Month: July 2016
Coca-Cola Amatil invests in data science
No barrier to trial in UK Lauri Love extradition hearing told
Yahoo confirms nearly $5bn sale deal with Verizon
Ransomware fightback begins as Intel, Kaspersky and Europol launch decryption key portal
Efforts to tackle the scourge of ransomware have been boosted by a new initiative designed to educate people about the threat and offer keys that can unlock devices without having to pay the fraudsters....
Apple Watch sales fall 55 per cent as wearables market wanes
The wearables market has seen a sizeable decline which has been blamed on a slump in Apple Watch sales. Data from IDC claimed that sales of smartwatches fell to 3.5 million units in the second quarter...
End of Moore’s Law forecast for 2021
Moore's Law, the 1965 observation by Fairchild and Intel co-founder Gordon Moore that the number of transistors on an integrated circuit doubles about every two years, is set for repeal by 2021. The...
Air Force One boosts in-flight WiFi to create ‘situation room in the sky’
The US government has signed a deal to boost the WiFi on board Air Force One, the planes used to ferry the president of the US around the world, in a move that will help create a "situation room in the...
Yahoo sold for $4.8bn to Verizon
Yahoo has been sold to US telecoms company Verizon for $4.83bn. Verizon will acquire Yahoo's core assets including search, email and instant messaging, along with its advertising technology. Verizon...
BT willing to give Openreach more independence to avoid split
BT has said it is willing to give more independence to its Openreach division as the firm looks to head off the threat of the unit being turned into a separate company. Ofcom will publish a long-awaited...