Vocus to build Singapore-Australia submarine cable

40Tbps link should see first light in late 2018 Junior telco Vocus has confirmed it will build a submarine cable linking Singapore and Australia, with a stop in the Indonesian capital Jakarta.…

Vocus to build Singapore-Australia submarine cable

40Tbps link should see first light in late 2018 Junior telco Vocus has confirmed it will build a submarine cable linking Singapore and Australia, with a stop in the Indonesian capital Jakarta.…

Netflix will release 20 unscripted shows next year

Canada asks citizens: How would you like us to spy on you?

Le Canada demande aux citoyens: Comment aimeriez-vous que nous vous espion? The Canadian government is asking citizens to weigh in on its plans for digital surveillance programs.…

CloudFlare warns of another massive botnet, er, flaring up

DDoS attacks on the horizon as White House cybersecurity report issues recommendations CloudFlare has warned of another massive botnet that appears to be ramping up and targeting the US West Coast.…

Bloke sold cash register code to restaurants that deliberately hid sales from taxmen

Now he's coughing up $3.5m after POS POS crackdown A salesman sold cash register software that allowed business bosses to cheat on their taxes.…

Hollow, world! Netflix premieres Java in-memory database toolkit

Store modestly sized databases locally and avoid cache maintenance Just as the National Security Agency in 2005 came to the conclusion that it would be easier to store everything, Netflix has decided to store all of its content metadata with its cus…

If your smart home gear hasn't updated recently, throw it in the trash

Paul Vixie on how to survive the impending IoT security nightmare When was the last time your smart thermostat, lights, hub, camera, or power socket was updated? If it was a while ago, you may want to think about chucking it in the garbage.…

US axes $722m takeover of chip biz by Chinese investors. Thanks, Obama!

National security fears spark executive order President Obama has issued an executive order to kill the proposed acquisition of semiconductor specialist Aixtron by Chinese investors.…

87,6 miljoen accounts Dailymotion liggen op straat na hack

87,6 miljoen gebruikersaccounts van videowebsite Dailymotion liggen op straat als het gevolg van een hack. Daar zitten ook 18,3 miljoen geassocieerde wachtwoorden bij, die versleuteld zijn met bcrypt.

Demo Resident Evil 7 komt op 19 december naar pc en krijgt uitgebreide opties

De demo van het aankomende Resident Evil 7: Biohazard komt ook voor Windows uit en is op 19 december te downloaden. Capcom maakt bekend dat deze versie van de demo uitgebreide grafische opties zal hebben, wat dus ook voor de volledige game zal gelde…

Tixati 2.49

Versie 2.49 van Tixati is uitgekomen. Tixati is een uitgebreide en efficiënte bittorrentclient met ondersteuning voor dht, magnet-links en rss-feeds. Het programma geeft uitgebreide informatie over alle aspecten van de download en het in- en uitgaan…

Brave bird wears goggles and flies through a laser for science

Uber neemt ai-bedrijf over en richt Uber AI Labs op

Uber heeft Geometric Intelligence, een bedrijf dat zich specialiseert in kunstmatige intelligentie, overgenomen. Van de technologie die het bedrijf in huis heeft, is weinig bekend, maar deze zou bepaalde taken kunnen leren op basis van de helft mind…

New iOS, macOS and watchOS betas released

Apple has introduced a sixth beta version of iOS 10.2, and fifth beta of macOS 10.12.2 Sierra to developers and public beta tester. A fourth watchOS 3.1.1 developer beta has also been release…

Facebook, Microsoft, Twitter, and YouTube are creating a database of 'terrorist content'

Datrium: $55m burning hole in its pocket and raring to go global

Open convergence guys make mad dash for growth Datrium has gained $55m C-round funding to grow its business to global scale.…

Datrium: $55m burning hole in its pocket and raring to go global

Open convergence guys make mad dash for growth Datrium has gained $55m C-round funding to grow its business to global scale.…

OWC introduces redesigned Mercury Elite Pro Dual

OWC has introduced the OWC Mercury Elite Pro Dual with Thunderbolt 2 Technology. Designed in Austin, Texas, by the OWC new product development team, it offers speeds up to 474 MB/s, capacitie…

Amazon reportedly hopes to open a massive chain of 2,000 grocery stores

Please don’t drain actual swamps — where else would the crocodiles live?