Business as usual needs a real change Feature  Microsoft president Brad Smith struck a conciliatory tone regarding his IT giant's repeated computer security failings during a congressional hearing on Thursday – while also claiming the Windows maker is above the rule of law, at least in China.…

Because who needs disinformation research at times like these The Stanford Internet Observatory (SIO), which for the past five years has been studying and reporting on social media disinformation, is being reimagined with new management and fewer staff following the recent departure of research director Renee DiResta.…

Facebook parent calls step forward for privacy a 'step backwards' Meta has caved to European regulators, and agreed to pause its plans to train AI models on EU users' Facebook and Instagram users' posts — a move that the social media giant said will delay its plans to launch Meta AI in the economic zone.…

Crook and his alleged co-conspirators said to have used Discord to coordinate The US Department of Justice has convicted a Nigerian national of participating in a business email compromise (BEC) scam worth $1.5 million.…

Russia recruits local residents to support battlefield goals Infrastructure that enabled two pro-Russia Ukraine residents to break into soldiers' devices and deploy spyware has been dismantled by the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU).…

Big data + security division could be owed by the government and its people The French government has confirmed an offer of €700 million ($748 million) for key assets of ailing IT services giant Atos, following the company’s acceptance of a restructuring deal earlier this week.…