China already has the world’s fastest supercomputer and has now built a crude quantum computer that could outpace today’s PCs and servers. Quantum computers have already been built by companies like IBM and D-Wave, but Chinese researchers have taken a different approach. They are introducing quantum computing using multiple photons, which could provide a superior…
When Microsoft made it possible for enterprises to quickly resolve incompatibilities between their applications and new Windows versions, it didn’t intend to help malware authors as well. Yet, this feature is now abused by cybercriminals for stealthy and persistent malware infections. The Windows Application Compatibility Infrastructure allows companies and application developers to create patches, known…
Following a $3.7 billion acquisition, AppDynamics is already looking to access Cisco’s enterprise customer network as it plans to keep up the pace with the big hitters in the new wave of enterprise software vendors. Cisco completed the acquisition of AppDynamics in March this year for a reported $3.7 billion (£2.86 billion), nearly double its…
The UK’s definition of an SME — a small to medium enterprise — is any business with up to 250 employees, but no upper floor on the financial threshold. Speaking at the Counter Terrorism Expo in London’s Olympia today, the Federation of Small Business’ Home Office and MoJ Policy Unit Chair Richard Parlour laid out…
If you’ve been on the fence about purchasing a Galaxy S8—or just want to get your mom the best Mother’s Day present of all time—Samsung is offering a pretty sweet deal on new purchases. Anyone who buys an S8 or S8+ between May 3 and May 16 is eligible to receive an Entertainment Kit for…
Qualcomm, in a smartphone chip licensing spat with Apple, will reportedly ask a U.S. government agency to ban the import of iPhones into the country. Qualcomm plans to ask the U.S. International Trade Commission to ban imports of iPhones, which are built in Asia, according to a Bloomberg Technology report. The news report cited an unnamed…
The week after a U.K. court favored SAP in a US$70 million licensing dispute, the software developer took another brewery to arbitration in the U.S., this time seeking damages of over $600 million. The disputes — both are ongoing — bode ill for companies using platforms such as Salesforce.com to indirectly access data held in…
After millions of people were targeted in a Gmail phishing attack this week that used a fake Google Doc to trick users into handing over access to their email account, Google is taking steps to make sure the next attack isn’t so widespread. In a post on the G Suite Updates blog titled, “Making email…
As lawmakers turn their attention to ways to boost the expansion and adoption of high-speed broadband networks, SpaceX is urging them to look to the sky. A senior official at the company best known for its rocket launches offered a detailed blueprint of SpaceX’s ambitious plan to blanket the sky with more than 4,000 satellites…
If you’re buying a PC or server, you’ve likely considered chips based on x86 or, perhaps less often, the ARM architecture. But like Linux in software, an open-source chip project is out to break the dominance of proprietary chips offered by Intel, AMD, and ARM. The RISC-V open-source architecture, created by researchers at the University…