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The 'Mega-Hack' Revealed This Week Has Been Raging Since March

11:12am December 20, 2020

by Lulu Garcia-Navarro

Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with Thomas Rid of Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies about Russia's alleged hack on the U.S. government and tech companies.

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Microsoft President Breaks Down Government Systems Hack

8:00am December 19, 2020

NPR's Scott Simon asks Brad Smith, Microsoft president, about the cyber-offensive American intelligence officials say Russia has undertaken.

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The Latest On The Massive Cyberattack On The U.S.

8:00am December 19, 2020

by Greg Myre

The massive computer hack didn't just target U.S. government systems. Many private companies were also hit, and the hackers have picked on tech companies in particular.

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After A Swarm Of Bugs, Microsoft And Sony Offer Refunds On 'Cyberpunk 2077'

4:33pm December 18, 2020

by Andrew Limbong

Sony also pulled the game from its online store. Developer CD Projekt Red delayed Cyberpunk several times for tweaks, but players on consoles, particularly older models, reported bugs and glitches.

A worker pulls a pallet jack with plastic crates at an Amazon warehouse in Robbinsville, N.J. The company is facing its biggest labor battle yet with a unionization vote expected at a facility in Alabama.

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Amazon Warehouse Workers In Alabama Plan Vote On 1st U.S. Union

2:09pm December 18, 2020

by Alina Selyukh

A labor board hearing is hashing out how and when a vote might take place to form potentially the first U.S. union at one of America's largest employers.

Microsoft President Brad Smith said the hack into IT management firm SolarWinds affected dozens of Microsoft's customers.

Microsoft Says 40 Customers Hit By Ongoing Hack Of Government Agencies

11:35am December 18, 2020

by Jaclyn Diaz

Most of the Microsoft customers hit by the hack were in the U.S., but the rest were elsewhere in North America and in Europe and the Middle East.

Google Researcher Discusses Departure

7:24am December 18, 2020

Timnit Gebru talks to Steve Inskeep about her departure from Google after raisng questions about gender, race and the ethics behind artificial intelligence.

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Latest Government Hack Poses 'Grave Risk,' U.S. Cyber Agency Says

6:14am December 18, 2020

by Greg Myre

After several days of relative silence, the U.S. cybersecurity agency now says a major computer hack poses a "grave risk", extending throughout federal, state and local government.

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Google Employees Demand Company Rehire Black Scientist Who Spoke Up About Diversity

4:08pm December 17, 2020

by Bobby Allyn

Inside Google, tensions are growing weeks after the company fired a high-profile Black researcher. Questions are still simmering about whether Google can tolerate dissent and criticism.

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Former Google researcher Timnit Gebru says she was unexpectedly fired after a dispute over an academic paper and months of speaking out about the need for more women and people of color at the tech giant.

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Google AI Team Demands Ousted Black Researcher Be Rehired And Promoted

11:45am December 17, 2020

by Bobby Allyn

The tech giant's researchers say the dismissal of renowned researcher Timnit Gebru has "had a demoralizing effect" on one of the most prestigious units in the company.