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Insurers face business interruption claims after global tech outage
FILE PHOTO: People stand near the blacked-out digital billboards at Times Square following a global IT outage, in New York City, U.S. July 19, 2024. REUTERS/David 'Dee' Delgado/File Photo
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CrowdStrike chaos could prompt rethink among investors, customers
Air Asia passengers queue at counters inside Don Mueang International Airport Terminal 1 amid system outages disrupting the airline's operations, in Bangkok, Thailand, July 19, 2024. REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa
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Bangladesh to impose curfew, deploy army as protests widen
Police fire teargas during a clash between anti-quota supporters, police and Awami League supporters at the Rampura area in Dhaka, Bangladesh, July 18, 2024. REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain
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Business Brief: I’m struggling with my finances. Should I buy a dinosaur?
A Stegosaurus skeleton became the most valuable fossil ever sold at auction, going for $44.6 million.
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Stocks end volatile session lower in aftermath of global tech outage
FILE PHOTO: Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., July 3, 2024. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
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Mainframes, the back-end computers supporting everyday life, are facing a looming crisis
Farhaz Thobani
international business
Google parent Alphabet in talks to buy cybersecurity startup Wiz for about US$23-billion, source says
FILE PHOTO: Small figurines are seen in front of displayed Alphabet logo in this illustration taken February 11, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Ilustration/File Photo
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AT&T says data from around 109 million U.S. customer accounts illegally downloaded in hacking incident
FILE - This July 27, 2017, file photo shows an AT&T logo at a store in Hialeah, Fla. On Monday, Feb. 26, 2018, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said the Federal Trade Commission can indeed punish telecommunications companies for deceptive practices. The FTC still must prove that AT&T was deceptive. The case is over claims that AT&T misled smartphone customers in offering unlimited data plans, but slowing speeds for heavy users. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz, File)
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Russian assassination plots against those supporting Ukraine uncovered in Europe, official says
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz speaks during a news conference at the end of the NATO 75th anniversary summit at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC, on July 11, 2024. (Photo by Drew ANGERER / AFP) (Photo by DREW ANGERER/AFP via Getty Images)
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Ticketmaster’s customer data hack, lie-detecting AI and the rise of super cheap online shopping
A new study says AI is better at detecting lies than humans, and polygraph tests.
opinion
Warning: Your social-media feed may contain traces of the Kremlin
The Editorial Board
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EncroChat’s Canadian leader knowingly sold encryption service to criminals, French authorities allege
EncroChat and Europol logos are seen in this illustration taken, June 27, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
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Canada warns of Russian ‘bot farm’ powered by AI spreading online disinformation
Canadian security officials are warning of a Russian propaganda campaign that is spreading online disinformation through social media site X. A man uses a computer keyboard in Toronto in a Sunday, Oct. 9, 2023 photo illustration. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graeme Roy
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Ticketmaster notice of privacy breach months after hack triggers customer backlash
FILE - In this May 11, 2009 file photo, Ticketmaster tickets and gift cards are shown at a box office in San Jose, Calif. Live Nation is investigating a data breach at its Ticketmaster subsidiary, which dominates ticketing for live events in the United States. Live Nation, based in Beverly Hills, Calif., said in a regulatory filing Friday, May 31, 2024, that on May 27 "a criminal threat actor'' offered to sell Ticketmaster data on the dark web. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)
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Deceptive design patterns of websites and apps makes protecting privacy harder, watchdog says
Privacy Commissioner of Canada Philippe Dufresne takes part in a news conference in Ottawa, on Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024. Dufresne says a review of websites and mobile apps has found that deceptive design patterns that make it difficult for people to protect their privacy are not only prevalent, but often worse among those geared toward children.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
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Hezbollah using landlines, pagers to avoid Israel’s high-tech surveillance
Hezbollah's deputy leader Sheik Naim Kassem, speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon, Tuesday, July 2, 2024. Kassem said that the only definite path to a cease-fire on the Lebanon-Israel border is a full cease-fire in Gaza. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
international business
Global regulators tighten rules on banks outsourcing services
File photo: People line up to withdraw cash from an automated teller machine (ATM) outside a bank in Havana, Cuba, August 3, 2023. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini/File photo
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Ticketmaster says data security incident may affect users’ personal information
In this photo taken Monday, May 11, 2009, Ticketmaster tickets for a concert are shown at a box office in San Jose, Calif. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)
politics
Conservative supporters show higher susceptibility to Russian disinformation: survey
FILE - Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a meeting at the Russian Foreign Ministry in Moscow, on June 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File)
international business
Crypto hacking thefts doubled to nearly US$1.4-billion in first half of 2024, researchers say
Representations of cryptocurrencies are seen in this illustration, August 10, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/ File photo
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