Tag: internet
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IS terrorist group downs US govt websites
An Islamic State terrorist group has been reported to have hacked into United States government-owned websites, leaving the message “You will be held accountable Trump, you and all your people for every drop of blood flowing in Muslim countries” on the websites. The message ended with “I love the Islamic state”. Many websites, including the…
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Verizon takes over Yahoo for $4.48 billion, as CEO Marissa Mayer steps down
Verizon has taken over Yahoo, completing a $4.5 billion deal that will usher in a new management team to attempt to wring more advertising revenue from one of the Internet’s best-known brands. Tuesday’s closure of the sale ends Yahoo’s 21-year history as a publicly traded company. It also ends the nearly five-year reign of Yahoo…
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Kaspersky files antitrust complaints against Microsoft
Russian security software maker Kaspersky Lab has filed antitrust complaints against Microsoft with the European Commission and the German federal cartel office, it said in a statement on Tuesday. Kaspersky contends that Microsoft is abusing its market dominance to crowd out independent anti-virus software makers, pushing Windows 10 users towards its own Windows Defender software,…
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How technology is transforming daily living 20 years down the line – a personal experience
In 1996, I was in primary two; fast forward 6 years, in 2001, I came in contact with computers and its attendant technology, where else than in Lagos of Nigeria. This marks a tech revolution in my world. Since then I have never been the same; I practically became a gadget freak. Between 2001 and…
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British Airways IT shutdown emerging reports
Emerging reports reveal a contractor doing maintenance work at a British Airways data centre inadvertently switched off the power supply, knocking out the airline’s computer systems leaving 75,000 people stranded last weekend. The Times newspaper, reporting this on Friday and quoting a BA source, the newspaper said the power supply unit that sparked the IT…
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Social media firms have increased removal of Hate Speech, says EU
Social media companies like Facebook, Twitter and Google’s YouTube have stepped up both the speed and number of removals of hate speech on their platforms in response to pressure from the European Union to do more to tackle the issue, according to the results of an EU evaluation. Facebook won particular praise for reviewing most…
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EU to provide free Wi-Fi for European towns without Internet coverage
The European Union has decided to offer free Internet connection in public spaces throughout the entire bloc to its citizens and visitors, the European Commission said on Tuesday. Members of the EU reached an informal agreement with the European Parliament to install free wireless Internet access points in public places such as town halls, hospitals…
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Apple’s Data Centre in Nevada to get $1 billion make over, to hire 100 additional workers
Apple has on Wednesday announced plans for a $1 billion expansion of its massive data centre east of Reno, doubling its investment and roughly tripling its workforce at the technology campus where company officials expect to hire 100 additional workers. The announcement came as the Reno City Council approved Apple’s plans to build a $4…
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Google launches servers in Cuba to speed up YouTube
Google has launched its servers in Cuba, meaning the country will now store Google contents locally, which will see Cubans who use Google services in the country notice contents load much faster. Google and the state-run telecom company Etecsa inked a deal in December to provide Cuban users access to the Google Global Cache (GGC).…