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State-sponsored hacking campaigns are evolving in social engineering strategies and technical aspects Russia’s state security agency is launching increasingly sophisticated phishing attacks against US, European and Russian civil society members, in some cases by impersonating individuals who are personally close to the targets of the attacks, according to a new investigation by security researchers. A …

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Harris’s track record, and time as California senator and AG, has tech leaders wondering if she’d have a friendlier approach to the industry About 700 wealthy Democratic supporters packed into San Francisco’s Fairmont hotel on Sunday to see Kamala Harris in her first return to the city since launching her campaign for president. Among the …

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Running a tea shop in the woods doesn’t help arena fighter Alta to escape her trauma. Designer Davey Wreden explains how his cosy gaming dream-fulfilment fantasy turned into something much more meta At first, Wanderstop appears to tap into the same restless urge as many other cosy games: the wish to leave our stressful lives …

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An attempt to expose the billionaire founder of Microsoft fails to land a killer blow Houston, we have a billionaire problem. There are 2,781 individuals in the world worth more than a billion dollars, according to Forbes, and together these people have a net worth of $14.2tn, roughly the GDP of the Eurozone. The US boasts …

Billionaire, Nerd, Saviour, King by Anupreeta Das review – an appeal to cancel Bill Gates Read More »

Campaign says it was ‘not aware of any security breaches’ after Trump’s campaign says it was hacked US politics – live updates Kamala Harris’s presidential campaign said it was notified by the FBI last month that it was “targeted by a foreign actor influence operation”, a NBC News reporter said on Tuesday. “We have robust …

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Plaintiff says he was let go after complaining that his manager openly celebrated terrorism against Israel A Jewish former employee of Intel sued the chipmaker on Tuesday, saying he was fired after complaining that the senior executive he reported to openly celebrated antisemitism, Hamas and terrorism against Israel. The plaintiff, a former vice-president of engineering …

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New Pixel phones, foldable, watch and earbuds feature Gemini Live for free-flowing conversations with AI bot Google is launching four phones, one of them foldable, two smartwatches and a set of earbuds packing its latest AI tech including the new advanced Gemini Live conversational experience, as the Android maker tries to outdo Apple and Samsung. …

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The Democratic party has the chance to resurrect the zealous monopoly-busting spirit of its New Deal and Great Society heyday. They must use it “Google is a monopolist.” What has long been asserted by big tech skeptics is now the official position of the US district court for DC. Judge Amit Mehta ruled that Google …

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It started poorly with a 45-minute delay and rolling technical issues – and was discussed on other platforms US politics – live Elon Musk has been trying to entice Donald Trump back to X ever since he bought the site (formerly Twitter) in 2022. Until now, Trump has been content to rely on his own …

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Hackers reportedly compromised his email and used it to break into the account of a senior Trump campaign official An alleged Iranian hack on Donald Trump’s campaign also saw hackers breach the email account of longtime Republican operative Roger Stone, an adviser of the former president, according to reports. CNN reported that hackers had compromised …

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