Israeli intelligence officials spying on Russian government hackers found they wereusing Kaspersky Lab antivirus software that is also used by 400 million people globally, including U.S. government agencies, according to media reports on Tuesday. The Israeli officials who had hacked into Kaspersky’s network over two years ago then warned their U.S. counterparts of the Russian […]
Read moreCategorize this under “one of the worst possible PR nightmares for a Google smart speaker.” According to Artem Russakovskii at Android Police, the Google Home Mini he was reviewing was randomly and near-constantly recording sounds in his home and transmitting them to Google. The company acknowledged the problem and is issuing a software update to […]
Read moreWith news of the proxy battle between Procter & Gamble and activist investor Nelson Peltz coming to a close, CNBC’s Jim Cramer shared his thoughts on the practice of activism. “This is very much a case-by-case thing,” the “Mad Money” host said. “There are some ‘scorched earth’ activists who seem to specialize in creating ill […]
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CNBC’s Jim Cramer knows that a juggernaut stock market can be instrumental in sending technology stocks soaring. “That goes double for the semiconductor space, the chipmakers that make big-picture themes like autonomous driving, internet of things, artificial intelligence, mobile, gaming [and] the data center … possible,” the “Mad Money” host said. “Strength in the semis […]
Read moreWall Street may not be crazy about bitcoin, but it is intrigued by its use of blockchain technology. Today, private equity transactions that use leveraged buyouts financed with debt can take 20 to 30 days to close and settle, said James Disney, Credit Suisse’s global head of software investment banking. With blockchain technology, he said, […]
Read moreIt was a case of spies watching spies watching spies: Israeli intelligence officers looked on in real time as Russian government hackers searched computers around the world for the code names of American intelligence programs. What gave the Russian hacking, detected more than two years ago, such global reach was its improvised search tool — […]
Read moreU.S.-based cyber firm Symantec is no longer allowing governments to review the source code of its software because of fears the agreements would compromise the security of its products, Symantec Chief Executive Greg Clark said in an interview with Reuters. Tech companies have been under increasing pressure to allow the Russian government to examine source […]
Read moreImpossible Objects has developed commercial 3-D printers that can churn out parts that are ready-to-use in cars, planes, computers and more. Many 3-D printers can form prototypes, but not components that are structurally sound enough to be used in final products, especially if those products need to fly or drive. According to Impossible Objects CEO […]
Read moreBritain is looking at the role of Google and Facebook in the provision of news and what their wider responsibilities and legal status should be, a spokesman for Prime Minister Theresa May said on Tuesday. As more people get their news through Google and Facebook, some in the industry say the internet giants are publishers […]
Read moreWith the stock market hitting record highs again early Tuesday, investors will be hard-pressed to find bargains, said the chief U.S. equity strategist at Goldman Sachs. “There’s no value anywhere in the market. Everything trades at high levels. And everything trades in a well-ordered fashion,” David Kostin told CNBC’s “Squawk on the Street.” In the […]
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