While downward revising the number of government surveillance requests it received, Microsoft’s transparency report makes for an interesting read. Microsoft Corp stated it had wrongly reported a sharp increase in U.S. government surveillance requests during the first half of 2016, and has revised its figures to show that the level of requests have remained at…
Always keep your software updated. Outdated software are prone to malicious code from hackers. If you are using Microsoft Word, you are advised to keep it updated. Do not open files sent by unknown sources. So as to get a grip on the basic challenges faced by computer security experts from a moderately capable hacker,…
Even as the online video platform threatens to eclipse television viewership in the U.S., Youtube Chief Business Officer Robert Kyncl said that the company is betting big on Asia, aggressively pushing to expand localized content in the region. The momentum in user and revenue growth throughout Asia highlighted a key opportunity for the company, said…
As cyber criminals seek to maximize profits from large numbers of victims willing to pay up, according to cyber security firm Symantec Corp, hackers are demanding increasingly hefty ransoms to free computers paralyzed with viruses. According to Symantec, the pricing has continued to rise in 2017 and last year the average demand embedded in such malicious software,…
Boeing is worried that the success of A321 is eating into its market share and weakening the demand for its 737-8. As per airlines industry sources, in the face of strong sales from its rival, Airbus’ A321neo, Boeing is closing in on its decision to launch a larger version of its workhorse, the 737 jet…
Traditional venture capital firms typically take 6 to 12 months to provide funding. The co-founder of blockchain startup Gnosis, Martin Koppelmann has disclosed that the company has decided to leave most of its remaining currency untouched for a year in the wake of its initial digital currency sale that raised $12.5 million in just 12…
Carlos Ghosn, chairman of both firms, said on Tuesday said that a full merger of Japanese car makers Mitsubishi Motors Corp (MMC) and Nissan Motor Co Ltd is not on the table. “Full merger is not on the table. We want Mitsubishi to reform itself,” said Ghosn. The chairman was attending the opening ceremony of…
The seriousness with which U.S. President Donald Trump is viewing his intention to enforcing trade rules was exhibited by the U.S. governments’ new tariff averaging 20 percent on Canadian timber imports, said the Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross. “The Trump administration has been much more focused on enforcement than had been true previously,” he said, taking a…
Nadella’s vision is to tightly knit Microsoft’s apps such that they can mine data from a common dataset. By integrating LinkedIn data with its sales software, Dynamics 365, Nadella is hoping that the tight integration could benefit from inputs coming from Artificial Intelligence to push sales deals. Satya Nadella, Microsoft’s CEO, has disclosed that Microsoft…
While carmakers and startups are racing to produce tomorrow’s smart car, it would appear that Apple is aiming at building a self-driving platform that manufacturers can license to integrate into their electric cars. As per information inferred from documents submitted to California’s regulators earlier this month, Apple is planning to train operators for its self-driving…
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