India clamps strict rules for social media companies, OTT platforms
In a turn of events that was widely expected in the light of the spat between India and Twitter, the government today released a slew of new guidelines to regulate...
YouTube to let parents choose what their kids can watch – This is how
YouTube is launching a "supervised” version, which is essentially a middle-ground between YouTube Kids and the main site. This is to let parents offer an age-appropriate YouTube experience to children...
Cox’s bad customer service stymies users who don’t want upload speeds cut
Cox has been making it extremely difficult or impossible for some customers to stick with their current Internet speeds despite promising that it won't force users onto plans with slower...
Ukraine says Russia hacked its document portal and planted malicious files
Ukraine has accused the Russian government of hacking into one of its government Web portals and planting malicious documents that would install malware on end users’ computers. “The purpose of...
Is Clubhouse safe, and should CISOs stop its use?
Security professionals are considering questions over the privacy and wider security of hot new social network Clubhouse following a leak of private audio chats by a user who found a...
Microsoft builds industry-specific clouds for financial services and manufacturing firms
Microsoft is continuing to expand its push to build industry-specific cloud offerings for its customers by rolling out tailored product and service bundles for firms operating in the financial services,...
Android users now have an easy way to check the security of their passwords
Getty Images Google is adding its password checkup feature to Android, making the mobile OS the latest company offering to give users an easy way to check if the passcodes...
Report: Fry’s Electronics going out of business, shutting down all stores
Enlarge / Fry's Electronics in Fremont, CA.Getty Images Fry's Electronics, the decades-old superstore chain with locations in nine American states, appears to have gone defunct. Bay Area TV station KRON-4...
Musk: Starlink will hit 300Mbps and expand to “most of Earth” this year
Enlarge / A stack of 60 Starlink satellites launched in 2019. Starlink broadband speeds will double to 300Mbps "later this year," SpaceX CEO Elon Musk wrote on Twitter yesterday. SpaceX...
AI powers reputational damage insurance policy
Insurance broker Willis Towers Watson has joined forces with Liberty Specialty Markets to introduce artificial intelligence (AI)-powered reputational crisis insurance. The product uses live, client-controlled reputational data and intelligence analysis,...