Meta, Twitter, Apple, Google urged to up encryption game in post-Roe America
Tech giants 'throwing their users to the wolves'
Security20 Sep 2022 | 14
Articles tagged with Twitter
To preserve Earth's treasures, digital silence is golden
Column There are beautiful, undisturbed places in the world. You do not have to catch 'em all
Software14 Sep 2022 | 56
Twitter whistleblower Zatko disses bird site as dysfunctional data dump
Mudge tells senators his former bosses are 'terrified' of the French, US regulators are toothless
CSO14 Sep 2022 | 38
Twitter datacenter melted down in Labor Day heat
Bitbarn suffered 'total shutdown' after 113F heatwave
On-Prem13 Sep 2022 | 16
Musk seeks yet another excuse to get out of Twitter buyout: This time it's Mudge's severance check
If at first you don't succeed...
CSO13 Sep 2022 | 54
Judge tells Elon Musk he can't stall Twitter trial
Tech billionaire can tap into Mudge whistleblower complaint, though
Personal Tech07 Sep 2022 | 36
Indian tech minister picks a fight with Wikipedia over cricketer's dropped catch
Also separatism, nationalism, and whether Big Tech does enough to police user-generated content
Bootnotes06 Sep 2022 | 17
Twitter edit button coming later this month ... for some
Looks like the bird site didn't need Musk's money to get the feature added, after all
Personal Tech01 Sep 2022 | 8
Former Microsoft UX boss doesn't like the Windows 11 Start menu either
Issues ranging from design to banner ads are justified criticisms of a button coming under heavy fire
OSes31 Aug 2022 | 113
Musk tries to stall Twitter takeover trial following whistleblower claims
And throws a copy of Mudge's allegations to the SEC, too, just in case it hasn't read them yet
Personal Tech31 Aug 2022 | 58
Zuckerberg: Yes, Facebook kept Hunter Biden's laptop under wraps
Also: Smiling, eye tracking, and general 'social presence' baked into Project Cambria
Personal Tech26 Aug 2022 | 93
Twitter, Meta kill hundreds of pro-Western troll accounts
It turns out online chicanery aiming to destabilize foreign nations is a two-way street
Research25 Aug 2022 | 38
Twitter whistleblower summoned to Senate Judiciary Committee
Updated Get the popcorn out for September 13
Legal25 Aug 2022 | 18
Twitter savaged by former security boss Mudge in whistleblower complaint
Loose access to production systems, out of date software, and more claimed
CSO23 Aug 2022 | 36
Twitter unveils US midterm election integrity plans, upsets almost everyone
Don't feed the trolls? Users deem policy an attack on conservatives, dystopian, and election manipulation
Personal Tech12 Aug 2022 | 63
Ex-Twitter staffer convicted of spying for Saudi Arabia
Ahmad Abouammo is facing 10-20 years in prison for leaking PII from 6,000 Twitter accounts
Legal11 Aug 2022 | 5
Elon Musk sells Tesla shares worth $6.9b as Twitter lawsuit looms
Market immediately reacts as tech titan looks to free up cash for 'unlikely' Twitter deal
Offbeat10 Aug 2022 | 23
Warning! Critical flaws found in US Emergency Alert System
DEF CON may be about to blow lid off security hole
Patches05 Aug 2022 | 14
Scientist shares spicy pic of 'James Webb' discovery
Set hyperdrives for the Chorizos system ... oh actually it's baloney
Offbeat05 Aug 2022 | 33
Bot army risk as 3,000+ apps found spilling Twitter API keys
Please stop leaving credentials where miscreants can find them
Security02 Aug 2022 | 18
It's on: Twitter vs Elon Musk trial to start October 17
Updated Popcorn stocks soar
Personal Tech29 Jul 2022 | 48
Twitter launches probe after miscreants claim to have swiped 5.4m users' details
And yes, Musk is back in the headlines, denying another affair
Cyber-crime25 Jul 2022 | 8
Judge approves Twitter's request to hurry along Musk trial to October
Cutting Elon story short
Personal Tech21 Jul 2022 | 38
Good news: Twitter fell over. Bad news: It's working again
Updated All-too-brief reminder of quieter times as overcapacity turns to full-on outage
Networks14 Jul 2022 | 21
Twitter sues Musk: He can't just 'change his mind, trash the company, walk away'
Updated We're in it for Elon haul
Personal Tech13 Jul 2022 | 109
Is this you in this explicit snap? No, it's just Discord phishing
Unless you're Hunter Biden, that compromising pic isn't real
Personal Tech12 Jul 2022 | 14
Twitter claims Elon Musk bailed from sale with 'invalid and wrongful' reasons
Tesla chief seemingly responds with ... a Chuck Norris meme that shows all the brilliance of the CEO mindset
Legal12 Jul 2022 | 55
API rate limits at the core of Elon Musk’s decision to ditch Twitter
Claims he got less access to data than paying customers and was forced to endure the indignity of a PDF
Software11 Jul 2022 | 66
Elon Musk considering 'drastic action' as Twitter takeover in 'jeopardy'
Updated Though it's not clear what tech mogul might do seeing that he has committed to completing the transaction
Networks08 Jul 2022 | 135
Twitter sues Indian government over content takedown orders
Local carriers are also upset with the laws, which they say will break encryption
Legal06 Jul 2022 | 3
DMCA can't be used to sidestep First Amendment, court rules
