May 12, 2017
It was first reported in England — hackers gained access to the National Health Service computers, effectively shuttering the entire system. Patients were told to stay home; doctors and nurses were unable to access email or medical records and had to take notes by hand. The hackers demanded a ransom, to be paid in bitcoin.
May 12, 2017
Michelle Obama has made her strongest political intervention since leaving the White House, stating bluntly at a health conference: “Think about why someone is OK with your kids eating crap.”
May 12, 2017
Stephen Hawking and 32 of his fellow scientists have written an angry letter responding to a recent Scientific American article about how the universe began.
In it, they declare their “categorical disagreement” with several of the statements made, and explain why the theory of inflation is still one of the best models for the origin of the cosmos.
May 12, 2017
A massive ransomware campaign appears to have attacked a number of organizations around the world.
Digital world map: Attacks have been reported at organizations around the world – Getty Images
Screenshots of a well known program that locks computers and demands a payment in Bitcoin have been shared online by parties claiming to be affected.
May 11, 2017
Brief Scorecard: Kings XI Punjab 230 for 3 (Saha 93*, Maxwell 47) beat Mumbai Indians 223 for 6 (Simmons 59, Pollard 50*, Mohit 2-57) by seven runs
May 11, 2017
Bengaluru: Information technology (IT) companies in India are in the midst of the industry’s largest retrenchment drive with seven of the biggest IT firms planning to ask at least 58,000 engineers to leave this year.
May 11, 2017
Sri Lanka has rejected China’s request to dock one of its submarines in Colombo this month, two senior government officials said on Thursday as the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi landed in the island nation.
May 11, 2017
State Bank of India, India's largest bank, has announced that charges would be levied on all ATM withdrawals from June onwards.
May 11, 2017
India must immediately revoke a ban on social media in Jammu and Kashmir to guarantee freedom of expression and seek a lasting solution to the decades-long conflict through democratic dialogue, the United Nations said on Thursday.
A Kashmiri protester throws rocks at Indian security forces
May 10, 2017
US authorities are considering banning carry-on computers on European flights to the United States, widening the security measure introduced for flights from eight countries in March, an official said Tuesday.
