D'oh! Misplaced chair shuts down nuclear plant in Taiwan
Surprisingly a real-life scenario and not a plotline from The Simpsons
28 Jul 2021 | 33
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Ecuador shreds Julian Assange's citizenship
Quito Court finds numerous irregularities in naturalization process
28 Jul 2021 | 43
Samsung confirms no new Note this year, but does have a pen for foldables up its sleeve
Hints at new Galaxy Z Fold and Z Flip models too
27 Jul 2021 | 1
Japan plans remote-controlled robotic space tourism to the ISS and beyond
'Avatars' that roam around space station, or do work with high performance hands, to be controllable from the ground
27 Jul 2021 | 6
South Korea reports export boom in silicon, wireless comms, and instant noodles
Makes sense really
26 Jul 2021 | 2
Russia's Pirs ISS module scheduled to fall away, much like Moscow's interest in the space station
Troubled Nauka might actually make it after four orbit corrections – since we left work Friday
26 Jul 2021 | 34
Reserve Bank of India official suggests country may soon have a digital currency pilot
CBDC would be released in phases to prevent volatility
23 Jul 2021 | 8
Tech support scams subside somewhat, but Millennials and Gen Z think they're bulletproof and suffer
Microsoft study says India is most susceptible, other studies suggest the USA cops it most
23 Jul 2021 | 51
Cut us some Slack: $27bn+ later, collab tool officially belongs to Salesforce
Cloud apps giant sets off to invent the future of work and beat Microsoft Teams
22 Jul 2021 | 20
China pushes back against Exchange attack sponsorship claims
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson says 53 per cent of cyber attacks on China come from the US
22 Jul 2021 | 16
In a complete non-surprise, Mozilla hammers final nail in FTP's coffin by removing it from Firefox
Gather 'round, kids, and I'll tell you stories of rotary dial phones, modems, and FTP
21 Jul 2021 | 71
YouTube acquires Indian social commerce platform Simsim
Short influencer-fronted infomercials may seep into YouTube
21 Jul 2021 |
319 terabits – great Scott! Boffins in Japan speed along information superhighway at new world record
System compatible with existing infra. No you can't eat it now, kids, it's for later, for upcoming 5G backbone
19 Jul 2021 | 13
US Surgeon General doubles down on Facebook-bashing amid vaccination information blame game
The Social Network fires back after President Biden accuses it of 'killing people'
19 Jul 2021 | 75
Today's arms race is all about AI and it's China vs America, says US defense secretary
Machines will function more as colleagues than tools, and we're spending $1.5bn to get there
15 Jul 2021 | 12
Intel and Samsung impacted as COVID closes electronics factories in Vietnam
750 cases among workers sees labour force asked to stay on-site
15 Jul 2021 | 12
Hong Kong working to share its digital IDs with mainland China
App currently used for 110 government services, more to come
14 Jul 2021 | 14
Cybercriminals took advantage of WFH to target financial services companies, say financial bods
Home Wi-Fi was an obvious target, but evildoers also knew to probe cloudy connections
14 Jul 2021 | 6
Beijing bans merger of Tencent gaming outfits Huya and DouYu, to prevent a monopoly
Want to know what did get approval? Tencent’s bring-it-home acquisition of search engine Sogou
14 Jul 2021 | 4
Biden takes another step to discard Trump-era Chinese social media app ban
Seeks end to TikTok ban appeal, but this by no means ends US/China worries about citizen data
13 Jul 2021 | 8
TSMC and Foxconn sign on dotted line to buy 10 million Pfizer vaccines for Taiwan
Foxconn's Terry Gou says deal had no guidance nor interference from Beijing
12 Jul 2021 | 2
Beijing further tightens its grip on local web giants with 'Network Security Review Measures'
More crackdowns on tech companies planning an IPO, as foreshadowed by the Cyberspace Administration of China
12 Jul 2021 | 6
Singaporean boffins tame urban jungle with VR simulation of vertical greenery
Experiment shows that a few more plants make for a lot less stress
12 Jul 2021 | 1
Tencent to put AI to work exploring space – not ways to extend its monopolies
Beijing likes space. Big tech? Not so much – at least this week
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