2017-02-20 11:41
Microsoft eyes Indian startups for cloud services
Microsoft is targeting Indian startups with its cloud services, and has signed up more than 2,000 such customers in the country in the last 12 months, the company’s CEO Satya Nadella said Monday at an event for startups in Bangalore.
2017-02-20 05:30
New Zealand High Court clears Kim Dotcom extradition to the US
Megaupload website founder Kim Dotcom and three associates were on Monday cleared by a court in New Zealand to be extradited to the U.S. where he faces a variety of charges including copyright infringement and racketeering.
2017-02-20 04:38
Uber orders investigation into employee's charge of sexual harassment
Uber Technologies said Sunday it had ordered an urgent investigation after a former engineer triggered an uproar on social media, alleging sexual harassment, politics and discrimination at the ride-hailing company.
2017-02-17 22:34
Here’s how the US government can bolster cybersecurity
Almost 20 years ago, Chris Wysopal was among a group of hackers who testified before U.S. Congress, warning it about the dangers of the internet.
2017-02-17 22:26
Microsoft's decision to scrap February security updates unnerves patch experts
Microsoft this week canceled February's slate of security updates for Windows and its other products, including Office, just a day after saying that the fixes would only be delayed.
2017-02-17 22:08
6 senators say U.S. firms are hiding their offshoring
Publicly traded companies are required by law to disclose only their global headcount, and that's all the information many of them provide. That keeps certain information a secret. These companies may be shrinking their U.S. headcount as they grow thei
2017-02-17 20:00
PG&E deploys its first Tesla Powerpack battery storage station
Pacific Gas and Electric has gone live with its first utility-scale, lithium-ion battery storage system.
2017-02-17 18:52
Android device updates: T-Mobile begins rolling out Nougat to Galaxy S7, S7 Edge beta testers
The Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge are real standouts with their hardware design. The software, however, is another story. Nougat is finally coming to some T-Mobile users after a lengthy beta test.
2017-02-17 18:50
SAP license fees are due even for indirect users, court says
SAP's named-user licensing fees apply even to related applications that only offer users indirect visibility of SAP data, a U.K. judge ruled Thursday in a case pitting SAP against Diageo, the alcoholic beverage giant behind Smirnoff vodka and Guinness
2017-02-17 18:46
Computer crashed? You could blame forces beyond our solar system
When your computer crashes or phone freezes, don't be so quick to blame the manufacturer. Cosmic rays may be your real foe, or rather the electrically charged particles they generate.Â