Government

Russian state hackers have used a zero day in iOS to attack European politicians. The hackers were employed by the Russian intelligence service and exploited a leak in WebKit to send politicians a phishing link via LinkedIn.The…

Virgin Galactic has completed its first fully crewed test flight to the edge of space. During this Unity 22 mission, Virgin Galactic founder Richard Branson and five other company crew members reached an altitude of approximately 86…

Intel has said it can spread its planned $20 billion investment in a European chip factory across multiple member states. Intel previously said the company is considering several locations, including Germany and the Benelux.With these…

US President Joe Biden instructs the FTC to write new rules to address repair restrictions that tech companies impose on third parties. He believes that consumers should be able to decide for themselves who repairs their devices.The order…

Apple has blocked updates to apps in the App Store for supporting CAID, a Chinese alternative to IDFA, according to the Financial Times. The apps wanted to use CAID to track iPhone users, while in iOS that is only allowed after opt-in.…

Amazon acquires the encrypted messaging service Wicker. The company reports this in a blog post. It is unclear how much Amazon paid for the acquisition. A modified version of the messaging service is currently used by the United States…

Amber Alert will not be abolished for the time being at the request of the House of Representatives. JA21, SP, VVD, PvdA, D66, DENK and BBB filed a motion to keep the warning system that would be abolished on 22 July.The House of…

Honda plans to phase out combustion engine cars by 2040. The plan was drawn up by the new CEO of the Japanese automaker, Toshihiro Mibe. Honda would be the first Japanese automaker to announce it will completely phase out combustion engine…

TNO wants to create an experimental environment for artificial intelligence to test unintended adverse effects of algorithmic public decision-making. Citizens should also be involved in this, according to the institute.The living lab…

The Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute confirmed it was hit by a hack earlier this month. An unauthorized person gained access to the nuclear agency's systems through a VPN vulnerability. The Kaeri is still investigating what the…