Ryan Lovelace

Google tests restricting news in response to Canada’s bill aimed at Big Tech

Google is testing restrictions that prevent some Canadian users from viewing news content in response to a Canadian government online news bill, escalating the battle between Big Tech and Western governments about the control of information online.

February 27, 2023

Pentagon investigating server exposed to public

The Defense Department is digging into a computer server that a cybersecurity researcher discovered exposed a trove of internal U.S. military emails.

February 24, 2023

Russian war in Ukraine trains legions of dangerous hacktivists

A new generation of sophisticated hackers is emerging from the Russian war in Ukraine as activist-minded operators get hands-on cyberwar training that could be used outside the conflict, the cyberintelligence firm Recorded Future warns.

February 23, 2023

Russian linked to hacking tools extradited to U.S.

A Russian man accused of making hacking software to steal passwords was extradited from Georgia to the U.S. where he faces up to 47 years in prison, reported the Justice Department.

February 23, 2023

Biden under bipartisan pressure to take ‘immediate action’ to stop tech transfer to China

The Biden administration is facing new pressure to combat China from swiping American tech via fresh concerns raised by the bipartisan leadership of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence.

February 22, 2023

Cyber researcher claims a Department of Defense email server was open for the public to peruse

Cybersecurity researcher Anurag Sen said Tuesday he discovered an exposed Department of Defense computer server containing a large trove of internal U.S. military emails.

February 21, 2023

FTC creating tech office putting AI, ad makers in crosshairs as last GOP commissioner exits

The Federal Trade Commission is planning aggressive reviews of the tech sector through a new technology office that is taking aim at artificial intelligence and digital ad makers, as its last Republican commissioner heads for the exit.

February 20, 2023

Meta developing paid subscription service, following Elon Musk’s Twitter Blue

Meta is creating a paid subscription service that will offer Facebook and Instagram users the option of paying for a blue badge and additional security that resembles Twitter's subscription service created under owner Elon Musk.

February 20, 2023

How Uncle Sam enlisted Big Tech to thwart Russia from launching catastrophic cyberwar

The U.S. intelligence community relied on American technology companies to battle Russian cyberattackers targeting Ukraine to prevent a catastrophic cyberwar capable of spreading across the Atlantic, The Washington Times has learned.

February 19, 2023

Top cyber official steps down as Biden admin charts new strategy

John C. Inglis left his post as the first national cyber director this week while the Biden administration plans a new cyber strategy.

February 17, 2023

YouTube CEO to exit after 9 years

YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki said Thursday that she's leaving the helm of the video platform after nine years.

February 16, 2023

Judge halts New York hate speech law after challenge from Rumble, Volokh Conspiracy founder

A federal judge stopped enforcement of a New York law aiming to regulate online hate speech this week, siding with the video platform Rumble and law professor Eugene Volokh.

February 16, 2023

Twitter to allow cannabis ads: ‘We’re turning over a new leaf’

Twitter will let cannabis ads hit its site in the U.S., charting new territory for the social media platform under Elon Musk's tenure atop the company.

February 16, 2023

Google wages war with Russians on digital battlefield

Google says it has been working around the clock alongside other Big Tech companies to fight Russian cyberattackers waging a digital war against Ukraine, guarding against some of the same ransomware attackers who previously hit the U.S.

February 16, 2023

Republican FTC commissioner resigns over ‘lawlessness’ under Biden appointee’s leadership

Federal Trade Commission Commissioner Christine Wilson said Tuesday that she was quitting the agency over "continuing lawlessness" under the leadership of President Biden's appointed chair, Lina Khan.

February 14, 2023

Lawmakers rail against tech platforms’ alleged danger to kids, pledge new bills

Lawmakers are eager to crack down on Big Tech for its platforms' alleged harm to kids as a growing number of senators craft proposals to change the way tech companies' digital products interact with children.

February 14, 2023

Big Tech helps feds fight Russia cyberattackers

The U.S. intelligence community relied on American technology companies to battle Russian cyberattackers targeting Ukraine to prevent a catastrophic cyberwar capable of spreading across the Atlantic, The Washington Times has learned.

February 14, 2023

Uncle Sam has eyes for Silicon Valley: NSA is on a hiring binge of laid-off Big Tech workers

The National Security Agency is doggedly courting laid-off Big Tech workers as the spy agency undertakes one of its largest hiring surges in the past 30 years.

February 12, 2023

Reddit reveals hack exposed internal documents, code, systems

Reddit fell victim to a hacker who gained access to some internal documents, code and systems at the social media company.

February 10, 2023

Senators want FAA to write new drone rules to streamline usage

A bipartisan Senate duo has crafted a new proposal to streamline regulatory approval of drones used for commercial transport, saying the time for new rules for drones is now before China takes a competitive advantage.

February 9, 2023