Technology

Twitter Inc said on Saturday that hackers were able to download account information for up to eight accounts involved in the hack of its systems this week, but said none of them were verified accounts. The company said the attackers targeted 130 accounts, and were able to reset passwords and take control of 45 of them and tweet from those …

CALIFORNIA: Alphabet Inc’s Google said on Friday it would prohibit websites and apps that use its advertising technology from running ads on “dangerous content” that goes against scientific consensus during the coronavirus pandemic. The world’s largest search engine updated its policy as the health crisis has continued to rage throughout the United States, and digital advertising giants like Google and …

BEIJING: China has moved a rocket into position to launch a rover to Mars in one of three upcoming missions to the red planet, one from the US and another by the United Arab Emirates. The Long March-5 carrier rocket is China’s heaviest-lift launch vehicle and has been used experimentally three times, but never with a payload. Dubbed Tianwen-1, China’s …

Before a hacking campaign tore through Twitter and compromised some of its most high-profile users, an ad went up on a gray market site that facilitates the trade of user accounts for many popular websites including Twitter. For $250 in digital currency, the seller promised they’d reveal the email linked to a Twitter account. And for $2,500, the buyer would …

SYDNEY: Researchers in Australia have devised a test that can determine novel coronavirus infection in about 20 minutes using blood samples in what they say is a world-first breakthrough. The researchers at Monash University said their test can determine if someone is currently infected and if they have been infected in the past. “Short-term applications include rapid case identification and …

PARIS: Scientists said on Thursday they had obtained the closest ever images taken of the Sun as part of a pan-European mission to study solar winds and flares that could have far-reaching impacts back on Earth. The European Space Agency’s Solar Orbiter blasted off from Florida’s Cape Canaveral in February and completed its first fly by of our star last …

BRUSSELS: A European Union court on Wednesday delivered a hammer blow to the bloc’s attempts to rein multinationals’ ability to strike sweetheart tax deals with individual EU countries when it ruled that Apple does not have to pay 13 billion euros ($15bn) in back taxes to Ireland. The EU Commission had claimed in 2016 that Apple had struck an illegal …

Unidentified hackers broke into the Twitter accounts of technology moguls, politicians, celebrities and major companies on Wednesday in an apparent Bitcoin scam. The ruse included bogus tweets from former President Barack Obama, Democratic presidential front-runner Joe Biden, Mike Bloomberg and a number of tech billionaires including Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and Tesla CEO Elon Musk. Celebrities …

The Trump administration said on Wednesday that it will impose travel bans on employees of the Chinese technology giant Huawei and other Chinese companies the United States determines are assisting authoritarian governments in cracking down on human rights, including in China’s western Xinjiang province. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo also said the administration is finalising plans to minimise data …

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Federal Education Shafqat Mehmood on Wednesday directed the concerned authorities to complete consultations with the provinces and other stakeholders on online learning issues and their resolution. At a meeting on the matter of online classes, Mr Mehmood told the authorities to prepare a report to be presented before the cabinet. Educational institutions will stay closed until Sept …