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U.S. puts blame on North Korea for WannaCry cyberattack

By James Farrell Dec 18, 2017

The U.S. administration says North Korea was behind the WannaCry cyberattack this year that caused mayhem across the globe by infecting more tha 300,000 computers and causing billions of dollars’ worth of damage. The…

Emerging Tech

Analyst predicts $400,000 price as one actual expert labels bitcoin ‘as good as useless’

By Duncan Riley Dec 18, 2017

In a day that has become typical of the contrast around bitcoin news, one analyst is predicting that the price of bitcoin will rise to as much $400,000, while an actual bitcoin expert has…

Infra

Kaspersky sues US government over ‘unconstitutional’ ban

By Duncan Riley Dec 18, 2017

Kaspersky Labs is fighting back against a ban by the U.S. federal government earlier this year by suing the Department of Homeland Security, calling the action unconstitutional. In September, the DHS said all government…

Emerging Tech

Fintech company’s stock surges 2,400% after it acquires blockchain firm

By Duncan Riley Dec 18, 2017

In the latest sign of bitcoin mania, a small New York City-based financial services company saw its stock price leap a staggering 2,400 percent just a few days after it acquired a blockchain company.…

Cloud

Forecast for infrastructure as a service: cloudy and unsettled

By Paul Gillin Dec 18, 2017

Could anyone have predicted Uber would lose its founding CEO or the price of bitcoin would jump 20fold over the course of 2017? No doubt 2018 will be just as unpredictable, as a huge…

Apps

Twitter purges hate groups under new anti-abuse rules

By Eric David Dec 18, 2017

Twitter Inc. launched a major purge of hate accounts today as it began enforcing the expanded anti-abuse rules it announced last month. The updated policies add rules that forbid users from using abusive usernames or profile bios, from sharing…

Emerging Tech

AI will review child abuse images so police won’t have to

By Eric David Dec 18, 2017

Police must often review hundreds of disturbing images found on devices belonging to child abuse suspects, and these investigations can take a toll on officers’ mental health. London’s Metropolitan Police Service wants to spare officers from this trauma by developing an artificial…

Cloud

Microsoft cuts cloud analytics service pricing by 52 percent and adds new features

By Maria Deutscher Dec 18, 2017

Microsoft Corp. is kicking off the week with the release of several major updates for HDInsight, one of the main data analytics services on its Azure cloud platform. The most significant of the changes revealed today…

Cloud

France seeks to fine Amazon for allegedly abusing its market position

By Maria Deutscher Dec 18, 2017

Amazon.com Inc. is facing a new legal challenge in the European Union. On Monday, French daily Le Parisien broke the news that the country’s Economy Ministry has filed a complaint against the online retailer following…

Apps

Facebook demotes spammy posts begging for likes and comments

By Eric David Dec 18, 2017

Facebook Inc. announced today that it will crack down on “engagement bait” content that begs users for likes and other interactions. Facebook divides engagement bait into a few different categories depending on the type of interaction posts are…

all stories

U.S. puts blame on North Korea for WannaCry cyberattack

Analyst predicts $400,000 price as one actual expert labels bitcoin ‘as good as useless’

Kaspersky sues US government over ‘unconstitutional’ ban

Fintech company’s stock surges 2,400% after it acquires blockchain firm

Forecast for infrastructure as a service: cloudy and unsettled

AI will review child abuse images so police won’t have to

Microsoft cuts cloud analytics service pricing by 52 percent and adds new features

France seeks to fine Amazon for allegedly abusing its market position

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