Category: Technology

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 […]

Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and other services has announced it will discontinue its third-party factchecking programmes, starting in the US. Journalists and anti-hate speech activists have criticised the decision as an attempt to curry favour with the incoming US president, Donald Trump, but there could be an even more cynical reason. […]

In 2024, leading global tech companies made substantial investments into artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure, dedicating a combined total of £108 billion ($125 billion) toward the development and maintenance of AI data centres. This spending has focused primarily on building the necessary infrastructure to support AI applications, rather than on consumer-facing products, signaling a shift toward […]

The United States has imposed sanctions on Integrity Technology Group, a Beijing-based cybersecurity firm, in connection with its alleged involvement in facilitating cyberattacks by the state-backed hacking group Flax Typhoon. The sanctions, announced by the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), come after reports suggesting the firm’s infrastructure was used […]

The UK government has unveiled a series of regional initiatives aimed at enhancing the country’s cybersecurity capabilities. These new projects are designed to strengthen the nation’s digital infrastructure, counter growing cyber threats, and ensure the continued development of skilled professionals to safeguard its digital economy. In response to the escalating threat of cyberattacks, the government […]