2017-01-24 15:00
Report: Half of ransomware's SMB victims pay up
More than 50 percent of small and midsized businesses have fallen victim to ransomware, and of those, 48 percent paid a ransom, according to a survey released today by Ponemon Institute and Carbonite.
2017-01-24 15:00
D-Wave's $15 million quantum computer runs a staggering 2,000 qubits
For D-Wave, the path to quantum computers being widely accepted is similar to the history of today's computers. The first chips came more than 30 years ago, and Microsoft's Basic expanded the software infrastructure around PCs.
2017-01-24 12:00
Why Google’s Sergey Brin changed his tune on AI
Google co-founder Sergey Brin acknowledges that he was caught off-guard by the phenomenon of artificial intelligence, which he notes now permeates key Google properties.
2017-01-24 08:35
Pompeo sworn in as CIA chief amid opposition from surveillance critics
Mike Pompeo was sworn in late Monday by U.S. Vice President Michael Pence as the new director of the Central Intelligence Agency, amid protests from surveillance critics who worry about his conflicting views on a number of key issues.
2017-01-24 02:15
Apple quashes bugs in iOS, macOS and Safari
Apple on Monday updated macOS Sierra to 10.12.3, patching 11 security vulnerabilities and addressing a graphics hardware problem in the latest 15-in. MacBook Pro laptop.
2017-01-24 01:59
Trump names net neutrality foe Ajit Pai to lead the FCC
President Donald Trump has named Commissioner Ajit Pai, an outspoken opponent of the FCC’s net neutrality rules, as the next head of the agency.
2017-01-24 01:54
Samsung sees 2016 profit jump despite Note 7 debacle
Samsung Electronics said its profit rose almost 20 percent in 2016 despite nearly flat sales and the costly recall of the Note 7 smartphone.
2017-01-24 01:46
Microsoft expands FastTrack migration service
Microsoft is expanding the free services it offers to help enterprise customers adopt its products.
2017-01-24 00:17
Yahoo pushes back timing of Verizon deal after breaches
Verizon’s planned acquisition of Yahoo will take longer than expected and won’t close until this year’s second quarter, the internet company said on Monday.
2017-01-23 23:17
10 of the latest craziest and scariest things the TSA found on your fellow travelers
When it comes to our annual look at what wacky things the TSA pulls out of travelers’ carryon luggage, every year the crazy seems to get a little crazier and the scary, well you know where we are going with this.