UK’s financial watchdog goes real time to catch online criminals
Britain’s financial regulator has to make daily sweeps of the internet. This sweep is to warn about online scams in real time and keep pace with fraudsters who are often based outside the country. Mark Steward, the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) director for enforcement, said that the warnings have become a cornerstone of the watchdog’s […]
Spotlight on Xbox Game pass as Microsoft showcases upcoming games
Microsoft showcased 30 upcoming games. In that most of those titles will be available on its monthly subscription service, Xbox Game Pass. The company said it would launch new games on Game Pass every month through the end of the year. That includes titles such as PC strategy series “Age of Empires IV” and racing […]
China to launch high stakes crewed mission to space
China had sent three astronauts into orbit in a high-stakes mission. In that the first of four crewed space flights to complete the country’s space station by the end of next year. China will launch Nie Haisheng, Liu Boming and Tang Hongbo into orbit aboard the spacecraft Shenzhou-12 at 9:22 a.m. (0122 GMT) on June […]
Major Australian banks, US airline briefly hit by widespread internet outrages
Websites of dozens of financial institutions and airlines in Australia and the United States were briefly down. This is the second major blackout in just over a week. This is caused by a glitch in an important piece of internet infrastructure. Server-related glitches at content delivery network (CDN) provider Akamai had occurred. This glitch had […]