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UK to Introduce New Law Mandating Businesses to Disclose All Ransomware Attacks

While ransomware is a sad modern reality (and risk) for both businesses and individuals, for the former it's particularly tempting,…

2 years ago

PCI-SIG Tells 12VHPWR Manufacturers to NOT Deviate From the Specs!

The transition to the new 12VHPWR power adaptor standard certainly hasn't gotten off to the best of starts with various…

2 years ago

UK Drops Plans For Ban of “Legal but Harmful” Content in Online Safety Bill

The UK's proposed Online Safety Bill, while clearly well-intentioned, honestly feels like it's probably doomed to be a somewhat embarrassing…

2 years ago

UK Government Expands Online Safety Bill to Make Inciting Self-Harm a Crime!

The UK Government recently confirmed more than a few tweaks, changes, and additions to its much-maligned Online Safety Bill. Mostly,…

2 years ago

UK Proposes New Law Making the Sharing of ‘Adult’ Deepfakes Illegal!

Following relatively recent development and overall improvements in AI technology, 'deepfake' videos are undoubtedly becoming a problem that the internet,…

2 years ago

FTC ‘Likely’ to Join EU in Challenging Microsoft’s Activision/Blizzard Takeover

It seems increasingly likely that, based on all the information to date, the EU commission currently investigating Microsoft's potential takeover…

2 years ago

Microsoft’s Activision Takeover Arguments Detailed in Leaked Sony Document!

I daresay that if you've been keeping up with the recent gaming industry news, you'll be more than a little…

2 years ago

USB-C Charging Standard Officially Mandated into EU Law!

Representing an initiative which would hopefully look to reduce e-waste, earlier this year the European Union (EU) proposed a new…

2 years ago

Bruce Willis Becomes First Major Actor to Sell Their DeepFake Rights!

Update - Bruce Willis' agent has since issued a statement denying that the actor has actually sold his deepfake rights.…

2 years ago

UK Police Trial AI System Designed to Report Drivers Using Their Phones!

Driving while using your phone is not just a really stupid idea, but it's also a crime. And following the…

2 years ago

Microsoft’s Activision/Blizzard Takeover to Face Huge Scrutiny from the UK & EU

While Microsoft's takeover of Activision/Blizzard does appear to have a somewhat inevitable feel about it, that isn't to say that…

2 years ago

UK Gives Game Industry 1 Final Warning – ‘Regulate Loot Boxes or We Will!’

You would've thought that the whole issue surrounding in-game loot boxes was pretty straightforward and should've been sorted out years…

2 years ago

Amazon Sues Facebook Admins Over 10,000 Groups Promoting Fake Reviews!

I don't think it's any secret that Amazon has a pretty huge problem on its hands when it comes to…

2 years ago

Ransomware Experts Believe More Businesses Are Paying to Get their Data Back

Ransomware currently represents one of the biggest cyber security threats to both businesses and individuals. - For those of you…

2 years ago

Elon Musk Withdraws Twitter Bid – Says Platform Was too Vague on Bot Accounts!

Earlier this year, Elon Musk sent shockwaves through the world of social media when he announced his intention to purchase…

2 years ago