Japan’s Financial Services Agency raided Coincheck Inc.’s offices a week after the cryptocurrency exchange lost about $500 million to hackers, hauling out documents and computers as evidence.
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Amazon.com Inc has reported a profit near $2 billion, the largest in its history, as the online retailer drew millions of new customers to its Prime fast-shipping club for the holiday season and…
The top US communications regulator, wireless companies and some lawmakers oppose an idea by members of President Donald Trump’s national security team for the government to build a 5G wireless…
Google has said it is developing new techniques to detect malicious crypto-mining adverts after YouTube was caught displaying them to unsuspecting users. Ad-based miners are a new form of…
Iran’s Communication Regulatory Authority has released the results of its second survey on users’ opinion about major local landline and wireless (WiMax) Internet service providers.
The Skin Research Center of Iran University of Medical Sciences has developed the first local stem cell treatment for skin diseases. The medicine called ‘Renew Derm Cell’ was unveiled this week…
As the new phase of Mobile Registry Scheme goes into effect next week, smuggled Google, BlackBerry and Motorola phones will be disconnected from local operators’ networks.
Google in October unveiled a new camera Clips. It is a small device that uses artificial intelligence to take the right picture when it sees something interesting. The company has not said much…
The main mobile operator Mobile Telecommunication Company of Iran (MCI) has established a computer emergency response team, named MCI CERT that will help educate the people about cybersecurity…
Not long ago China was an oasis for pirated music and videos. CDs and DVDs were easily copied and sold for cheap at roadside markets. If you had a computer and an Internet connection, top…
A local startup has launched a service that aims to help university students deal with their concerns and educational needs including providing books and other educational materials.
Tokyo-based cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck Inc said on Sunday it would return about 46.3 billion yen ($425 million) of the virtual money it lost to hackers two days ago in one of the biggest-…
A working group needs to be established by representatives from Tehran Municipality and the Telecom Ministry to explore ways to help improve communications during emergencies, say two senior…
A new service has been launched named NopaHub (fledglings’ hub in Persian) which operates as an interactive visualized database of Iranian startups and accelerators. Using the service with a few…
Intel Corp on Thursday gave a bullish forecast and blew past Wall Street expectations for the fourth quarter on the strength of data center sales, the business it sees as key to its…
Dell Technologies is considering strategic options including a public stock offering, according to people familiar with the matter, as the corporate-technology company seeks ways to boost…
Representatives from the Iran Communication Regulatory Authority and their Omani counterparts met over the weekend in Muscat to study possible measures to decrease cross-border disruptions in…
More than 82,450 tons of different kinds of seafood worth $283 million were exported from Iran in the nine months to Dec. 21, 2017, registering a 23% and 37% growth in weight and value…
Amsterdam-based business International Internet Investment Coöperatief (IIIC) is planning to invest €38 million in Iranian tech firm Hezar Dastan Holdings owner of Café Bazaar (major local…
IPhone demand will disappoint this year, according to another Wall Street analyst. Atlantic Equities lowered its rating for Apple shares to neutral from overweight on Monday, predicting weaker-…
Adobe said Monday that it is raising its earnings targets for fiscal 2018 due to the expected financial impacts of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which reduced the US corporate income tax rate from…
Iran Polymer and Petrochemical Institute unveiled locally produced synthetic blood vessels and polymer wound dressings on Jan. 22. According to Mehr News Agency, the institute will launch the…
South Korea will ban the use of anonymous bank accounts in cryptocurrency trading from Jan. 30, regulators said on Tuesday in a widely telegraphed move designed to stop virtual coins from being…
Iranian Internet subscribers as of Friday are charged 70% less for using locally-developed messaging applications compared to service offered by foreign firms.
Facebook wants to make sure its users are not “duped by stories from untrustworthy news publications”. So it is asking users which news publications they trust. CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced on…
