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Hardware & Software, Tech

Geopolitics complicates Apple’s relationship with China

September 18, 2023

Via: ArsTechnica

In March, Tim Cook was among the first batch of foreign executives to land in Beijing to court high-level officials after the lifting of pandemic-era restrictions, with Apple’s chief lauding how the company and China had grown together in a […]


Hardware & Software, Tech

France wants to ban iPhone 12 due to high radiation level concerns

September 13, 2023

Via: BGR

France’s FCC has ordered Apple to remove the iPhone 12 from the local market as the model exceeds the limit for electromagnetic absorption by the body. The information comes from the French blog France24. ANFR, the French agency that regulates […]


Hardware & Software, Tech

Government contractors grapple with enforcement challenges of TikTok ban

August 8, 2023

Via: Government Executive

Industry groups have expressed privacy and censorship concerns over a federal ban that prohibits government contractors from using the TikTok social media app on covered devices, while warning that monitoring compliance and implementation could prove difficult for many organizations. In […]


Hardware & Software, Tech

Selling Software to the US Government? Know Security Attestation First

August 7, 2023

Via: Dark Reading

Over the past several months, the US government has introduced several new requirements affecting organizations that sell software to government agencies. Because these new requirements are complex, many leaders are not yet sure how their organization will be impacted. In […]


Hardware & Software, Tech

Biden administration set to limit US tech investment in China next month

July 31, 2023

Via: TechSpot

Citing people familiar with the matter, Bloomberg reports that the order will primarily target areas where the US has previously attempted to restrict China’s development: semiconductors, artificial intelligence, and quantum computing. The publication writes that the order will not affect […]


Hardware & Software, Tech

EU commissioner wants all member states to ban Huawei and ZTE’s 5G equipment

June 19, 2023

Via: TechSpot

Breton expressed his disappointment that, despite EU guidelines urging its 27 member states to prohibit ‘high-risk’ vendors from supplying 5G equipment, only 10 have implemented this plan. He stated that the inaction of the majority of EU member states poses […]


Hardware & Software, Tech

Industry calls for clarity after White House extends software security form deadline

June 12, 2023

Via: FCW

Software companies and industry leaders praised a White House decision to extend the deadline for agencies to begin collecting software security attestation forms from contractors, while calling for further clarity regarding the specific details that vendors will need to provide […]


Cybersecurity, Hardware & Software, Tech

Public sector apps face widespread security challenges, report reveals

June 7, 2023

Via: FCW

The vast majority of applications developed by public sector organizations over the last year suffered from at least one security flaw, according to a new report that analyzed 750,000 applications developed by the public and private sectors. Software security firm […]


Hardware & Software, Policy, State & Local, Tech

TikTok sues to stop Montana from enforcing its “unconstitutional” ban

May 23, 2023

Via: ArsTechnica

Days after TikTok users sued to block Montana’s TikTok ban, TikTok has followed through on its promise to fight the ban and filed its own lawsuit in a United States district court in Montana. “We are challenging Montana’s unconstitutional TikTok […]


Hardware & Software, Tech

Planned Login-dot-gov Deployment at IRS is Postponed

March 28, 2023

Via: Government Executive

The IRS and General Services Administration are delaying the deployment of the government-operated sign-on service Login.gov at the IRS due to concerns about Login’s ability to handle a sudden spike in usage as Tax Day approaches, FCW has learned. The […]


Hardware & Software, IT Policy, Tech

US to adopt new restrictions on using commercial spyware

March 27, 2023

Via: Federal News Network

The U.S. government will restrict its use of commercial spyware tools that have been used to surveil human rights activists, journalists and dissidents around the world, under an executive order issued Monday by President Joe Biden. The order responds to […]


Hardware & Software, Tech

Chipmakers fight spread of US crackdowns on “forever chemicals”

March 23, 2023

Via: ArsTechnica

Intel and other semiconductor companies have joined together with industrial materials businesses to fight US clampdowns on “forever chemicals,” substances used in myriad products that are slow to break down in the environment. The lobbying push from chipmakers broadens the […]


Hardware & Software, Tech

UK bans TikTok on government devices over data security fears

March 16, 2023

Via: CSO Online

Social media app TikTok has been banned on UK government electronic devices, the Cabinet Office has announced. The ban, announced by the chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, Oliver Dowden, comes in the wake of a security review into the […]


Federal, Hardware & Software, Policy, Tech

White House supports Senate bill that would enable US to ban TikTok

March 8, 2023

Via: TechSpot

The bipartisan Senate bill endorsed by the White House empowers Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo to review deals, software updates, or data transfers by information and communications technology in which a foreign adversary has an interest, writes CNBC. There are […]


Hardware & Software, Tech

US restrictions see China’s chip imports plummet 27% in first two months of 2023

March 7, 2023

Via: TechSpot

According to China’s General Administration of Customs data published Tuesday (via The South China Morning Post), the country imported 67.6 billion integrated circuits (IC) in January and February. That’s down 26.5% from the same period last year, and higher than […]


Hardware & Software, Tech

Microsoft adds AI-powered Bing to the Windows 11 taskbar in a big way

February 28, 2023

Via: BGR

Microsoft clearly has more than a few kinks to work out in its new AI-powered Bing chat before it’s ready for primetime, but that isn’t stopping the company from expanding the feature throughout its ecosystem at a surprisingly rapid pace. […]


Hardware & Software, Tech

Biden refuses to stop potential Apple Watch import ban

February 22, 2023

Via: TechSpot

The situation revolves around medical device maker AliveCor. In May, the company filed suit against Apple, claiming the iPhone creator stole its EKG heart-rate monitoring technology and cornered the market in a “predatory” manner. AliveCor said that it first shared […]


Hardware & Software, Tech

Report: Pentagon Personnel Use Unauthorized, Unsafe Apps on Work Devices

February 15, 2023

Via: Government Executive

Department of Defense personnel are using unauthorized mobile applications on their government-issued mobile devices, potentially jeopardizing sensitive national security information, according to a report released by the agency’s Office of Inspector General on Feb. 9. The partially redacted management advisory […]


Hardware & Software, Tech

US Senator wants Apple and Google to ban TikTok from app stores

February 2, 2023

Via: BGR

Michael F. Bennet, a Colorado Democrat Senator, called out Apple and Google to ban TikTok from their app stores. According to him, the Chinese application is a threat to national security. “Chinese Communist Party dictates should have the power to […]


Federal, Hardware & Software, Policy, Tech

TikTok owner spent record amount lobbying in 2022 as it faces national security concerns, ban threats

January 27, 2023

Via: Fox News

TikTok’s Chinese parent company ByteDance and its subsidiaries spent a personal record amount lobbying in 2022 as the social media giant faces national security concerns and threats of bans in the United States. ByteDance and its subsidiaries finished last year […]