Some businesses in Asia disrupted by cyber attack, authorities brace for more Some businesses in Asia disrupted by cyber attack, authorities brace for more:- Asian governments and businesses reported some disruptions from the WannaCry ransomware worm on Monday but cybersecurity experts warned of a wider impact as more employees turned […]
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Microsoft adds detection, protection against global cyberattack Microsoft said on Friday its engineers had added detection and protection against a ransomware attack that had disrupted hospitals in England and infected computers in dozens of other countries around the world. "Today our engineers added detection and protection against new malicious software […]
Amazon adds video calling with Echo Show Amazon adds video calling with Echo Show:- Amazon.com Inc launched Echo Show, a touchscreen device that will allow users to video call and watch clips from CNN, the latest in the company's series of popular Echo voice-controlled speakers. The device, which will go […]
U.S. regulator's throttling lawsuit against AT&T to be reheard U.S. government claims that AT&T Mobility illegally slowed down or "throttled" data sent to wireless devices will be reheard, a U.S. appeals court in California said on Tuesday after it dismissed the case last year. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals […]
Toshiba ups ante in chip unit sale with attack on Western Digital Toshiba Corp (6502.T) has told Western Digital Corp (WDC.O) not to interfere in the sale of its prized chip unit, rejecting claims it has breached a joint venture contract and threatening legal action. The clash between Toshiba and […]
Toshiba tells Western Digital not to interfere with chip unit sale Toshiba tells Western Digital not to interfere with chip unit sale:- Toshiba Corp (6502.T) has told its memory chip partner Western Digital Corp (WDC.O) not to interfere with the sale of the Japanese company's prized chip unit. In a […]
Amazon sweeps U.S. market for voice-controlled speakers Amazon sweeps U.S. market for voice-controlled speakers:- Amazon.com Inc is dominating the nascent market for voice-controlled speakers, research firm eMarketer said on Monday. The e-commerce giant's Amazon Echo and Echo Dot devices will claim a 70.6 percent share of the U.S. market this […]
Portland, Oregon to demand controversial Uber software tool Portland, Oregon to demand controversial Uber software tool:- The city of Portland, Oregon plans to subpoena Uber Technologies Inc to force it to disclose software that helped its drivers evade local transportation regulators, a city official said on Friday. Uber has acknowledged […]
U.S. far-right activists, WikiLeaks and bots help amplify Macron leaks U.S. far-right activists, WikiLeaks and bots help amplify Macron leaks:- U.S. far-right activists helped amplify a leak of hacked emails belonging to leading French presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron's campaign, some researchers said on Saturday, with automated bots and the Twitter […]
Imagination Tech starts dispute process with Apple Imagination Technologies said it had started a "dispute resolution procedure" with Apple, its biggest customer, after failing to resolve a standoff over licensing between the two companies. Imagination said in April that Apple had notified the British firm it was developing its own […]
