IDL Threatens Suit Over NCA Deal
One of the companies cited in the recent National Communications Authority’s (NCA) $ 4 million money siphoning scandal, Infraloks Development Limited (IDL) has threatened to sue the National...
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Microsoft Withheld Update That Could Have Slowed WannaCry
American software giant Microsoft held back from distributing a free security update that could have protected computers from the WannaCry global cyber attack, the Financial Times reported Thursday....
Microsoft Says Cyberattack Should Be Wake Up Call For Governments
Microsoft warned governments Sunday against storing computer vulnerabilities like the leaked one at the heart of the cyberattack that has crippled computers in more than 150 countries. "The...
Next Cyber-Attack Could Be Imminent, Warn Experts
Another major cyber-attack could be imminent after Friday's global hit that infected more than 125,000 computer systems, security experts have warned. A UK security researcher known as MalwareTech,...
Microsoft Re-Releases Security Update After Cyberattacks
Microsoft has taken the unusual step of re-releasing security updates for some older versions of its Windows platforms to counter a massive global wave of cyber ransomware attacks. In a blog post,...
UK Virtual Reality Firm Improbable Raises $500m
A London-based virtual reality firm has raised $500m (£388m) in one of the biggest investments in an early stage European technology business. Japan's Softbank is backing Improbable in a funding...
Microsoft Making Mobile Connection With Windows Update
Microsoft on Thursday unveiled a forthcoming Windows update aimed at keeping its desktop and laptop computers at the heart of lifestyles increasing reliant on smartphones. Enhancements to the widely...
Microsoft Aims At ‘mixed Reality’ With New Devices
Microsoft on Thursday debuted hardware for reaching into virtual worlds powered by its technology as it looked to 'mixed reality' as the next big computing platform. An update coming to Windows 10...
Microsoft Aims At ‘mixed Reality’ With New Devices
Microsoft on Thursday debuted hardware for reaching into virtual worlds powered by its technology as it looked to "mixed reality" as the next big computing platform. An update coming to Windows 10...
Microsoft Aims To Make Artificial Intelligence Mainstream
Microsoft on Wednesday unveiled new tools intended to democratize artificial intelligence by enabling machine smarts to be built into software from smartphone games to factory floors. The US...
WhatsApp Apologises For Global Outage, Restores Services
WhatsApp, a popular messaging service owned by Facebook Inc, suffered a widespread global outage on Wednesday that lasted for several hours before being resolved, the company said. “Earlier today,...
WhatsApp Back Online After Global Outage of ‘a Few Hours’
WhatsApp, a popular messaging service owned by Facebook Inc, suffered a widespread global outage on Wednesday that lasted for several hours before being resolved, the company said. “Earlier today,...
Microsoft Out To Regain Ground In Schools With Surface
Microsoft on Tuesday unveiled a Surface laptop and streamlined operating software in a move aimed at regaining ground in classrooms, where Google Chromebooks have taken hold. Surface Laptop powered...
Israel Shows Off F-35 Stealth Fighters For First Time
Israel showed off its new F-35 stealth fighter jets recently delivered from the United States on Tuesday as part of an air show marking its annual Independence Day celebrations. Three of Israel's...
Microsoft Quarterly Profit Up 28 Percent At $4.8 Bn
Microsoft on Thursday reported a strong jump in profits in the just-ended quarter but revenue fell short of expectations in the tech giant's first earnings report incorporating social network...
Israel To Get 3 More F-35 Jets On Sunday
Israel is to take delivery of three more F-35 stealth fighters from the United States on Sunday, adding to two which arrived in December, an army statement said. They are among 50 that Israel has...
The End of Smartphones and TVs Is Coming
It’s no secret Mark Zuckerberg is pinning Facebook’s prospects on augmented reality — technology that overlays digital imagery onto the real world, like Snapchat’s signature camera filters....
Baidu To Share Self-Drive Car Technology
Chinese internet giant Baidu has said it will share much of the technology it has created for its self-driving cars. The firm predicted that the move would help drive the development of autonomous...
Samsung’s Bixby Voice Assistant Delayed
Samsung has confirmed that its much-anticipated answer to Apple’s Siri will be delayed. The Bixby voice-powered assistant was unveiled at a special event last month and was meant to debut on the...
US Takes Down Huge Botnet As Spain Arrests Notorious Russian Hacker
US authorities moved Monday to take down a global computer botnet behind the massive theft of personal data and unwanted spam emails, as Spain arrested the notorious Russian hacker who operated it....