Technology

Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the United Arab Emirates, has initiated the “Smart Mission” project, which is the first forward-thinking project of its sort anywhere in the world. In accordance with the “We the UAE 2031” vision, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs intends to provide customers with an easy and …

Picture this: you open TikTok to observe a woman in her kitchen racing toward you. “My parents are coming over,” she says, opening and closing her mouth like a stork gulping a fish. “Can you help me clean?” Two dialogue options are presented. Before selecting “Of course, sweetie,” the mouse cursor hovers over “No thanks.” The remainder of the 30-second …

Wednesday, March 8, the Czech cyber security authority issued a warning against using the Chinese-owned social media app TikTok, joining a growing number of Western authorities claiming the program posed a security risk. The NUKIB agency suggested that TikTok not be installed on smartphones whose users have access to vital infrastructure or other key infrastructure. “The Agency is worried about …

In February of last year, Chinese state-sponsored hackers breached the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) mail systems, taking a trove of data that may have contained crucial information about the economies and politics of member nations. According to a vulnerability alert acquired by WIRED, hackers took over 30GB of data, including over 10,000 emails exchanged by member countries, by …

When we “spring forward,” Daylight Saving Time 2023 will start this Sunday, March 12, at 2 a.m. Indeed, you still need to move your clocks up an entire hour. For the majority of people, this means that you should make plans to do so on March 11 at midnight. (Prepare for this: you’ll “lose” an hour of sleep.) The clocks …

A new contract to promote the safe transfer of personal data of EU people to the United States may not enter into force in time to prevent a suspension of Facebook’s transatlantic data flows, according to the US company’s top European regulator on March 7. Facebook’s owner, Meta, declined to comment on the likely timing of the regulator’s decision or …

According to a new survey, tech salaries in Singapore increased in 2022 despite a wave of IT layoffs and a halt in hiring. According to a survey by tech salaries aggregator Nodeflair and venture capital firm Iterative, “the outlook for 2023 in the tech talent and recruiting market is likely to reflect a continuous demand for tech talents, but at …

The European Parliament has banned TikTok from its employees’ mobile devices, following in the footsteps of two of the most influential policymaking institutions in the European Union and highlighting the growing concern over the Chinese short video-sharing application and who has access to its user data. The European Commission and EU Council banned TikTok on staff phones last week due …

The US House Foreign Affairs Committee voted along party lines on March 1 to grant President Joe Biden the authority to prohibit the Chinese-owned social media app TikTok. This would be the most stringent US restriction on any social media app. By a vote of 24 to 16, lawmakers approved the legislation to allow the government new authority to ban …

During Sony’s State of Play event on Thursday, Rocksteady Studios debuted the first gameplay video of Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, an upcoming co-op looter-shooter set in the Batman: Arkham universe. Fans eager to get their hands on the game may be a bit dismayed to learn that it requires an internet connection, even while playing solo. A post-gameplay …