IT&Software
Massive ransomware infection hits computers in 99 countries
Malicious software called "ransomware" has forced British hospitals to turn away patients and affected Spanish companies such as Telefonica as part of a global outbreak that has affected tens of thousands of computers. In Britain on Friday, hospitals were hit by large-scale cyber attacks, the Guardian newspaper reported . The cyber-attack, using a ransomware bug known as WannaCry, appears to ha... [Full Article...]
Buffett: GOP Health Care Bill a Tax Cut for the Rich
He said some of Berkshire's industrial units saw upticks in business this year, as have credit card companies such as Visa Inc V.N and American Express Co AXP.N , a longtime Berkshire investment. The executives who run Berkshire subsidiaries also look forward to the meeting each year because it gives them a chance to meet with fellow managers and hear Buffett address a wide range of topics. [Full Article...]
Half-Billion Windows 10 Devices, But PC Slump Stunts Growth
Windows 10 was released in 2015, and by the end of September it was at 100 million devices. You can livestream Microsoft's entire conference from the Build 2017 site . Previously it was available for preview. Microsoft has announced its Visual Studio coding platform for the Mac. The final build and submission to the App Store will still require a Mac, so you can't go without an Apple ... [Full Article...]
Microsoft's new mobile app enables Windows developers to test on iOS
The app will interpret the code and Live Player can also support Live Run. All you need is Visual Studio and a physical Android or iOS device. Here's another way to look at Xamarin Live Player. For developers with Visual Studio 2017 on their PCs, Microsoft released an update (version 15.2) that includes the return of the Python and Data Science workloads and support for TypeScript 2.2, Guthrie a... [Full Article...]
UK's health service hit by ransomware attack
Britain's National Health Service says hospitals across the country have been hit by a "ransomware" cyberattack but there is no evidence that patient data has been accessed. "We just don't understand the mentality of some people". The NHS says at least 16 of its organizations have been hit by the ransomware. A Kaspersky lab analysis puts the number of infected computers at more than 45,000... [Full Article...]
Cook: Apple Spending $1B for Advanced Manufacturing Jobs
Apple CEO Tim Cook announced today that the iPhone maker will be putting $1 billion of its roughly $256 billion cash hoard into a U.S. advanced manufacturing fund. The CEO acknowledged that Apple was "underpenetrated" in the market and looks at India as a huge opportunity, NDTV reported. The iPad continued its downward plummet, moving just 8.92 million tablets to drop 13 per cent, and $3.8... [Full Article...]
500M Windows 10 devices, half of 2018 goal
As users kept asking when will Google and Firefox port their browsers for the Windows Store - so they could use them in Windows 10 S - the question was answered last week when a developer tried to convert his Chromium-based browser to an.appx version, compatible with Windows Store distribution. [Full Article...]
CEO Evan Spiegel Just Lost $1.22 Billion After Snapchat Earnings
The report sent share prices plunging in after-hours trading. Snap is still accusing more and more revenue - with a 300 percent increase in the previous year, coming out to $150 million this past quarter - but that's still behind expectations of $158 million. [Full Article...]