All articles by Refna Tharayil
Refna Tharayil
Samsung plans to slash overseas workforce by up to 30% in certain units
The chaebol has directed its global subsidiaries to reduce their sales and marketing workforce by around 15% and cut administrative staff by up to 30%.
UK designates data centres as critical national infrastructure to boost cybersecurity
The new classification, argues the UK government, will see data centres better protected from cyberattacks and outages.
TfL cyberattack enters second week, disrupting certain online services
A new statement from the London transport provider has updated its inital claim that no customer data was compromised.
AWS to invest £8bn in UK data centres over five years
AWS claims its investment will support the creation of over 14,000 full-time equivalent jobs each year at local businesses across the country.
Slim CD reports data breach affecting 1.7 million credit card holders
After detecting suspicious activity in mid-June, Slim CD launched an investigation, involving third-party cybersecurity experts to assess the breach’s scope and impact.
Oracle shares surge on 21% net income growth to $2.9bn in Q1 FY25
The tech giant’s cloud services and licence support revenue grew by 10% to $10.52bn, while the revenue of the cloud licence and on-premise licence segment increased by 7% to $870m.
Apple’s new iPhone 16 to feature Arm’s V9 technology for advanced AI capabilities
The Cupertino-based tech giant has already utilised the V9 architecture in its latest M4 chips for MacBooks, claiming significant performance improvements and future PC integration.
UK CMA challenges Google’s ad tech practices to support advertisers and publishers
In its statement of objections, the UK’s antitrust regulator accused Google of exploiting its market dominance to unfairly prioritise its own ad tech services over competitors.
Broadcom reports $1.87bn loss in Q3 FY24 despite robust AI chip revenue
Despite strong demand for AI chips, shares of Broadcom fell nearly 5% in after-hours trading.
Salesforce to acquire data management solutions provider Own in $1.9bn deal
Own’s integration, claims Salesforce, will advance the latter’s commitment to delivering secure, end-to-end solutions that protect customers’ data while leveraging AI to analyse trends and forecast future growth.