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Serbian police used Cellebrite to unlock, then plant spyware, on a journalist’s phone

Amnesty said it found NoviSpy, an Android spyware linked to Serbian intelligence, on the phones of several members of Serbian civil society following police stops. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Bitcoin rises to new record above $106,000 as investors await this week’s Fed decision

Bitcoin rallied to a new all-time high Sunday evening as investors awaited the Federal Reserve’s final interest rate decision of the year.

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Bitcoin hits new record high of more than $106,000

The world’s largest cryptocurrency has risen by more than 50% since Donald Trump’s election victory.

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Revisiting 19th-century Paris with VR

While I have fond memories of past efforts to combine VR content with real-world locations, I’d assumed the pandemic had put those ambitions to an end. If I wanted VR in 2024, I thought I’d have to buy a headset, … Continue reading

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NeurIPS keynote speaker apologizes for reference to Chinese student

A speaker at the annual NeurIPS AI conference has drawn criticism — not for her opinions about AI, but the way she referred to a Chinese student. During her keynote presentation on “How to optimize what matters most,” MIT Media … Continue reading

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The 2025 Lucid Air Pure is a luxe ride at $69,900 with room for tech tune-ups

The all-electric 2025 Lucid Air Pure is a dreamy, sexy car that’s no less luxurious for being the cheapest trim in Lucid’s Air lineup. I felt fancy and discerning driving around, but in an understated way – as if I … Continue reading

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How Student Phones and Social Media Are Fueling Fights in Schools

Cafeteria melees. Students kicked in the head. Injured educators. Technology is stoking cycles of violence in schools across the United States.

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Apple reportedly developing foldable iPhone and iPad

The next big upgrade to Apple’s mobile devices could be foldability, according to multiple reports published Sunday. According to The Wall Street Journal, Apple is aiming to launch two foldable devices in the next few years. There’s a larger model … Continue reading

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Open source companies that go proprietary: A timeline

Open source might be the building blocks of the modern software stack, but companies building businesses off the back of open source software face a perennial struggle between keeping their community happy and ensuring that third parties don’t abuse the … Continue reading

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Why the U.S. government is saying all citizens should use end-to-end encrypted messaging

If you are not using end-to-end encrypted messaging on your phone already, the U.S. government has a warning message for you about China and your texts.

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