The European Commission has approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, the proposed $7.5 billion acquisition of GitHub by Microsoft. This significant move is expected to enhance Microsoft’s cloud capabilities and bolster its software development tools, potentially creating synergies that benefit developers around the world. However, amidst the excitement of the approval, Twitter has been flooded …
Rwanda’s mining boss announced on Tuesday the world’s first blockchain project to track tantalum from the pit-face to the refinery, part of a push to woo investors seeking a conflict-free source of minerals. “Blockchain is one of the technologies that has demonstrated capabilities of providing a more efficient and effective way of delivering traceability for …
Google is still considering whether to launch a censored version of its search product in China, as confirmed by CEO Sundar Pichai during a recent event. “It’s very early. We don’t know whether we could or would do this in China, but we felt it was important for us to explore,” Pichai stated at the …
Facebook has released new AI controlled hardware at quite n odd time when its fighting privacy breach allegations. The devices Facebook claims creates a new way to videochat with your Facebook friends. It’s not an app, nor is it some awkward virtual-reality playpen. It’s a device called Portal, and it’s meant to sit in your …
The current ICANN and first president of ICANN’s Global Domains Division has quit his post and is headed to Donuts to assume the role of CEO, the firm has announced. Current CEO of the global leader in high-quality, new top-level Internet domains, Bruce Jaffe is stepping down and will continue to act as a senior advisor to …
Google has announced the shutdown of its social media network Google+ following a significant data breach that compromised the private data of hundreds of thousands of users. The tech giant revealed that a security vulnerability within one of Google+’s People APIs allowed third-party developers to access sensitive information for over 500,000 users. This exposed data …
Facebook users are being duped into thinking that their accounts have been cloned thanks to the latest viral message that made the rounds of the social networking site on Sunday. HOAX: If you get this message on Facebook, do not forward. At first glance, it appears like a friend is trying to warn you about …
The number of targeted cyber attacks have more than doubled in Ireland in the past year, but companies are identifying the attacks more quickly, new research from Accenture has found. The study found that 31 per cent of companies are detecting three out of four attempted attacks compared with 8 per cent in 2017. The …
Microsoft has stopped distributing its latest Windows 10 October 2018 Update. The software giant started rolling out the update during the company’s Surface event earlier this week, but some Windows 10 users immediately noticed their documents were being deleted. In a support document updated today, October 6, the Redmond-based OS maker said it took this …
Every few months, there’s a new Facebook scandal that results in a #deletefacebook campaign. According to a new report, there was a bug that inhibited users who had “a large number of posts” from deleting their Facebook accounts. However, after the publication reached out to the social network, an engineer resolved the issue, which was …