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The fact is that a cache of cyber weapons was said to have been stolen from the NSA by the same collective behind the WannaCry ransomware that created the biggest-ever extortion racket to hit the Internet.

WannaCry still a concern for millions of computers

Data reveals that there are as many as 1.7 million Internet-connected endpoints that are still vulnerable.

14 May 2019 11:26 AM IST

The prosecutor will request a European Arrest Warrant for Assange along with a detention order to Uppsala District Court. (Photo: ANI)

Sweden to reopen 2010 case against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange

Assange is currently serving 50 weeks imprisonment sentence in UK's Belmarsh prison.

14 May 2019 11:20 AM IST

This file photo shows Apples App Store app in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

In setback for Apple, US Supreme Court lets App Store antitrust suit...

In a 5-4 ruling, the justices upheld a lower court's decision to allow the proposed class action lawsuit to proceed.

14 May 2019 10:54 AM IST

Evidence suggests that Tether may have been used to manipulate the price of bitcoin.

Bitcoin tops USD 8,000 as it hits highest since July 2018

There is no real fundamental explanation as to why bitcoin, the original cryptocurrency, hit a 10-month high.

14 May 2019 10:43 AM IST

Twitter accidentally shares user location data with advertising...

The social media platform said the information collected was not retained and only existed in their systems for a short...

14 May 2019 10:33 AM IST

After a series of privacy scandals, Facebook needs to regain users trust as it prepares to roll out a single messaging service combining Facebook messenger, WhatsApp and Instagram. (Photo: AP)

Breaking up Facebook: US presidential contender Kamala Harris favors...

Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes called last week for the social network to be split into three parts.

13 May 2019 9:18 AM IST

If an account has not been memorialised, Facebook uses AI to help keep it from showing up in places that might cause distress. (Photo: ANI)

Turkish watchdog says it fines Facebook USD 271,000 for data breach

KVKK said that around 300,000 users in Turkey may have been affected by this data breach.

12 May 2019 12:24 PM IST

Thousands of Google employees in recent months have urged the company to make corporate governance changes after it acknowledged mistakes in its handling of sexual misconduct allegations and other employee grievances. (Photo: AP)

India orders anti-trust probe of Google for alleged Android abuse

The CCI decided there was merit in the accusations made in the complaint and ordered its investigation unit to launch a...

12 May 2019 12:13 PM IST

Louis Vuitton is calling them a prototype design.

Louis Vuitton turns bag in to a portable TV

This is the 'cutting-edge' Louis Vuitton bag with screens you can't skip.

12 May 2019 11:36 AM IST

Drones cant be made infinitely smaller, due to the way conventional aerodynamics work. (Purdue University photo/Jared Pike)

Hummingbird robot could help find victims trapped in collapsed...

Artificial intelligence, combined with flexible flapping wings, allows the robot to teach itself new tricks.

12 May 2019 11:25 AM IST

The electric road technology will make it possible for batteries to be 80 per cent smaller than their traditional counterpart. (Photo: ANI)

Sweden is building an electric road that will charge car as you drive

The kilometre-long stretch, to be built by Elonroad, will make it possible to charge electric vehicles while driving.

12 May 2019 11:12 AM IST

Adda 247 is one of the largest education-technology companies in India, focused on helping every student access quality education and training to become capable of cracking the most intensive competitive examinations. (Photo: Pixabay)

Tech-savvy people more likely to accept digital healthcare services

According to Sundar, the healthcare industry can benefit from increased reliance on automated systems.

12 May 2019 11:03 AM IST