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UK to Introduce New Law Mandating Businesses to Disclose All Ransomware Attacks
While ransomware is a sad modern reality (and risk) for both businesses and individuals, for the former it’s particularly tempting, wherever possible, to not actually disclose to the public when they have been the victim of a cyber security attack. In fact, with many cyber security insurance policies offering to…
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PCI-SIG Tells 12VHPWR Manufacturers to NOT Deviate From the Specs!
The transition to the new 12VHPWR power adaptor standard certainly hasn’t gotten off to the best of starts with various reports from users that the connectors and graphics card ports have been melting. It is, infact, an issue that has significantly plagued the reputation of the Nvidia 4090 ever since…
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UK Drops Plans For Ban of “Legal but Harmful” Content in Online Safety Bill
The UK’s proposed Online Safety Bill, while clearly well-intentioned, honestly feels like it’s probably doomed to be a somewhat embarrassing failure. I mean, most would say that can’t police the internet, but boy is the UK government willing to take a crack at it! While the entire proposal itself is…
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UK Government Expands Online Safety Bill to Make Inciting Self-Harm a Crime!
The UK Government recently confirmed more than a few tweaks, changes, and additions to its much-maligned Online Safety Bill. Mostly, I suspect, to try and patch up the very obvious cracks and loopholes it has which were patently obvious to even the most casual of internet users. Now don’t get…
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UK Proposes New Law Making the Sharing of ‘Adult’ Deepfakes Illegal!
Following relatively recent development and overall improvements in AI technology, ‘deepfake‘ videos are undoubtedly becoming a problem that the internet, and perhaps the entire world as a whole, is sooner or later going to have to tackle. – For those of you unaware, this technology gives people the ability to…
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FTC ‘Likely’ to Join EU in Challenging Microsoft’s Activision/Blizzard Takeover
It seems increasingly likely that, based on all the information to date, the EU commission currently investigating Microsoft’s potential takeover of Activision/Blizzard is probably not going to approve the deal. – I mean, at the very least, they seem incredibly dissatisfied with the answers (or lack of) Microsoft has currently…
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Microsoft’s Activision Takeover Arguments Detailed in Leaked Sony Document!
I daresay that if you’ve been keeping up with the recent gaming industry news, you’ll be more than a little aware that Microsoft’s proposed takeover of Activision/Blizzard is currently hitting a few pretty big bumps in regards to them convincing the EU anti-competition commission that the acquisition isn’t merely a…
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USB-C Charging Standard Officially Mandated into EU Law!
Representing an initiative which would hopefully look to reduce e-waste, earlier this year the European Union (EU) proposed a new law that would require any technological product sold in the region to require a USB-C charging port (or some form of compliance) right out of the box. – The overall…
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Bruce Willis Becomes First Major Actor to Sell Their DeepFake Rights!
Update – Bruce Willis’ agent has since issued a statement denying that the actor has actually sold his deepfake rights. – We’re looking into this further and will provide an update should more detailed information appear online. Following his diagnosis of aphasia earlier this year, the chances are exceptionally likely…
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UK Police Trial AI System Designed to Report Drivers Using Their Phones!
Driving while using your phone is not just a really stupid idea, but it’s also a crime. And following the closure of a prior loophole earlier this year that could potentially allow people to get away with it, police in the UK are now clearly keen to really start clamping…
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Microsoft’s Activision/Blizzard Takeover to Face Huge Scrutiny from the UK & EU
While Microsoft’s takeover of Activision/Blizzard does appear to have a somewhat inevitable feel about it, that isn’t to say that there aren’t many obstacles that need to be overcome before it will be finalised. – Of these, one of the biggest undoubtedly lies in what the future for some of…
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UK Gives Game Industry 1 Final Warning – ‘Regulate Loot Boxes or We Will!’
You would’ve thought that the whole issue surrounding in-game loot boxes was pretty straightforward and should’ve been sorted out years ago. I mean, I think they’re a form of gambling, and what’s more, I believe that the vast majority of other people like you do as well. For many government…
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Amazon Sues Facebook Admins Over 10,000 Groups Promoting Fake Reviews!
I don’t think it’s any secret that Amazon has a pretty huge problem on its hands when it comes to fake reviews for products listed on its website. I know this for a fact as for a brief period last year, I myself was a part of it! – Albeit,…
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Ransomware Experts Believe More Businesses Are Paying to Get their Data Back
Ransomware currently represents one of the biggest cyber security threats to both businesses and individuals. – For those of you unaware, this particular malware encrypts all of the main data on the PC (or laptop) and then requests a payment (usually in the form of Bitcoin) to give you the…
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Elon Musk Withdraws Twitter Bid – Says Platform Was too Vague on Bot Accounts!
Earlier this year, Elon Musk sent shockwaves through the world of social media when he announced his intention to purchase Twitter in a deal in the region of $44BN. – Now admittedly, based on some of the crazy stuff he has done in the past, this move was relatively tame.…
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