Friday, November 22nd
    GitHub launches $1.25M open source fund with a focus on security
    20 Nov, 2024

    GitHub launches $1.25M open source fund with a focus on security

    GitHub has launched the GitHub Secure Open Source Fund, with an initial capital injection of $1.25 million from investors including American Express, 1Password, Shopify, Stripe, and Microsoft.

    Mozilla Foundation cuts 30% of its staff
    Nov 06

    Mozilla Foundation cuts 30% of its staff and discontinues its advocacy division

    Mozilla Foundation has laid off 30% of its employees due to a "relentless onslaught of change" in the tech industry.

    Microsoft said that it lost weeks of security data
    Oct 18

    Microsoft said that it lost weeks of security data for its customers' cloud products

    Microsoft has reported a lack of security logs for some of its cloud products, leaving community protectors without essential information for detecting potential intrusions.

    Google asks 9th Circuit for emergency stay
    Oct 17

    Google asks 9th Circuit for emergency stay, says Epic ruling ‘is dangerous’

    Google has requested a stay of judgment from Judge James Donato's decision in Epic v.

    Data breach
    Oct 08

    Data breach leaks SSNs of over 230,000 Comcast customers

    Over 237,700 Comcast customers' personal data was compromised in a data breach linked to Financial Business and Consumer Solutions (FBCS), a collection agency.

    Sep 30

    Epic is suing Google again and now Samsung, too

    Tim Sweeney alleges they are working together to prevent new app shops from being installed on Samsung phones.

    Sep 25

    Mozilla hit with privacy complaint in EU over Firefox tracking tech

    Mozilla has been accused of turning the Firefox browser into a tracking tool for websites, known as Privacy Preserving Attribution (PPA).

    Sep 20

    LinkedIn has ceased collecting data from U.K users for AI

    LinkedIn has paused AI model training for UK users, a move that has sparked criticism from privacy experts.

    Sep 17

    Cisco's second layoff in 2024 impacts thousands of people

    Cisco has laid off thousands of employees following its second dismissal in 2024.

    Sep 14

    TikTok is going to get its day in court

    The Colombia County Court will hear the oral discussion of TikTok V. Garland, a lawsuit by TikTok against the US government, based on evidence that no one wants a company on social networks.