CNME Editor James Dartnell gives a lowdown of this week’s biggest news in the technology industry on the second edition of Transformation Talk, the weekly news round-up brought to you by Tahawul Tech.
Energy, News, Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia, SoftBank announce $200 billion solar project
Saudi Arabia and Japanese telecom giant-turned-tech investor SoftBank have announced a new phase of their partnership on Tuesday, announcing the world's biggest solar power generation project at a press conference in New York. 0 1873
FBI confirms investigation of Russian hack of US election
The FBI is actively investigating Russia’s attempts to influence the 2016 US presidential election and possible cooperation from President Donald Trump’s campaign, agency director James Comey confirmed.
Inside the Russian hack of Yahoo
The US Federal Bureau of Investigation has been investigating the intrusion for two years, but it was only in late 2016 that the full scale of the hack became apparent. The FBI indicted four people for the attack, two of whom are Russian spies.
Russian government agents charged for Yahoo hack
The US Federal Bureau of Investigation has charged four people, including two Russian state intelligence agents, for their involvement in a massive hack of Yahoo that affected half a billion accounts.
Mobile momentum
Citrix Synergy 2015, held from May 12-14 in Orlando, Florida, gathered thousands of customers, partners and executives to experience the company’s new offerings and updates. CEO Mark Templeton opened the event by sharing the company’s ‘Vision for IT Transformation.’
NSA data centre suffers ‘meltdowns’, is delayed by a year, report says
A massive data centre being built by the National Security Agency in Utah has been plagued by “chronic electrical surges” that have destroyed equipment and delayed its opening for a year.
Man of the world
They say nothing broadens the mind like travel — if this is true, then the mind of Dr. Hazem Turki El Khatib should be fairly well-stretched.
Shake it like a start-up
While Infor describes itself as the world’s biggest start-up, its new partner network shows that the vendor’s channel business is …
Infosys sees profit drop in ‘soft quarter’
Indian outsourcer Infosys saw its profit drop even as revenue grew in the first quarter, as margins were hit by …
Huawei opens Middle East IT Competence Centre in Bahrain
Huawei last week opened its first Middle East IT Competence Centre in Bahrain, as part of its effort to support …