US, Kazakhstan Take Bitcoin Mining Lead From China

China's share of Bitcoin mining drops to zero amidst crackdown, as US, Kazakhstan and Russia see dramatic rises in mining…

3 years ago

Facebook Developing ‘Egocentric’ Artificial Intelligence

Facebook wants to make wearable tech more useful with artificial intelligence trained on massive set of first-person videos

3 years ago

Sunderland University Seeks To Recover From ‘Extensive’ Cyber-Attack

IT and email systems at Sunderland University offline since last week following 'major cyber-attack' that caused 'extensive interruption'

3 years ago

Apple Removes Quran App In China

Apple takes down popular Quran app in China after government request, as critics call company hypocritical for working with authoritarian…

3 years ago

Waymo Vehicles Clog Quiet San Francisco Street

Self-driving test vehicles from Google sister company Waymo jam otherwise quiet San Francisco cul-de-sac after encountering unexpected traffic rules

3 years ago

BT Eagle-i Seeks To Predict, Prevent Cyberattacks

Proactive security approach. New security platform from BT Security, dubbed 'Eagle-i', seeks to predict and prevent cyberattacks

3 years ago

Apple Risks South Korean Clash After Investigation Warning

South Korean government official warns of possible investigation into Apple's compliance with new App Store payment law in that country

3 years ago

Moscow Metro Facial Recognition System For Speedy Payments

Privacy concern. Moscow's Metro system has launched 'Face Pay', a mass facial recognition system for passengers paying for fares

3 years ago

US Army Delays $22 Billion Microsoft Augmented Reality Headsets

United States Army pushes back deployment date of Microsoft's augmented reality headsets, but insists it still really wants them

3 years ago

TSMC Confirms Chip Plant For Japan

Taiwanese chip giant TSMC confirms it will build a chip factory in Japan, that will focus on the older chips…

3 years ago

GitLab Raises $800m In Successful Initial Public Offering

After a successful public debut that raised hundreds of millions of dollars, coding platform GitLab is now valued at an…

3 years ago

Microsoft Shutters LinkedIn In China Over Increasing Censorship

LinkedIn, China's last major US-operated social network, is being closed down, due to Beijing's increasing censorship of the online world

3 years ago

G7 Finance Ministers Agree Principles For Central Bank Digital Currencies

Finance officials from the G7 endorse 13 public policy principles for central banks and digital currencies, and urge transparency and…

3 years ago

US Watchdog Asks Tesla Why No Recall Over Autopilot Change

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration questions lack of recall of Tesla's Autopilot, amid official investigation of the driver assistance system

3 years ago

Star Trek’s William Shatner Becomes Oldest Person In Space

The original Captain Kirk (aka William Shatner) returns to planet earth after brief journey to space aboard Blue Origin rocket

3 years ago

Texas Governor Bans Vaccine Mandates

Over 4 million cases of Covid in Texas and 66,000 thousand deaths, does not stop Texas governor from banning vaccine…

3 years ago

Sunderland University IT Systems Crippled By Cyberattack

University admits 'extensive IT issues' after a suspected cyberattack takes down website, telephones, and IT systems, and impacts onlines classes

3 years ago

Amazon Targetted With Employee Rights Claim For UK Drivers

After Uber decision, another legal action is launched that could impact the gig economy with Amazon drivers seeking employee rights

3 years ago

Apple iPhone 13 Production To Be Reduced Due To Chip Shortage

Global chip shortage will likely see Apple slash production of its iPhone 13 by as much as 10 million units,…

3 years ago

Woman Hacks Flight School, Clears Broken Planes To Fly – Report

Worrying development. Flight training school in Florida hacked, and hacker allegedly cleared aeroplanes with maintenance issues to fly

3 years ago

Apple 18 October Launch Event – MacBooks, AirPods Expected

Invites dispatched to a virtual Apple launch event on 18th October - new MacBook laptops and AirPod headphones are expected

3 years ago

Barclays Touts State-Of-The-Art Campus In Glasgow

As it seeks to attract top tech talent and continue the growth of its workforce in the city, Barclays opens…

3 years ago

EU To Investigate Nvidia’s Purchase Of ARM – Report

Concessions offered last week by Nvidia have reportedly failed to offset an extended antitrust investigation by European Union officials

3 years ago

Amazon To Allow Teams To Decide Office Time

Directors of corporate teams at Amazon will decide how long their team has to work in offices, and how long…

3 years ago

NCSC Head Says Russia Remains UK’s Most Acute Cyber Threat

Russia remains the UK's most acute cyber threat and the source of most ransomware attacks, says head of National Cyber…

3 years ago

Facebook Whistleblower To Testify In UK Parliament

Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen is to travel across the pond and testify before a committee in the British Parliament

3 years ago

World Leaders Agree Corporation Tax Rate

Tax loophole finally closed? After years of talks, threats and tariffs, world leaders reach an historic agreement of 15 percent…

3 years ago

TSMC, Sony Mull Joint Chip Factory With Japanese Gov Help – Report

TSMC and Sony reportedly consider building a chip factory together, with financial assistance from the Japanese government

3 years ago

Dutch Data Centres Seek Government Help Over Rising Prices

Operators of data centres in Holland have called on the Dutch government to financial support, amid surging electricity prices

3 years ago

Apple Seeks Pause On Epic Games Antitrust Ruling

As appeal against ruling on Epic Games lawsuit begins, Apple asks US judge to put on hold orders to change…

3 years ago