Category: Technology

The Biden-Harris Administration has unveiled new guidelines designed to regulate chip licensing and enhance artificial intelligence (AI) security standards. Released on Monday, the Interim Final Rule on Artificial Intelligence Diffusion builds on existing measures to protect U.S. technological leadership while addressing national security concerns. Strengthening AI Security and Addressing Smuggling: The new rule aims to […]

The United States Department of Justice (DoJ) has filed charges against three Russian nationals accused of running two cryptocurrency mixers, Blender.io and Sinbad.io, which were used to facilitate money laundering for cybercriminals, including ransomware groups. Key Details of the Charges: The individuals charged are Roman Vitalyevich Ostapenko, Alexander Evgenievich Oleynik, and Anton Vyachslavovich Tarasov. They […]

Macquarie Asset Management (MAM), the asset management division of Macquarie Group, has committed to investing up to US$5 billion (A$8 billion) in high-performance computing (HPC) data centres developed by Applied Digital Corporation, a leading US-based technology company. The investment forms part of a strategic financing facility aimed at scaling Applied Digital’s data centre operations. Investment […]

Madagascar is rich in species, including plants. Leamus/iStock/Getty Images Researchers have long known that islands are hotspots for species diversity. But, until recently, there weren’t precise figures to quantify the diversity of plant life on islands. A study involving an international team of scientists has filled this gap. The researchers developed a database of vegetation […]

Zegona Communications and MasOrange have entered into a joint venture to create FibreCo, which will merge their fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) networks in Spain. This collaboration follows Zegona’s €5 billion acquisition of Vodafone Spain in June 2024. FibreCo aims to build the largest FTTH network in Europe, covering approximately 12.2 million premises across Spain. The venture will […]

In 1981, American physicist and Nobel Laureate, Richard Feynman, gave a lecture at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) near Boston, in which he outlined a revolutionary idea. Feynman suggested that the strange physics of quantum mechanics could be used to perform calculations. The field of quantum computing was born. In the 40-plus years since, […]

Blockchain giant Chainalysis will be acquiring Israeli fraud prevention company Alterya, they announced on Monday. This is the second acquisition the company has made in Israel after it acquired Hexagate just last month. Chainalysis develops analytics, operations analysis, and data accessibility products on blockchain, employs over 700 employees worldwide, and its customers include financial institutions, […]

Telecom Namibia has confirmed a ransomware attack by the cybercriminal group “Hunters International,” which resulted in the exposure of sensitive personal and financial data, including information related to high-ranking government officials. The attack led to the theft of nearly 500,000 records, some of which were later shared on social media. The hackers demanded a ransom, […]

Israel endured a colossal, costly failure on October 7, 2023. Thanks to the courage and dedication of its defense forces, and those who kept the home fires burning, it has bounced back. The Mideast today has changed its face, for the better. Yet our political leaders continue to resist launching an impartial, objective process for […]