Malwaretech — Hutchins helped stop the WannaCry outbreak, but he had a dark past. Timothy B. Lee - Jul 26, 2019 8:35 pm UTC Enlarge / Hutchins, right, walks to court with his lawyers in 2017.Joshua Lott/Getty ImagesBritish security expert and onetime malware developer Marcus Hutchins has been sentenced to time served, he announced in a…
(Reuters) - Robust earnings from Alphabet and Starbucks pushed the S&P 500 and Nasdaq indexes to record highs on Friday, with support from data showing U.S. economic growth slowed less than expected in the second quarter. The U.S. Commerce Department said GDP increased at an annualized rate of 2.1% in the second quarter, higher than…
Image copyright Bundesministerium Image caption Austria has issued an arrest warrant for Igor Egorovich Zaytsev. Austria has issued an arrest warrant for a Russian military officer it says recruited a colonel who allegedly spent 30 years spying for Moscow. Police in Salzburg said European and international warrants had been issued for the officer, named by…
bye bye, qualcomm — Apple will likely now develop its own 5G modems for future iPhones. Samuel Axon - Jul 25, 2019 10:07 pm UTC Enlarge / From left to right: the iPhone 8, the iPhone XS, the iPhone XR, and the iPhone XS Max.Samuel AxonApple today announced that it will acquire the majority of…
SEOUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - North Korea test-fired two new short-range ballistic missiles on Thursday, South Korean and U.S. officials said, its first missile test since Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump agreed to revive denuclearization talks last month. The U.S. State Department urged Pyongyang to refrain from further provocations and said it still hoped…
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Mr Sánchez failed on Tuesday to gain the votes to secure an absolute majority in Congress Spanish MPs are set to vote on whether Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez will remain in power following last-ditch talks to form a coalition government.His Socialist party (PSOE) gained the most seats in April's…
ouch — At least the losses aren't as bad as Q1 2019. Jonathan M. Gitlin - Jul 24, 2019 9:59 pm UTC Enlarge / Elon Musk, co-founder and chief executive officer of Tesla Inc., speaks during an unveiling event for the Tesla Model Y crossover electric vehicle in Hawthorne, California, U.S., on Friday, March 15,…
(Reuters) - Facebook Inc (FB.O) said on Wednesday that new data privacy rules and forthcoming privacy-focused product changes would slow its revenue growth and significantly raise expenses, driving down its shares in after-hours trade even as quarterly revenue topped estimates. FILE PHOTO: Attendees walk past a Facebook logo during Facebook Inc's F8 developers conference in…
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Boris Johnson will enter Downing Street for the first time as prime minister Boris Johnson will begin the process of forming his government later after he succeeds Theresa May as prime minister. The new Conservative leader will take office on Wednesday afternoon following an audience with the Queen at Buckingham…
Cryptocrime — It's usually not possible to reverse fraudulent cryptocurrency transactions. Timothy B. Lee - Jul 23, 2019 7:28 pm UTC Enlarge / An AT&T store in New Jersey.Michael Brochstein/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty ImagesWhen Michael Terpin's smartphone suddenly stopped working in June 2017, he knew it wasn't a good sign. He called his cellular provider,…
