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Ransomware suspected after CUNA, a credit union lobbyist, knocked offline

The Credit Union National Association, a major lobbyist and trade association for credit unions, is recovering after its systems were knocked offline earlier this week following a “cyber inciden

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Iowa’s caucus app was a disaster waiting to happen

A smartphone app designed to help announce the results of the Iowa caucus ended up crapping out and causing a massive delay by almost an entire day.The Iowa caucus traditionally uses gatherings of peo

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Google’s location tracking finally under formal probe in Europe

Google’s lead data regulator in Europe has finally opened a formal investigation into the tech giant’s processing of location data, more than a year after receiving a series of complaints

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Feature: Beijing 2022 prep continues amid event cancelations

It's never easy to set a new standard of organizing a sporting event, especially when it comes to the Olympic Games. But Beijing is on its way to achieving this goal f

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HPE acquires cloud native security startup Scytale

HPE announced today that it has acquired Scytale, a cloud native security startup that is built on the open source Secure Production Identity Framework for Everyone (SPIFFE) protocol. The companies di

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Medical necessity or irrational fear

A medical worker takes a passenger's body temperature at Hankou Railway Station in Wuhan, capital of central China's Hubei Province, January 22, 2020. /Xinhua Photo Editor's note: Jonathan Arn

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Everyone loves the coronapocalypse

The 2019-nCoV coronavirus is a global public health emergency of significant concern. It is also, simultaneously, a fount of misinformation, wild conspiracy theories, and both over- and under-reaction

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Science must and will control novel coronavirus

VCG Photo Editor's note: David Lee is a consultant and author based in Beijing who focuses on energy, health, international politics and international development. The article reflects the aut

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At CAA, Michael Yanover is still betting startups can change Hollywood’s agencies

In a large office scattered with drums, family mementos, and a well-used whiteboard, on the second floor of Central Artist Agency‘s Los Angeles glass, steel, and marble headquarters, Michael Yan

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Justin Kan opens up (Part 1)

I am a chaplain trying to understand the tech world, and to me, that means I need to understand people like Justin Kan.Who, after all, most “represents tech?” There are the obvious answers: secular de

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Twitter suspends notorious UK hate preacher for violating abuse rules

Twitter has confirmed it has temporarily suspended the account of controversial rightwing commentator, Katie Hopkins. The move was reported earlier by the BBC.Hopkins, a former MailOnline columnist a

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Amazon quietly publishes its latest transparency report

Just as Amazon was basking in the news of a massive earnings win, the tech giant quietly published — as it always does — its latest transparency report, revealing a sl

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Trump’s defense shifts to not ‘impeachable’ even if true

In a striking shift from President Donald Trump’s claim of “perfect” dealings with Ukraine, his defense asserted at his Senate trial that a trade of U.S. military aid f

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What smoking and drinking daily does to your brain

The study also shows that the brain age of moderate drinkers and those who do not indulge at all is "indistinguishable".

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Hyperledger Fabric, the open source distributed ledger, reaches release 2.0

The open source Hyperledger Foundation announced the release of Hyperledger Fabric 2.0 today, the first such project to reach a 2.0 release.It’s a notable milestone. The blockchain as a business

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A conversation with ‘the most ambitious female VC in Europe’

Blossom Capital, the venture capital firm co-founded by ex-Index Ventures and LocalGlobe VC Ophelia Brown, just raised a new $185 million fund.The firm’s remit remains broadly the same: to be th

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Trump defense lawyers attack Bidens at impeachment trial

02:00 U.S. President Donald Trump's legal team has repeatedly made two main points for acquittal: the charges against Trump do not meet the constitution's criteria for impeachment. And