Linus Torvalds: I hope Intel's AVX-512 'dies a painful death'

Torvalds wants Intel to address real-world uses, not supercomputer benchmarks and "special-case garbage".

Verizon taps Google Cloud for Contact Center AI

The deal fits in with Google Cloud's broad strategy to help the telecommunications industry harness the potential of cloud and AI.

This botnet has surged back into action spreading a new ransomware campaign via phishing emails

There's been a big jump in Phorpiex botnet activity - but it's a trojan malware attack that was the most common malware campaign in June.

Has your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch been hacked? Here's how to find out

This utility can carry out a deep scan of your iOS and iPadOS device and let you know if something seems out of place.

Can technologists help end mass incarceration?

Data-driven approaches to criminal justice often backfire. Here's one way to do it right.

Ad Astra Rocket CEO Diaz on leadership, simulating rocket performance, and developing space

Dr. Franklin Chang Diaz is a former NASA astronaut looking to develop and commercialize what could equate to the workhorse engine of space transportation.

Microsoft: We're pulling the plug on Windows builds of programming language PHP

Microsoft will no longer produce official PHP builds for Windows from PHP 8.0 onwards.

What is ransomware? Everything you need to know about one of the biggest menaces on the web

Updated: Everything you need to know about ransomware: how it started, why it's booming, how to protect against it, and what to do if your PC's infected.

Maxim to merge with rival semiconductor giant Analog Devices in $20 billion deal

Updated: The buyout has become one of the largest acquisitions recorded in 2020.

The real reason Apple is warning users about MacBook camera covers

You can blame Coronavirus and people sticking used Band-Aids over the camera for this.

Worldwide IT spending in 2020 estimates boosted to $3.5 trillion, ‘swoop’ recovery expected

Gartner’s latest predictions still suggest a substantial decline from 2019 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Optus hands unlimited data for 24 hours to customers who pay AU$5

Add-on available to postpaid customers and prepaid users who have a recharge value above AU$30.

Google: Mitigating disinformation and foreign influence through social media a joint effort

The local arm of the search giant wants to see cooperation between the likes of industry, the technical community, and government, in addition to education efforts spanning schools and senior citizens.

Hacker breaches security firm in act of revenge

Hacker claims to have stolen more than 8,200 databases from a security firm's data leak monitoring service.

AustCyber says digital trust required to boost Aussie economy

A globally competitive Australian cybersecurity sector will ultimately underpin the future success of every industry in the national economy, the non-profit's CEO has said.

CSIRO's Data61 alumni Emesent is flying drones beyond line-of-sight

The company has developed a technology that can collect data and map challenging areas such as mines, telecommunications infrastructure, and environments struck by natural disasters.

BP pays $1 billion to Jio for joint venture as telco sells sliver to Qualcomm

Petrochemical giants team up to create a joint venture focusing on fuels and mobility.

New York private equity firm scoops up Arq Group leftovers for AU$12m

Arq Group, which was renamed Webcentral Group in May, will now sit under Siris Capital Group's Web.com brand.

How higher education may go best of breed, be disassembled amid online learning

Universities resemble cable companies and enterprise software companies that believed in the power of the bundle and suite. COVID-19 and online learning have accelerated higher education's day of reckoning.

I turned off autocorrect on my iPhone and learned a terrible lesson

Autocorrect is one of those things that's annoying, but standard, right? This is what happens when you (try to) live without it.