Founder and CEO of Moscow-based anti-virus software company Kaspersky Lab Eugene Kaspersky said that he would quit and move the business out of Russia if intelligence agencies ever asked his company to spy for it.
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Noon brings top US products to the Middle East with eBay tie-up
noon, the Middle East’s homegrown digital marketplace, is bringing the global marketplace of eBay closer to customers in the region with a new partnership.0 3585
US charges three Chinese nationals with Moody’s, Siemens data breach
US prosecutors have charged three Chinese nationals affiliated with a cybersecurity company in China with hacking into Siemens AG, Trimble and Moody’s Analytics to steal business secrets, according to a report by Reuters.
Indian firms poised to bridge tech skills gap in US
Over one hundred companies with origins in India are responsible for creating more than 100,000 jobs and $17.9 billion in investments across the United States.
Mozilla drops Yahoo, makes Google the default browser
Alphabet’s Google has reclaimed the spot as the default search engine on Mozilla’s Firefox Internet browser in the US and other regions.
Bill Gates pledges $80 million to Arizona Smart City project
One of Microsoft founder and former CEO Bill Gates’ conglomerates has reportedly invested $80 million on a Smart City project in a 25,000 acres of land west of Phoenix, Arizona.
Qualcomm plans to reject Broadcom’s $103B acquisition bid
US chipmaker Qualcomm is reportedly drawing up plans to reject rival Broadcom’s $103 billion bid as early as this week.
Apple sued over iPhone X’s ‘animoji’ feature
A Japanese software company is reportedly suing Apple in a US court over the trademark for the term ‘animoji.’
Russia-based Kaspersky Lab rolls out free antivirus software
The company has revealed in a recent blog post that the free antivirus will not be competing with any of the paid versions.
Gartner: Worldwide PC shipments declined 4.3% in Q2 2017
Gartner’s preliminary results revealed that worldwide PC shipments totaled 61.1 million units in the second quarter of 2017, a 4.3 …
US lifts laptop restriction for Emirates flights
Emirates airline has reportedly said the cabin ban on laptops no longer applies on its flights to the United States.