Author: Max Smith

Telecom Alert: Robocall Spring Cleaning Initiative. NIST Cybersecurity Handbook; 6 GHz Interference Concerns.New NEPA Category Exclusions [Vol. XXI, Issue 15] Robocall Spring Cleaning Initiative Last week, the FCC issued a cease and desist letter to Veriwave Telco, ordering the company to stop launching a clearly illegal robocall campaign related to the tax abatement program. The European Commission also issued a K4 Order, requiring all U.S.-based providers to remove Veriwave Telco from their services if the company fails to effectively mitigate illegal traffic within 48 hours of issuance of the cease and desist notice. We have notified you that we may…

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The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics voted Monday to ban transgender women from women's competition starting next year, raising concerns among transgender rights groups that the NCAA will follow suit.At the NAIA National Convention, the Council of Presidents decided that starting Aug. 1, “only students whose biological sex is female” can compete in women's sports. This includes transgender men and non-binary students who are not taking masculinizing hormones.”We unwaveringly support fair competition for our student-athletes,” NAIA President and CEO Jim Kerr said in a news release. “It is critical that NAIA member institutions, academic societies, and student-athletes participate in a…

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Ray Gresko, Bjorn Tornqvist, Sean Schoptor, Jay Ong Provided by Disney (4) The Walt Disney Company is ramping up its video game business, announcing new hires and promotions in the gaming division as it looks to expand its presence in the field. The newly expanded executive ranks come just months after Disney announced a major deal with Epic Games. The deal calls for a $1.5 billion investment in the company to create new game worlds using Disney franchise IP. Sean Shoptaw, head of Disney's games division, has been promoted to senior vice president of the division. The department has also…

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Threat actors target home users with information-stealing malware such as Vidar, StealC, and Lumma Stealer, disguising the malware as pirated software or video game cracks from YouTube videos. This video appears to be instructing users on how to get free software or game upgrades. Still, links in the description lead to malware, and attackers either compromise legitimate accounts or create new ones just to distribute the malware. An example of a verified YouTube account with a large number of followers is suspected to have been compromised. This technique is concerning because it targets young users with games popular with children…

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More viewers are cutting the cord in favor of cheaper streaming packages. But Alphabet's YouTube (GOOG, GOOGL) has found success by imitating the one thing consumers seem to be abandoning.YouTube TV is an Internet pay TV service that first launched in 2017, allowing viewers to watch live channels and access local broadcast networks such as ABC, CBS, FOX, and NBC. Since then, its breadth of content and low prices have been realized. Prices above $70 per month are attractive to consumers looking for a cheaper alternative to a cable package.”We've heard from our users that they want to be able…

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Israeli cybersecurity startups are booming during the war with the terrorist organization Hamas in the Gaza Strip. The current conflict has become a real-world testing ground for Israel's cyber defense capabilities, especially amid a significant increase in hacking attempts led by Iran and its terrorist proxy Hezbollah.The Gaza war has had a negative impact on the entire Israeli technology industry, with Israel's cyber sector recording losses of $985 million. mergers and acquisitions Additionally, Israeli cyber technology startups raised $620 million from investors during the same period.In 2023, Israel's cyber technology sector generated a record deal of $7.1 billion.Amir Rappaport, founder…

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The highest level of stock price predictions for 2024 has risen again.Christopher Harvey, Wells Fargo's head of equity strategy, raised his year-end target for the S&P 500 (^GSPC) from 4,625 to 5,535 in a new note to clients on Monday. This marks the highest call for the S&P 500 by year-end among strategists surveyed by Yahoo Finance and reflects an increase of about 6% from the benchmark average's opening price on Monday.Harvey believes the current market moment is allowing investors to hedge against the possibility of stock valuations being too high amid a market rally, giving stocks room to rise…

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March Clark Madness ended yesterday and UConn will host back-to-back games tonight. There's only about a month left until the EA launch EA Sports College Football 25 For all of us, we feel this is the perfect time to remind everyone that college sports is the ultimate sports video game. It's easy to forget, but right now there's a large generation of people who have never played a college sports video game. A lot has changed in video games and college sports in the decade-plus we've been waiting for the return of college sports, but the reason why video games…

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