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Facebook Is Secretly Creating A Mind-Reading Device, Leaked Audio Confirms

Facebook Is Secretly Creating A Mind-Reading Device, Leaked Audio Confirms

Facebook recently told its employees about new plans to create devices that can read minds by using neural sensors. The details of the social networking giant’s ambitious new plans came shortly after news broke last week that the company was the subject of an anti-trust lawsuit led by New York Attorney General Letitia James. Facebook’s […]

4y ago

Huawei Has Allegedly Built Surveillance Tools That Identify And Monitor People By Race

Huawei Has Allegedly Built Surveillance Tools That Identify And Monitor People By Race

An investigation into the Chinese firm Huawei has reportedly found that the company has worked with dozens of security firms to build surveillance tools that can both identify and track people based on race. The report comes just days after the company had denied creating ethnicity-monitoring technology. The investigation, conducted by The Washington Post, learned […]

4y ago

Instagram Top 9 Lets You Share Your Most Popular Photos From 2020, Here’s How To Create It

Instagram Top 9 Lets You Share Your Most Popular Photos From 2020, Here’s How To Create It

While 2020 isn’t likely to be a year that is full of highlights for anyone, it is undeniable that it won’t be one that is easily forgotten. With protests, a presidential election and the deaths of icons occurring in the shadow of the coronavirus pandemic that brought the world to a halt, it felt like […]

4y ago

A New Voter Registration Scam Is Tricking Americans Into Giving Out Personal Data

A New Voter Registration Scam Is Tricking Americans Into Giving Out Personal Data

While voting is underway for the 2020 presidential election, some hackers are taking advantage of voting enthusiasm by scamming individuals with fake registration websites that collect sensitive personal data. According to ZDNet, the phishing campaigns have been in effect since September and have since been spotted by tech security firms KnowBe4 and Proofpoint. According to […]

4y ago

Ring Takes Flight, Debuts Autonomous Flying Drone For Homes

Ring Takes Flight, Debuts Autonomous Flying Drone For Homes

Home security and smart home technology pioneer Ring has announced a new security camera that will fly around an indoor space. Called the Always Home Cam, the autonomous drone will take flight around a house, moving room-to-room when the owner is not present. As reported by The Verge, the company wants the Always Home Cam […]

4y ago

Huawei Executive Says ‘Survival Is The Goal’ Amid US Ban

Huawei Executive Says ‘Survival Is The Goal’ Amid US Ban

Huawei executive Guo Ping said the company is struggling to survive because of policies enacted by the U.S. that have left its business in trouble. Bans on U.S. companies working with Huawei have meant one of the company’s biggest markets is off limits. With international partners also cautious of adopting Huawei’s 5G technology, the Chinese […]

4y ago

WeChat Downloads Reportedly Surge Ahead Of Ban Imposed By Donald Trump

WeChat Downloads Reportedly Surge Ahead Of Ban Imposed By Donald Trump

Downloads of the app WeChat reportedly surged on Friday, with users rushing to get their hands on the application before a deadline imposed by President Donald Trump will make it unavailable. As The Inquisitr reported, Trump signed an executive order saying that both WeChat and the popular social media app TikTok would be banned from […]

4y ago

Twetch Continues Expansion Of Blockchain-Based Twitter Competitor With Focus On Data Control And Privacy

Twetch Continues Expansion Of Blockchain-Based Twitter Competitor With Focus On Data Control And Privacy

Twetch continues to expand its blockchain-based social media platform that focuses on providing users with a Twitter alternative that focuses on privacy, data monetization and control, and archiving. The latest addition to the project is Twetch Chat, which a press release from the company called a “fully encrypted messaging platform” for users of the growing […]

4y ago

TikTok CEO Kevin Mayer Resigns Amid President Donald Trump’s Proposed Ban

TikTok CEO Kevin Mayer Resigns Amid President Donald Trump’s Proposed Ban

TikTok CEO Kevin A. Mayer has resigned from his position. As reported by CNET and other news outlets, the 58-year-old announced his decision to leave the organization in a letter sent to employees late on Wednesday. He cited a changing political environment in the wake of President Donald Trump’s threat to ban TikTok in the […]

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TikTok Responds To Donald Trump’s Ordered Ban, Threatens Legal Action

TikTok Responds To Donald Trump’s Ordered Ban, Threatens Legal Action

TikTok issued a response to President Donald Trump’s recently-signed executive order effectively banning the popular social media app in the event that its parent company — the Beijing, China-based firm ByteDance — doesn’t sell off its United States operations in the next 45 days. In a new release shared on the official TikTok web site […]

