Security
The home confinement of hundreds of millions of people worldwide to halt coronavirus contagion has presented intelligence services with a challenge: monitoring an explosion in internet traffic, above board and not, even as ...
Mar 23, 2020
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In its most direct foray yet into the $3.8 trillion medical sector, Amazon has launched a pilot program to administer health care services to many of its nearly 54,000 Seattle-area employees and their families.
Feb 21, 2020
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Business
The medical arm of Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com soared 75 percent on its debut in Hong Kongon Tuesday, valuing the company at $50 billion, as investors bank on the pandemic boom in digital health services.
Dec 8, 2020
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Business
Google on Friday pledged $800 million worth of support in response to the coronavirus pandemic for health organizations, researchers and businesses impacted by the crisis.
Mar 27, 2020
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Software
France, which has long been sceptical of the growing power of US tech titans, is seeking to bypass Apple and Google for a smartphone app to help trace people infected with the novel coronavirus.
May 20, 2020
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Software
As students head back to campuses across the country, many colleges and universities are using mobile phone and web apps to help them manage the pandemic.
Aug 28, 2020
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Robotics
Robots have come a long way. For years, they have been supporting human activity—enabling exploration in dangerous and unreachable environments like out in space and deep in the oceans. A new generation of robots are being ...
Mar 22, 2022
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Internet
In August 2023, the White House announced a plan to bolster cybersecurity in K-12 schools—and with good reason. Between 2018 and mid-September 2023, there were 386 recorded cyberattacks in the U.S. education sector and ...
Dec 14, 2023
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Security
The FBI and international partners have at least temporarily disrupted the network of a prolific ransomware gang they infiltrated last year, saving victims including hospitals and school districts a potential $130 million ...
Jan 26, 2023
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Security
Ireland's health service shut down its IT systems on Friday after being targeted in a ransomware attack by what it called "international criminals."
May 14, 2021
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