A survey for Reuters by security ratings firm BitSight found that Microsoft's Windows 7 operating system without the latest security updates were being run by two-thirds of those caught up in the past week's global ransomware attack.   Believing that identifying "patient zero" could help...

‘Value-added analytics’ enriches data gathered at Nasdaq. The “quantitative traders” as well as “fund manager” can now make better use of “social media, central bank announcements, retail sentiment” along with data from other sources for improving their “trading profits” with the help of Nasdaq...

Comcast releases a new Wi-Fi related service that will enable the users to be connected to their home through phones, televisions or websites. On Monday, the 8th of May 2017, Comcast released a new service that bases itself on cloud, whereby allowing the users to have control over their monitor...

The Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunications (SWIFT) is experiencing a "midlife crisis". Nowadays, the international interbank system serves as a basis for most payment services in more than 11 thousand organizations, including banks and corporations, in 200 countries. Recently,...

The saying ‘sky is the limit’, fits particularly true to Uber as the firm is gearing up to launch its network of flying cars by 2020. Uber Technologies has come up with new plans of opening a flying cars network within the next three years’ time, meaning “as early as 2020”.   As per the...

Sales of VR equipment fell 40% below forecasts, according to a February report from CCS Insight research firm. The most popular are relatively low-cost glasses that allow you to dive into virtual reality using a smartphone as a screen. Among the best-selling gadgets are Samsung Gear VR and Daydream...

Researchers introduce a “stop-gap” solution to slow down the effects of climate change while the search continues to find a permanent way out. Chicago based University of Illinois’ researchers think that have mastered the “art of photosynthetic solar cells”, whereby technology turns to...

As Facebook Inc. step up efforts to stop the spread of fake news, misinformation and spam, the social network giant said on Thursday it suspended 30,000 accounts in France.   The move is among the most aggressive yet by Facebook to move against accounts that violate its terms of service,...

The laser-based sensor for self-driving cars, a key component that would improve vehicle safety, is being prepared to be manufactured by Luminar, a Silicon Valley start-up, the company said on Thursday.   While there is an ongoing race between automakers, startups and major technology...