by Asmawisham | May 16, 2017 | Technology
At a town hall meeting in New York earlier today, Disney chief executive Bob Iger said hackers are claiming to have stolen an undisclosed new film from Disney’s upcoming slate, according to a report in The Hollywood Reporter.Needless to say, the king of Disney’s...
by Asmawisham | May 16, 2017 | Technology
DeepMind’s inaugural data-sharing deal with the UK’s National Health Service looks to be coming firmly unstuck.The partnership attracted controversy last year, when the scope of the behind-the-scenes data-sharing was revealed by a New Scientist investigation. The...
by Asmawisham | May 16, 2017 | Technology
[embedded content] SpaceX is setting up to launch Inmarsat-5 Flight 4, a mission that will put a communications satellite into geostationary orbit for commercial satellite operator Inmarsat. SpaceX’s window lasts 49 minutes, and opens at 7:21 PM ET (4:21 PM PT) on...
by Asmawisham | May 16, 2017 | Technology
With apps like Robinhood and services like Wealthfront for investing, and Credit Karma to check your credit score regularly, it might seem like financial services are finally getting more palatable and mainstream. But to Nicole Sanchez, people still need to have...
by Asmawisham | May 16, 2017 | Technology
The WannaCry ransomware sweeping the world hasn’t stopped its progress, but quick action by cybersecurity professionals has at least partially limited the damage it does as it goes.Over the weekend a “kill switch” was discovered by accident, which doesn’t stop the...
by Asmawisham | May 16, 2017 | Technology
VMware announced today that it has acquired Apteligent, a startup that will allow it to provide more tools to customers building and optimizing mobile apps.Originally named Crittercism, Apteligent was founded to provide mobile app performance and analytics data to...