A staggering 16 billion passwords linked to Apple, Facebook, and Google have been leaked in what is said to be one of the largest data breaches in history Billions of passwords have been leaked(Image: PA) A staggering 16 billion passwords linked to Apple, Facebook, and Google users have been leaked, according to researchers. The breach … Read more
Front Burner Palantir’s technology has been used by everyone from the CIA and Mossad to Airbus and Morgan Stanley. The multi-billion dollar big data software company is at the centre of many of the major issues of our time. CBC News · Posted: Jun 17, 2025 8:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 3 hours ago … Read more
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Privacy officials for Canada and the United Kingdom are set to speak Tuesday about the findings of a joint investigation into a global data breach that occurred nearly two years ago at the direct-to-consumer genetic testing company 23andMe. Canadian privacy commissioner Philippe Dufresne and British information commissioner … Read more
Illustration of the SK Hynix company logo seen displayed on a smartphone screen. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Shares in South Korea’s SK Hynix extended gains to hit a more than 2-decade high on Tuesday, following reports over the weekend that SK Group plans to build the country’s largest AI data center. SK … Read more
23andMe founder Anne Wojcicki speaks during a House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform hearing in Washington, D.C., on June 10, 2025. Andrew Harnik | Getty Images Anne Wojcicki, the co-founder and former CEO of 23andMe, has regained control over the embattled genetic testing company after her new nonprofit, TTAM Research Institute, outbid Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, … Read more
Anne Wojcicki, the co-founder and former CEO of 23andMe, has regained control over the embattled genetic testing company after her new nonprofit, TTAM Research Institute, outbid Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, the company announced Friday. TTAM will acquire substantially all of 23andMe’s assets for $305 million, including its Personal Genome Service and Research Services business lines as well … Read more
Using a free app to hide your internet traffic? The company behind it could be quietly tied to China, where the government maintains the ability to surveil all user data, according to a report published Thursday by the Technology Transparency Project. The report accuses 17 Apps — six on Apple’s App Store, four on the … Read more
U.S. data center operator Vantage has raised 720 million euros ($821.4 million) — the first of its kind deal in Europe. The asset-backed securitization (ABS) deal, the first ever euro-denominated with data center assets on the continent, involves four data centers in Germany. The company said it will be paying on average a 4.3% coupon … Read more