The Microsoft executive shakeup continues today as the company has officially appointed Phil Spencer as the Head of Xbox, picking up where former Xbox Leader Don Mattrick left off. Don Mattrick notably left the position to become CEO of Zynga not too…
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With the rapid development of technology and the increased connectivity of all things, aka, the Internet of things, one area that is falling drastically behind is cybersecurity. In fact, there is shortage of nearly one million skilled security professionals…
Two Tunisian policemen were convicted late Monday of raping a young woman and sentenced to seven years in prison in a case that has captured international attention for the victim. Earlier in court the two policemen had denied the charge, instead accusing…
Nearly four months after filing a lawsuit against Typo, the company funded in part by television personality Ryan Seacrest, for patent infringement, BlackBerry has managed to secure an injunction successfully stopping the sale of Typo’s one and only…
Inter Milan let three points slip from their grasp in their quest for European competition next season on Monday as they allowed relegation-threatened Livorno to come from 2-0 down to draw 2-2 in their Serie A clash. Colombian Fredy Guarin’s terrible…
A prison gun battle in Nigeria has left 21 people dead. Security officials say detainees suspected of being members of Islamist militant group Boko Haram overpowered their guards at a prison near Nigeria’s presidential villa in Abuja on Sunday, seizing…
Two British nationals arrested for an alleged plot to steal oil from a pipeline in Nigeria are “totally innocent” and should be released immediately, according to their employer. Maritime security company Port2Port West Africa said the charges against…
Nigeria’s secret police faced questions Monday about how 21 detainees were killed during an attempted jailbreak from their headquarters, with claims of a cover-up about exactly what happened. The detainees, reportedly suspected Boko Haram insurgents…
Sweden’s Anna Nordqvist captured her second US LPGA title of 2014, firing a final-round 67 to win the Kia Classic by one shot. Nordqvist, whose poor form in 2013 had her contemplating giving up the game, now goes into the first major of the year, the…
The two Koreas traded live fire into the sea across their disputed maritime border on Monday, after Seoul said a North Korean military exercise dropped shells into South Korean waters. “Some of the shells fired by North Korea dropped in our area and…
The latest Batman video game series has been held in high regard; especially the titles developed by Rocksteady Studios. One of those, Batman: Arkham City, will be available as a free PlayStation 3 download for PlayStation Plus subscribers starting…
China has laid out the charges against four suspects captured after a brutal railway station attack that killed 29 people and injured 143 earlier this month, officials said. Eight members of what Beijing labelled a “terrorist gang” carried out the stabbing…
Six time Grand Slam title winner Novak Djokovic claimed his fourth Miami Masters title with a dominating straight sets win over world number one Rafael Nadal on Sunday. Second seed Djokovic cruised to a 6-3, 6-3 win over Nadal in the men’s final of…
Medical engineers said Sunday they had created a device the size of a plaster which can monitor patients by tracking their muscle activity before administering their medication. Methods for monitoring so-called “movement disorders” such as epilepsy…
Anne Hidalgo, a Spanish-born Socialist, will be the first female mayor of Paris after an unexpectedly comfortable win in municipal elections on Sunday. Hidalgo, 54, had been expected to be run extremely close by her centre-right rival, former government…
The face of national team football has been altered this week by UEFA, and it may be just the beginning of sweeping changes designed to improve the sport immensely. The UEFA Nations League, which will look to start in September 2018 for the European…
The United States is giving ex-Soviet Moldova $10 million to strengthen security on its border with Ukraine, Washington’s top diplomat in Europe Victoria Nuland said Sunday. Part of Moldova’s eastern border with Ukraine is occupied by the breakaway…
Frederic Michalak put on a masterclass Saturday as he scored 27 points in Toulon’s 32-28 French Top 14 win over Toulouse. The maverick fly-half scored the second of the European champions’ two tries and played a major role in the first. His trusty boot…
A 4.1 magnitude earthquake rattled Los Angeles on Saturday, a day after a similar seismic shock spooked the sprawling Californian metropolis. The building housing AFP’s office on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood swayed gently after the latest temblor,…
The European Union on Saturday signalled that it is ready to deploy its delayed peacekeeping force to help put down the escalating crisis in Central African Republic, after obtaining additional backing for the mission. The troops were due to deploy…