Binance falls, pays $4.3B fines over failures to prevent money laundering
The world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, Binance.com, has pleaded guilty to multiple federal charges and has agreed to pay over $4...
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X social platform takes on bots and spammers with new subscription business model
Social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, has started testing a new subscription method for new users in two...
Cisco buys cybersecurity Splunk for $28 billion in cash
Cisco Systems is set to buy cybersecurity firm Splunk in a deal worth $28 billion, the company said Thursday. This...
Mondelez sues Zurich for $100m after cyberattack claim gets rejected
Snack maker Mondelez is suing Zurich North America for $100 million in a lawsuit that could bring big changes to...
GoCompare boosts fraud prevention with AI expert partnership
GoCompare, one of the UK’s top price comparison aggregators, has partnered up with fraud prevention expert Featurespace to improve the...
Airport biometrics take-off raises risky challenges ahead
Dubai-based carrier Emirates Airline has announced that it is currently preparing to launch what it has dubbed the world’s first...
Yahoo agrees to pay $50m in data breach damages
Yahoo has agreed to pay $50 million in a preliminary settlement of a US federal lawsuit stemming from a series...
Two imperatives to prevent crypto-exchanges from getting hacked
Hacks of cryptocurrency exchanges in the first half of 2018 led to losses of over $770 million (£594 million) highlighting...
Amazon discreet ambitions to disrupt the insurance industry
Amazon appears to be on the cusp of its long-anticipated entrance into the insurance industry – and markets appear nervous....
Google business model under siege in Europe after record fine
A record fine from the European Commission (EC) might force Alphabet to change its business model. The Commission’s actions reveal...
