Turkey blocks instant messaging platform Discord

Turkey blocks instant messaging platform Discord

Turkey has blocked access to instant messaging platform Discord following a court decision, the country’s infotech regulator said on Wednesday. Turkey’s Information Technologies and Communication Authority (BTK) published the access ban decision on its website. Turkish Justice Minister Yilmaz Tunc said a court in the capital Ankara decided to remove access from Turkey to San…

CIA expands online recruitment of informants to China, Iran, North Korea

CIA expands online recruitment of informants to China, Iran, North Korea

The US CIA on Wednesday launched a new drive to recruit informants in China, Iran and North Korea, adding to what it says has been a successful effort to enlist Russians. The premier US spy agency posted instructions in Mandarin, Farsi and Korean on its accounts on X, Facebook, Instagram, Telegram, LinkedIn and the Dark…

Intel CEO to pitch board on plans to shed assets, cut costs, source says

Intel CEO to pitch board on plans to shed assets, cut costs, source says

Sept 1 – Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger and key executives are expected to present a plan later this month to the company’s board of directors to slice off unnecessary businesses and revamp capital spending, according to a source familiar with the matter, as they try to revive the once-dominant chipmaker’s fortunes. The plan will include…

US government funding yielded hundreds of patents for China-based researchers

US government funding yielded hundreds of patents for China-based researchers

 The U.S. Defense Department, NASA and other government agencies funded research that led to more than 1,000 U.S. patents for China-based inventors since 2010, including in sensitive fields such as biotechnology and semiconductors, data from the U.S. patent agency showed. The U.S. patent data, which was reviewed and has not been reported previously, will amplify…

Nvidia’s forecast dampens AI enthusiasm in chip stocks

Nvidia’s forecast dampens AI enthusiasm in chip stocks

Nvidia dragged AI-linked chip stocks lower on Thursday after its forecasts disappointed investors who had been hoping they would fuel fresh gains in the companies that have been some of Wall Street’s best performers this year. Nvidia dropped 4.5% in premarket trading and was on track to lose about $150 billion in stock market value after…

SpaceX to return Boeing’s Starliner astronauts from space next year, NASA says

SpaceX to return Boeing’s Starliner astronauts from space next year, NASA says

Two NASA astronauts who flew to the International Space Station in June aboard Boeing’s faulty Starliner capsule will need to return to Earth on a SpaceX vehicle early next year, NASA chief Bill Nelson said on Saturday, deeming issues with Starliner’s propulsion system too risky to carry its first crew home. The agency’s decision, tapping Boeing’s…

AMD to acquire server builder ZT Systems for $4.9 billion in cash and stock

AMD to acquire server builder ZT Systems for $4.9 billion in cash and stock

AMD (AMD.O), opens new tab said on Monday it plans to acquire server maker ZT Systems for $4.9 billion as the company seeks to expand its portfolio of artificial intelligence chips and hardware and battle Nvidia (NVDA.O) AMD plans to pay for 75% of the ZT Systems acquisition with cash and the remainder in stock. The company had…

US state AGs seek triple damages against Live Nation for concertgoers

US state AGs seek triple damages against Live Nation for concertgoers

Attorneys general from about two dozen U.S. states are seeking treble damages against Live Nation Entertainment and its ticket-selling unit, Ticketmaster, for allegedly monopolizing markets across the live concert industry in an updated version of a lawsuit originally filed in May. Some states had sought damages under state law in the original lawsuit. By adding claims…

‘Nothing stopping’ child abuse image sharing on WhatsApp, group warns

‘Nothing stopping’ child abuse image sharing on WhatsApp, group warns

Nothing is stopping child sexual abuse imagery spreading on WhatsApp, a safety group has warned. The Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) is calling on Meta, which owns WhatsApp, to do more to protect children and put mechanisms in place. A WhatsApp spokesperson said the app’s users had the “ability to report directly to WhatsApp so we…