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Meta Faces a $400 Million Fine for Violating Data Transparency Laws

Post author:Diran Taofeek Folami
Post published:January 5, 2023
Post category:Cybersecurity
Post last modified:January 5, 2023

Tyler Cross Published on: January 5, 2023 The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) issued two fines to Meta this week that totaled more than $400 million for breaching the General Data…

Cloud email services bolster encryption against hackers

Post author:Femi Amu
Post published:January 5, 2023
Post category:Open Source
Post last modified:January 5, 2023

Google, Microsoft and Proton launched new end-to-end encryption products to confront the 50% increase in ransomware, phishing and other email-vector attacks from the first half of 2022.

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Hackers Issue Apology for Attacking a Children’s Hospital

Post author:Diran Taofeek Folami
Post published:January 5, 2023
Post category:Cybersecurity
Post last modified:January 5, 2023

Kamso Oguejiofor-Abugu Published on: January 5, 2023 SickKids released a statement last month to inform the public it was a victim of a cybersecurity attack. SickKids is a children’s hospital in…

Radar Trends to Watch: January 2023

Post author:Diran Taofeek Folami
Post published:January 4, 2023
Post category:Online Learning
Post last modified:January 4, 2023

Perhaps unsurprisingly, December was a slow month. Blog posts and articles dropped off over the holidays; the antics of Sam Bankman-Fried and Elon Musk created a lot of distractions. While…

PLDT blames high handset costs for slow 5G adoption

Post author:Diran Taofeek Folami
Post published:January 4, 2023
Post category:5G
Post last modified:January 4, 2023

PLDT revealed uptake of 5G service was weak in 2022 due to compatible handsets not being affordable for most of the Philippines prepaid segment, which accounts for the vast majority…

Globe takes 5G footprint to 70 cities

Post author:Diran Taofeek Folami
Post published:January 4, 2023
Post category:5G
Post last modified:January 4, 2023

Globe Telecom more than doubled the number of locations across the Philippines with 5G service, as it stepped up an aggressive rollout of the next-generation technology to meet rising demand…

Resurrected 2.6-billion-year-old CRISPR enzymes can still edit cells

Post author:Diran Taofeek Folami
Post published:January 4, 2023
Post category:Science and Technology
Post last modified:January 4, 2023

Researchers have resurrected ancient CRISPR proteins from millions and even billions of years ago. Not only can they still edit human cells, but they’re more versatile than modern versions, paving the way for new synthetic CRISPR gene-editing tools.

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Three-year study suggests social media use could be changing kids’ brains

Post author:Diran Taofeek Folami
Post published:January 4, 2023
Post category:Lifestyle Science and Technology
Post last modified:January 4, 2023

A sophisticated new study has tracked the relationship between early teen social media use and changes in their brains over a three-year period, finding more frequent checking of social media was linked with a greater sensitivity to social rewards.

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Made in USA: XBB.1.5 fastest spreading variant since first Omicron wave

Post author:Diran Taofeek Folami
Post published:January 4, 2023
Post category:Lifestyle Science and Technology
Post last modified:January 4, 2023

CDC projections estimate a new SARS-CoV-2 variant called XBB.1.5 has exploded in prevalence across the US in a few short weeks. It was first detected in New York and early studies indicate it can more effectively bind to human cells than prior variants.

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Wisear aims to stick neural interface technology in users’ ears

Post author:Diran Taofeek Folami
Post published:January 3, 2023
Post category:Science and Technology Technology
Post last modified:January 3, 2023

Speaking voice commands to a mobile device in public can make some people feel a bit silly, plus background noise may be a problem. French startup Wisear has developed an alternative, in the form of earbuds that "read" the user's facial activity.

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