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Venice nets $2.2 million in day-tripper tax pilot. Opponents say it failed to deter visitors
VENICE, Italy (AP) — Venice on Sunday wrapped up a pilot program charging day-trippers an entrance fee, more than 2 […]
Data of nearly all AT&T customers downloaded from a third-party platform in security breach
The data of nearly all customers of the telecommunications giant AT&T was downloaded from a third-party platform in a security […]
What’s worse than thieves hacking into your bank account? When they steal your phone number, too
WASHINGTON (AP) — One Monday morning in May, I woke up and grabbed my cell phone to read the news […]
Conservative groups are pushing to clean voter rolls. Others see an effort to sow election distrust
Conservative groups are systematically attempting to challenge the legitimacy of large numbers of voter registrations across the country before the […]
One Tech Tip: Protecting yourself against SIM swapping
NEW YORK (AP) — SIM-swapping is a growing form of identity theft that goes beyond hacking into an email or […]
Former Georgia insurance commissioner sentenced to prison after pleading guilty to health care fraud
ATLANTA (AP) — A federal judge on Friday sentenced former Georgia Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine to serve three-and-a-half years in […]
Japan punishes hundreds of defense officials for mishandling classified data and other misconduct
TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s defense ministry announced disciplinary action on Friday against more than 200 senior officials and service members […]
One Tech Tip: What to do if your personal info has been exposed in a data breach
LONDON (AP) — Data breaches like the most recent one involving AT&T customers are becoming an almost regular occurrence. As […]
European Union says X’s blue checks are deceptive ‘dark patterns’ that breach its social media laws
LONDON (AP) — The European Union said Friday that blue checkmarks from Elon Musk’s X are deceptive and that the […]
A Niagara city bows to climate deniers & conspiracy theories, withdraws from national partnership to reduce emissionsTraining AI requires more data than we have — generating synthetic data could help solve this challenge
A packed Thorold Council Chambers broke into applause on June 18th following a decisive 7-1 vote. It had nothing to […]