What’s New? 26th June 2024

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Content: Legal, EV Transport, AI News, Security News, New Evolution in Tech, When Policies Fail Companies & Is It A Bird? Is It A Plane?

Welcome to todays ‘What’s New’ in tech. A roundup of key subjects you should probably know about listed below for your ease of access. If you think we’ve missed a story please email us on queries@ringingtreeit.co.uk and we’ll endeavour to add it.

Legal:

Apple in breach of law on App Store, says EU | 2 Minute Read

“The European Commission, which regulates competition in the EU, said Apple’s App Store squeezes out rival marketplaces, marking the first time it has found a company in breach of the Digital Markets Act (DMA).”

EV Transport:

Exploding batteries spark deadly S Korea factory fire | 2 Minute Read

“The blaze broke out on Monday morning at the Aricell plant in Hwaseong city, about 45km (28 miles) south of the capital Seoul.”

 

China hits back at West’s over-capacity allegations in EVs, lithium batteries | 3 Minute Read

“DALIAN, China, June 25 (Reuters) – China’s Premier Li Qiang used his address at a World Economic Forum meeting in Dalian to hit back at accusations from the U.S. and EU that Chinese firms benefit from unfair subsidies and are poised to flood their markets with cheap green technologies.”

AI News:

World’s biggest music labels sue over AI copyright | 2 Minute Read

“Firms including Sony Music, Universal Music Group and Warner Records say Suno and Udio have committed copyright infringement on an “almost unimaginable scale”.”

Security News:

Stolen test data and NHS numbers published by hospital hackers | 3 Minute Read

“Overnight on Thursday, Qilin shared almost 400GB of the private information on their darknet site.  The gang has been trying to extort money from NHS provider Synnovis since they hacked the firm on 3 June.”

 

UK and US cops band together to tackle Qilin’s ransomware shakedowns | 2 Minute Read

“UK and US cops have reportedly joined forces to find and fight Qilin, the ransomware gang wreaking havoc on the global healthcare industry.”

New Evolution in Tech:

The screen tech that can do almost anything | 4 Minute Read

“At first glance, it looks like a relic from the 1980s. A tiny computer screen with flickering, low-resolution text scrolling across it. But this could be the future.”

When Policies Fail Companies:

Admin took out a call center – and almost their career – with a cut and paste error | 2 Minute Read

Is It A Bird? Is It A Plane?:

China’s flying car completes its first public test flight | 30 Second Video

 

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