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International Criminal Court says hackers accessed its systems

September 19, 2023
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has said it experienced a cyberattack last week after hackers accessed its internal systems. The ICC, headquartered in The Hague, Netherlands, is the only permanent war crimes tribunal. Established in 2002, the court is currently investigating crimes against humanity in Ukraine. The organization on Tuesday confirmed that it had detected […]

UK opens new chapter in digital regulation as parliament passes Online Safety Bill

September 19, 2023
Controversial UK legislation that brings in a new regime of content moderation rules for online platforms and services — establishing the comms watchdog Ofcom as the main Internet regulator — has been passed by parliament today, paving the way for Royal Assent and the Online Safety Bill becoming law in the coming days. Speaking during […]

Project Gutenberg puts 5,000 audiobooks online for free using synthetic speech

September 19, 2023
Open book repository Project Gutenberg has turned thousands of its titles into audiobooks practically overnight using synthetic speech, available now for download or streaming on multiple services. The selection is a bit idiosyncratic (as indeed the archive’s is generally) but it is nevertheless a powerful demonstration of accessibility in literature. Making an audiobook via traditional […]

Refresh Your Work Routine This Fall

September 19, 2023
The fall season is a time of transition. The leaves turn colors in autumn, the weather gets cooler, and the days become shorter. In the workplace, it is a time…

Introducing the 2023 Startup Battlefield Top 20 onstage at TechCrunch Disrupt

September 19, 2023
I’m thrilled to announce the Startup Battlefield 20 companies, pitching TechCrunch Disrupt 2023. After last year’s big hit, TechCrunch editorial hand-selected 200 startups, out of thousands of applicants, to comprise the Startup Battlefield 200. This year, TechCrunch saw the highest number of applications across the largest spread of countries and industries. Of the 200, these […]