From TechCrunch: Temu, the low-cost e-commerce marketplace owned by Chinese online retailer Pinduoduo, is to face the European Union’s strictest rules after authorities designated the company a “very large online platform” (VLOP) under the Digital Services Act (DSA).

The news comes some two weeks...

From ExtremeTech: Russia has begun fabricating its own semiconductors, though it's apparently a tiny bit behind the rest of the civilized world in advanced technology. A Russian representative told a news outlet it's testing its first lithography machine. But at 350nm, it's positively ancient...

From ComputerWorld: I don’t think NBC ever considered a show called ‘Frenemies,’ but if the broadcaster had done so, the script could echo imminent tension as Apple and Microsoft both cozy up to OpenAI and ChatGPT. It’s an open relationship that doesn’t appear to be making the Windows maker happy...

From PC World: Just a few weeks after an extensive attack on Eventim, another report of stolen accounts on a ticket site has emerged.

As Bleepingcomputer reports, there’s been a huge data leak at Ticketmaster and now millions of customers are at risk of their personal data being sold illegally...

From PC Mag: Students, teachers, and university researchers may soon have a new tool: ChatGPT EDU, which promises to assist with data analysis, document summaries, grant writing, paper grading, and more at an "affordable rate."

ChatGPT EDU is built on OpenAI's latest GPT-4o model, which offers...

From The Verge: The FBI says it dealt a serious blow to four malware groups by shutting down or disrupting over 100 servers hosting the attacks.

The crackdown is part of "Operation Endgame," which saw the FBI and police in Europe dismantle the criminal infrastructure behind four Windows-based...

From The Verge: A cyberattack was behind an incident last year that disabled over 600,000 internet routers across several Midwest states between October 25th and 27th, according to new research published by Lumen Technologies’ threat research arm, Black Lotus Labs. The incident wasn’t disclosed at...

From Tom's Hardware: Microsoft's principal program manager, Ned Pyle, addressed new security changes with Windows 11 24H2 via the Microsoft blog. The changes will deny access to unsecured routers with USB ports and some Network Attached Storage devices. Pyle mentions that the upcoming upgrade...