Ministries lose Shs180b to hackers

A new report by International Police, also known as Interpol, has revealed how cyber criminals, working with crooked officials, are pilfering data and billions of shillings from various government ministries and private companies. For instance, in 2016 alone, the damage from hacks costs businesses and ministries a staggering $50m .

Father of the Web cites 3 big concerns about his 28-year-old baby

Sir Tim Berners-Lee, who 28 years ago this March 12 submitted a document laying out his vision for what would become the worldwide web , is proud of what his creation has become but he’s also concerned enough about certain issues that he’s released an open letter about them today through the Web Foundation . “[O]ver the past 12 months, I’ve become increasingly worried about three new trends, which I believe we must tackle in order for the web to fulfill its true potential as a tool which serves all of humanity,” Berners-Lee writes.

Fifth Harmony’s website is hacked with ISIS message

Fifth Harmony’s website is hacked with shocking ISIS message… as singers and their former bandmate Camilla Cabello attend Kids’ Choice Awards It was already an awkward Saturday for Fifth Harmony, when they attended the Kids’ Choice Awards and watched their former Camilla Cabello make her solo debut. But they also faced trouble on the internet, when their official website was hacked by a person who put up an expletive-riddled message about ISIS .

This Week at NASA: Orion Spacecraft’s Parachute System Test and More

NASA conducted the latest successful test of the Orion spacecraft’s parachute system on March 8 in the skies above the U.S. Army’s Yuma Proving Ground in Arizona. The test was designed to evaluate the parachutes’ performance in an emergency abort situation that would require Orion to be jettisoned from the agency’s Space Launch System rocket during a launch.

Ridley Scott teases a Gladiator sequel with Russell Crowe

Revealed: American Bandstand covered up the fact that teenage stars were gay despite many of the young dancers sleeping together The seven simple money-saving hacks that could save you THOUSANDS a year Trump’s revised travel ban already facing legal trouble as Democratic attorneys general team up to block the new order Twin 16-year-old sisters and their father, 48, are found shot dead with their mother critically injured inside their suburban Chicago home Police blast protesters with water cannons in Rotterdam after Turkish ministers are refused entry to Holland, prompting Erdogan to label the Dutch ‘Nazi fascists’ Illusionist Criss Angel returns to Las Vegas show just one night after he’s rushed to hospital over upside-down straitjacket trick going horribly wrong ‘Are you Harry’s father?’: Princess Diana’s former lover James Hewitt addresses rumors that have persisted for decades in … (more)

Making sense of the news: The power of information

Both during his campaign and after his inauguration, President Trump has had a constant line of animosity toward the free flow of news and information. He derides outlets such as The New York Times, The Washington Post, and CNN, among others, as “failing,” and consistently uses the term “fake news” to describe any stories that conflict with his narrative – from the crowd size at his inauguration to confirmed reports that his national security adviser had spoken to Russian officials before he took office.

Mother and son both transition to transgender man and girl

Revealed: American Bandstand covered up the fact that teenage stars were gay despite many of the young dancers sleeping together The seven simple money-saving hacks that could save you THOUSANDS a year Trump’s revised travel ban already facing legal trouble as Democratic attorneys general team up to block the new order Twin 16-year-old sisters and their father, 48, are found shot dead with their mother critically injured inside their suburban Chicago home Police blast protesters with water cannons in Rotterdam after Turkish ministers are refused entry to Holland, prompting Erdogan to label the Dutch ‘Nazi fascists’ Illusionist Criss Angel returns to Las Vegas show just one night after he’s rushed to hospital over upside-down straitjacket trick going horribly wrong ‘Are you Harry’s father?’ Princess Diana’s former lover James Hewitt addresses rumours that have persisted for decades in … (more)

A Japanese ad agency invented an AI creative director – and…

In 2015, ad agency McCann Japan’s creative planner Shun Matsuzaka set himself a task he called the “creative genome project”: he wanted to create the world’s first AI creative director, capable of directing a TV commercial. And last week, Matsuzaka showed off his creation at the UK advertiser trade body ISBA’s annual conference in London.

Sunday Newspaper Share Tips: Hays, Lookers, Ocado and SSP

The good, the bad and the ugly for investors and savers… How to defend your finances from the ‘Trojan Horse’ Budget Should you get a A 547 body MOT? It involves electric probes and a VERY intimate exam – but can save you money in the long-run After the energy giants raise their bills, get set for ANOTHER hike: Why prices may go up even further this year Pressure grows on Co-op Bank over pension deal: Bank of England calls for swift action to split up group’s A 10bn scheme ‘I ran up A 10k debt trying to get TV work – now I’m on Watchdog’: How years of hard graft paid off for BBC disability expert Nikki Fox What can you buy around Britain for the price of an average home? A 300k will get you a four-bedroom Scottish castle or a studio flat in London’s outskirts Ten places your home will make you more than your job: Homeowners ‘earn’ up to A 91k more from their properties than from going … (more)

DotAfrica: Abuja residents commend AU launch of internet domain

Some Abuja residents on Sunday said they were excited about the recent launch of DotAfrica by the African Union which aimed at bringing Africa together as an internet community. DotAfrica is a generic Top Level Domain established by Africans for Africa and the rest of the world for better access to e-commerce, technology and infrastructure.

Roanoke inventor presses on with cheaper bionic prosthetic

In this Dec. 20, 2016 photo, Lyman Connor who has been working for years to design a 3D printed bionic hand that he calls a Mano-matic bionic hand poses for a photo in Roanoke, Va. Connor can usually be found at a messy workbench in an eerily empty downtown Roanoke studio that he calls his “microfactory.”

