China appears to have breached HPE and IBM, hacked into clients’ computers

REUTERS/Thomas Peter Hackers linked to China’s Ministry of State Security (MSS) breached Hewlett Packard and IBM, then broke into clients’ computers, according to Reuters. The attacks were part of a Chinese campaign known as Cloudhopper, which the US and Britain on Thursday said infected technology service providers in order to steal secrets. While cybersecurity firms […]

Volkswagen using quantum computers to build better EV batteries

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Grand theft crypto: 600 bitcoin-mining computers stolen in Iceland

In what has been dubbed the “big bitcoin heist,” 600 computers used to mine cryptocurrencies have been stolen in Iceland. The powerful computers are worth almost $ 2 million. The computers were stolen from data centers across the country. Police said it’s the biggest series of robberies to happen in Iceland, and it’s believed to […]

The Ongoing Battle Between Quantum and Classical Computers

The quest for “quantum supremacy”—unambiguous proof that a quantum computer does something faster than an ordinary computer—has paradoxically led to a boom in quasi-quantum classical algorithms. https://media.wired.com/photos/5a8785484430bd3783b466b5/master/pass/QC_QuantumSupremacy_2880x1620-2880×1620.jpg

In the battle for the future of voice computers, Google is moving fast — but Amazon is still moving faster (AMZN, GOOG, GOOGL)

Alex Wong/Getty Images Google was aggressively pushing its Assistant at CES 2018, with a marketing blitz and a party with a performance by John Legend. Google announced a bunch of new, key partnerships with companies including LG, Sony, and Lenovo to integrate with the Google Assistant. However, Amazon’s Alexa, and its line of Echo smart […]

In-the-wild malware preys on computers dedicated to mining cryptocurrency

Enlarge / A cryptocurrency mining farm. (credit: Marco Krohn) Satori—the malware family that wrangles routers, security cameras, and other Internet-connected devices into potent botnets—is crashing the cryptocurrency party with a new variant that surreptitiously infects computers dedicated to the mining of digital coins. A version of Satori that appeared on January 8 exploits one or […]

THE VOICE ASSISTANT LANDSCAPE REPORT: How artificially intelligent voice assistants are changing the relationship between consumers and computers

BI Intelligence This is a preview of a research report from BI Intelligence, Business Insider’s premium research service. To learn more about BI Intelligence, click here. Advancements in a bevy of industries are helping intelligent digital voice assistants like Apple’s Siri and Amazon’s Alexa become more sophisticated and useful pieces of technology.  Advances in artificial intelligence […]