4y ago

Apple’s 2020 iMac Has Arrived And Here’s Everything You Need To Know

Apple’s 2020 iMac Has Arrived And Here’s Everything You Need To Know

Apple has just released its 2020 iMac, and here’s everything you need to know, according to a report from CNBC. As previously reported by The Inquisitr, it had been rumored for some time that the company would be releasing an updated iMac with a totally new design; however, Apple decided on a less flashy approach. […]

4y ago

TikTok Is ‘An Emblem Of A Far Bigger Problem,’ Its Potential Misuses ‘Nothing To Scoff At,’ Experts Say

TikTok Is ‘An Emblem Of A Far Bigger Problem,’ Its Potential Misuses ‘Nothing To Scoff At,’ Experts Say

The social media app TikTok has been a topic of headlines recently, as the Trump administration has made moves aimed at banning the popular app, or at the very least, putting it under new ownership and management. However, the popular app is just a symptom of a much larger problem, a group of experts tell […]

4y ago

‘State Of Play’ For PlayStation To Take Place August 6, But Won’t Have Preorders, Or Dates

‘State Of Play’ For PlayStation To Take Place August 6, But Won’t Have Preorders, Or Dates

Sony is holding a “State of Play” event on August 6, but PlayStation fans apparently need to temper their enthusiasm. In a post on the company’s official website, organizers did not detail what would be shown, but they did shed some light on what won’t be on display. The focus of this State of Play […]

4y ago

Ransomware Attack Could Disrupt, Sabotage November Presidential Election, Experts Fear

Ransomware Attack Could Disrupt, Sabotage November Presidential Election, Experts Fear

A type of cybercrime known as “ransomware” could disrupt or even sabotage the 2020 presidential election, some tech experts fear. As The Associated Press reported, this type of crime occurs when a computer user unwittingly installs malicious code on their computer — such as by downloading a file or even clicking a link. That code […]

4y ago

Microsoft Reportedly Buying ByteDance’s US Stake In TikTok After Donald Trump Orders China To Sell App

Microsoft Reportedly Buying ByteDance’s US Stake In TikTok After Donald Trump Orders China To Sell App

Microsoft could soon be the proud owner of the U.S.-based part of TikTok, one of the most popular social media apps in the world. Ashley Stewart of Business Insider wrote on Friday that Microsoft could purchase a stake in China’s ByteDance. ByteDance is expected to be ordered by President Donald Trump to divest itself of […]

4y ago

Apple’s App Store Antitrust Questions Could Be Applied To Other Gaming & Tech Companies, Analyst Says

Apple’s App Store Antitrust Questions Could Be Applied To Other Gaming & Tech Companies, Analyst Says

Questions lawmakers made about Apple’s App Store on Wednesday could just as easily have applied to several other gaming and tech companies around the world. One firm, in particular, that should be sweating is Steam, according to Engadget‘s Jessica Conditt. The inquiries about Apple’s practices were posed during a congressional investigation into some of the […]

4y ago

Trump Administration AG William Barr Hits Hollywood, Tech Companies On Relationship With China

Trump Administration AG William Barr Hits Hollywood, Tech Companies On Relationship With China

U.S. Attorney General William Barr offered harsh words for several American tech giants, as well as Hollywood studios and filmmakers, for their purported relationships with China in a fiery speech given at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on Thursday. Barr’s prepared remarks, which were later made available by the Department […]

4y ago

Apple’s WWDC: Everything You Need To Know About The Upcoming Event

Apple’s WWDC: Everything You Need To Know About The Upcoming Event

Apple’s annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) kicks off on June 22, and here’s everything you should know about the upcoming event, according to a report from MacRumors. “The Apple Worldwide Developers Conference kicks off with exciting reveals, inspiration, and new opportunities to continue creating the most innovative apps in the world. Join the worldwide developer […]

4y ago

Flaws In iPhone Design Have Allowed Hackers To Steal Information For Years

Flaws In iPhone Design Have Allowed Hackers To Steal Information For Years

Apple recently announced that it would be fixing a serious, newly discovered flaw in its iOS software, which is used for both iPhones and iPads. Though the exploit had only been recently spotted by a security forensics company, experts have warned that the issue has been present much longer, meaning hackers could have gained information […]

4y ago

Microsoft Develops Innovative Voting Technology To Help Americans Trust The Process Again

Microsoft Develops Innovative Voting Technology To Help Americans Trust The Process Again

Microsoft tested a new technology, known as ElectionGuard, at an election this past Tuesday in Fulton, Wisconsin, reported CNN. The voting software is intended to make it harder for hackers to break into the system and tamper with elections. Instead of using paper ballots, the technology requires voters to make their selection on a digital […]

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