Ransomware attacks have surged around the world in recent months, targeting big corporations and critical organizations like hospitals. But digital extortion comes in many forms. And a particularly vicious assault is currently taking place in Finland, where a hacker is threatening to release therapy notes and other data stolen over ...

AMD is buying Xilinx for $35 billion (roughly Rs. 2,57,900 crores) in an all-stock deal that will combine the two Silicon Valley chip makers. The deal announced Tuesday puts AMD in a place it wants to be; competing more fiercely with Intel. Xilinx stockholders will receive 1.7234 shares of AMD stock ...

Samsung and Stanford University have collaborated to make an OLED display with resolutions of up to 10,000 pixels per inch (ppi). This could lead to advancement in virtual and augmented reality technologies as high pixel density results in more realistic images, according to the research. The result was achieved by ...

Microsoft, which has largely evaded Washington’s scrutiny of Big Tech companies and scored a lucrative $10 billion (roughly Rs. 73,977 crores) government contract under the Trump administration, has emerged as a significant backer of the Biden campaign. The Redmond, Washington-based software company is the fourth largest contributor to Democratic Presidential ...

The Diablo 3 Nintendo Switch release date is November 2 and in the run up to this we’ve had an extended look at the game. In this episode of Transition, the Gadgets 360 gaming and pop culture podcast, we discuss all things Diablo 3. From breaking down its gameplay, the series’ ...

Avita Essential has been launched as a pocket-friendly offering from the laptop maker. It is powered by an Intel Celeron N4000 processor and features a thin-bezel design. Avita Essential features a 14-inch full-HD display and offers up to six hours of battery life. The laptop is offered in three colours ...

Readers of a certain age will no doubt remember some regional variation of TV Powww, the syndicated program that found viewers at home giving directions over the phone to an in-studio operator playing an Intellivision game. Perhaps the best-known variant is New York’s TV PIXXX, wherein the player would say ...

Processed meats are displayed in a grocery store on October 26, 2015 in Miami, Florida.Photo: Joe Raedle (Getty Images) A foodborne outbreak of Listeria linked to deli meats has hospitalized at least ten people in three states and killed one, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The ...

Simple, link-centric user profiles might not sound like a particularly ambitious idea, but it’s been more than big enough for Linktree. The Melbourne startup says that 8 million users — whether they’re celebrities like Selena Gomez and Dua Lipa or brands like HBO and Red Bull — have created profiles ...

Immigration law firm Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy has confirmed a data breach involving the personal information of current and former Google employees. The New York-based law firm provides companies with employment verification screening services to determine if employees are eligible and authorized to work in the United States. ...