Russian hackers look to steal coronavirus vaccine info, TikTok tries damage control
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Officials from the UK, US and Canada say that Russian hackers are carrying out cyber attacks against the healthcare and energy industries in attempts to steal information about Coronavirus vaccine efforts.
Government agencies say the attackers are the same group behind the attacks on the Democratic National Committee during the 2016 US presidential election.
UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said it is completely unacceptable that the Russian intelligence services are targeting those working to combat the Coronavirus pandemic, while the US is contemplating banning these social Social media apps Tick Tock.
The company behind Tick Tock, is trying to sway lawmakers.
A New York Times report says Tick Tock owner by tedance has hired more than 30 lobbyists.
Meanwhile, Instagram is bringing its tic Tock competitor called rails to the US soon.
This new video feature is already available in India, where Tick Tock was recently banned.
Real should come to the US in August.
Microsoft says it will add its game streaming service to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate at no extra cost this fall.
Xbox Game Pass Ultimate gives access to more than 100 games per month.
The streaming service codenamed Project xCloud will let people access their games on smartphones and tablets.
All the heavy lifting is done on Microsoft servers.
So games should give a console like experience even on portable devices.
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