Hospital pays $17K ransom to get back access to encrypted files
A Los Angeles hospital has paid US$17,000 to cyberattackers who crippled its network by encrypting its files, a payment that…
IDG Contributor Network: Musical chairs: Vend founder and CEO decides to vacate his throne
I’ve been following cloud-based point-of-sale (POS) vendor Vend since its inception half a dozen years ago. Actually, I’ve been following…
This car travels 300 miles on just 85oz of (hydrogen) gas
A European start-up has announced a hydrogen fuel cell car with just 18 moving parts and a range of 300…
U.S. offers supercomputing help to manufacturers
Five of the top 12 high performance computing systems in the world are owned by U.S. national labs. But they…
Dell to offer hyperscale rack architecture to mid-range users
Dell is bringing the advantages of its enterprise-level hyperscale rack servers to a wider range of customers. At Mobile World…
Google wants you to be able to vote online
Like the idea of using Google to vote online for the best airline, steamed dumpling or health app? What about…
Apple encryption fight with FBI could go to the Supreme Court
Apple may have taken on the fight of its life in standing up to the FBI, which is demanding that…
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Preliminary data shows small Windows 10 gains after upgrade offered to older PCs
Windows 10 usage has increased since Microsoft began serving the operating system as an automatic upgrade to PCs running Windows…
Microsoft Azure continues open source love affair
Microsoft has been aggressive in embracing open source technology on its Azure cloud platform, and that continued Wednesday with the…