November 22, 2017
Federal prosecutors charge Iranian national for allegedly hacking into the computer servers of HBO
An Iranian hacker was accused by federal prosecutors in New York Tuesday of orchestrating the summertime cyberattack that targeted HBO and compromised some of the channel’s most popular programming. Behzad Mesri was charged in a seven-count…
November 22, 2017
Uber reveals cover-up of hack affecting 57M riders, drivers
Uber is coming clean about its cover-up of a year-old hacking attack that stole personal information about more than 57 million of the beleaguered ride-hailing service's customers and drivers. So far, there's no evidence that the data taken has been…
October 27, 2017
Facebook to disclose more on political ads
Facebook has announced measures to make political advertising on the social media platform more transparent. Political advertisers will have to verify their identity and location and their posts will carry a disclosure saying "paid for by". The…
October 26, 2017
Twitter bans RT and Sputnik ads amid election interference fears
Twitter is banning two of Russia's biggest media outlets from buying advertising amid fears they attempted to interfere with the 2016 US election. The ban on advertising from Russia Today (RT) and Sputnik, and all linked accounts, was "effective…
October 24, 2017
Twitter promises more ad transparency
Twitter has pledged to make advertising more transparent as it attempts to fend off proposed new regulations. It said it would be clearer about who funded ads and to what end, especially those pushing a political agenda. The company, like several…
October 20, 2017
Tech firms to remove extremist posts within hours
Tech giants Microsoft, Facebook, Twitter and Google have agreed to do more to remove extremist content within hours of it being posted. The accord was decided at a two-day meeting between the G7 nations and the tech firms, hosted on the Italian…
October 19, 2017
Google’s parent company to build futuristic neighborhood
Google, a company that's built everything from a search engine to a self-driving car, will now try its hand at a city neighborhood. Sidewalk Labs, an urban innovation company owned by Google's parent company Alphabet, is teaming with Toronto to…
October 17, 2017
Flow Turks and Caicos restores Services throughout the Turks and Caicos after two Hurricanes
Delleriece Hall, Country Manager of Cable & Wireless Communications, operators of the brand Flow, today confirmed that the majority of Flow’s mobile and fixed network has been restored to customers throughout the Islands, following the…
October 9, 2017
Google ‘uncovers Russian ad campaign linked to US election’
Google has found evidence that Russian agents spent tens of thousands of dollars on adverts in a bid to sway the 2016 US election, media reports say. Sources quoted by the Washington Post say the adverts aimed to spread disinformation across…
October 8, 2017
Asphalt helps batteries charge more quickly
Lithium batteries can be made to charge 10 to 20 times faster by using asphalt, suggests US research. Scientists at Rice University speeded up the charging time by making one component of a battery using carbon derived from the viscous liquid. In…