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amazon project kuiper — A prototype satellite used in Amazon’s Project Kuiper. (Courtesy of Amazon)

How satellites are pushing security innovation at Amazon

There are few bigger realms of innovation than technology dedicated to outer space. Amazon is using that realm to spur innovation in its own cybersecurity practices.

Oct 14, 2024 By Greg Otto

Jonathan Lenzner, chief of staff to FBI Director Chris Wray, and Cynthia Kaiser, deputy assistant director of the FBI’s cyber division, take part in an International Association of Privacy Professionals conference in Washington D.C., on April 3, 2024. (Scoop News Group photo by Tim Starks)

FBI seeks to balance risks, rewards of artificial intelligence

The agency sees ways that AI could help protect cyber networks, but also ways it could be an ethical quagmire or a tool for enemies of the…

Apr 4, 2024 By Tim Starks

In this photo illustration, Open AI’s newly released text-to-video “Sora” tool is advertised on their website on a monitor in Washington, DC, on February 16, 2024. (Photo by Drew Angerer / AFP)

Tech companies pledge to protect 2024 elections from AI-generated media

Twenty major tech companies committed to policies that make it harder for bad actors to leverage AI to influence elections

Feb 16, 2024 By Derek B. Johnson

FTC Chair Lina Khan testified during a Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill on April 21, 2021. (Photo by GRAEME JENNINGS/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

The FTC’s biggest AI enforcement tool? Forcing companies to delete their algorithms

Algorithm disgorgement requires companies to remove products built on data they shouldn't have used in the first place.

Jul 5, 2023 By Tonya Riley

The logo of the French national commission for computer technologies and liberty, or CNIL, as seen in Paris in 2010. (ETIENNE LAURENT/AFP via Getty Images)

French privacy regulator slaps Facebook, Google with fines totaling nearly $240M

The CNIL hit the tech giants over their policy on cookies.

Jan 6, 2022 By Tim Starks

People wait in line at booth for Twitch. (FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images)

Trolls defaced Twitch’s website with pictures of Jeff Bezos, adding to the platform’s security concerns

Twitch is still investigating the apparent hack.

Oct 8, 2021 By Tonya Riley

The US live streaming video platform Twitch logo application on the screen of a tablet. (Photo by Martin BUREAU / AFP)

Stolen Twitch source code, creator payment data revealed in apparent data leak

The company didn't immediately respond to a request for comment.

Oct 6, 2021 By Jeff Stone

U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during a meeting about cybersecurity in the East Room of the White House on August 25, 2021 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

White House cyber summit with private sector nets impressive gains, but points to considerable work needed ahead

"A couple folks have struggled with the idea that we're going to pat companies on the back for doing things they should already be doing," said one…

Aug 26, 2021 By Tim Starks

U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during an event in the East Room of the White House on August 23, 2021 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Apple, JPMorgan Chase bosses among industry heads set to gather at White House for cyber ‘call to action’

The administration expects to make "concrete announcements" about tackling root causes of cyberattacks, a senior official said.

Aug 25, 2021 By Tim Starks

A CCTV camera. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

US watchdog urges federal law enforcement to better track facial recognition amid accuracy concerns

The report underscores the mounting concerns associated with the use of facial recognition technology by law enforcement.

Jun 29, 2021 By Tonya Riley