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Trump pulls nomination of NASA chief Jared Isaacman, says new pick will be ‘mission aligned’
Isaacson is a billionaire tech entrepreneur who led Shift4 payments, a credit card payment processing company.
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UN: North Korea missile program funded by stolen cryptocurrency
Pyongyang’s cyberattacks stole more than $50 million in digital assets between 2020 and mid-2021 according to a report submitted to the UN’s sanctions committee. Another study suggests North Korea may have stolen as much as $400 million.
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The IMF says there is no one-size-fits-all model for central bank digital currencies
The IMF has been conducting CBDC research and aims to provide technical assistance to member countries who seek to implement digital currencies
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European, U.S. regulators warn against potential Russian cyberattacks
The ECB has begun questioning banks across Europe about their defenses and initiating cyber war games in order to prepare for any possible attacks
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IRS scraps plan to require facial recognition for web users
The IRS announced last month it would begin requiring additional identity verification for access to its website, where taxpayers can access sensitive documents like accounts, transcripts, and payment agreements.
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Blacklisted China-based telecoms company charged with conspiring to steal Motorola technology
Individual Motorola employees were also charged, but their names are redacted
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Samsung’s new Galaxy S22 will use materials from recycled fishing nets
Samsung plans to incorporate this material across all of its products
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U.S. closer to deploying 'robot dog' machines to help government with southern border
"Automated Ground Surveillance Vehicles" will patrol hostile terrain; customs has been working with company for years
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Conservatives, independent voices build own platforms to counter Big Tech censorship, managed news
Emerging alternative information ecosystem expected to receive big boost with first-quarter launch of former President Trump's Twitter-like platform, Truth Social
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U.S. hacker takes down North Korea's internet after they hacked him
An independent security researcher who goes by “P4x” says he is the individual behind cyberattacks that have taken many of the isolated nation’s websites offline over the past two weeks