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The Federal Bureau of Investigation has issued a new warning to smartphone users nationwide as cyber criminals increasingly target citizens with fraudulent calls. Officials said the attacks, which often involve impersonating financial institutions or government agencies, have already resulted in more than $262 million in stolen funds this year, with risks expected to rise during … Read more
Flights across several continents began returning to normal on Saturday after an Airbus warning grounded planes for hours, disrupting thousands of passengers during one of the busiest travel periods of the year. Airlines and transport officials said a rapid global push to install software updates helped restore most Airbus A320 family aircraft to service by … Read more
Thousands of flights were disrupted this weekend after Airbus moved to ground a large portion of its fleet when it discovered that intense solar radiation could interfere with onboard flight control computers. The policy led to what officials described as one of the largest groundings in commercial aviation history. Airbus said it identified the problem … Read more
BRUSSELS — Google on Friday formally withdrew its antitrust complaint against Microsoft over cloud computing practices, a week after the European Commission (EC) launched an investigation into market dominance in the cloud sector. The move signals a shift from company specific grievances to broader regulatory scrutiny under Europe’s Digital Markets Act. Google said it was … Read more
SAN FRANCISCO — Google and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai said vibe coding is transforming software development, making it more enjoyable and accessible to workers without formal coding experience. In a recent interview on the Google for Developers podcast, Pichai compared the rise of vibe coding to how blogging and YouTube once created new career pathways … Read more
Indian e-commerce company Meesho Ltd., backed by SoftBank Group Corp., is preparing to launch an initial public offering (IPO) that could raise up to $605 million, according to a company announcement. The IPO, slated to begin investor subscriptions next week, marks one of the largest public listings from a digital commerce platform in India this … Read more
HANOI, Vietnam — China’s telecom giants Huawei and ZTE have secured a series of 5G equipment contracts in Vietnam this year, marking a notable shift in the country’s infrastructure strategy and signaling warmer ties with Beijing even as relations with Washington grow tense. The Huawei and ZTE 5G deals in Vietnam come as Hanoi balances … Read more
Taipei — Taiwanese prosecutors on Thursday raided the homes of a former senior executive of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), seizing computers, USB drives, and other materials as part of an investigation into alleged trade secret leaks. The executive, Lo Wei‑Jen, recently joined Intel Corporation after retiring from TSMC, sparking accusations of intellectual property misappropriation. … Read more
A Netflix outage disrupted the highly anticipated premiere of the fifth season of “Stranger Things” on Wednesday night, prompting thousands of users to report service issues just minutes before the new episodes were scheduled to go live. DownDetector, a platform that tracks digital service interruptions, showed a surge in problem reports beginning around 7:40 p.m. … Read more
The FCC says hackers hijack US radio gear in a growing wave of cyber intrusions that allowed unauthorized actors to transmit bogus emergency alerts, obscene language and offensive commentary across several local broadcasts. The Federal Communications Commission said Wednesday that attackers exploited unsecured audio transmission devices, triggering the Emergency Alert System’s (EAS) “Attention Signal,” a … Read more
