Microsoft has unveiled Windows 11, its “next generation” operating system, at a virtual event. The new software will let Android apps run on the Windows desktop. Product manager Panos Panay promised smaller, faster security updates – a common complaint for Windows users – and said they would happen in the background. Windows 11 will also […]
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EU wants emergency team for ‘nightmare’ cyber-attacks
The European Commission has announced plans to build a Joint Cyber Unit to tackle large scale cyber-attacks. Recent ransomware incidents on critical services in Ireland and the US has “focused minds”, the commission said. It argued cyber-attacks were a national security threat, as incidents in Europe rose from 432 in 2019 to 756 in 2020. […]
Bitcoin tumbles below $30,000 on China crypto-crackdown
Bitcoin has fallen below $30,000 for the first time in more than five months, hit by China’s crackdown on the world’s most popular cryptocurrency. The digital currency slipped to about $28,890, and has lost more than 50% of its value since reaching an all-time high of $64,870 in April. China has told banks and payments […]
Online shopping boom drives rush for warehouse space
“I’ve been working in logistics for 30 years and I’ve never seen demand like this,” says Robin Woodbridge. The company he works for, Prologis, owns and manages warehouse logistics parks across the UK. They’re building as fast as they can, but it’s been a struggle to keep pace with the boom in online shopping in […]
Nuclear energy: Fusion plant backed by Jeff Bezos to be built in UK
A company backed by Amazon’s Jeff Bezos is set to build a large-scale nuclear fusion demonstration plant in Oxfordshire. Canada’s General Fusion is one of the leading private firms aiming to turn the promise of fusion into a commercially viable energy source. The new facility will be built at Culham, home to the UK’s national […]
TikTok owner ByteDance sees its earnings double in 2020
ByteDance, the Chinese company behind the smash-hit video app TikTok, saw its earnings double last year. An internal memo released to staff showed that the firm’s total revenue jumped by 111% to $34.3bn (£24.7bn) for 2020. The figures underscore TikTok’s continued global popularity. It comes as ByteDance and several other Chinese technology giants have come […]
The relatives frozen in time on Google Street View
Social-media users are sharing Google Street View images featuring friends and relatives who have since died. It was sparked by a post on the Twitter account Fesshole, which asks followers to submit anonymous confessions – many of which are explicit. The original poster said they had searched the map platform for images taken before their […]
E3 2021: Microsoft shows off Halo Infinite, Starfield and Forza Horizon 5
A Christmas release date for Halo: Infinite was among dozens of announcements at Microsoft’s E3 show. It was scheduled for release last year alongside the new Xbox, but was delayed due to the pandemic and amid outcry from players over its graphics. A new Forza racing game and the Xbox release of Flight Simulator were […]
Facebook remote working plan extended to all staff for long term
Facebook will let all employees who can work away from the office do so after the Covid pandemic is over. The company has told employees “anyone whose role can be done remotely can request remote work”. Rival big tech firms Apple and Google have recently reversed pandemic working conditions, telling staff to return to the […]
One Fastly customer triggered internet meltdown
A major internet blackout that hit many high-profile websites on Tuesday has been blamed on a software bug. Fastly, the cloud-computing company responsible for the issues, said the bug had been triggered when one of its customers had changed their settings. The outage has raised questions about relying on a handful of companies to run […]