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Nissan suffered a data breach last November in a ransomware attack that exposed the Social Security numbers of thousands of former and current employees, the Japanese automaker said Wednesday. Nissan’s U.S.-based subsidiary, Nissan North America, detailed the cyberattack in a May 15 letter to affected individuals. In the letter, Nissan North America said a bad actor attacked
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Washington — A pair of brothers from New York and Boston were taken into federal custody Tuesday, accused by prosecutors of devising a novel criminal scheme to steal about $25 million in cryptocurrency from a commonly used blockchain, according to a newly unsealed indictment. Anton and James Peraire-Bueno were charged with wire fraud and conspiracy
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TikTok creators sue U.S. government over law that threatens to ban the social media app – CBS News Watch CBS News A group of TikTok creators is suing to stop a new law that could ban the social media app in the U.S. The legal challenge follows another lawsuit filed by TikTok and its China-based
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Meta launches new AI assistant Meta launches new AI assistant with Llama 3 model 03:33 Facebook-owner Meta said Tuesday it is shutting down its business-focused Workplace app to focus on artificial intelligence and metaverse. The company said it believes the AI and metaverse technologies it is developing “will fundamentally reshape the way we work” as
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Everywhere you look, things are getting more complicated. Our phones have over a thousand settings. Showerheads come with apps. Cars have touchscreens. Ovens have touchscreens. “There’s no doubt that ‘featuritis’ is real,” said design consultant Jakob Nielsen. “Most of these things are too complicated.” Nielsen says that part of the problem is bad design: “Simplicity
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What happened to “simple” design? – CBS News Watch CBS News Everywhere you look, products are getting too complicated, with more and more features aimed at attracting consumers. But designing things to do more can often lead to frustrated and unhappy customers. For designers, it’s a constant and complex balance to get it just right.
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DOJ targets Apple in antitrust lawsuit DOJ targets Apple in antitrust lawsuit, alleging monopoly practices 02:59 Tech giant Apple on Thursday issued an apology following widespread backlash over a new commercial released earlier this week for the latest iPad Pro which shows an array of artistic tools and objects being destroyed. Titled “Crush!,” the ad
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Undercover sting operation renews attention of need to protect kids on social media – CBS News Watch CBS News An undercover sting operation in New Mexico is renewing calls by law enforcement for social media platforms to do more to protect kids online. Bodycam video exclusively obtained by CBS News shows how police took down
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Whistleblower from Boeing supplier says he was pressured to ignore defects during inspections – CBS News Watch CBS News Santiago Paredes spent a decade doing final inspections on 737 fuselages for Spirit AeroSystems, one of Boeing’s largest suppliers. He says he filed an ethics complaint when his managers asked him to speed up inspections about
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Technology has allowed activist Jordyn Zimmerman, a nonspeaking autistic woman, to find her voice. Zimmerman’s early life was spent communicating through body language and pictures. She bounced between numerous school systems in Ohio. It wasn’t until the age of 18 — when she began using Proloquo2Go, an augmentative and alternative communication app — that her
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