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Global websites and online services began restoring operations Friday after a Cloudflare outage disrupted access for users around the world. Cloudflare, a US based internet infrastructure company that supports traffic for millions of websites, said it had issued a fix for a dashboard and application failure that temporarily took down several major platforms. Shares of … Read more
WASHINGTON — The Federal Aviation Administration said Thursday it has chosen Peraton, a national security company owned by Veritas Capital, as the lead project manager for a $12.5 billion effort to modernize the nation’s air traffic control system. The selection follows congressional approval in July of a comprehensive plan to revamp the aging air traffic … Read more
NASA astronaut Don Pettit has captured a striking photograph of Mecca from the International Space Station, offering a rare view of the Saudi Arabian city shimmering under night skies. The image, shared on Pettit’s social media accounts, shows the Kaaba, Islam’s holiest site, glowing prominently at the center of the sprawling urban landscape. The photograph … Read more
PHOENIX — Rising from the arid expanse of the Sonoran Desert, sprawling computer chip factories now cover more than 1,149 acres, an area larger than New York’s Central Park. The $165 billion complex, led by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, or TSMC, represents one of the largest industrial investments in US history and a critical effort … Read more
TikTok will invest more than $37 billion to build a large scale data facility in northeastern Brazil, a move company officials said will deepen its presence in one of the world’s fastest growing digital markets. The planned TikTok Brazil data center, announced Wednesday, will be developed in Ceará near the industrial port of Pecém and … Read more
Eutelsat shares dropped sharply Wednesday after a report that SoftBank reduced its holdings in the French satellite operator, underscoring growing uncertainty around Europe’s efforts to compete with Elon Musk’s Starlink in the fast expanding satellite broadband market. The Reuters report indicated SoftBank sold thirty six million rights, equal to about twenty six million shares, leaving … Read more
Taipei, Taiwan — Taiwan prosecutors charged Tokyo Electron’s Taiwan unit on Tuesday with violating the National Security Act and the Trade Secrets Act, marking the first corporate indictment under the nation’s national security law related to the alleged theft of critical technology trade secrets from semiconductor giant TSMC (2330.TW). The indictment follows the August prosecution … Read more
SEOUL — Samsung Electronics unveiled its first Samsung multi folding phone on Monday as the company accelerates efforts to defend its early lead in the foldable smartphone market against rapidly advancing Chinese competitors. The device, called the Galaxy Z TriFold, will debut in South Korea on Dec. 12 before expanding to several global markets. The … Read more
SEOUL — South Korean police on Monday said they have begun a formal investigation into what may be the worst customer data leak in the country’s history, after over 33 million users of Coupang had their personal information exposed. Authorities are tracing IP addresses and probing possible technical vulnerabilities as they seek to confirm how the … Read more
South Korea’s largest e-commerce company, Coupang, apologised Sunday after a massive Coupang data breach exposed the personal information of more than thirty three million users, prompting regulatory scrutiny and widespread concern among consumers. The company said the leak involved names, email addresses, phone numbers and shipping details, though payment data and login credentials were not … Read more
