Cashless Debit Card looking to move beyond Indue as sole issuer

The federal government is considering allowing Australia's biggest banks to provide those on welfare with a benefits quarantining-type card as part…

Fujifilm becomes latest ransomware victim as White House urges business leaders to take action

Japanese conglomerate Fujifilm announced that it is suffering from a ransomware attack, becoming the latest victim of cyberattackers who in the last…

Nanoleaf takes a more natural approach with its Elements panels

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AI still writes lousy poetry

Her eyes, twin pools of mystic light,Forever in her radiance white—, She sought the bosom of the Night. Away it came, that mystic sight! —…

IonQ lands Softbank investment, strategic partnership

IonQ said it will partner with Softbank Investment Advisors to deliver quantum computing systems to Softbank's portfolio companies.…

WhatsApp backtracks on app limitations if you refuse new privacy terms

WhatsApp has reversed course on its decision to limit app functionality for users who do not agree with policy changes that have caused controversy…

Rupesh Mehta joins Tata AIA LI as VP-IT, IT News, ET CIO

Mumbai-based Rupesh Mehta has moved on from Aegon Life, where he has served a stint of around two years as VP-IT. Mehta has now joined Tata AIA Life Insurance as VP-IT. In this new role, Mehta will be adding his experience and expertise to…

FBI attributes JBS ransomware attack to REvil

The United States FBI issued a short statement on Wednesday pinning the recent JBS ransomware incident on REvil. "As the lead federal investigative…

Amazon DocumentDB adds Global Clusters

With distributed architecture considered one of the advantages of NoSQL (or nonrelational) databases, Amazon DocumentDB is addressing a key gap with…

FireEye sells FireEye Products unit to STG for $1.2 billion

FireEye said it is selling its FireEye Products business for $1.2 billion to a consortium led by Symphony Technology Group (STG).The all-cash deal…