Maryland is the most recent state among government agencies to ban TikTok, accuse Amazon of stealing delivery driver tips, and the EU sets a deadline for device makers to switch to USB-C for their data and charging ports. Is.
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The state’s executive branch of Maryland government is banning the use of TikTok and other China and Russia-based platforms. The Republican governor announced an emergency cybersecurity directive to restrict the use of the platforms, saying they could be involved in cyber espionage as well as government surveillance and the improper collection of sensitive personal information. According to nprThe move comes just a week after South Dakota banned state employees and contractors from accessing TikTok on state-owned equipment, citing its ties to China. South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster on Monday asked the state’s Department of Administration to ban TikTok on all state government equipment managed by it. In August 2020, Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts blocked TikTok on state electronic devices. The US Armed Forces have also banned the app on military equipment.
A Washington, D.C. attorney announced Wednesday a lawsuit against Amazon, accusing the e-commerce giant of stealing tips from delivery drivers and defrauding customers. In 2021, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) required Amazon to pay more than $61 million to drivers who denied tips from customers between 2016 and 2019. they earn. The FTC statement reveals that Amazon also told its customers that “100 percent of your tips are passed on to your courier.” The FTC claims the company finally started taking driver tips. a cbs news The report says that in 2016 the company secretly switched to a variable-pay system in which drivers’ earnings could fluctuate based on internal algorithms, regulators allege.
The European Union has set a deadline of December 27, 2024, for device makers to switch to USB-C for their data and charging ports. Apple must have stopped using the iPhone Lightning connector at some point before this. The decision had already been made but a date was yet to be set. According to tech radarThis new date means that Apple may retain Lightning for the 2024 iPhone 16, but the 2025 iPhone 17 will have to include USB-C. These rules don’t apply to devices that only charge wirelessly, so if Apple can make the iPhone 17 completely portless, it could rely on Wi-Fi for data transfer and wireless charging to charge the phone. Will depend
According to new research From advanced industrial science and technology, an ingredient that occurs naturally in coffee may be able to make semiconductors run faster. The researchers created a thin layer of caffeic acid on a gold electrode inside an organic semiconductor, a process called vacuum deposition. Measured through a process called the Kelvin probe method, the component was able to increase the current flow of the semiconductor by up to 100 times. Caffeic acid builds up on the electrode surface, and the caffeic acid molecules spontaneously line up on the electrode surface, allowing rapid flow. The researchers believe the discovery could have practical applications such as the development of fully sustainable organic semiconductor devices.
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