmental, cost-effective ways Get our weekend culture and lifestyle email Spring buds always bloom in line with new Apple gadget releases. For years the tech giant has habitually announced fresh iPhone models and other product upgrades in September, with …

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Instagram owner Meta fined €405m over handling of teens’ data

Penalty follows investigation into Instagram setting that allowed teenagers to set up accounts that displayed contact details Instagram owner Meta has been fined €405m (£349m) by the Irish data watchdog for letting teenagers set up accounts that publicly displayed their phone numbers and email addresses. The Data Protection Commission confirmed the penalty after a two-year …

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My online chess addiction was ruining my life. Something had to change | Stuart Kenny

I didn’t like the person it was making me, but a few strategic moves later, the calm and mystique of the game returned Perhaps it was when I missed my bus stop so I could finish a three-minute game of online blitz chess that I realised I had a problem. Or when, instead of getting …

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Netflix to launch cheaper ad-supported subscription tier in November

Streaming platform reportedly brings forward low-cost option initially planned for 2023 to get ahead of similar service with ads from Disney+ Netflix will reportedly launch a cheaper ad-supported tier for its streaming platform at the start of November as the company tries to stem the loss of more than 1 million subscribers in 2022. The …

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