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National

Cybersecurity firm Kaspersky denies it's a hazard after the U.S. bans its software

5:40am June 21, 2024

by The Associated Press

The Moscow-based company said in a statement that the U.S. Commerce Department’s decision would not affect its ability to sell and promote its cyber security products and training in the U.S.

A researcher recently found a vulnerability in a piece of software called Log4j, which is used in the programming language Java and essentially creates a log of activity, that can enable a hacker to take over a device.

National

Companies scramble to defend against newly discovered 'Log4j ' digital flaw

4:28pm December 14, 2021

by Jenna McLaughlin

The vulnerability was publicly disclosed last week in an unexpected way — through the popular game Minecraft. Embedded in a common software tool, it could potentially impact billions of devices.

Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff speaks onstage during the TechCrunch Disrupt San Francisco event in San Francisco on Oct. 3, 2019. Benioff is a proponent of stakeholder capitalism, the belief that companies must look out for the broader good.

Politics & Government

Why the Salesforce CEO wants to redefine capitalism by pushing for social change

7:06pm October 16, 2021

by David Gura

Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff is an evangelist for stakeholder capitalism — the belief that companies should be driven by more than profits: They should also take care of the broader social good.

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Science

He's Brilliant, She's Lovely: Teaching Computers To Be Less Sexist

8:01am August 12, 2016

by Byrd Pinkerton

Algorithms teach computers how to process language. But because they draw on human writing, they have some biases. Researchers are trying to weed out those problematic associations.

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Science

Duke Researchers Develop New Video Privacy Software

3:11pm July 05, 2016

by Eddie Garcia

Computer scientists at Duke University are developing new camera software aimed at giving people more privacy controls.

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Tech Companies, Security Experts Express Support For Apple

8:26pm March 03, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

Silicon Valley firms, human rights nonprofits and other groups have filed legal briefs in support of Apple's defiance of an FBI order. Some San Bernardino victims' families have filed in opposition.

A Volkswagen Touareg diesel is tested in the Environmental Protection Agency's cold temperature test facility on Oct. 13.

Volkswagen's 2016 Diesel Cars Contain New Suspect Emissions Software

2:38pm October 14, 2015

by Laura Wagner

The automaker says the software functions differently than the "defeat devices" in some diesel cars from model years 2009 to 2015. The EPA says it hasn't determined if the new software is illegal.