Like most Internet-of-things devices these days, Amazon’s Echo Dot gives users a way to perform a factory reset so that, as the corporate behemoth says, users can “remove any ... personal content from the applicable device(s)” before selling or...
2021 is the year of the SC-740 / NextGen launch. This machine makes the technology of its big brother, the SC-940 / NextGen, available for lower capacities. The result is an extremely stable centrifuge that dries delicate leafy vegetables...
Roughly 25 years ago, a few open source technologies combined to make a robust, commercial Internet that was finally ready to do business and take your money. Dubbed the LAMP stack (Linux, Apache HTTP Server, MySQL, and PHP/Perl/Python), this...
But voices like his were drowned out by the federal government’s messaging, which suggested that India had somehow outwitted the virus. The hype was so strong that even some medical professionals bought into it. A Harvard Medical School professor...
A massive chain reaction on Friday infected at least hundreds and likely thousands of businesses worldwide with ransomware, including a railway, pharmacy chain, and hundreds of storefronts of Sweden's Coop grocery store brand. Carried out by the notorious Russia-based...
PwC Australia has named Tim Larcos as its new chief technology officer.
Larcos has worked at PwC for just over six and half years. His roles with the company included private client CIO, technology director and operations director, and he...
Will next year's iPad Pro have a chip that outdoes the iPhone? Apple Next year, Apple will release an iPad model, likely an iPad Pro, with a next-generation processor that will beat anything...
This past week’s heat wave has drawn attention the US’s power grid. | Mario Tama/Getty Images In recent weeks, you’ve either had power problems or you’ve heard about them. In Portland, Oregon, this week, the...
At this very moment, a ransomware assault is hitting hundreds of businesses across the US. The incident appears to be the result of a so-called supply chain attack; hackers were able to push malware to victims through legitimate IT...
It was probably inevitable that the two dominant cybersecurity threats of the day— supply chain attacks and ransomware—would combine to wreak havoc. That’s precisely what happened Friday afternoon, as the notorious REvil criminal group successfully encrypted the files of...


















