BlogHide Resteemssaimiii (26)in technology • 7 years agoUK and US blame Russia for 'malicious' NotPetya cyber-attackThe Russian military was directly behind a "malicious" cyber-attack on Ukraine that spread globally last year, the US and Britain have said. The White House said June's NotPetya ransomware attack…saimiii (26)in technology • 7 years ago'Anti-Clinton' Wikileaks chat leakedWikileaks, the whistle-blowing site founded by Julian Assange, wanted a Republican to become US president, according to a leaked conversation. Files obtained by The Intercept show the Wikileaks…saimiii (26)in technology • 7 years agoSnapchat petition attracts one million signaturesOne million people have signed a petition calling on Snapchat to roll back its latest redesign. The changes were intended to separate interactions with friends from branded content - including…saimiii (26)in technology • 7 years agoInstagram submits to Russia censor's demandsInstagram has blocked posts in Russia relating to corruption claims made by the country's most prominent opposition leader. It follows a demand by the country's internet censor that the…saimiii (26)in technology • 7 years agoGoogle Chrome launches default ad-blockerGoogle has launched an ad-blocker for its Chrome web browser that is designed to prevent "annoying" and "intrusive" ads being shown to users. Google announced the move to curtail full-page and…saimiii (26)in technology • 7 years agoOxfam scandal: UN aid agencies fear backlashThe news that Oxfam staff used prostitutes in Haiti has led to renewed focus on how the aid sector works, and what measures are in place to prevent abuse by aid workers. Headlines like "Oxfam…saimiii (26)in technology • 7 years agoLetter from Africa: Why there was an uproar over the name PrinceIn our series of letters from African journalists, Elizabeth Ohene looks into recent reports that officials were refusing to register babies with Ghanaian names and only accepting European ones.…saimiii (26)in technology • 7 years agoThe winners of Underwater Photographer of the Year 2018A panoramic photograph of British World War Two military vehicles deep inside a shipwreck sees German photographer Tobias Friedrich named as Underwater Photographer of the Year 2018. Friedrich's…saimiii (26)in technology • 7 years agoQuantum computers 'one step closer'Quantum computing has taken a step forward with the development of a programmable quantum processor made with silicon. The team used microwave energy to align two electron particles suspended in…saimiii (26)in technology • 7 years agoeSports' Overwatch League announces its first female playereSports' Overwatch League has finally announced its first female player. Kim "Geguri" Se-Yeon is joining the Shanghai Dragons and will be one of the very few female players in eSports competing at…saimiii (26)in technology • 7 years agoYouTube and Instagram face Russian bansYouTube and Instagram face being blocked by Russian internet service providers as a result of a standoff between one of the country's richest businessmen and an opposition leader. Russia's…saimiii (26)in technology • 7 years agoAI does grunt work on China's pig farmsArtificial intelligence technology has been developed to help piglets survive their first months - and then to decide which sows to kill. The scheme is being rolled out in China, the world's…saimiii (26)in technology • 7 years agoSearch tool accesses firms' documents in the cloudA website created by anonymous hackers has been launched that allows anyone to search for sensitive data stored in the cloud. Buckhacker is a tool that trawls servers at Amazon Web Services (AWS)…saimiii (26)in technology • 7 years agoCrypto-currency craze 'hinders search for alien life'Scientists listening out for broadcasts by extra-terrestrials are struggling to get the computer hardware they need, thanks to the crypto-currency mining craze, a radio-astronomer has said. Seti…saimiii (26)in technology • 7 years agoApple's HomePod speakers leave white marks on woodApple's new smart speakers can discolour wooden surfaces, leaving a white mark where they are placed, the firm has acknowledged. The US company has suggested that owners may have to re-oil…saimiii (26)in technology • 7 years agoSnapchat petition attracts one million signaturesOne million people have signed a petition calling on Snapchat to roll back its latest redesign. The changes were intended to separate interactions with friends from branded content - including…saimiii (26)in technology • 7 years agoTaiwan's pedestrian crossing men get girlfriendsThe little green and red traffic light men in southern Taiwan have got themselves girlfriends, just in time for Valentine's Day, it's reported. According to the Taiwan News website, the first of…saimiii (26)in technology • 7 years agoEuropean Union grows at fastest pace for 10 yearsThe European Union economy grew at its fastest pace in a decade last year, figures from the EU statistics office Eurostat have confirmed. The 28-strong EU expanded by 2.5% in 2017, its strongest…saimiii (26)in technology • 7 years agoAmazon Echo Dot ad cleared over cat food orderA television ad for Amazon's Echo Dot smart speaker that caused a viewer's device to try to order cat food has been cleared by a UK regulator. The advert, which aired in October, featured a man…saimiii (26)in technology • 7 years agoSalon magazine mines crypto-cash with readers' PCsNews organisations have tried many novel ways to make readers pay - but this idea is possibly the most audacious yet. If a reader chooses to block its advertising, US publication Salon will use…
