Category: Technology

Michael Dell’s $21 billion net worth lands him among the 50 richest people in the world according to Bloomberg, in line with Elon Musk. That wealth has afforded Dell, 53, the luxury of calling several properties home, like a record-setting $100.47 million Manhattan penthouse, a $40 million home at the Four Seasons in Boston and a residence on […]

Software pirates have hijacked technology designed by Apple Inc to distribute hacked versions of Spotify, Angry Birds, Pokemon Go, Minecraft and other popular apps on iPhones, Reuters has found. Illicit software distributors such as TutuApp, Panda Helper, AppValley and TweakBox have found ways to use digital certificates to get access to a program Apple introduced […]

Alphabet Inc’s Google said on Wednesday it would spend more than $13 billion on data centers and offices in the United States this year. “These new investments will give us the capacity to hire tens of thousands of employees, and enable the creation of more than 10,000 new construction jobs in Nebraska, Nevada, Ohio, Texas, […]

Microsoft is reportedly working on getting involved in live video streaming, via its social work-orientated app LinkedIn. This is according to a report by Tech Crunch, which states that the company is launching a new LinkedIn Live service in beta form to its 600 million users, allowing people to live stream video content. The focus […]

Apple CEO Tim Cook says he’s optimistic about trade talks between the U.S. and China. His remarks come as representatives from both countries are scheduled to meet later this week in Beijing. “Both sides are talking and I always think that is always the essential thing to reaching an agreement,” Cook told NPR on Monday. […]

Social media giant Instagram has announced that it is banning all graphic images of self-harm from its platform as part of efforts to “support and protect the most vulnerable” users. The move comes after the father of British teenager Molly Russell said the site was partly to blame for her suicide in 2017. He explained […]

It’s no secret that Microsoft really, really (really) likes Office 365, the subscription-based version of its flagship productivity suite – not least because it makes a boatload of cash for the company. But now, Microsoft has chosen an unusual tactic to promote it: It’s running a series of bizarre commercials that seem to trash Office 2019, […]

Given the importance of protecting yourself and assets in the online space, you should make 2019 the year you get on top of things making sure you have the digital skills to guard against criminal attacks. “Being cyber smart is critical in the digital age when all of our personal data is online and mobile […]

Facebook is supporting Safer Internet Day, 5 February, with a campaign spanning 15-plus African countries. Aligning with the Safer Internet Day call to action – “Together for a better internet” – by joining hands with more than 20 non-profit organisations and government agencies, the campaign aims to raise awareness about Internet safety and security concerns […]

Customers of a Canadian cryptocurrency exchange are reportedly unable to access $190 million of funds after the company’s founder died with the passwords needed to access the money. Gerald Cotten, the 30-year-old founder of QuadrigaCX, died due to complications with Crohn’s disease, according to Sky News, citing Cotten’s wife, Jennifer Robertson. The executive reportedly passed away […]