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Update Google Chrome now, warn both Google and the Department of Homeland Security, as hackers already have attack exploit code for a high-severity, zero-day vulnerability. Homeland Security advises users to update Google Chrome browser ASSOCIATED PRESS Google has confirmed that it is aware of reports that a zero-day Chrome browser exploit exists in the wild. The Department of Homeland Security cybersecurity agency, CISA, has advised users to update now. … Source link

As the Buffalo Bills get set to take on the Kansas City Chiefs, the latest episode of Code of Conduct with J. Spence will help you get ready for kickoff. Special guest Terez Paylor of Yahoo! Sports joins the show this week to go in depth on the AFC Championship game. The video stream of the podcast is available below, as well as the audio stream as well. Subscribe to the Buffalo Rumblings podcast channel featuring Billieve,… Source link

TipRanks 2 “Strong Buy” Penny Stocks That Could See Outsized Gains Well, it’s official. Joe Biden is now President, and he’ll be backed – at least for the short term – by Democratic majorities in both Houses of Congress. Wall Street is taking the measure of the new Administration, and sees, among its first moves, a boost in fiscal stimulus that is likely to goose consumer spending, bump corporate profits, and provide general economic support in the first half of 2021. Covering the… Source link

SYDNEY, Jan 22 (Reuters) – Google said on Friday it will disable its search function in Australia if the government proceeds with a media code that would force it and Facebook Inc to pay local media companies for sharing their content. Australia is on course to pass laws that would make the Big Tech giants negotiate payments with local publishers and broadcasters for content. If they can’t strike a deal, a government-appointed arbitrator will decide the price. “The code’s arbitration… Source link

The project would end early next month, he said. “In 2018, the value we provided to publishers through referral traffic alone was estimated at $218 million.” Mel Silva, managing director of Google Australia, says 80 per cent of submissions to the ACCC raised concerns with the plan.Credit:Jeremy Piper The admission from the digital giant comes in the middle of a battle between the federal government and the tech giants over plans to force Google and Facebook to pay news publishers for… Source link

The NSW Health Minister has blasted people not complying with Covid-safe practices after footage emerged of a man’s aggressive behaviour inside a McDonald’s restaurant on the weekend. Brad Hazzard was asked about people not complying with Covid rules and checking in at venues using QR codes, after video of a man lashing out at McDonald’s at Kellyville Ridge on Saturday was broadcast on Monday. In a statement, NSW Police said staff asked the man to complete a COVID-safe check-in before he… Source link

The Australian government tabled world-first media legislation in parliament on Wednesday that will force Google and Facebook to negotiate a fair payment with news organisations for using their content in Facebook’s newsfeed and Google’s search. The Australian law is separate to a recent deal Facebook made to pay mainstream UK news outlets millions of pounds a year to license their articles, but has a similar motivation. The social network signed the deals as it faces the threat of a… Source link

STEM Education Google Launches Code Next Connect Google’s free computer science education program, Code Next, is adding a virtual component and expanding into more states. The launch of the virtual component of the program, called Code Next Connect, was announced as part of Google’s Computer Science Education Week activities yesterday. The Code Next program is aimed at black and Latinx high school students… Source link

Australia’s mandatory news code no longer excludes the ABC and SBS from receiving payments from Google and Facebook for using their content. The addition of the public broadcasters is one of the significant changes treasurer Josh Frydenberg has made to the draft mandatory news code before it is tabled in parliament by 10 December. Labor, the Greens and several crossbenchers suggested the ABC and SBS should be added to the ranks of Australian news publishers to benefit from the code, in the… Source link

At the heart of the government’s lawsuit is a secretive deal under which Google allegedly pays billions of dollars a year to Apple to ensure that its search product is the default on iPhones and other Apple devices. Google has similar agreements with other companies, but the size of the Apple deal makes it especially crucial to the search giant. The deal: Google (GOOGL) CEO Sundar Pichai and Apple (AAPL) boss Tim Cook, met in 2018 to discuss how their companies could work together to drive… Source link