Technology Review is reporting that US president Donald Trump ordered Singapore-based chip maker Broadcom to drop its $117 billion bid for US rival Qualcomm, citing security concerns over the deal. According to the blog, the steps highlights growing sensitivity in the US that acquisitions by foreign companies could jeopardize the country’s leadership in key technologies—in …
Intel has almost wrapped up revised microcode updates that address unexpected reboots caused by its first attempt at mitigating the Meltdown-Spectre variant 2 attack. The chip-maker’s recently updated microcode revision guidance indicates that most of its platforms from the past decade now have production-ready patches to mitigate the Spectre attack. On January 22, three weeks …
It has been more than 10 days since numerous Coinbase users cried out the popular cryptocurrency exchange desk has erroneously charged them multiple times for past purchases, but it seems the situation is far from over – and customers are still waiting on refunds from Visa and their banks. Over the weekend, a group of …
After a year of preparations, the lawsuit that could determine the future of the driverless car goes to trial this week. It’s Waymo vs Uber in what may be one of the biggest tech trials of the year. Waymo, which is owned by Google’s parent company Alphabet, is suing Uber for allegedly stealing trade secrets …
Mirai malware and its many variants which have targeted CPU architectures in the past, is now targeting the second most popular type of CPU core – ARC processors. Meet Mirai Okiru, the Mirai variant targeting ARC processors, which are embedded processors used in IoT, auto, mobile, TVs, cameras and a nearly endless list of products …
Fintech is the new label for the computerization and networking of payment systems and financial services. It involves the use of smartphones, mobile payment systems and (sometimes) cryptocurrencies. The Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. is said to be planning to erect a major barrier to trade in digital financial services. For nearly a …
HP has released a driver update for hundreds of its laptop models found to have hidden keyloggers software. A security researcher Michael Myng has revealed that some HP laptops have hidden software which can log everything typed on its keypads. More than 460 models have been affected, dating back to 2012, according to the list …
WASHINGTON — The Federal Communications Commission voted on Thursday to dismantle rules regulating the businesses that connect consumers to the internet, granting broadband companies the power to potentially reshape Americans’ online experiences. The agency scrapped the so-called net neutrality regulations that prohibited broadband providers from blocking websites or charging for higher-quality service or certain content. …
John McAfee has doubled down on his confidence in bitcoin by stating his belief it will be worth $1 million by the end of 2020. Bullishly, the controversial businessman said he will eat his own manhood if the cryptocurrency fails to perform to that level. The founder of the eponymously named security software, McAfee has …
The low number of skills in the ICT sector is not unique to South Africa but the country could be doing a lot better than its counterparts in Africa if its government prioritised investment in ICT skills. That is according to the latest findings of the annual Johannesburg Centre for Software Engineering (JCSE) ICT Skills …