The Senate passed a measure that would make Daylight Savings Time permanent across the U.S. The bill — the Sunshine Protection Act co-sponsored by Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) and Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) — was passed by unanimous consent. It would make Daylight Savings time permanent in 2023. If the Read more…
Facebook parent Meta Platforms clarified on Sunday that it is against the company’s user rules to share a post that “calls for the death of a head of state” — likely a reference to Russian President Vladimir Putin. Last week, Facebook temporarily relaxed its policies so that Ukrainian users could Read more…
Russia followed through on its threat to block Meta-owned Instagram on Monday, cutting off access to tens of millions of users in the country. Instagram is popular in Russia. It’s Meta’s second most popular app there, according to data from Sensor Tower, behind ubiquitous messaging service WhatsApp. The app has Read more…
Amid the ongoing disruption from Russia, some ethical hackers in Ukraine are feeling lost as bug bounty platform HackerOne has allegedly withheld their payouts. The loss due to the sudden halt is said to have mounted to hundreds and thousands of dollars. A few of the affected ethical hackers — Read more…
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s attempt to appeal extradition was denied by the UK’s Supreme Court on Monday. Assange was initially granted the right to petition the court in late January. The UK’s highest court denied Assange’s bid because “the application does not raise an arguable point of law,” according to Read more…
Crypto firms in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are being deluged with requests to liquidate billions of dollars of virtual currency as Russians seek a safe haven for their fortunes, Reuters is reporting, citing company executives and financial sources. Some clients are using cryptocurrency to invest in real estate in Read more…
A number of Israeli government websites went down on Monday in what may be the largest-ever cyberattack carried out against the country. The Israeli cyber authority confirmed the attack was a DDos (Digital-denial of service) attack that had blocked access to government websites, and that all websites were back online. Read more…