Taxi giant Uber has suffered a major cyberattack in which threat actors accessed many of the company’s critical IT systems, applications, endpoints, and sensitive data. The attack, which has since been confirmed by Uber, appears to be the work of a threat actor managed to steal login credentials from a company employee. The New York…
Monthly Archives: September 2022
Energy companies said many customers are complaining about the higher costs. Reza Estakhrian/Getty Images Energy firms told Reuters that angry customers in Germany phone them every day about surging bills. Some clients cry and need psychological support, a local utilities association told Reuters. It comes as Russia chokes gas supply to Germany, leading to more…
A person administers a COVID-19 vaccine,. Markus Schreiber/AP Photo Anti-vaxxers are using emojis to avoid detection by social-media algorithms, a BBC investigation found. One large Facebook group used the carrot emoji to replace the word vaccine, per the BBC. The shot glass emoji was also used to replace the word “shot” and disparage vaccines. Groups…
The UK’s Bank of England has struggled to keep pace with Federal Reserve rate hikes this year due to concerns about the UK economy. Reuters/John Sibley The UK pound fell below $1.14 to a 37-year low Friday after a dive in retail sales fueled recession fears. The Bank of England is struggling to keep pace…
Amtrak had canceled a number of routes over concerns about the impact of a simmering freight rail labor dispute. Amtrak Amtrak is restoring canceled train services after unions and freight railroads reached a pay deal. Amtrak had canceled long-distance trains from Thursday, over concerns about a potential strike. Unions reached an agreement over pay and…
In this aerial view, former U.S. President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate is seen on September 14, 2022 in Palm Beach, Florida. Joe Raedle/Getty Images) Legal analysts criticized a judge’s ruling on the FBI’s Mar-a-Lago probe. The judge refused a request by the FBI to resume inspecting classified information retrieved there. They say the judge’s claim…
If you missed the chance to grab Google’s Pixel Buds Pro when they went on sale in August, don’t worry: The tech giant is giving you another shot at buying the wireless earbuds at a discount. Google’s Pixel Buds Pro (in Charcoal and Lemongrass) are currently on sale for $175, or $25 less than their…
So after all the hype last week, are the iPhone 14 and 14 Pro any good? And are the Apple Watch SE and Series 8 worth an upgrade? This week, Cherlynn chats with Devindra about her furious rush to review all of Apple’s latest gear. It turns out the iPhone 14 Pro is a pretty…
Xbox boss Phil Spencer has reiterated that Microsoft has no plans to raise the price of its consoles – after Sony stunned fans last month by hiking the price of PlayStation 5. Speaking overnight to CNBC, Spencer noted the current economic issues many were facing, and said Xbox didn’t think it “was the right move…
OPINION: Nvidia looks to be on the verge of releasing its next generation RTX 4000-series graphics cards, and there’s plenty to get excited about. Picking up from the legacy set by the RTX 3000-series I reviewed over the past few years, which remain among THE best graphics cards currently available, the 4000-series is expected to…