The Securities and Exchange Commission today proposed rules directing national securities exchanges and associations to establish listing standards requiring companies to adopt policies that require executive officers to pay back incentive-based compensation that they were awarded erroneously. With this proposal, the Commission has completed proposals on all executive compensation rules …
Sencha’s Ext JS 6 Javascript framework is now generally available, and with it comes the ability to build Web apps for desktops, tablets and smartphones. But getting the user interface right isn’t always easy. There is pressure on IT departments to quickly build applications for different types of devices and …
A hacker group known as Team GhostShell is publishing snippets of sensitive data allegedly stolen from the databases of hundreds of compromised websites. The group, which previously targeted government organizations, law enforcement agencies and companies from various industries in 2012, announced in March 2013 that it was halting its activities. …
The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged a former stockbroker in Pennsylvania with conducting a Ponzi scheme and stealing investor money to purchase a condominium in Florida and afford his own vacations and other luxuries. The SEC alleges that Malcolm Segal fraudulently sold so-called certificates of deposits (CDs) to his …
Salesforce has long targeted SMBs with its Desk.com application for customer support, but on Wednesday the cloud powerhouse launched a new version of the software designed specifically for rapidly growing firms. Dubbed Desk.com Business Plus, the new edition focuses on helping small and medium-size businesses scale their operations while also …
60 FPS YouTube video on Android Google is going to make a lot of Android users happy with its recent update to the YouTube app. Now Android users can enjoy 60 FPS video on YouTube. Andrew Tarantola reports for Engadget: Google’s been systematically rolling out high frame rate (HFR) video …
Online retailers in key African markets are stepping up efforts to prevent fraud and gain the trust of consumers in order to encourage online payments in a region where, because of the vast numbers of mobile users, the potential for e-commerce is enormous. “Security is still one of the biggest …
The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged a Greenwich, Conn.-based investment advisory firm and its two owners with fraudulently inflating the prices of securities in hedge fund portfolios they managed. An SEC investigation found that AlphaBridge Capital Management told investors and its auditor that it obtained independent price quotes from …
Apple released patches for several exploits that could allow maliciously crafted applications to destroy apps that already exist on devices, access their data or hijack their traffic, but a large number of iOS devices are still vulnerable. The vulnerabilities allow for so-called Masque attacks because they involve the impersonation of …
An Austrian court has dismissed a class action suit concerning Facebook’s privacy policy, saying it has no jurisdiction over the case. The decision is a blow to Europe-v-Facebook, the privacy campaign group whose front-man, Max Schrems, filed the suit, and to the 25,000 Facebook users who had assigned their claims …
California lawmakers have taken steps to attack the use of foreign labor to replace U.S. workers. One effort seeks to use the state’s regulatory powers to prohibit utilities from shifting jobs overseas. Another legislative attack calls on federal agencies to investigate the H-1B program. Both measures were approved this month …
New system is being installed at this office, and it needs to be connected to a dedicated network, says a pilot fish on the team. “The office had a raised floor, so we decided to have a look,” fish says. “We unlocked the access panel — and it started to …
Office 365 is a rich solution, offering a bevy of built-in communication, collaboration, and productivity features. But the idea that Office 365 offers everything you might need, leaving nothing for third-party partners to add, is far from the truth. As with every other Microsoft product, a supportive ecosystem surrounds Office …
Apple has opened the door to a world of music and music discovery with a service that combines the best of streaming with the depth of existing music collections owned by the biggest digital music purchasers on the planet, iTunes users. Real music fans You can’t ignore the significance of …
У Тернопільській області активізувалися телефонні шахраї. Представляючись працівниками банку, телефонують до людей і різними способами виманюють у них персональні дані карткових рахунків. За допомогою таких махінацій зловмисникам вдається зняти гроші з чужих карток. …
29 июня 2015 года суд в Минске признал беларусского интернет-маркетолога Алексея Комка виновным в сокрытии доходов и организации преступной группы. Согласно вердикту суда, обвиняемый получил 6 лет колонии усиленного режима и должен будет возместить ущерб на сумму 12,6 млрд беларусских рублей. Алексей Комок намерен обжаловать приговор. …
What good is big data if you don’t have the proper tools to make sense of it? A startup, Kyvos Insights, can transform terabytes of information stored on Hadoop clusters into easy-to-parse data cubes, the format business analysts prefer. “We focus on making big data interactive and usable to the …
There are a lot of conceivable uses for a softball-shaped-and-sized camera that, equipped with Wi-Fi and sensors, can send panoramic images of everything in its line of sight back to a smartphone. Make that a throwable camera, which means its line of sight can extend around corners, onto roofs, under …
Китайская компания Meizu анонсировала свой флагманский смартфон MX5, оборудованный 5,5-дюймовым дисплеем с разрешением Full HD. Новинка работает на восьмиядерном 64-битном процессоре MediaTek Helio X10 с частотой 2,2 ГГц и графикой PowerVR G6200. …
Пока европейские министры пытаются решить дальнейшую судьбу преддефолтовой экономики Греции, а международные СМИ то и дело подогревают обстановку шумными заявлениями, британец по имени Том Фини решил самостоятельно справиться с проблемой. На сервисе коллективного финансирования Indiegogo им была запущена необычная кампания, которой он пытается собрать деньги на очередное спасение южных соседей …
В Ялте осужден 24-летний хакер, который взламывал серверы электронного правительства Татарстана. …
There’s something unique about the new 2016 Volvo XC90 T6, a car so high-tech and advanced it makes me wonder if some of the other automakers have been sleeping under a rock. In a week-long test, I took this sporty crossover down to the Twin Cities and did the exact …
До кримінальної відповідальності притягнуто сімох мешканців Кіровоградської області, які поширювали через Інтернет матеріали деструктивного характеру, пропагували екстремізм, закликали підтримувати терористів та поповнювати лави незаконних збройних формувань. …
Каждый из нас хоть раз пользовался беспроводным интернетом в общественных местах или дома. Подобное не вызывает никаких сомнений, все же Wi-Fi так плотно въелся в нашу жизнь, что отказаться от него было бы крайне сложно (а без 3G и подавно). Но, как и большинство средств связи, технология “Wireless Fidelity” появилась …
Worldwide data storage hardware sales saw a boon in the first quarter of this year, with a 41.4% leap over the same quarter in 2014. In all, 28.3 exabytes (or 28 billion gigabytes) of capacity shipped out during the quarter, according to IDC’s Worldwide Disk Storage Systems Market Update released …
The head of Hewlett-Packard’s enterprise division will leave the company ahead of HP’s planned split later this year. Bill Veghte, a former Microsoft executive who joined HP five years ago, will leave the company later this summer to “pursue a new opportunity,” HP said in a statement on Tuesday. It’s …