The global cyberattack that has been wending its way across continents since Tuesday started creating real consequences at some businesses even as the virus’s spread seemed to be abating. FedEx said it could suffer a “material” financial
Browsing: World
In a world where financial transactions are largely electronic, central banks are exploring the idea of using virtual currencies, even as cyberattacks and price swings dominate the headlines. “The central bank digital currency would be
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he Wimbledon tennis tournament, which starts Monday, will use IBM’s artificial intelligence agent Watson to help direct fans to the…
Facebook’s social network now has two billion monthly active users – about a quarter of the world’s population and more than half of the people on the Internet. It’s the first social network to connect that many people. Google’s YouTube
A new cyberattack similar to WannaCry is spreading across Europe, hitting major companies from Rosneft in Moscow to AP Moller-Maersk in Copenhagen while disrupting government systems in Kiev. More than 80 companies in Russia and Ukraine
Google lost its biggest regulatory battle yet, getting a record €2.4bn fine from European Union enforcers who say the search-engine giant skewed results in its favour to thwart smaller shopping search services. Google has 90 days to “stop its
Bitcoin declined as much as 17% on Monday, while smaller competitor ether continued to slide after experiencing a “flash crash” last week, raising concern about mainstream acceptance of the digital currencies. Bitcoin slumped to as low
Three out of four oil and natural gas companies fell victim to at least one cyberattack last year as hacking efforts against the industry become more frequent and sophisticated. That’s the finding from a report released Monday by
Stock investors have signalled over and over that they’re worried Amazon will steamroll any industry it touches. That’s a fair worry for the most part. However, corporate leaders around the world should not be without hope
Google is stopping one of the most controversial advertising formats: ads inside Gmail that scan users’ e-mail contents. The decision didn’t come from Google’s ad team, but from its cloud unit, which is angling to sign up more corporate customers