Inside a mosquito factory
Summary Nature’s short feature visits a unique facility in Curitiba, Brazil, that mass-produces Aedes mosquitoes at industrial scale to reduce the spread of dengue, Zika and chikungunya. The site can…
With less than a month to go, House panel votes to extend popular cyber programs
With less than a month to go, House panel votes to extend popular cyber programmes Summary The House Homeland Security Committee advanced two key cyber measures this week as their…
FTC fines toy manufacturer for allowing Chinese third-party to collect kids’ data
FTC fines toy manufacturer for allowing Chinese third-party to collect kids’ data Summary The US Justice Department, after an FTC referral, filed a complaint against Chinese toy maker Apitor for…
Corruption case against ousted cyber chief is ‘revenge,’ Ukraine’s security service says
Corruption case against ousted cyber chief is ‘revenge,’ Ukraine’s security service says Summary The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has accused the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption…
European Court rejects challenge to EU-US data transfer agreement
European Court rejects challenge to EU-US data transfer agreement Summary The General Court of the Court of Justice of the European Union ruled against French MP Philippe Latombe, upholding the…
Two arrested in Egypt as authorities take down Streameast sports piracy platform
Two arrested in Egypt as authorities take down Streameast sports piracy platform Summary The Streameast illegal sports‑streaming network — described by the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) as the…
Matrix.org homeserver grinds to a halt after RAID meltdown
Matrix.org homeserver grinds to a halt after RAID meltdown Summary A RAID failure left the central Matrix.org homeserver offline, preventing users on that server from sending or receiving messages while…
Tech talent biz Andela trains up devs in GitHub Copilot
Tech talent biz Andela trains up devs in GitHub Copilot Summary Andela’s AI Academy has trained 200 developers to use GitHub Copilot and plans to scale to about 1,000 coders…
It looks like you’re ransoming data. Would you like some help?
It looks like you’re ransoming data. Would you like some help? Summary AI is already lowering the barrier for financially motivated cybercrime. The Register reports on multiple incidents showing how…
EU court’s dismissal of US data transfer challenge raises privacy advocates’ ire
EU court’s dismissal of US data transfer challenge raises privacy advocates’ ire Summary The European Union General Court (EGC) has dismissed a 2023 annulment action brought by French MP Philippe…