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India proposes law to ban cryptocurrencies, create official digital currency
India plans to introduce a law to ban private cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin and put in place a framework for...
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Personal data stolen from Dutch coronavirus track-and-trace program
Personal information of a large number of people who participated in the Netherlands' coronavirus track-and-trace program has been leaked, the...
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Robinhood is new eye of GameStop storm as outrage grows
Online broker Robinhood has been one of the hottest venues in this week's retail-trading frenzy but its sudden curbs on...
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Cryptocurrency crime drops in 2020 but 'DeFi' breaches rise, study finds
Losses from cryptocurrency theft, hacks, and fraud fell 57% last year to $1.9 billion, as market participants boosted security systems,...
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Costly short squeeze makes Reddit required reading on Wall Street
Dennis Dick, a professional stock trader in Las Vegas, reads the site Seeking Alpha before work and keeps up to...
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White House vows to protect U.S. telecoms network from Huawei security threat
The Biden administration will work to safeguard American telecoms networks from "untrusted vendors" like Huawei Technologies Co Ltd that threaten...
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Apple says new privacy notifications to roll out in 'early spring'
Apple Inc said on Thursday that new privacy pop-up notifications will start appearing on most iPhones as soon as early...
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Wall Street vs Main Street fight quashes hedge funds as GameStop keeps rallying
Retail traders scored against professionals on Wednesday as hedge funds Melvin and Citron retreated with heavy losses on short positions...
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Google to stop using Apple tool to track iPhone users, avoiding new pop-up warning
Google's iPhone apps such as Maps and YouTube will stop using a tool from Apple Inc that allows them to...
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'World’s most dangerous malware' Emotet disrupted
Law enforcement disrupted Emotet, one of the most significant and dangerous botnets of the past decade, Europol stated in a...
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GameStop extends Reddit driven hyper-rally after Musk tweet
Amateur investors piled further into niche stocks on Tuesday, sending professional short sellers scrambling to cover losing bets, with GameStop...
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AT&T is sued for $1.35 billion over technology to synchronize smart devices
AT&T Inc was sued on Tuesday for at least $1.35 billion by a Seattle company that accused the telecommunications giant...
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GameStop shares soar on short squeeze, then ease in wild trade session
Shares of U.S. videogame retailer GameStop skyrocketed by 144% on Monday as short sellers scrambled to cover their positions in...
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Elon Musk to offer $100 million prize for 'best' carbon capture tech
Tesla Inc chief and billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk on Thursday took to Twitter to promise a $100 million prize for...
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Alphabet shutting Loon, which used balloon alternative to cell towers
Alphabet Inc is shutting down Loon after concluding the business, which offers balloons as an alternative to cell towers, is...
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Parler loses bid to require Amazon to restore service
A U.S. judge on Thursday rejected Parler's demand that Amazon.com Inc restore web hosting services for the social media platform,...
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Bitcoin heads for worst weekly loss in months
Bitcoin wavered on Friday and was heading toward its sharpest weekly drop since September, as worries over regulation and its...
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Google says to block search engine in Australia if forced to pay for news
Alphabet Inc's Google said on Friday it would block its search engine in Australia if the government proceeds with a...
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Operators prepare Sweden for 5G coverage after spectrum sale
Swedish telecom operators are planning to cover almost the entire country with 5G in the next two to three years...
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The most potent threats to democracy are cyber threats - the president of Microsoft
The role of technology should be to promote and protect democracy, Microsoft’s president Brad Smith said on Tuesday’s Center for...
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