In a three-month challenge, Microsoft is offering hackers up to $100,000 if they can break the security of its custom Linux OS. The challenge is focused on the Azure Sphere OS for which, Microsoft built a compact and custom version of Linux last year. “This new research challenge aims to […]
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he would be able to report in about a week or two whether China is fulfilling its obligations under a Phase 1 trade deal the two countries signed in January before the coronavirus spread globally. Trump, whose administration is weighing […]
The Bank of England expects the U.K. economy to shrink by around 25% in the second quarter as the economy reels from the effects of the new coronavirus. The U.K. central bank agreed at its May meeting to leave the benchmark interest rate unchanged at 0.1% and the size of […]
Ashish Nehra did not appreciate the fact that every now and then team combination is being tinkered with. Virat Kohli’s Indian team still has a long way to go before it is spoken of in the same breath as Australia of 2000s, feels former India pacer Ashish Nehra. Under Kohli’s […]
US golf industry leaders unveiled a three-stage plan on Tuesday to reopen courses with safety protocols in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. US golf industry leaders unveiled a three-stage plan Tuesday to reopen courses with safety protocols in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. Almost all states permit or […]
BEIJING, May 7 — China’s services firms wallowed in contraction in April as layoffs hit a record and export orders plunged after signs of improvement in March, a private survey showed, dashing hopes of a quick recovery from the coronavirus blow. The Caixin/Markit services Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) did manage […]
HONG KONG, May 7 — Asian markets dropped today as the economic reality of the coronavirus crisis became even starker, and China-US relations soured, overshadowing recent optimism over the easing of lockdown measures. With countries from Asia-Pacific to Europe and US states reopening their shattered economies, global equities have enjoyed […]
DUBAI, May 7 — In Dubai’s ritzy Marina district, white yachts are tethered to docks, standing idle — like many companies behind a luxury lifestyle industry battered by the coronavirus crisis. The boardwalks that snake around the precinct’s artificial bays and canals, once packed with tourists, mostly from China, Russia […]
LONDON, May 7 — Bitcoin miners, whose computer processors enable the running of the world’s most popular virtual currency, will soon face an event that takes place every four years and alters the profitability of the hi-tech industry. So-called halving is when cryptocurrency-mining companies and individuals find out the reduced […]
BEIJING, May 7 — China’s exports unexpectedly rose in April for the first time this year, taking some pressure off manufacturers in the world’s second-largest economy after the coronavirus pandemic battered demand and disrupted manufacturing supply chains. April’s better-than-expected outcome followed an improvement in March, but the outlook for China’s […]