Internet access in Gaza is collapsing as ISPs fall offline
As the conflict between Israel and Hamas reaches its third week, internet connectivity in Gaza is getting worse. On Thursday, internet monitoring firm NetBlocks wrote on X, formerly Twitter, that the Palestinian internet service provider NetStream “has collapsed days after the operator notified subscribers that service would end due to
Read moreAI is going to make Big Tech even bigger, and richer
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Read moreElon Musk’s Twitter, one year later
Photo illustration by Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photos by Getty Images It’s been a year of personal grudges, harebrained rebrands, and jolting policy shifts. And those aren’t even the worst parts. Elon Musk has now owned the company formerly known as Twitter for an entire year. It’s been
Read moreDowntown Toronto hospital investigating ‘data security incident’
A major downtown Toronto hospital is investigating what it calls a data security incident. Michael Garron Hospital, part of a group of healthcare institutions called the Toronto East Health Network, said on its website that it learned of the incident earlier this week. “We are actively investigating and assessing the
Read morePitch Deck Teardown: Aether’s $49M Series A deck
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Read moreWhy Attend the Healthcare Innovation Summit Africa 2023
As technology continues to transform and disrupt every sector, the health sector is no exemption. Digital innovation is having a tremendous impact on the healthcare industry from the way individuals gain access to services, to the breakthrough development of new technology that is radically transforming diagnostic procedures. Helping Healthcare Professionals
Read moreCyber Security Today, Oct. 27, 2023 – Malware hiding as a cryptominer may have infected 1 million PCs since 2017
Malware hiding as a cryptominer may have infected 1 million PCs since 2017. Welcome to Cyber Security Today. It’s Friday, October 27th, 2023. I’m Howard Solomon, contributing reporter on cybersecurity for ITWorldCanada.com and TechNewsday.com in the U.S. Data-stealing malware miscategorized by security researchers as a cryptocurrency miner has been infecting
Read moreTata to start manufacturing iPhones in India
Tata Group will start making iPhones in India for the local and global markets, India’s Deputy IT Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar announced on Friday, moments after Wistron’s board approved the sale of Taiwanese firm’s plant in the southern part of India to the tech-to-airline conglomerate. Wistron’s board approved the deal to
Read moreHashtag Trending Oct.27-Is Amazon underrepresenting work injuries?; Google to pay you to detect AI attacks on its systems; Uber debuts driverless rides
Is Amazon under-representing workplace injuries? Google details how much it would pay you to detect AI attacks on its systems, the UK’s contentious internet safety bill becomes law, and Uber starts offering driverless rides. These and more top tech stories on Hashtag Trending I’m your host, James Roy. According
Read moreA year after Musk’s takeover, X says an average user spends 32 minutes per day on the platform
On the eve of the one-year anniversary of Musk taking over Twitter (now X), the company published a retrospective blog post examining how it has fared under the new management. There are a lot of numbers in the post, but one that sticks out is a claim that an average
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