Cyber firms warn of malware that could cause power outages
By Jim Finkle Two cyber security firms have uncovered malicious software that they believe caused a December 2016 Ukraine power outage, they said on Monday,...
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Tiny Utah firm regenerates skin and hair in pigs
A small US biotech has successfully regenerated skin and stimulated hair growth in pigs with burns and abrasions, paving the way for a scientific breakthrough...
Apple debuts HomePod speaker to bring Siri into the living room
By Stephen Nellis Apple Inc on Monday introduced the HomePod, a voice-controlled speaker that can make music suggestions and adjust home temperatures, taking aim at...
Apple set to expand Siri, taking different route from Amazon’s Alexa
Apple Inc is expected to announce plans this week to make its Siri voice assistant work with a larger variety of apps, as the technology...
Scientists detect Einstein gravitational waves for a third time
Scientists have for a third time detected ripples in space from black holes that crashed together billions of light years from Earth, a discovery that...
How difficult is a Facebook detox?
Of course I’m not the first to try a Facebook detox. Books have been written about it, whole families have gone cold turkey overnight, and...
Android creator unveils new phone, home assistant device
Andy Rubin, the co-creator of the Android mobile phone operating system, has launched a new company called Essential Products to sell a high-end smartphone and...
iPhone users never look back
Apple users are notorious for their loyalty. With the most ardent fans sometimes branded ‘sheeple’ for their unbending commitment to the company and its products,...
Wannacry exposes wider security shortcomings
By Jack Stubbs Russia’s postal service was hit by Wannacry ransomware last week and some of its computers are still down, three employees in Moscow...
Wearable tech latest must-have for China’s proud pet owners
Electronic device makers such as Hong Kong-listed SUGA and other start-ups are looking to cash-in on a boom in China in so-called pet wearables, like...
Google leads the race for Artificial Intelligence domination
Google I/O, the company’s annual developer conference, is the company’s biggest event of the year. One of the main talking points at this year’s conference...
Poor digital skills and slow internet hampering economic growth
Cyprus must work hard to improve its poor digital skills and increase the availability of fast internet connections, a workshop by stakeholders in the...
EU judges to tackle ‘right to be forgotten’ again
The “right to be forgotten” – or stopping certain web search results from appearing under searches for people’s names – will be debated at the...
Facebook adds Snapchat-like camera filters to Instagram
Facebook’s Instagram has souped up its camera tool with quirky face-tracking filters, adding another feature similar to that offered by social media rival Snap’s Snapchat....
Robotex competition comes to Cyprus
The Robotex17 competition, being organised for the first time in Cyprus this year, hopes to highlight the importance of the island keeping up with technological...
China hit by cyber virus, Europe warns of more attacks (Update 2)
The WannaCry “ransomware” cyber attack hobbled Chinese traffic police and schools on Monday as it rolled into Asia for the new work week, while authorities...
Businesses brace for Monday as ransomware threat lingers
Technical staff scrambled on Sunday to patch computers and restore infected ones, amid fears that the ransomware worm that stopped car factories, hospitals, shops and...
Global cyber attack slows but experts see risk of fresh strikes
A global cyber attack described as unprecedented in scale forced a major European automaker to halt some production lines while hitting schools in China and...
Cyber attack pushes French news sites offline
Several French news companies, including Le Monde and Le Figaro, said their websites went temporarily offline on Wednesday because a company that helps speed delivery...
Amazon trounces rivals in battle of the shopping ‘bots’
Earlier this year, engineers at Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT.N) who track rivals’ prices online got a rude surprise: the technology they were using to check...
