TikTok's efforts to separate its US operations and user data from its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, have been scrutinised, as the following reports allege continued collaboration between the two entities. Despite implementing...
Intel is set to launch two specialised AI chips, HL-328 and HL-388, tailored specifically for the Chinese market in June and September, respectively. These chips are developed in compliance with US export controls and sanctions. T...
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) confirmed that it had fallen victim to a ransomware attack targeting the UNDP's IT infrastructure in Copenhagen. According to the agency, a locally hosted server was breached, result...
The cybersecurity community is sounding the alarm over persistent challenges facing the US National Vulnerability Database (NVD), raising concerns about a potential supply chain security crisis. A coalition comprising 50 cybersecu...
Apple is rolling out a significant change in its approach to distributing iOS apps in the EU. Starting Tuesday, developers will be able to offer apps for direct download from their websites. This move breaks from Apple's tradition...
Kenya's government, led by Julius Bitok, the principal secretary for Immigration and Citizen Services, unveiled plans to issue three million digital national IDs and one million biometric passports before the end of the year. The ...
Maryland is setting a precedent with its newly passed law governing the use of facial recognition technology by law enforcement, one of the strictest in the US. It marks a departure from Maryland's fragmented and inconsistent faci...
National cybersecurity experts have postponed a vote on a proposed EU cybersecurity label until May, according to sources familiar with the matter. The EU aims to implement a cybersecurity certification scheme (EUCS) to ensure the...
On 15 April 2024, the UN Development Programme (UNDP) hosted the G7 Italian Presidency in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, for high-level meetings with African Union (AU) senior officials, African Ambassadors to the AU, the European Union S...
Meta Platforms' Oversight Board is currently examining how the company handled two AI-generated sexually explicit images of female celebrities that circulated on Facebook and Instagram. The board, which operates independently but ...
Orange, the European Union, and the Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) have launched the "DigiGreen & Agri" project in C?te d'Ivoire with an$8 million investment to drive digital transformation, aimi...
Jack Wallen/ Linux is all about choice. From my earliest experiences with the OS, this has been the case. If you're coming from Windows, you're probably accustomed to bei...