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Russia helps Iran ‘kill Americans’, top EU diplomat says
The European Union’s foreign affairs chief Kaja Kallas has said Russian intelligence is helping Iran target Americans and U.S. allies. “We see that Russia is helping Iran with intelligence to target Americans, to kill Americans,” Kallas told reporters before a gathering of Group of Seven foreign ministers outside Paris. “Russia is also supporting Iran now…
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Meta and Google found liable for social media harm to children’s mental health
A young woman has successfully sued Meta and YouTube over her childhood addiction to social media. Jurors in Los Angeles found that Meta, which owns Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp, and Google, the owner of YouTube, intentionally built addictive social media platforms that harmed the 20-year old’s mental health. The woman, known as Kaley, was awarded…
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Epic Games lays off 1,000 employees
Epic Games, the developer of “Fortnite,” is laying off over 1,000 employees and cutting costs by $500m. Chief Executive Tim Sweeney announced the layoffs, attributing them to a decline in “Fortnite” engagement last year. “Despite Fortnite remaining one of the most successful games in the world, we’ve had challenges delivering consistent Fortnite magic with every…
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AWS’ Bahrain region ‘disrupted’ following drone activity
Amazon has said its Amazon Web Services region in Bahrain has been “disrupted” by drone activity amid the Gulf conflict. It is the second such incident within a month that its operations have been affected by the war. “As this ?situation evolves and, as we have advised before, we request those with workloads in the…
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Sole survivor of fatal Cybertruck crash files lawsuit against Tesla
The sole survivor of a 2024 Cybertruck crash in California has sued Tesla over the incident, which killed three college students who were unable to escape the burning vehicle. Jordan Miller’s complaint alleges that Tesla “consciously disregarded the safety of occupants in Tesla vehicles, and prioritized aesthetics over function” despite having knowledge of the dangers…
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Companies urged to secure Microsoft tool after Stryker cyberattack
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has urged companies to strengthen the security of Microsoft’s endpoint management tool, ?after a March 11 cyberattack on medical device maker Stryker’s computer systems that caused widespread disruption to its business. ?The company said it had experienced a global ?disruption to its Microsoft environment.
