US Senator Warren presses Pentagon on L3 Harris deal to buy Aerojet
By Diane Bartz WASHINGTON U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren, a Democrat who wants more mergers scrutinized, questioned Defense Secretary
2023-09-15 22:57
Canada's warning of new taxes on top grocers may not lower food inflation - analysts
By Granth Vanaik and Juveria Tabassum The Canadian prime minister's warning of new taxes that might be imposed
2023-09-15 22:52
Arm’s shares seen as a shoo-in for Nasdaq 100, though S&P 500 unlikely
By Suzanne McGee and Lewis Krauskopf NEW YORK Newly publicly traded company Arm Holdings is poised to be
2023-09-15 22:49
Belgium urges Apple to update iPhone 12 software across EU- minister
PARIS Belgium's state secretary for digitalisation said on Friday he had asked Apple to upgrade the iPhone 12
2023-09-15 22:18
Amber Heard: Blink and you miss her in 'Aquaman 2' trailer
Amber Heard's character had a big part in the 2018 film "Aquaman."
2023-09-15 22:18
Warning over criminals using digital switchover to scam vulnerable people
Criminals are exploiting the analogue to digital switchover in the UK’s telephone network to scam elderly and vulnerable people, councils have warned. The Local Government Association (LGA) said it had issued the warning after becoming concerned the transition was creating new opportunities for scammers. Specifically, the LGA said it was concerned about the around 1.8 million people who use healthcare telephony devices, and which may need changing as part of the digital switchover. It said it had seen recent reports of scammers who call residents with healthcare devices and claim the resident needs to hand over bank details as part of the switchover, or they will be disconnected. As the digital switchover date approaches, sadly we fear that further cases will arise Councillor Heather Kidd, from the LGA The digital switchover will see most UK telephone providers move their customers from old analogue landlines to new, upgraded services which use digital technology, with the changes taking place up to 2025. Councillor Heather Kidd, chair of the LGA’s safer and stronger communities board, said: “We are very concerned by a rise in criminals taking advantage of the digital switchover to trick vulnerable residents into giving out personal information such as their bank details. “As the digital switchover date approaches, sadly we fear that further cases will arise. “Councils will always act swiftly with the police where any incidents are reported, but we also urge people to be vigilant and help to raise awareness of this crime. “The digital switchover is free of charge and residents should be aware that councils and their home care alarm providers or contractors will never ask for personal or financial information over the phone.” The LGA said anyone who is the victim of a scam or fraudulent activity should report it to Action Fraud as well as their local trading standards team. Read More Charity boss speaks out over ‘traumatic’ encounter with royal aide Ukraine war’s heaviest fight rages in east - follow live
2023-09-15 21:57
'Love at First Sight' adds up to Netflix's latest easy-to-like (not love) romance
Netflix spends a lot of money on prestigious Oscar bait, but its subscriber/viewership numbers probably owe as much to the light romances that the service spits out with regularity. Add "Love at First Sight" to that column, playing like a slightly darker fairy tale -- rom without much com -- about the odds against finding your soulmate, filtered through one of the young lovers' preoccupation with math.
2023-09-15 21:52
United Airlines flight drops 28,000 feet in 10 minutes for 'pressurization issue'
A United Airlines flight bound for Rome returned to New Jersey after midnight Thursday "to address a possible loss of cabin pressure," according to a statement from the airline.
2023-09-15 21:29
Walmart Rolls Out Seven Flavors of ‘Stranger Things’–Themed Ice Cream
Scoops Ahoy ice cream no longer just exists on TV.
2023-09-15 21:23
Tony Gonzalez Asked Jason Kelce if His Brother Was Dating Taylor Swift and He Didn't Deny It!
VIDEO: Jason Kelce doesn't deny Travis Kelce is dating Taylor Swift.
2023-09-15 21:23
TikTok fined 345m euros by watchdog over how it processed children’s data
TikTok has been fined 345 million euro (£296 million) over its use of children’s data. The Irish data regulator said that the app was built so that children’s accounts were public by default and that they were not properly protected from being messaged by adults. It is just the latest major tech company to be hit with substantial fines from the country’s regulators over the way they use people’s information. The fine was imposed on TikTok Technology Limited (TTL) by the Data Protection Commission (DPC) after the probe into how certain privacy settings and features complied with obligations under the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation. The DPC inquiry examined age verification as part of the registration process and the processing of the personal data of children by the Chinese-owned video-sharing platform between July 31 and December 31 2020. Tiktok said that it “respectfully disagreed” with the level of the fine imposed and stated that it related to features and settings which were in place three years ago. The DPC adopted its final decision regarding its inquiry into TTK on September 1. The DPC ruling described how child users progressed through the sign-up to the TikTok platform in such a manner that their accounts were set to public by default. It said this meant that videos that were posted to child users’ account were public-by-default and comments were enabled publicly by default. In the Family Pairing feature, the DPC said a child user’s accounts could be “paired” with an unverified non-child. It said that that the non-child user had the power to enable direct messages for child users above the age of 16, thereby making this feature less strict for the child user. As part of the inquiry, the DPC also examined some of TTL’s transparency obligations, including the extent of information provided to child users in relation to default settings. The DPC has issued a reprimand as well as an order requiring TTL to bring its processing into compliance by taking specified action specified within three months and administrative fines totalling 345 million euro. A spokesperson for TikTok said: “We respectfully disagree with the decision, particularly the level of the fine imposed. “The DPC’s criticisms are focused on features and settings that were in place three years ago, and that we made changes to well before the investigation even began, such as setting all under 16 accounts to private by default.” It is the latest in a series of fines handed out by the DPC in Ireland to social media giants. Earlier this year, Facebook’s parent company Meta Ireland was fined 390 million for breaches of EU data privacy rules, one of a number of fines the DPC has imposed on the company. In Januar,y WhatsApp was fined more than five million euro over data protection breaches and last year Instagram was fined 405 million euro over the way in which it handled teenagers’ personal data. Earlier this year in the UK, the Information Commissioner’s Office fined TikTok £12.7 million because it “did not do enough” to make sure underage children were not using its platform and ensure that their data was used correctly. Additional reporting by Press Association Read More Schoolboy almost dies from swallowing magnets for TikTok challenge Woman shares honest review of New York City apartment TikTok mom slammed after making 5-year-old son run in 104 degree heat Long-form video content is here to stay, says YouTube UK boss Apple Store goes offline as Apple opens pre-orders for iPhone 15 Elon Musk’s X finally agrees to try and settle Twitter’s mass layoffs lawsuit
2023-09-15 20:46
Jennifer Hermoso's lawyer reiterates that kiss by Luis Rubiales was non-consensual as former soccer boss testifies in court
Carla Vall, lawyer for Spanish soccer star Jennifer Hermoso, reiterated that the kiss by ex-Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) president Luis Rubiales to her client after the Women's World Cup final was non-consensual.
2023-09-15 20:45
