July 22, 2024
Scam warning as fake emails and websites target users after IT outage
Cyber-security experts and agencies around the world are warning people about a wave of opportunistic hacking attempts linked to the IT outage. Although there is no evidence that the CrowdStrike outage was caused by malicious activity, some bad…
July 19, 2024
Chip stocks drop on fears US to toughen China rules
Technology stocks around the world have slumped on fears about the global computer chip industry.The sell-off came after a report that the Biden administration could be set to further tighten restrictions on exports of semiconductor equipment to…
June 5, 2024
DIGICEL launches new subsea fibre cable system
Digicel Group Tuesday announced the activation of its subsea fibre cable, Deep Blue One, describing it as a “significant investment” in an international submarine capacity that will supercharge connectivity across the Caribbean and South America. It…
May 18, 2024
FortisTCI to install first solar project on South Caicos at Salterra Resort and Spa
FortisTCI to install first solar project on South Caicos at Salterra Resort and Spa FortisTCI has signed a contract with Salterra, a Luxury Collection Resort & Spa, to lease its roof space for the installation of a 422-kW dc, grid-tied solar…
May 14, 2024
Christie’s £670m art auctions hit by cyber attack
Lots ranging from a Vincent van Gogh painting, valued at $35m, to rare wine are going under the hammer in its spring auctions.Would-be buyers are unable to view them on its website because it has been taken offline. The sale of a collection of rare…
April 21, 2024
Bill to ban TikTok in US moves ahead
The US House of Representatives approved a bill Saturday that would force the wildly popular social media app TikTok to divest from its Chinese parent company ByteDance or be shut out of the American market. US and other Western officials have…
April 15, 2024
UK competition watchdog has ‘concerns’ over big tech AI dominance
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is looking into a new breed of powerful AI tools - foundation models. They include text and image generators, such as ChatGPT. The CMA found an "interconnected web" of AI partnerships involving the same…
April 7, 2024
4-minute Total Solar Eclipse
Eclipse fever is building. Millions in North America are hoping to spend around four minutes of total darkness as the Moon blocks the Sun's light on Monday.For some, those precious minutes will be an opportunity for often impossible science…
March 15, 2024
Why does the US want to ban TikTok?
US politicians are debating new legislation that would ban TikTok in the US unless its Chinese owners sell the company.The video-sharing app has millions of users around the world but is facing questions over the security of users' data, and its…
March 5, 2024
Facebook and Instagram restored after outages
Meta says it has resolved a "technical issue" which caused Facebook, Messenger, and Instagram to go down. Hundreds of thousands of users worldwide were unable to access them for around two hours on Tuesday.People trying to log onto the websites and…