WikiLeaks ready to offer Central Intelligence Agency hacking tools to tech companies

In other words, spying; Wikileaks founder Julia Assange has not released all the details about the CIA’s hacking software, but said he would release them to major tech companies, which tech expert Broc Wurzbacher says is a good thing. The hacking tools have targeted iPhones, Android systems such as the personal phone reportedly used by President Donald Trump , popular Microsoft software, and Samsung smart TVs, the documents indicated.

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope Mission Invades SXSW 2017

An interactive exhibit on NASA’s next flagship observatory, the James Webb Space Telescope , has landed at the 2017 South by Southwest celebration in Austin, Texas. NASA, the Space Telescope Science Institute and the Northrop Grumman Corporation are hosting the space telescope exhibit from today through Saturday , NASA officials said in an announcement.

Artificial turf may be bad for kids

If you want to get a soccer mom’s attention, bring up the subject of artificial turf, the preferred playing surface for children from pre-K to college – or at least preferred by school boards and parks and recreation departments. From concerns about concussions to cancer , parents have become alarmed by reports in the media of increased injuries and illnesses.

Remember the netbook? Crowdfunding is bringing it back

The mini-laptop’s market niche got swamped by the iPad and the phablet, but netbook fans are funding a comeback Since Apple rolled out the first iPad in 2010, tablet computers have become so ubiquitous and cheap that netbooks, the mobile device category they effectively killed off, have largely been forgotten. The mini-laptops once were all the rage among students, writers and anyone else looking for a portable computer that could do a lot for a low price.

Lawmakers call for better protection of personal information

China’s Ministry of Public Security said on Friday that police in 2016 arrested 4,261 suspects in 1,886 cases related to infringement of personal information. Among the suspects, 391 were insiders in industries including banking, education, telecommunications, delivery services, the stock market and e-commerce, said the ministry.

Treating sickle cell disease with gene therapy

After nearly two years of debate about its possible benefits and risks, the gene editing technique is now here to stay. An article in the December 27, 2015 edition of the Sunday Observer told of the first recorded use of the inexpensive CASPR-Cas9 gene editing technology to cut and ‘splice out’ bad genes and replace them with healthy genes.

What You Need to Know About #Blockchain | @CloudExpo #Bitcoin #FinTech

The first thing you need to know about blockchain is that it enables the creation of virtual currencies & intelligent contracts The first thing you need to know about blockchain is that it enables the creation of virtual currencies and intelligent contracts. At its core is the concept of a “distributed ledger,” where data on transactions is recorded across a range of specified databases.

IBM Unveils Quantum Computing Plan

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Centre proposes subsidy for MSMEs

New Delhi: The government has proposed subsidy up to Rs 1 lakh for micro and small enterprises to encourage them to use cloud computing for information and communications technology applications. In cloud computing, MSMEs use Internet to access common as well as tailor-made IT infrastructure, including software, for managing business.

Kyrie’s flat Earth and the science of understanding: Starkman and Princehouse

Between Kyrie Irving’s flat Earth and Isaac Newton’s apple tree, science remains a process of understanding: Glenn Starkman and Patricia Princehouse “Clear skies over much of the USA today,” astronaut Scott Kelly noted with this photo showing Earth’s spherical shape, taken from the International Space Station in September 2015. Scientists Glenn Starkman and Patricia Princehouse write that Kyrie Irving’s comments on challenging scientific convention could be the start of a beautiful conversation — even though it’s clear the Earth is not flat.

Oracle Corporation

Oracle Co. ‘s stock had its “outperform” rating restated by investment analysts at Cowen and Company in a research report issued to clients and investors on Saturday.

Apple Says It Has Already Patched Most Wikileaks Vulnerabilities

Assange said Thursday he will let companies affected by the exploits look at the CIA’s hacking tools so they can patch their vulnerabilities before they become public. In another frightening scenario, the spy agency as of October 2014 was looking into ways to hack the vehicle control systems of modern cars and trucks, allowing the CIA “to engage in almost undetectable assassinations”, according to WikiLeaks.

Lifestyle hacks that will save you thousands

‘For the woman who could stop all of this but won’t’: Scarlett Johansson puts the knife into Ivanka Trump with wicked SNL perfume commercial spoof for ‘Complicit’ Never-before-seen Michael Brown footage sheds new light on case and suggests he did NOT rob the store before being shot dead by Ferguson police but was involved in a drug deal with the clerks How incendiary new Michael Brown film threatens to reignite fury around his death – as police ADMIT they knew about unseen footage but DIDN’T release it because it was ‘irrelevant’ North East braces for up to 18-inches of snow as freezing Nor-easter looks set to hit New York City and bring blizzard white-out conditions Inventor of the World Wide Web Tim Berners-Lee issues dire warning on its 28th anniversary and says fake news and government surveillance threatens to destroy it EXCLUSIVE: Heartwarming moment Good Samaritan steps in and … (more)

Recent Publication from yStats.com Provides Projected Updates to Online Payment Methods in Europe

‘Europe Online Payment Methods: Full Year 2016,’ a new report from yStats.com, a secondary market research firm from Hamburg, Germany, includes important information regarding European online and mobile payments. According to this report, debit and credit cards as well as PayPal are the most utilized online payment methods in Europe, but differences in preferences of shoppers in various countries persist.