In a surprising move, Barclays has bucked the prevailing trend of rising mortgage rates, offering cuts to some of its key products despite widespread increases from major UK lenders. This marks a notable shift in the mortgage market, where the majority of lenders have raised rates in recent weeks following growing concerns about inflation and […]
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Sure, buying your favorite video game, movie, or album online is super convenient. I personally love being able to pre-order a game and play it the night of release, without needing to go to a store. But something you may not have thought about before making your purchase are the differences between owning a physical […]
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Last year, we investigated a Dragon Touch children’s tablet (KidzPad Y88X 10) and confirmed that it was linked to a string of fully compromised Android TV Boxes that had also multiple reports of malware, adware, and a sketchy firmware update channel. Since then, Google has taken the (now former) tablet distributor off of their list […]
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In a high-profile case that has captured global attention, Truong My Lan, a 68-year-old Vietnamese property magnate, is at the center of a legal and moral dilemma. Convicted of embezzling an astonishing $12.3 billion from the Saigon Commercial Bank, Lan was sentenced to death in April. Her crimes, including bribery of government officials and violating […]
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Last week the House of Representatives passed a dangerous bill that would allow the Secretary of Treasury to strip a U.S. nonprofit of its tax-exempt status. If it passes the Senate and is signed into law, H.R. 9495 would give broad and easily abused new powers to the executive branch. Nonprofits would not have a […]
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Truong My Lan, a 68-year-old property magnate and founder of the Van Thinh Phat Group, has appealed her death sentence for embezzling billions of dollars from the Saigon Commercial Bank (SCB). In a poignant final statement before the court in Ho Chi Minh City on Tuesday, Lan pleaded for mercy, insisting that her primary focus […]
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EFF, along with ACLU and the New York Civil Liberties Union, filed a second amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit urging the court to require a warrant for border searches of electronic devices, an argument EFF has been making in the courts and Congress for nearly a decade. The […]
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Thai authorities have successfully taken down two sophisticated fraud operations in what is being dubbed “Operation Bridge Blast.” These scams, involving both SMS blasting and VoIP-based call centers, targeted victims across the globe using cutting-edge technologies. This breakthrough highlights the growing technological sophistication of cybercriminals and the increasing challenges faced by authorities in combating such […]
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In the wake of a historic ruling in the United States, Google is now facing a massive £7 billion ($8.8 billion) consumer lawsuit in the UK, challenging its dominant position in the search engine and digital advertising markets. This lawsuit comes as part of an intensifying global regulatory crackdown on the tech giant’s anti-competitive practices. […]
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The tech industry’s most competitive hardware players are seeing a striking divergence in their research and development (R&D) investments, with Nvidia leading the charge, significantly outpacing AMD and Intel. While Intel has long been the dominant force in chip development, recent trends reveal that higher R&D spending does not always translate to success in the […]
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