Anonymous speech protections apply online too, and copyright can't diminish that
Legal23 Jun 2022 | 18
SpaceX staff condemn Musk's behavior in open letter
Well, it doesn't take a rocket scientist to see why
Science16 Jun 2022 | 84
GPUs aren’t always your best bet, Twitter ML tests suggest
Graphcore processor outperforms Nvidia rival in team's experiments
AI + ML16 Jun 2022 | 5
Twitter shareholders to vote on Elon Musk's acquisition
Mogul's team sprayed with 'firehose' of data as unending saga continues
Networks09 Jun 2022 | 49
Musk repeats threat to end $46.5bn Twitter deal – with lawyers, not just tweets
Right as Texas AG sticks his oar in
Personal Tech06 Jun 2022 | 33
SEC probes Musk for not properly disclosing Twitter stake
Meanwhile, social network's board rejects resignation of one its directors
Personal Tech27 May 2022 | 19
Twitter founder Dorsey beats hasty retweet from the board
As shareholders sue the social network amid Elon Musk's takeover scramble
Personal Tech26 May 2022 | 13
Elon Musk needs more cash for Twitter buy after Tesla margin loan lapses
Entrepreneur now looking at $33.5b bill if he wants to complete $44b purchase
Networks26 May 2022 | 49
Elon Musk says Twitter buy 'cannot move forward' until spam stats spat settled
A stunning surprise to no one in this Solar System
Personal Tech17 May 2022 | 44
Elon Musk 'violated' Twitter NDA over bot-check sample size
Updated <5% figure was based on 100 accounts, if you're wondering
Networks16 May 2022 | 87
Elon Musk puts Twitter deal on hold over bot numbers claim
Less than 5% of users are spam accounts? Is that too high ... or too low for him?
Networks13 May 2022 | 111
Twitter buyout: Larry Ellison bursts into Elon's office, slaps $1b down on the desk
With funding from database billionaire, will Oracle-style licensing follow? $50k per like? $1m for 420-character limit?
Personal Tech05 May 2022 | 81
Did you know Twitter has an open-source arm? This is what it's been up to
Bluesky thinking includes blueprints for distributed social network
Applications05 May 2022 | 17
Eggheads demo how to fool share-trading bots with carefully crafted retweets
Good thing no one's buying or selling stock from Twitter posts, right? Um, right?
AI + ML05 May 2022 | 17
Elon Musk wants to take Twitter public again 'within 3 years'
Tesla chief courts private equity with promises of future IPO, says report
Personal Tech04 May 2022 | 63
Elon Musk flogs $8.4bn of Tesla shares amid Twitter offer drama
Plus: He reportedly wants to oust CEO, shake up site features
Personal Tech29 Apr 2022 | 82
Elon Musk set to buy Twitter in $44b deal, promises stuff
Pretty cool that all other problems a billionaire could reasonably tackle are solved, leaving this one
Personal Tech25 Apr 2022 | 159
Elon Musk's Twitter mega-takeover likely imminent
Updated Report says social media platform's board close to accepting $54.20-a-share offer
Personal Tech25 Apr 2022 | 47
Elon Musk says he can get $46.5bn to buy Twitter
This speech isn't free
Personal Tech21 Apr 2022 | 63
Twitter faces existential threat from world's richest techbro
Opinion Cash of the Titan: Musk's Twitter take-over plan may be many things – let's hope it’s not the one he claims
Networks19 Apr 2022 | 152
Twitter preps poison pill to preclude Elon Musk's purchase plan
Comment Populist provocateur ponders partners to pay for platform prize
Personal Tech16 Apr 2022 | 118
Elon Musk's latest launch: An unsolicited Twitter takeover
Updated $54.20 per share in cash so that Musk can help 'unlock' its 'potential'
Personal Tech14 Apr 2022 | 133
Elon Musk won't join Twitter's board after all
Management promises it will keep listening, and Elon shows no sign of going quiet
Personal Tech11 Apr 2022 | 49
Elon Musk buys 9.2% of Twitter, sends share price to the Moon
If your internet megaphone lands you in enough trouble, might as well own part of it
Personal Tech04 Apr 2022 | 66
Russia, Iran, Saudi Arabia are top sources of online misinformation
Think tank fears future studies of this sort may be harder as social networks withdraw data
Security31 Mar 2022 | 28
Crypto outfit Qubit appeals to the honour of thieves who lifted $80M of its digi-dollars
Offers $2 million bug bounty and hopes perps see that record payout, and a clean conscience, as reasons to sacrifice $78m
Security31 Jan 2022 | 44
Twitter's top security staff out after incoming CEO shakes things up
In brief Plus: Nigerian BEC gang bust, NSO woes, and more
Security25 Jan 2022 | 3
Need to prioritize security bug patches? Don't forget to scan Twitter as well as use CVSS scores
Exploit, vulnerability discussion online can offer useful signals
Security19 Jan 2022 | 2
Microsoft rang in the new year with a cutesy tweet in C#. Just one problem: The code sucked
When marketing meets coding
Applications04 Jan 2022 | 86
You geeks have inherited the Earth, but what are you going to do with it?
Opinion Historians a thousand years hence will talk about us. Let's not muff it
Personal Tech27 Dec 2021 | 97
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