Cisco debuts new AI-focused cybersecurity system after Splunk deal

The Cisco logo is on display at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, on February 26, 2024.  Charlie Perez | Nurphoto | Getty Images Enterprise technology titan Cisco Systems on Thursday unveiled a new security architecture product aimed at securing data centers, clouds, and other IT environments with the help of AI. Called HyperShield, … Read more

Microsoft invests $1.5 billion in AI firm G42, takes minority stake

Microsoft President and Chief Legal Officer Brad Smith speaks during the annual Microsoft shareholders meeting in Bellevue, Washington on November 29, 2017. JASON REDMOND | AFP | Getty Images Microsoft will invest $1.5 billion into G42, an artificial intelligence firm based in the United Arab Emirates, as the U.S. giant looks to strengthen its position … Read more

UK regulators refer Vodafone’s merger with Three for in-depth probe

A pedestrian walks past a Vodafone store in central London on May 16, 2023. British mobile giant Vodafone is to axe 11,000 jobs over three years in the latest cull to hit the tech sector, as new boss Margherita Della Valle slammed recent performance. Adrian Dennis | AFP | Getty Images The U.K. competition regulator … Read more

AT&T investigating breach that put customer data on dark web

A pedestrian passes an AT&T store in New York, U.S. Scott Mlyn | CNBC AT&T announced Saturday that it is investigating a two-week-old data breach that published millions of customers’ data on the dark web, a portion of the internet that can only be accessed using special software. The company has reset the passcodes of … Read more

3G switchover technical issue could prevent 750,000 phones from calling triple-0 on 4G network

The 3G switchover could be delayed if a working group of telecommunications heavy-hitters fails to iron out a technical glitch preventing some mobile phones from making emergency calls. Nearly 750,000 mobile phones may not be appropriately configured to contact emergency services on the 4G network, based on industry estimates. The worry is many users may … Read more

Tech exec says web heading for plateau, compares it to space in 1960s

Astronaut Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr., the lunar module pilot of the first lunar landing mission, stands next to a United States flag July 20, 1969 during an Apollo 11 Extravehicular Activity (EVA) on the surface of the Moon. NASA | Newsmakers | Hulton Archive | Getty Images If we were to fall asleep today and … Read more

stock market news: FIIs sold stocks worth more than Rs 29,000 crore from 8 sectors in Feb. Take a look – ​Rushing Out

Bajaj Auto. Share Price 8605.80 03:59 PM | 06 Mar 2024 254.05(3.05%) Kotak Mahindra Bank. Share Price 1759.75 03:59 PM | 06 Mar 2024 44.05(2.57%) Axis Bank. Share Price 1125.00 03:59 PM | 06 Mar 2024 24.21(2.20%) Bharti Airtel. Share Price 1193.70 03:59 PM | 06 Mar 2024 24.80(2.13%) SBI Life Insurance Company. Share Price … Read more

British telco giant BT expects to launch 5G standalone this year

An EE mobile phone store, operated by BT Group, in Reading, U.K. in 2020. Jason Alden | Bloomberg | Getty Images BARCELONA — British telecommunications giant BT says it expects to launch its first so-called “standalone 5G” network in 2024. Howard Watson, BT’s chief technology officer, told CNBC that the telco group plans to switch … Read more

In wake of AT&T outage, consumer advocate urge customers to ask for money back

A cellular tower is seen on Feb. 22, 2024 in Redondo Beach, California. The outage affected tens of thousands of customers in cities across the country whose phones lost signal overnight. Eric Thayer | Getty Images News | Getty Images ‘It won’t be our last’ AT&T’s outage on Thursday knocked out service for tens of … Read more

Gadget makers show off bendable and expandable screens

Motorola’s “adaptive display concept” was on display at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The smartphone can bend in various ways.  Arjun Kharpal | CNBC See-through screens, phones that wrap around your wrist and expandable displays — these are all concept tech that gadget makers showed off this week, in a bid to stand out from … Read more