2017-04-10 16:24
Spain arrests supposed Russian computer scientist at US request
A Russian man reported to be a computer scientist has been arrested and is being held in Spain, with a law enforcement source contracting news reports saying he was involved with a computer virus linked to U.S. President Donald Trump's recent election
2017-04-10 16:17
Google primes Home for a major new feature: multiple account support
While Google Home might be a great first-gen product, there’s a lot about it that still frustrates us. We’re still waiting for it to get support for reminders. We can’t yet add events to our Google Calendars. And we’d like it to integrate with
2017-04-10 15:00
ZTE's first Android smartwatch is here
ZTE is trying its hand at making smartwatches for a second time with the ZTE Quartz. Quartz is the company's first smartwatch to run on Android Wear and offer Google Assistant compatibility.
2017-04-10 13:42
EBay folds Indian operation into local retailer Flipkart
Facing fierce competition from Amazon.com, eBay has sold its Indian operation to local retailer Flipkart, while joining Tencent and Microsoft in investing US$1.4 billion in the Indian company.
2017-04-10 12:39
Predictive analytics can stop ransomware dead in its tracks
This past February marks the two-year anniversary when Livingston County, Michigan, was hit by ransomware. The wealthiest county in the state had three years’ worth of tax information possibly at the mercy of cybercriminals.
2017-04-10 12:25
AI player AlphaGo to play Chinese Go champion
DeepMind’s AlphaGo program will test its artificial intelligence capabilities in May against top Go player Ke Jie.
2017-04-10 12:00
Android Gboard smartens up with federated machine learning
Google has begun using a machine learning approach to learn from user interactions with mobile devices.
2017-04-10 12:00
New functional language champions type-driven development
Functional programming has added a new language in its ranks with the recent 1.0 release of Idris.
2017-04-10 08:19
Angry Shadow Brokers release password for suspected NSA hacking tools
Annoyed with the U.S. missile strike last week on an airfield in Syria, among other things, hacker group Shadow Brokers resurfaced on Saturday and released what they said was the password to files containing suspected National Security Agency tools the
2017-04-08 03:33
The iCloud hackers' bitcoin ransom looks like a fake
A group of hackers who claimed to hold millions of iCloud accounts for ransom said on Friday they'd been paid. But one bitcoin expert says that's bogus.Â