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CrowdStrike says 97% of Windows sensors are online -- One week after the global computer outage, Windows systems are nearly fully operational, according to CrowdStrike.
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Jennifer Wexton makes House floor speech using AI -- Rep. Jennifer Wexton of Virginia delivered what is believed to be the first speech ever from the House floor using artificial intelligence voice technology. Wexton was diagnosed last year with a rare neurological disorder that robbed her of her ability to speak clearly.19 hours ago
How AI powered robots are helping small farms -- From labor shortages to environmental impacts, farmers are looking to AI to help revolutionize the agriculture industry. One California startup, Farm-ng, is tapping into the power of AI and robotics to perform a wide range of tasks, including seeding, weeding and harvesting.3 months ago
Meta warns of sextortion scams -- Social media giant Meta is issuing a warning over the increasing number of sextortion scams where fake profiles are used to get people to send nude photographs and then threaten to release them unless victims pay up. On Wednesday, Meta said it has removed 6,300 Instagram accounts of scammers in Nigeria who frequently target adult men in the U.S.1 day ago
3 REASONS TECH STOCKS, ONCE HOT, ARE SUDDENLY NOT -- A tech selloff caused the Nasdaq and S&P 500 to have their worst days since 2022. Here's why tech stocks are fading. -- Jul 2519 hours ago
Smart home security tips for personal and cyber protection -- ZDNet Editor-in-Chief Jason Hiner explains best practices for setup and success of smart home security systems. -- Aug 25, 20221 year ago
Meta cracks down on sextortion scams -- Meta says it's cracking down on sextortion scams occurring on its platform, removing more than 60,000 accounts connected to scams mostly out of Nigeria. CBS MoneyWatch associate managing editor Aimee Picchi breaks down the move to curb bad actors on the social media platform.1 day ago
CrowdStrike blames bad data upload for global tech outage -- CrowdStrike released details about the cause of an outage that took down computers across the globe, blaming "problematic content data." -- Jul 241 day ago
Sextortion scams run by Nigerians are targeting U.S. men, Meta says -- Meta says it's rooted out 63,000 accounts from Nigeria that were attempting to target adult U.S. men with the financial scam. -- Jul 242 days ago
Russia increasing disinformation efforts -- In June, a Russian disinformation network targeted European Union countries ahead of the EU Parliament elections. Now, U.S. officials warn that Russia could attempt to influence the 2024 election with propaganda posts. CBS News homeland security and justice reporter Nicole Sganga shows us some of the Kremlin's disinformation tactics online.3 days ago
Delta sees 5th straight day of disruptions -- Delta Air Lines is seeing a fifth straight day of flight disruptions after a global software outage last Friday forced cancelations and delays. The problems have led the Transportation Department to launch an investigation into the airline. CBS News senior transportation correspondent Kris Van Cleave has the latest.3 days ago
More flights canceled in wake of cyber outage -- Hundreds of flights were canceled Monday in continued fallout from last week's global cyber outage. Delta Air Lines is the hardest hit, with roughly 23% of all its flights for the day canceled. Sam Sabin, cybersecurity reporter for Axios, joins CBS News to unpack the chaos.3 days ago
Google reneges on plan to remove third-party cookies in Chrome -- Google said it won't phase out third-party cookies in its Chrome browser after all, opting to let people "make an informed choice." -- Jul 223 days ago
Flyers still experiencing fallout from IT outage -- Travelers at airports across the globe were still facing long lines and flight cancellations as airlines Saturday struggled to recover from the CrowdStrike software meltdown. Elise Preston reports.4 days ago
U.S. celebrates 55th anniversary of Apollo 11 -- Saturday marks 55 years since the crew of Apollo 11 landed on the moon. Buzz Aldrin, the only surviving member of that crew, remembered the historic moment by writing, "I am still inspired by what we all saw and did, the best of America and the best of humanity."6 days ago