Music streaming service Spotify seems to be preparing for its India launch by the end of this month (January 31), the company has accidentally revealed on its terms and conditions page for the country. The page has since been replaced with an older version of the company’s terms and conditions at the time of writing […]
Archives for January 2019
Cloud security products uninstalled by mutating malware
Unit 42, the global cyber threat intelligence arm of Palo Alto Networks, has discovered new forms of a Linux coin mining malware originally used by the Rocke group which attacks Linux servers, aka a large portion of all servers in the world. The malware which is believed to be related to the Xbash malware detected […]
Microsoft launches $20,000 Azure DevOps bug bounty programme
Security researchers who discover flaws in Microsoft’s Azure DevOps platform could earn themselves up to $20,000, after the company announced its latest bug bounty programme. The Microsoft Azure DevOps Services Bounty is the company’s tenth concurrent bug bounty programme and covers Redmond’s suite of cloud-based DevOps tools. Previously known as Visual Studio Team Services, these […]
Vodafone teams with IBM to drive next wave of digital transformation with 5G
Vodafone and IBM have announced a partnership that will see the pair delivering new opportunities to businesses looking for ways to harness the power of 5G in their cloud computing services. The collaboration aims to provide companies with the technology to integrate multiple cloud environments and prepare for the next wave of digital transformation, with […]
Gujarat is the laboratory of Mukesh Ambani’s grand e-commerce foray
Gujarat is where Mukesh Ambani, the chairman of Reliance Industries, will test his e-commerce model, a juggernaut that is likely to push rivals Amazon and Flipkart just as Reliance Jio bruised and battered top telecom companies. Speaking at the Vibrant Gujarat Summit today, Ambani revealed that Gujarat would be the first state where the new […]
Mukesh Ambani urges PM to take steps against data colonisation
Reliance Industries Chairman and Managing Director Mukesh Ambani on Friday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to take steps against ‘data colonisation‘, specially by global corporations, stating that Indian data must be owned by Indians. Invoking Mahatma Gandhi’s movement against political colonisation, Ambani said India now needs a new movement against data colonisation. “Gandhiji led India’s […]
Unsecured server reveals years worth of FBI investigations
A server that made its way into the public domain has revealed information about a whole host of FBI investigations from the last ten years. The server, which once belonged to the State of Oklahoma, was storing 3TB worth of data about investigations it was working on with the FBI. The entire device was unsecured, […]
Netflix’s solid quarter eclipsed by projected slowing US growth
Photo:Elise Amendola Netflix‘s video streaming service added in more subscribers than ever during the crucial holiday season, but the company signaled its growth is slowing in the U.S. as it begins to roll out double-digit price increases in its biggest market. The slightly disappointing forecast issued on Thursday for the opening three months of the […]
Consumer giants spurn risks to chase online subscribers
Major consumer companies including Unilever, Procter & Gamble and Nestle are chasing consumers who want food and household goods delivered automatically, even though this kind of business has not always worked. The companies are pitching new online subscription services, which promise stable revenues, lower delivery costs and valuable data about customers. The world’s biggest packaged […]
Netflix movie ‘Bird Box’ draws 80 million households; no data for ‘Roma’ yet
FILE- This file image released by Netflix shows Sandra Bullock in a scene from the film, “Bird Box.” Netflix lifted the usually tightly sealed lid on its viewership numbers in a recent tweet that disclosed 45 million subscriber accounts had watched the thriller, “Bird Box,” during its first seven days on the service. That made […]