X can now ask users for government IDs to verify their paid accounts
Users who choose to verify their X accounts using government-issued IDs will get a separate badge alongside their blue check. | Image: X / The Verge Social media platform X (formerly known as Twitter) will now let paid users verify their accounts using a government ID in a bid to
Read moreVisa and Mastercard Prepare for Payments Evolution
Visa’s Digital Authentication Framework (DAF) and Mastercard’s Token Authentication Framework (TAF) are set to transform the payments landscape. Over recent years, standards like 3D Secure 2 (3DS2) and regulations like Strong Customer Authentication have curbed card-not-present (CNP) fraud, but with online transactions surging, more action is needed. High Loss Projected
Read moreMass Solar Energy Rollout Across Nigeria
The ongoing blackouts taking place across Nigeria, placing excessive pressure on individual households and businesses leaving thousands without access to electricity calls for a proactive timely approach to solving the energy crisis problem. In a report from the World Energy Outlook 2023, the pandemic and global energy crisis that followed Russia’s
Read moreCyber Security Today, Sept. 13, 2023 – Warning: This group specializes in SMS texting scams
Warning: This group specializes in SMS texting scams. Welcome to Cyber Security Today. It’s Friday, September 15th, 2023. I’m Howard Solomon, contributing reporter on cybersecurity for ITWorldCanada.com and TechNewsday.com in the U.S. Many threat actors use email phishing messages as their attack vectors to trick employees. A group known
Read moreTikTok fined $379M in EU for failing to keep kids’ data safe
It’s been a long time coming but TikTok has finally been found in breach of the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in relation to its handling of children’s data. Under the decision issued today by the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC), the video sharing platform has been reprimanded
Read moreAll the iPhone 15 models compared
Apple announced the iPhone 15 series with a USB-C port in place of Lightning at its ‘Wonderlust‘ event on September 12. Last year, the Dynamic Island was exclusive to the Pro models. This year, all iPhone models get it. Catch up on all of our Apple Event 2023 coverage here.
Read moreKoo, India’s Twitter alternative, seeks strategic partner amid funding crunch
Koo, India’s alternative to Twitter, is looking to find a strategic partner with a “distribution strength” as it enters its “next phase,” according to its co-founder, amid a funding crunch at the startup, which is backed by Accel and Tiger Global. Koo co-founder Mayank Bidawatka wrote in a LinkedIn post
Read moreFinite field Diffie Hellman primes
Diffie-Hellman key exchange is conceptually simple. Alice and Bob want to generate a shared cryptographic key. They want to use asymmetric (public) cryptography to share a symmetric (private) key. The starting point is a large prime p and a generator 1 < g < p. Alice generates a large random
Read moreLenovo and Ashoka Collaborate to Foster Social Innovation in South Africa
Technology company, Lenovo, and Ashoka, a global organization dedicated to promoting social entrepreneurship, continue to partner to inspire the next generation of changemakers in South Africa. This collaboration brings together Ashoka’s extensive experience in social innovation and Lenovo’s technological expertise to foster positive change in this diverse region. Equipping the
Read moreAlgorithmic Editors: How AI Curates Our News
In the age of information, news consumption has evolved drastically, thanks to the profound impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the media industry. With the advent of Algorithmic Editors, the way news is curated and delivered to audiences has seen a transformative shift. Leveraging Machine Learning to Revolutionize News Curation
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