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News Archive - April 2024

US FCC approves T-Mobile deal to buy budget provider Mint Mobile

April 25, 2024

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission said it will approve the T-Mobile US deal to buy Ka'ena Corp, the owner of budget service provider Mint Mobile, for up to $1.35 billion.

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Cisco says hackers subverted its security devices to spy on governments

April 24, 2024

Cisco Systems said that hackers have subverted some of its digital security devices to break into government networks globally.

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Meta Stock Drops 15% on "Disappointing Q2 Forecast"

April 24, 2024

Meta reported its first quarter earnings, and while it beat analysts' expectations on the top and bottom lines, a disappointing Q2 forecast sent shares of the social media giant plummeting more than 15%. Zuckerberg said the company is "scaling capex and energy expenses for AI."

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AT&T now says data breach impacted 51 million customers

April 10, 2024

AT&T is notifying 51 million former and current customers, warning them of a data breach that exposed their personal information on a hacking forum. However, the company has still not disclosed how the data was obtained.

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Microsoft to separate Teams and Office globally amid antitrust scrutiny

April 2, 2024

Microsoft, will sell its chat and video app Teams separately from its Office product globally, the U.S. tech giant said on Monday.

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What we know about the xz Utils backdoor that almost infected the world

April 1, 2024

A lone Microsoft developer rocked the world when he revealed a backdoor had been intentionally planted in xz Utils, an open-source data compression utility available on almost all installations of Linux and other Unix-like operating systems.

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