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Security 28,945 articles

This ransomware was rewritten to mine cryptocurrency - and destroy your files

Some criminals are shifting from ransomware to cryptocurrency miners - those behind XiaoBa have rejigged the code to shift the same malware towards a different focus.

27 minutes ago by Danny Palmer in Security

Developer 13,058 articles

Amazon intros Blueprints, code free templates to create Alexa skills

Amazon is giving the average layperson the option to program basic Alexa skills.

59 minutes ago by Natalie Gagliordi in Developer

Processors 3,006 articles

AMD's 2nd-generation Ryzen - The ultimate desktop processor

In 2017, AMD shook up the processor market with Ryzen. Now the 2nd-generation chips look set do the same in 2018.

2 hours ago by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes in Processors

Cloud 7,196 articles

FinancialForce plots expansion, updates ERP suite, eyes services automation

FinancialForce, a cloud ERP system built on top of Salesforce, has launched a New York City office and updated its software to automate professional services and manage financials and revenue models.

3 hours ago by Larry Dignan in Cloud

Innovation 28,656 articles

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Adobe acquires voice tech startup Sayspring

Adobe has acquired the voice technologies company as it pushes to develop natural command solutions beyond the traditional mouse and keyboard.

3 hours ago in Innovation

Tech Industry 24,855 articles

Qualcomm layoffs begin in business restructuring push

Employees are being axed in an attempt to save up to $1 billion annually at the same time the firm is seeking to acquire NXP.

4 hours ago by Charlie Osborne in Tech Industry

Robotics 417 articles

'Inspector Gadget' arm makes drones more useful (and a little scary)

One of the big stumbling blocks for commercial drones is loading and unloading payload. This lightweight origami arm offers a novel solution.

5 hours ago by Greg Nichols in Robotics

Mobility 28,791 articles

Intel abandons Vaunt smart glasses project

It's Google Glass all over again.

6 hours ago by Charlie Osborne in Mobility

CXO 11,139 articles

AppDynamics touts the agility of a startup with the pocket of a global giant

CEO David Wadhwani spoke with ZDNet about the state of application monitoring and how a year with a billion-dollar parent has allowed an aggressive focus on R&D.

8 hours ago by Asha McLean in CXO

Data Centers 2,260 articles

FKG Group's AU$40m datacentre opens in southeast Queensland

Backed by Telstra, Schneider Electric, and the Queensland government, Toowoomba's new Pulse Data Centre is open for business.

14 hours ago by Asha McLean in Data Centers

Networking 30,142 articles

DNS is about to get into a world of trouble with GDPR

ICANN, the group in charge of the Domain Name System, is in a deadlock with the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation over the WHOIS database and that means there's internet trouble ahead.

15 hours ago by Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols in Networking

Banking 3,290 articles

Brazil's Nubank introduces facial biometrics to increase security

The fintech is using the technology to prevent identity fraud in credit card requests

17 hours ago by Angelica Mari in Banking

Social Enterprise 5,872 articles

Users can now live stream directly to Twitter and monetise content

To complement its social Over The Top (OTT) production and distribution platform, a Canadian start-up now lets users turn their Twitter page into a social TV channel.

18 hours ago by Eileen Brown in Social Enterprise