It is not yet clear how the cuts will impact Ireland – Google employs 7,000 people here
FAA says outage was from accidental contractor mistake: CBS News Flash Jan. 20, 2023
The FAA says contractors working on a pilot-alert system accidentally deleted files last week — disrupting air traffic across the country. The agency says there’s no evidence of a cyberattack and it’s taking steps to keep it from recurring. T-Mobile s…
Live: France’s Macron announces hike in military spending amid Ukraine war
French President Emmanuel Macron unveiled his vision for modernising the military in his nuclear-armed country on Friday, saying 400 billion euros ($433.16 billion) would be assigned to the army in 2024-2030 – up from 295 billion euros in the previous…
Japan refiles request to list divisive gold mine on UNESCO
Japan has formally resubmitted documents seeking to obtain UNESCO World Heritage recognition for a controversial former gold mine that has added to diplomatic frictions with South Korea over Japanese wartime actions.
Ransomware Revenue Plunged in 2022 as More Victims Refuse to Pay Up: Report
Cybercriminals earned significantly less from ransomware attacks in 2022 compared to 2021 as victims are increasingly refusing to pay ransom demands, according to data from Chainalysis.
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CIA Director Visits Kyiv, Meets with Ukraine’s Zelenskyy
The CIA director has briefed Zelenskyy repeatedly before and since Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine last February.
Protecting the Universal Remote Control of Your Life—Your Smartphone

Aside from using it for calls and texting, we use our smartphones for plenty of things. We’re sending money with…
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We lost our entire £54,000 life savings after getting bizarre ‘Uber’ text – but reaction from our bank was even WORSE
A COUPLE lost their entire life savings because of a single text message.
James Green and Sarah Gerendasi, from Victoria, Australia, were duped out of £54,000 after being targeted by scammers.
9 newsJames Green and Sarah Gerendasi were duped out …
Sources: Google executives met with Larry Page and Sergey Brin last month to discuss Google’s AI efforts, as the company seeks to combat OpenAI’s ChatGPT (Nico Grant/New York Times)
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Sources: Google executives met with Larry Page and Sergey Brin last month to discuss Google’s AI efforts, as the company seeks to combat OpenAI’s ChatGPT — A rival chatbot has shaken Google out of its ro…