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Meta rolls out paid verification option for Facebook and Instagram users in US

New York [US], March 18 (ANI): Facebook and Instagram users in the US will soon be able to pay to get a coveted blue check on their account, CNN Business reported. Meta on Friday began testing a paid verification option for US users of the two social networks, CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced on Instagram. The […]

Updated: Mar 18, 2023
Pentagon launches experimental space laser

The device transmits solar energy back down to Earth in electromagnetic waves The US Naval Research Laboratory launched a laser power beaming device into space on Wednesday. Though the technology is still in its infancy, proponents say it could one day fuel extraterrestrial colonies, or alleviate energy shortages on earth. The Space Wireless Energy Laser […]

Updated: Mar 17, 2023
Ransomware gang LockBit claims to have stolen confidential SpaceX data

The infamous LockBit ransomware operators are claiming to have stolen sensitive data belonging to SpaceX, in what seems to be a supply chain attack. As reported by Security Affairs, the group breached the systems of Maximum Industries, a full-service, piece-part production and contract manufacturing company which also services SpaceX.  For the (few) uninitiated, SpaceX is […]

Updated: Mar 16, 2023
Ukraine wants to legalize controversial hacker brigade

Kiev’s cybersecurity boss confirmed the plans to Newsweek Ukraine is drafting a law to legalize its controversial hacker brigade, turning an international pro-Ukrainian “hacktivist” group into a “cyber-reserve” military unit, Newsweek confirmed with a state official in an article published on Tuesday. Secretary of Ukraine’s National Coordination Center for Cybersecurity Natalia Tkachuk told Newsweek that […]

Updated: Mar 15, 2023
Meta’s year of efficiency leads to more mass layoffs

CEO Mark Zuckerberg warned that the ?new economic reality? could last many years Facebook’s parent company Meta will cut 10,000 of its global workforce in the coming months, CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced in an open letter to staff on Tuesday. This follows similar cuts in November which saw more than 11,000 workers laid off, or […]

Updated: Mar 14, 2023
US Banking System Secure, Even as Two Banks Collapse

washington – U.S. President Joe Biden assured Americans on Monday that the U.S. banking system is secure and that taxpayers would not bail out investors at two banks that collapsed. “Americans can have confidence the banking system is safe. Your deposits are safe,” Biden said in a five-minute statement delivered at the White House as […]

Updated: Mar 13, 2023
Elon Musk’s plans for SpaceX utopia revealed WSJ

The billionaire has reportedly bought as much as 6,000 acres in Texas, where he hopes to build a refuge from regulation Elon Musk has been accused of sacrificing transparency for speed in his attempts to build a “Texas utopia along the Colorado River,” the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday. The billionaire has been snapping […]

Updated: Mar 12, 2023
EU state bans TikTok from government devices

Belgium’s prime minister has announced that the Chinese-developed app will be barred from state employees’ gadgets Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo said on Friday that TikTok will be banned from government phones and devices, citing security concerns. It follows similar measures in the US, EU, and Canada. The ban will be imposed next week […]

Updated: Mar 11, 2023
California Bank is Seized by US in 2nd-Largest Failure of a US Bank

New York – The United States rushed to seize the assets of Silicon Valley Bank on Friday after it experienced a run on the bank. Silicon Valley, the nation’s 16th-largest bank, failed after depositors – mostly technology workers and venture capital-backed companies – hurried to withdraw money this week as anxiety over the bank’s balance […]

Updated: Mar 10, 2023
JDS, Congress partners in crime, both believe in corruption and family rule: JP Nadda in Karnataka

Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], March 9 (ANI): Coming down heavily on JDS and the Congress party, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president JP Nadda on Thursday said that both these parties are partners in crime that dropped cases against over 1,700 members of the banned outfit Popular Front of India (PFI). “Both of these parties (JDS […]

Updated: Mar 9, 2023