Singapore’s largest telco, Singtel, has been the subject of a cyberattack earlier last week after hackers breached the company via its use of legacy third-party file-sharing system by Accellion that compromised user data. The attack – which occurred on January 20 – was part of a wider global breach of File Transfer Appliance (FTA) file […]
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UK entrepreneurs and investors Matt Isaacs, Andrew Shebbeare, and Andy Bonsall announced Thursday the launch of “Counteract” to combat against the climate crisis through research, development, and investment in carbon removal technology. According to a statement from the initiative, “Counteract will help engineer and scientist entrepreneurs with the early-stage investment, commercialization, access to community, and […]
Amsterdam-based telecoms provider United Group acquired earlier this week 100 percent of the share capital in both Bulgarian operators Net1 and ComNet Sofia, as it expands its foothold in the country. The deal – which was settled at an undisclosed sum – will be carried out as an add-on acquisition by Vivacom, United’s Bulgarian operator, […]
SmartLabs announces the latest version of its Service Delivery Platform, SmartTUBE 7, which will enable IPTV/OTT operators able to make simpler updates to the software on client devices, gain a powerful tool for additional advertising income and get server software updates automatically. Key features of SmartTUBE 7 include SmartLabs’ ADS (Advertising Decision System), a system […]
I placed more online orders than I can count in 2020. And I justified all of them. My front porch was filled with boxes containing all sorts of things: furniture (I needed to redecorate), paper towels (I needed to stock up), crafts (I needed activities), board games (more activities) and a treadmill (I needed exercise). […]
Google was quickly negotiating generous deals with big and small Australian media companies to pay for news as the Parliament considers forcing digital giants into such agreements, a minister said on Wednesday. Seven West Media on Monday became the largest Australian news media business to strike a deal with Google to pay for journalism and […]
The seemingly unstoppable rise of Bitcoin continued Tuesday with the cost of a single unit of the digital currency rising above $50,000 for the first time. The price of Bitcoin has risen almost 200% in the last three months and its volatility was on display Tuesday. After rising above $50,600, it fell back to $48,674 […]
The right-wing friendly social network Parler, which was forced offline following the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol by supporters of then-President Donald Trump, says it is re-launching. The Twitter alternative has been struggling to return online since Amazon stripped it of web-hosting service on Jan. 11 over its unwillingness to remove posts inciting […]
Norwegian telecom operator Telenor is facing increased pressure on multiple fronts in Myanmar, as it stands toe-to-toe with the country’s junta over its employees’ safety, while confronted with a draconian cybersecurity bill. Following its military coup on February 1, the junta has repeatedly forced Internet services providers to shut down or restrict access to the […]
Struggling luxury car brand Jaguar will be fully electric by 2025, the British company said Monday as it outlined a plan to phase out internal combustion engines. Jaguar Land Rover, which is owned by Indian conglomerate Tata Motors, hopes the move will help turn around the fortunes of the 86-year-old Jaguar brand, which for many […]