AT&T failed to fix Ohio man’s broken Internet service for a month
Ohio resident John Sopko had to go a month without his AT&T fixed wireless Internet service because the company repeatedly failed to diagnose and fix the problem, the Akron Beacon...
Virgin Money adapts offices to fit flexible and collaborative working
Virgin Money has become the latest financial services firm to permanently embed flexible working into its business, after realising its benefits during the Covid-19 pandemic. The bank, which is...
Government consultation on umbrella companies fuels regulation hopes
A government push to get a better grip on the the inner workings of the umbrella market has been cautiously welcomed by contracting sector stakeholders, who view the exercise...
Ransomware attack on Planned Parenthood steals data of 400,000 patients
Ransomware hackers broke into a Planned Parenthood network and accessed medical records or other sensitive data for more than 400,000 patients of the reproductive health care group. The disclosure came...
How journalists mined terabytes of offshore data to expose the world’s elites
The Pandora Papers revealed how politicians, celebrities, royalty and fraudsters use offshore tax havens to hide assets, secretly buy property, launder money and avoid taxes. More than 600 journalists...
United Airlines draws from AWS and diverse tech team to overcome Covid-19 business challenges
United Airlines has revealed how turning its back on a multicloud strategy, while cultivating a diverse team dynamic, helped the American airline scale down and digitally transform its business...
Gaming videos dominate the YouTube ‘Top Ten of 2021’ list in India
The video platform YouTube's list of top videos as well as creators for the year (2021) is out for many countries and that includes India, too. Not surprisingly in India,...
Millions of credit card details for sale on dark web for as little as 75p
The credit card details of millions of people are being sold to criminals on the dark web for an average of less than £8 ($10.60) each. Research by VPN...
Facebook parent Meta tightens links with open source community through expanded AWS partnership
Social media conglomerate Meta plans to ramp up its reliance on Amazon’s public cloud services in support of its acquisition strategy, while also continuing to invest in its on-premise...
Really stupid “smart contract” bug let hackers steal $31 million in digital coin
Blockchain startup MonoX Finance said on Wednesday that a hacker stole $31 million by exploiting a bug in software the service uses to draft smart contracts. The company uses a...