Man Gets 5 Years in ‘Swatting’ Death of Tennessee Grandfather
Mark Herring had a fatal heart attack after the police swarmed his house following a fake emergency call. He had been targeted because of...
Year: 2021
As China steps up military pressure on Taiwan, the self-governing island is preparing for the next big frontier of warfare: crippling cyberattacks.
On Thursday, the software company Kaseya announced that it could help unlock any of its customers’ systems that were still inaccessible following a devastating...
Amazon hires outside investigators after employee petition alleges discrimination and harassment
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Amazon has hired outside investigators to probe the internal culture of part of its cloud computing operations after employees circulated a petition alleging “systemic...
After being let go from his job as a software quality-assurance engineer in April, Eric Watkins said he filed for unemployment benefits in Colorado....
The F.T.C. said in its request that it had reached an agreement with Facebook over the proposed extension.Read More
Amazon will investigate gender bias claims in its cloud division.
As the world reeled, Silicon Valley supplied the tools that made life and work possible. Now tech companies are awash in money — and...
We Need a New Term for Video Games
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We’re seeing a ton of new games, and many of them blur the lines between video games and other types of activities.Read More
Delays, More Masks and Mandatory Shots: Virus Surge Disrupts Office-Return Plans
A wave of the contagious Delta variant is causing companies to reconsider when they will require employees to return, and what health requirements should...