Oregon this week signed a Right to Repair bill into law, and it is notable because it is the first such law that puts a stop to the practice of parts pairing. Manufacturers like Apple are not able to require customers to use Apple-sourced parts that then have to be authenticated, with the bill giving […]
Read MoreWhat you need to know Reddit user Daddy-Vegas reportedly received a 1-year ban by Xbox for recording explicit scenes in Baldur’s Gate 3. This isn’t the first time Xbox has banned user’s for recording clips on Xbox that violated the TOS. Michael Douse, director of publishing at Larian, said they are aware of the issue […]
Read MoreAs tensions between China and the US escalate, the two countries are trying to counter each other through certain measures. The USA banned US-based chipmakers from exporting advanced chips and chip manufacturing technologies to Chinese firms. As a counterattack, the Chinese government has banned non-Chinese smartphones from its offices. Chinese government may have directed its […]
Read MoreA recent report by the Wall Street Journal claims that Chinese government officials are now banned from using iPhones and devices from foreign brands at work over potential security risks. The ban is essentially part of a larger plan for the Chinese government to cut its reliance on foreign technology and keep sensitive data from […]
Read MoreNew York City has decided to ban TikTok from city-owned devices used by NYC employees, reports The Verge. The New York City Cyber Command said that TikTok is a “security threat to the city’s technical networks.” City employees are no longer allowed to download or use the TikTok app on city-owned devices, and they are […]
Read MoreShira Fishbach, a newly graduated physician, was sitting in an orientation session for her first year of medical residency when her phone started blowing up. It was June 24, 2022, and the US Supreme Court had just handed down its decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, nullifying the national right to abortion and […]
Read MoreApple has restricted employee use of ChatGPT and other external artificial intelligence utilities amid the development of its own similar technology, The Wall Street Journal reports. According to a document seen by The Wall Street Journal and individuals who claim to be familiar with the matter, Apple is concerned that AI tools could leak the […]
Read MoreSamsung has banned the use of generative AI such as ChatGPT and Google’s Bard after employees in one of the company’s largest divisions reportedly uploaded internal source code to ChatGPT’s servers. The information comes from a Bloomberg report. Samsung announced the new policy with an internal memo to employees. It bans the use of generative […]
Read MoreThe Indian government banned a new batch of apps today. The list included 14 applications, 13 of them used solely for secure messaging and another that also supports storing photos, videos and conversations. This time, the official reason for the ban is the apps were largely used in the Jammu and Kashmir union territory for […]
Read MoreFollowing a similar decision by the US, Canada, Belgium and the European Commission, the UK is also banning TikTok from government devices over security concerns. The ban takes immediate effect. Here’s what the Cabinet Office minister Oliver Dowden has to say about it. The security of sensitive government information must come first, so today, we […]
Read MoreTwitter this week confirmed that it is no longer permitting third-party developers to create Twitter clients, with the information quietly shared in an updated developer agreement that was spotted by Engadget. A new clause under Restrictions says that developers are not able to “create a substitute or similar service or product to the Twitter Applications.” […]
Read MoreTwitter today confirmed that it is no longer permitting third-party developers to create Twitter clients, with the information quietly shared in an updated developer agreement that was spotted by Engadget. A new clause under Restrictions says that developers are not able to “create a substitute or similar service or product to the Twitter Applications.” This […]
Read MoreWhat you need to know Microsoft has updated its “Acceptable Use Policy” for Azure and Dynamics 365 Services as of December 1, 2022. The new language forbids using the services for crypto mining without Microsoft’s consent. Microsoft follows Google, Amazon, Oracle, and others with similar bans. While most of us think of massive GPU and […]
Read MoreWhat you need to know Microsoft has updated its “Acceptable Use Policy” for Azure and Dynamics 365 Services as of December 1, 2022. The new language forbids using the services for crypto mining without Microsoft’s consent. Microsoft follows Google, Amazon, Oracle, and others with similar bans. While most of us think of massive GPU and […]
Read MoreWhat you need to know Microsoft has updated its “Acceptable Use Policy” for Azure and Dynamics 365 Services as of December 1, 2022. The new language forbids using the services for crypto mining without Microsoft’s consent. Microsoft follows Google, Amazon, Oracle, and others with similar bans. While most of us think of massive GPU and […]
Read MoreWhat you need to know Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered recently launched on PC. Modders have naturally begun creating wacky things, like replacing Peter Parker with Stan Lee or the Kingpin. A mod uploaded to NexusMods removed Pride flags from the game, before being taken down by the platform. NexusMods put out a statement saying it will […]
Read MoreWithin minutes of the leaking of the draft opinion from the US Supreme Court calling for the overturning of Roe v. Wade, Elizabeth Constance, a reproductive endocrinologist at the Heartland Center for Reproductive Medicine in Omaha, Nebraska, was inundated with messages on social media from concerned patients. What does this mean for the embryos I […]
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