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The outage on social media platforms was brief, however, many personal stories disappeared, which is a significant issue.
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The outage on social media platforms was brief, however, many personal stories disappeared, which is a significant issue.

At one point, social media platforms experienced a short interruption. The issue was resolved. That’s the end of the story. At first glance, it may seem uneventful. However, the significant focus on the disabling of Meta’s Facebook, Instagram, Threads and Messenger services on Tuesday implies a different, potentially less apparent story: that social media platforms

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A former employee of Google has been accused of stealing confidential information related to artificial intelligence from the company while collaborating with Chinese businesses.
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A former employee of Google has been accused of stealing confidential information related to artificial intelligence from the company while collaborating with Chinese businesses.

The Justice Department announced on Wednesday that a former Google software engineer is facing charges for illegally obtaining trade secrets related to artificial intelligence from the company. The engineer was allegedly collaborating with two Chinese companies while working at Google. Linwei Ding, a Chinese national, was arrested in Newark, California, on four counts of federal

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The value of Bitcoin briefly reached its highest point ever, occurring less than two years after the FTX scandal impacted the cryptocurrency market.
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The value of Bitcoin briefly reached its highest point ever, occurring less than two years after the FTX scandal impacted the cryptocurrency market.

NEW YORK (AP) — Bitcoin has hit an all-time high less than two years after the collapse of the crypto exchange FTX severely damaged faith in digital currencies and sent prices plunging. The biggest digital currency in the world saw a 4% increase this week and briefly reached over $68,800 on Tuesday, according to CoinMarketCap.

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, and dissidents The United States has imposed sanctions on a company that produces spyware, as well as its executives, for their actions of targeting American journalists, government officials, and dissidents.
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, and dissidents The United States has imposed sanctions on a company that produces spyware, as well as its executives, for their actions of targeting American journalists, government officials, and dissidents.

The U.S. Treasury Department declared on Tuesday that it has imposed sanctions on two individuals and a company based in Greece that specializes in spyware. The company is led by a retired Israeli military officer and is responsible for creating, managing, and distributing technology used to spy on American government officials, journalists, and policy experts.

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The issue causing widespread service disruption on Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, and Threads has been resolved, and users can now log in successfully.
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The issue causing widespread service disruption on Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, and Threads has been resolved, and users can now log in successfully.

On Tuesday, a technical problem resulted in widespread difficulties with logging in to Meta’s Facebook, Instagram, Threads and Messenger services for several hours. Andy Stone, the head of communications for Meta, addressed the problems on X (formerly known as Twitter) and stated that the company “took prompt action to resolve the issue for all affected

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One month following a cyberattack, a hospital in Chicago has announced that certain systems have been restored.
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One month following a cyberattack, a hospital in Chicago has announced that certain systems have been restored.

CHICAGO (AP) — Doctors and nurses at a premier Chicago children’s hospital can again access patients’ electronic medical records, more than a month after a cyberattack forced Lurie Children’s Hospital to take its networks offline. The hospital announced on Monday that its phone system is now fully operational. Authorities had previously attributed the incident to

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The lawyers who effectively presented the case that Musk's payment plan was unlawful are now requesting $5.6 billion worth of Tesla stock.
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The lawyers who effectively presented the case that Musk’s payment plan was unlawful are now requesting $5.6 billion worth of Tesla stock.

Lawyers representing the side that won the case against Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s excessive pay are now requesting the judge to compensate them with company stock valued at $5.6 billion in legal fees. The lawyers representing Tesla shareholders in the January case have filed a request with the Delaware judge in documents submitted on Friday.

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California approves Waymo’s driverless car services to extend to Los Angeles and the San Francisco peninsula.

California regulators have given Waymo permission to extend the operations of its fleet of self-driving cars, known as “robotaxis,” to Los Angeles and cities on the southern peninsula of San Francisco. Waymo, a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc. (Google’s parent company), has received approval from the California Public Utilities Commission to extend its self-driving taxi services

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