Technology

A court filing revealed that Facebook, which is owned by Meta Platforms Inc., has reached an agreement in principle to settle a lawsuit that was filed in a federal court in San Francisco and sought damages because Facebook allowed third parties, including Cambridge Analytica, access to the private data of its users. The motion that was submitted on Friday asked …

It’s possible that one of the most unexpected locales is seeing a nuclear renaissance. After a little more than a decade has passed since the Fukushima disaster, which occurred in the region of northern Japan known as Fukushima, which has become globally synonymous with the dangers of nuclear power, Tokyo appears to be ready to embrace atomic energy once more. …

The United States wireless carrier T-Mobile US Inc. will use Elon Musk’s SpaceX’s Starlink satellites to provide mobile users with network access in certain parts of the United States, the companies announced on Thursday. The companies also detailed their plans to connect users’ mobile phones directly to satellites in orbit. Musk made the announcement during a flashy event that took …

As the United States looks to secure a second means for its astronauts to visit the International Space Station, the corporation Boeing and NASA revealed on Thursday (August 25) that the first crewed flight of Boeing’s space capsule Starliner is set for February 2023. Although the United States Space Agency (NASA) has been sending people to the International Space Station …

Research conducted by psychologists at two British institutions will serve as the basis for a campaign that will be launched the following week by Google’s Jigsaw subsidiary to combat misinformation spread about Ukrainian refugees in Poland, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic. The psychologists from the universities of Cambridge and Bristol have collaborated with Jigsaw to make videos that are 90 …

Twitter executives hid “extreme, egregious deficiencies” in its defenses against hackers and spam, according to a whistleblower complaint from its former security chief. The complaint from former head of security Peiter Zatko, known as “Mudge,” depicts Twitter as a chaotic and rudderless company beset by infighting, unable to properly protect its 238 million daily users, including government agencies, heads of …

Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong stated on Sunday (August 21) at the National Day Rally that the period of extremely competitive prices and enthusiasm for globalization has come to an end as a result of “fundamental changes” in the conditions of the international economy. He made this statement. He stated that although Singapore has little impact over global inflation, it …

Apple has issued a warning about a vulnerability that gives hackers the ability to take control of iPhones, iPads, and Mac computers, and the company is pushing consumers to apply emergency software upgrades as soon as possible. A patch for what the tech giant identified as a vulnerability that hackers already knew about and may be exploiting was made available …

Have you been traveling on public transportation, such as the bus or train, more regularly as of late? Or, have you been devoting extra time to booking a ride through your mobile app, preparing yourself for fare surges and longer waiting periods, and then rushing out the door to meet your ride before the grace period expires? The ride-hailing industry …

Shares of once-buzzing technology companies have been in freefall this year, with some dropping as much as 70 percent as a result of an uncertain climate and concerns about their profitability. The share prices of technology companies that did well during the COVID-19 pandemic have been hit particularly hard. One example of this is the streaming service Netflix, which has …