A man made millions unlocking T-Mobile phones with stolen passwords
Argishti Khudaverdyan has been found guilty of wire fraud, money laundering, and illegally accessing computers after he used stolen passwords to...
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SpaceX says Dish’s 5G plan would be ‘detrimental’ to millions of Starlink users
SpaceX is continuing its battle against Dish and RS Access, stressing that if the 12GHz band is opened up to 5G, it could be "detrimental"...
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Big Tech is pouring millions into the wrong climate solution at Davos
At Davos, Alphabet, Microsoft, and Salesforce announced a new $500 million commitment to removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. But that...
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More accurate wind forecasts can save Americans millions in energy costs
Improving weather forecasts helps consumers save money on their utility bills, finds a new study on wind energy. Altogether, the potential cost...
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US punishes Blender.io for helping North Korea launder millions in stolen Axie crypto
Blender.io, a cryptocurrency mixer, has been sanctioned by the US government for allegedly laundering stolen funds tied to the North Korean...
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Buying Wordle brought ‘tens of millions of new users’ to The New York Times
The puzzle game Wordle has been a huge hit for the New York Times, and it has also led new players to the company’s crosswords and other games....
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Secret Republican group budgets millions for media and influencer programs
There’s a new group of affluent conservatives called The Rockbridge Network planning to revamp the American right by investing more than $30...
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GM and Honda expanding their partnership to develop ‘millions’ of affordable EVs in 2027
GM and Honda are working together to develop "millions" of affordable electric vehicles, including crossover SUVs, in 2027. General Motors...
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Microsoft is tied to hundreds of millions of dollars in foreign bribes, whistleblower alleges
A whistleblower says Microsoft employees routinely pass bribes to foreign governments in Africa and the Middle East as part of its foreign...
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Ukraine legalizes cryptocurrency as it receives millions in crypto donations
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has signed into law a bill that legalizes the country’s crypto sector. It appoints financial watchdogs,...
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Chan Zuckerberg Initiative announces tens of millions in funding for climate tech
Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan’s philanthropy organization announced $44 million in funding for climate solutions, with a heavy focus on carbon...
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EU proposals could give millions of gig workers employment rights
The European Commission has put forward a series of proposals that could lead to millions of gig workers across the bloc getting similar legal...
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YouTube reveals millions of incorrect copyright claims in six months
More than 2.2 million incorrect copyright claims hit YouTube videos between January and June 2021, according to a new report from the company....
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Roblox has been down for more than a day and it’s not because of Chipotle
Roblox servers are down because of an outage. The game-creating game has been down for more than 24 hours, but it’s not because of the Chipotle...
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Google is about to turn on two-factor authentication by default for millions of users
For cybersecurity awareness month, Google is pointing out features that already exist, even if not enough people use them. It’s going to opt-in...
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A bunch of ape NFTs just sold for $24.4 million
A bundle of 101 Bored Ape Yacht Club NFTs sold at Sotheby’s for $24.4 million. A bundle of 101 Bored Ape Kennel Club NFTs went for $1.8 million as...
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Automated hiring software is mistakenly rejecting millions of viable job candidates
Automated resume-scanning software is contributing to a "broken" hiring system in the US, says a new report from Harvard Business School....
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South Korean ISP SK Broadband sues Netflix for millions in bandwidth usage fees
SK Broadband, a South Korean internet provider, is suing Netflix for the increased traffic its content has drawn in Korea. The ISP is asking Netflix...
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Floods endanger millions more people than previously estimated
A growing proportion of the global population lives in flood-prone areas, a new study finds. Satellites gave researchers a more detailed view of...
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NFTs, explained
NFTs, or non-fungible tokens, have been A Thing for a while now, but what’s the meaning of "NFT"? A couple of high-profile stories have...
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Microsoft is facing a subpoena for millions of documents in Google’s antitrust case
Having cooperated with prosecutors building an antitrust case against Google, Microsoft may now by required to produce millions of additional...
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Go read this feature on an engineer who turned ‘free’ Xbox gift cards into millions in Bitcoin
A new Bloomberg feature tells the story of Volodymyr Kvashuk, a Microsoft engineer who found a way to turn access to Xbox gift cards into millions in...
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Windows 11 will leave millions of PCs behind, and Microsoft is struggling to explain why
Microsoft’s minimum hardware requirements for Windows 11 have been confusing. The software maker has attempted to clear them up, but at the heart...
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Amazon labels millions of unsold products for destruction, new investigation finds
When products don’t sell on Amazon, they can wind up as waste. Millions of returned and unsold items are labeled for destruction in the UK, a new...
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Former VW, Audi bosses to pay Volkswagen millions over Dieselgate
Volkswagen has reached a settlement with four former executives involved in the Dieselgate scandal that will award the company $350 million. The...
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Apple paid millions after iPhone repair techs posted a customer’s nude photos to Facebook
Court documents show Apple paid millions to an Oregon college student whose nude pictures were posted on Facebook by iPhone repair technicians in...
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People are bidding millions for the first ride on Blue Origin’s suborbital crew capsule
An auction for the first private seat on Blue Origin’s suborbital New Shepard capsule has drawn millions of dollars’ worth of bids before a final...
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Trump used dark patterns to trick supporters into donating millions more than intended
"Asking for forgiveness is easier than permission" was one saying of the man in charge When Donald Trump won the 2016 presidential...
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