From Russia with Tech: The top 5 most interesting Russian startups

Image: ZDNet Russian startups are going global, VC investment is skyrocketing, and companies are attracting millions of users. One expert explains the fastest growing, most important Russian companies to follow. Russian tech is big tech. Although Russia's economy has been tumultuous and the tech landscape is largely associated by Westerners as hacker-centric, a strong technological and [...]

June 24th, 2016|Categories: Global News|

The dark side of wearables: How they’re secretly jeopardizing your security and privacy

The seductive lure of activity and health wearables make it easy to forget, or ignore, the inherent security and privacy risks involved. The gentle buzz of a wearable device vibrates on your wrist at 7 am. You sync the device with your smartphone to see how well you slept. The result: poor. You feel groggy, so [...]

June 24th, 2016|Categories: Global News|

‘Focus on cars’, IT pioneer tells Romania’s rising software stars

BUCHAREST: Romania has emerged as one of Europe's most active technology hubs, with the IT industry posting stellar growth and benefiting from a highly-skilled local labour pool as well as one of the fastest internet speeds in the world. To keep up momentum and cement its reputation, Romania's best-known technology pioneer says local developers should focus [...]

June 24th, 2016|Categories: Global News|

Solar plane completes first-ever Atlantic flight

SEVILLE: The Solar Impulse 2 landed in Spain on Thursday (Jun 23) after completing a 71-hour flight from New York in the first "magical" solo transatlantic crossing in a solar-powered airplane. Applause broke out as the experimental plane set down at Seville airport in southern Spain just before 7.40am (0540 GMT) where a team was on [...]

June 24th, 2016|Categories: Techy Talky|
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