Firefox maker fears DarkMatter ‘misuse’ of browser for hacking
WASHINGTON -- Firefox browser-maker Mozilla is considering whether to block cybersecurity company DarkMatter from serving as one of its internet security gatekeepers after a Reuters report linked the United Arab Emirates-based firm to a cyber espionage program.
Kaspersky says threats targeting e-learning platforms are rising
INTERNET SECURITY firm Kaspersky said cyberattacks on the education sector continue to rise as schools pursue a hybrid model of learning amid a pandemic crisis.
Podcasts take growing role in shifting media landscape
NEW YORK — As radio fades in the new world of digital media, podcasting has become hot.
In the land of big data, China sets individual privacy rights
BEIJING -- China is poised to enshrine individuals’ rights to privacy and personal data for the first time, a symbolic first step as more of the country of 1.4 billion people becomes digitized -- and more vulnerable to leaks and hacks.
Microsoft disables most of cybercriminals’ control over massive computer network
SAN FRANCISCO — Microsoft Corp. said on Tuesday it had disabled more than 90% of the machines used by a gang of Russian-speaking cybercriminals to control a massive network of computers with the potential to disrupt the US election.
Nintendo’s hit video game coming to iOS, Android
NINTENDO CO. has made its biggest move in mobile gaming so far with plans to add Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp as its third smartphone...
Don’t worry: AI won’t soon replace your brain
By Leonid Bershidsky
Bloomberg View
NECTOME promises to preserve the brains of terminally ill people in order to turn them into computer simulations -- at some...
K-Pop’s BTS now in your pocket with mobile game
LOS ANGELES -- K-Pop stars BTS have conquered the charts with their music and the box office with documentary “Burn the Stage: The Movie,” and now they’re aiming for mobile phones with the game BTS World.
WhatsApp in talks to launch mobile payments in Indonesia
JAKARTA -- Facebook Inc.’s messaging service WhatsApp is in talks with multiple Indonesian digital payment firms to offer their mobile transaction services, in a bid to tap the nation’s fast growing e-commerce sector, people familiar with the matter said.
Toyota partners with Momenta on high definition maps for autonomous cars
BEIJING/SHANGHAI -- Japanese automaker Toyota Motor Corp. has partnered with Chinese autonomous driving start-up Momenta to develop a high definition (HD) mapping platform in China for autonomous driving vehicles, Momenta said in a statement.
COVID-19 to have no significant short-term impact on Huawei’s operations
CHINESE multinational technology company Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. said the coronavirus pandemic will not have a significant impact on its operations in the short term but warned that a further spread of the virus will bring uncertainty to the continuity of its market supply.
Samsung launches Odyssey curved gaming monitors
SAMSUNG Electronics Co., Ltd. has launched their new Odyssey curved gaming monitors in the Philippines, focusing on providing “next-level game play” and designed for “the serious gamer,” it said in a press release.