NEW DELHI (Reuters) – A government audit of India’s flagship payments processor last year found more than 40 security vulnerabilities including several it called “critical”…

Read More Exclusive: India found cybersecurity lapses at National Payments Corp in 2019 – government document

TOKYO (Reuters) – U.S. tech firm International Business Machines Corp on Thursday launched a research partnership with Japanese industry to accelerate advances in quantum computing,…

Read More IBM partners with Japanese business, academia in quantum computing

The universe is assumed to be approximately 13.8 billion years old, but a new study from researchers suggests it could be as much as 1.2…

Read More Universe might be 1.2 billion years younger than previously believed

Australian scientists said on Wednesday they have given five fly species scientific names that pay tribute to the Marvel comic universe. They include one named…

Read More Newly-discovered fly species named after Marvel superheroes because why not?

TikTok CEO Kevin Mayer is hitting back at Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg, ahead of Zuckerberg’s appearance at a congressional hearing on Big Tech. Facebook’s “attacks”…

Read More TikTok CEO Kevin Mayer Slams Facebook ‘Attacks’ That Are ‘Disguised as Patriotism’

STOCKHOLM/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Spotify Technology SA (SPOT.N) missed quarterly revenue expectations on Wednesday and forecast a soft current quarter, due mainly to a decline…

Read More Spotify revenue misses as coronavirus deters advertisers

NEW YORK/HONG KONG (Reuters) – Some investors of TikTok’s parent company ByteDance seeking to take over the popular social media app are valuing it at…

Read More Exclusive: ByteDance investors value TikTok at $50 billion in takeover bid – sources

A new scam has been discovered reportedly offering a year’s free Netflix subscription in order to hijack bank account details. The scam is circulated via…

Read More 'Free Netflix' scam will hack your bank account – don't fall for it

If you’ve been struggling with infuriatingly-slow broadband speeds while working, study and family-quizzing from home over the last few months, the latest announcement from Ofcom…

Read More Your broadband speeds set for biggest boost yet as UK greenlights radical change to Wi-Fi

LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Aritra Chakravarty, founder of London-based online accounts and investments provider Dozens, admits it’s a tough time to be seeking up to…

Read More Fintechs face pressure to grow up as coronavirus casts a chill

Amazon has overhauled its Alexa companion app on smartphones – bringing a new focus on personalisation. Although you can access the vast majority of features…

Read More Own an Amazon Echo? Latest update includes a massive overhaul to the way you use Alexa

There’s good news for EE, Plusnet, and Sky broadband customers as these popular internet suppliers have announced radical changes to their contracts. The firms have…

Read More Some Sky and EE customers finally set for much cheaper broadband prices

Stargazers could be in for a treat tonight when the Delta Aquarids Meteor Shower is at its brightest. The meteors, which originate from Comet 96P/Machholz,…

Read More Delta Aquarids Meteor Shower: Where, when and how to watch it from the UK

SEOUL (Reuters) – Tesla Inc Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk said on Tuesday that the company is open to licensing software and supplying powertrains and…

Read More Tesla's Musk says open to supplying batteries to other automakers

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – MacKenzie Scott, ex-wife of Amazon.com Inc’s billionaire Chief Executive Jeff Bezos, has donated $1.7 billion of her wealth in the past year…

Read More Mackenzie Scott donates $1.7 billion of her wealth since split with Jeff Bezos

One of my biggest gripes about 2-in-1 convertibles is their weight. Because these hybrid devices – which can easily transform between laptop and tablet forms…

Read More Sturdy hybrid for working on the go

A “flagship killer” smartphone is one that offers high-end hardware at an affordable price. One of the best examples was 2018’s Xiaomi Pocophone F1, which…

Read More Poco's 'flagship killer' a worthy contender

The OnePlus Nord is, at its core, a killer budget smartphone offering the kinds of power and features that far eclipse other phones at this…

Read More OnePlus Nord review: A quality Android phone for just £379

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Mastercard Inc (MA.N) has offered concessions in an attempt to address EU antitrust concerns about its planned purchase of part of Scandinavian…

Read More Mastercard offers concessions in bid to gain EU okay for Nets deal

Facebook users around the UK are currently reporting problems with the social network’s pages not loading properly for some. WhatsApp and Instagram – which are…

Read More Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp down as UK users suffer outage

Stargazers have been enjoying the sight of Comet Neowise above the UK for the last month but the time to witness the comet is dwindling.…

Read More This week is your last chance to see Comet Neowise for 7,000 years

(Reuters) – Over about eight years, the American drugstore chain Rite Aid Corp quietly added facial recognition systems to 200 stores across the United States,…

Read More Special Report: Rite Aid deployed facial recognition systems in hundreds of U.S. stores

PARIS (Reuters) – Orange, France’s biggest telecoms company, and Google on Tuesday announced a strategic partnership covering data, artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud computing services.…

Read More France's Orange and Google partner on data, cloud computing

BENGALURU (Reuters) – India’s Flipkart said on Tuesday it plans to offer 90-minute deliveries for groceries and home accessories, as the Walmart-owned (WMT.N) online retailer…

Read More Walmart's Flipkart to offer 90-minute deliveries in India

Huawei’s Sound X (available on Lazada and Shopee) is a wireless speaker that the Chinese tech giant co-designed with French premium audio company Devialet. Devialet…

Read More Tech review: Huawei Sound X offers superb audio at affordable price

Rock and soil samples taken from Mars in the search for life on the Red Planet are to be selected by UK researchers. Scientists at…

Read More UK researchers will help Nasa look for alien life on Mars

A new transatlantic subsea cable running between the US, the UK and Spain has been announced by Google in a bid to meet ever-growing connectivity…

Read More Google announces giant subsea data cable between the USA, UK and Spain

Samsung is purportedly building its own processors to fuel a new range of Windows 10 devices. These custom-designed chipsets will use the same Exynos branding…

Read More Samsung wants to improve Windows 10 speed and battery life – this is how

If you’ve been struggling with infuriatingly-slow broadband speeds while working, study and family-quizzing from home over the last few months, the latest announcement from Ofcom…

Read More Your broadband set for biggest speed boost ever as UK gets greenlight for radical change