Researcher finds ‘kill switch’ for cyberattack ransomeware

The researcher, tweeting as @MalwareTechBlog, said the discovery was accidental, but that registering a domain name used by the malware stops it from spreading.
A cybersecurity researcher appears to have discovered a “kill switch” that can prevent the spread of

Facebook takes aim at ‘low quality’ websites

The world’s biggest social network said it is updating its ranking algorithm with the help of artificial intelligence so users would see fewer posts “that link to these low-quality web page experiences.”Justin Sullivan/Getty Images/AFP JUSTIN SULLIVAN / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / AFP

How to develop, transfer technology in Nigeria

• ‘Nigeria will save N126bn with 20% mandatory inclusion of cassava flour in bread, others’
• Spends less than 0.01% of GDP on research, development of new products, says FIIRO DG
• Doctors want integration of African traditional medicine into primary healthcare, curricula of schools

Ex-Google engineer builds $1.5 billion startup in 21 months

Colin Huang belongs to a rarefied cohort of Chinese entrepreneurs who launched their careers in Silicon Valley and then returned home to start successful tech companies. Huang, an ex-Google engineer who worked on early search algorithms for e-commerce, is already on his fourth and most

Circular Runway Allows Planes To Take Off And Land In All Directions

’The endless runway’ is a new airport concept from dutch scientist Henk Hesselink, consisting of a 3.5 KM diameter round runway encircling the terminal building. the circular runway—which allows up to

WhatsApp Money Transfer Digital Payments Coming Soon

WhatsApp is presently making the move for users of the instant messaging platform to start using it to send not just, photos, videos and emojis, but money to each other, a move that could see WhatsApp digital payments rule begin.WhatsApp is targeting India, its biggest market, for a possible move into