Kyivstar Restores Wireless Internet Service After Cyberattack, VEON Says

Kyivstar Restores Wireless Internet Service After Cyberattack, VEON Says

Published: Dec. 15, 2023 at 1:45 p.m. ET By Will Feuer Kyivstar, Ukraine’s biggest wireless network operator, has restored mobile internet service across the country after a cyberattack earlier this week crippled the network, parent company VEON said. Kyivstar had already restored fixed connectivity and mobile voice services, VEON said. The next step is relaunching …

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Internet gambling and sports betting set new records in New Jersey

Internet gambling and sports betting set new records in New Jersey

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Internet gambling and sports betting set new records in New Jersey in November as the Atlantic City gambling market continues to evolve and become less dependent on physical casinos, according to figures released Friday. More than $171.5 million was won from online table games and slots by casinos and their technology …

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Jeff Bezos plays down AI dangers, says people should live in giant space stations

Jeff Bezos plays down AI dangers, says people should live in giant space stations

Artificial intelligence is more likely to save humanity than to destroy it, Jeff Bezos said recently. The billionaire also said he would like to see the human population grow to one trillion, with most people living in huge cylindrical space stations. In an interview with podcaster Lex Fridman, the Amazon AMZN founder and former CEO …

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Israel-Hamas war: Internet, phone networks collapse in Gaza

Israel-Hamas war: Internet, phone networks collapse in Gaza

KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Internet and telephone services collapsed across the Gaza Strip on Thursday for lack of fuel, the main Palestinian provider said, bringing a potentially long-term blackout of communications as Israel signaled its offensive against Hamas could next target the south, where most of the population has taken refuge. Israeli troops …

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Opinion: China uses the internet to disrupt U.S. and Western politics. What to watch for.

Opinion: China uses the internet to disrupt U.S. and Western politics. What to watch for.

Disinformation is deliberately generated misleading content disseminated for selfish or malicious purposes. Unlike misinformation, which may be shared unwittingly or with good intentions, disinformation aims to foment distrust, destabilize institutions, discredit good intentions, defame opponents and delegitimize sources of knowledge such as science and journalism. Many governments engage in disinformation campaigns. For instance, the Russian government …

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Here are 2023’s most-viewed articles on Wikipedia

Here are 2023’s most-viewed articles on Wikipedia

NEW YORK (AP) — Remember what you searched for in 2023? Well, Wikipedia has the receipts. English Wikipedia raked in more than 84 billion views this year, according to numbers released Tuesday by the Wikimedia Foundation, the non-profit behind the free, publicly edited online encyclopedia. And the most popular article was about ChatGPT (yes, the …

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Wikipedia, wrapped. Here are 2023’s most-viewed articles on the internet’s encyclopedia

Wikipedia, wrapped. Here are 2023’s most-viewed articles on the internet’s encyclopedia

NEW YORK — Remember what you searched for in 2023? Well, Wikipedia has the receipts. English Wikipedia raked in more than 84 billion views this year, according to numbers released Tuesday by the Wikimedia Foundation, the non-profit behind the free, publicly edited online encyclopedia. And the most popular article was about ChatGPT (yes, the AI …

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