Switzerland under cyberattack
Swiss government websites are under DDoS attacks, but several ransomware gangs have also turned their sights on Swiss government organizations, cantonal governments, cities and companies in the last few months. Government sites under DDoS attacks .....»»
Switzerland"s citizens want a circular economy, but not to share products
Reuse, share, collect and recycle—in times of faltering supply chains, circular economies are in great demand. When products and materials circulate in closed material flows, it saves resources and avoids waste. Whether this succeeds also depends h.....»»
What can we learn from the latest Coinbase cyberattack?
Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has fended off a cyberattack that might have been mounted by the same attackers that targeted Twillio, Cloudflare and many other companies last year. Leveraging smishing and vishing, the attackers tried to trick Coinb.....»»
Hiring more social scientists could be the solution to Canada"s innovation issue
Canada has been dealing with an innovation problem for decades. We are currently ranked 15th in the Global Innovation Index (GII) following Japan, France, Finland and Singapore. Switzerland is ranked first......»»
How human rights law can improve women"s health
Research being launched at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, today offers a rare glimpse at how the key international convention on women's rights has been translated into national laws on issues such as sexual health and domestic violence......»»
European big cat population threatened with extinction as genetics show the population is near collapse
Scientists warn that if action isn't taken soon, the Eurasian lynx will vanish from France. This elusive wild cat, which was reintroduced to Switzerland in the 1970s, moved across the French border by the end of the decade. But a genetic study publis.....»»
Swiss native fish in troubled waters
More than half of Switzerland's native fish species are threatened with extinction or are already extinct within the country's waters, a new assessment showed Wednesday......»»
STMicroelectronics unveiled FY 2022 results, planning US$4.0 billion capex in 2023 to boost capacity
Switzerland-based chipmaker STMicroelectronics (ST) released its fourth-quarter and fiscal 2022 financial results on January 26, 2023.The company reported fourth quarter net revenues of US$4.42 billion, gross margin of 47.5%, operating margin of 29.1.....»»
More misery for T-Mobile after another CyberAttack
Since 2018, T-Mobile has experienced numerous data breaches, including a significant incident in early 2021 and then another incident in early 2022. T-Mobile promised to double its investment in its information security program after the event in 202.....»»
Scientists use powerful lasers to divert lightning bolts
Using lasers to divert potentially damaging lightning strikes may sound like science fiction, but some clever folks in Switzerland have apparently done it......»»
Touchscreen device proves useful for studying wild primates
A new study from a team at the University of Lausanne, Switzerland, explores the use of touchscreen devices in experiments conducted on wild primates, with the aim of reducing the need for captive animals......»»
IniVation new ultra-high speed camera sensors make autonomous driving safer, says CEO Kynan Eng
IniVation, a Switzerland-based vision sensor and software company, introduced its latest high-performance neuromorphic vision sensor technology, Aeveon, at CES 2023. While the biology-inspired vision technology has many applications in highly special.....»»
Moderna CEO: 400% price hike on COVID vaccine “consistent with the value”
Lawmakers have already called Pfizer's similar plan "pure and deadly greed." Enlarge / Moderna CEO Stephane Bancel during a Bloomberg Television interview on the closing day of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on M.....»»
Immediate uptick in investment needed to reach net zero
Both the European Union and Switzerland have set themselves the goal of becoming climate neutral by 2050 and of reducing their greenhouse gas emissions to net zero. To achieve this target, major investments in power generation from renewable energies.....»»
LastPass is being sued following major cyberattack
A disgruntled LastPass customer has sued LastPass for its poor response to August 2022 cyberattack......»»
Rackspace customers are still being affected by Microsoft Exchange issue
Rackspace customers still impacted by disruption to its Microsoft Exchange service caused by recent cyberattack......»»
Chile"s ALMA observatory resumes work after cyberattack
The ALMA telescope in the Chilean Andes has resumed operations nearly two months after shuttering due to a cyberattack, the observatory said Wednesday......»»
ALMA successfully restarts observations after cyberattack
Forty-eight days after suspending observations due to a cyberattack, the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) is observing the sky again. The computing staff has worked diligently to rebuild the affected JAO computer system servers and.....»»
Brooklyn hospital network reverts to paper charts for weeks after cyberattack
A network of three hospitals in Brooklyn, New York, has had to work off paper charts for weeks following a cyberattack on its computer systems in late November, the hospital group's chief executive told CNN Monday......»»
FuboTV says ‘cybercriminal attack’ behind World Cup outage
FuboTV says a cyberattack was behind a major outage during the World Cup semifinal match between France and Morocco......»»
Apple Maps redesign expands to Belgium and four other countries
Apple has expanded its redesign of Apple Maps to five more countries, including Belgium, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, and Switzerland.Apple MapsUsers can expect to see faster and more accurate navigation, and seeing buildings, parks, a.....»»