There has been a lot of confusion over how to get Windows 10 for free when it launches. For now, anyone can get what is technically the beta version gratis. You just need to enroll in the Windows Insider Programme (you will need a MSA or Microsoft account, Skype or Outlook or Hotmail) and download the Windows 10 preview. However, not only will this version, the insider preview, going to
U.S. intelligence chief James Clapper said on Thursday that China was the top suspect in the massive hacking of a U.S. government agency that compromised the personnel records of millions of Americans. The comments from Clapper, the director of National Intelligence (DNI), were first reported in The Wall Street Journal and marked the first time the Obama administration has publicly accused Beijing of the hacking attacks on the Office of
A robust cyber security insurance policy can be tricky to procure, even for the most meticulous wealth management firms. Interest in cyber insurance has surged over the past year following a number of high-profile hackings, including one announced earlier this month involving the U.S. Office of Personnel Management. In response, many industries and the financial services industry in particular, have stepped up their vigilance against cyber crimes.
(Reuters) – Charter Communications Inc formally argued for regulatory approval for its Time Warner Cable Inc and Bright House Networks deals, saying consumers would benefit as Internet services would become cheaper and faster. Charter said in a filing with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Thursday that it would not block or suppress Internet traffic or prioritize content for a fee and that its broadband services would cost less than
By Paul Carsten BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s dominant taxi-hailing app Didi Kuaidi told shareholders on Friday it had three times the number of daily private car trips than Uber Technologies Inc just weeks after its U.S. rival boasted of similar successes in a letter to investors. Didi Kuaidi, which controls 80 percent of China’s private car hailing market and whose parent company is Xiaoju Kuaizhi, last week started to raise
By Paul Carsten and Engen Tham BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China’s No. 2 e-commerce firm JD.com Inc is launching a Chinese consumer credit data system as a joint venture with U.S. credit-scoring technology company ZestFinance, taking on a rival service linked to the larger Alibaba Group Holding Ltd . JD-ZestFinance Gaia, as the joint venture will be known, will use the U.S. firm’s machine learning technology to analyze JD.com’s online shoppers’
The United States’ intelligence chief said on Thursday that China was the top suspect in a hack of a U.S. agency that compromised the personnel records of millions of Americans, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday. Director of National Intelligence James Clapper made the comment at a Washington intelligence conference, the Journal reported. “You have to kind of salute the Chinese for what they did,” given the difficulty of
By Engen Tham and Paul Carsten HANGZHOU, China/BEIJING (Reuters) – Alibaba Group Holding Ltd’s financial affiliate launched on Thursday Internet bank MYbank, targeting the small- and medium-sized Chinese enterprises that have struggled to obtain credit from major financial institutions. MYbank, which is 30-percent owned by Alibaba-linked Ant Financial Services Group, has 4 billion yuan ($644 million) of registered capital and will offer loans of up to 5 million yuan ($805,503),
By Michelle Price and Deena YAO HONG KONG (Reuters) – The U.S. securities regulator has obtained a court order to freeze the assets of a Chinese online gaming CEO over what it described as “suspicious” trading activity ahead of a $10 billion deal by U.S.-listed Qihoo 360 Technology Co Ltd. In a statement on Tuesday, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said Guangzhou resident Luo Haijian made more than $1
By Jim Drury The world’s first commercially available personal jetpack should go on sale to customers next year, at a cost of around $150,000. The Martin Jetpack has been developed over the past 35 years, the dream of then university student, New Zealander Glenn Martin. Tests in New Zealand of the initial prototype in 2011 saw the manned jetpack successfully fly at least 1,000 meters off the ground before landing
