All articles by Tom Ball

Tom Ball

eBay, PayPal breakup: A win for the consumer

By bringing transaction capabilities in house, eBay intends to streamline and enhance the user experience it offers.

Amazon rakes in $2bn profit to break all-time company record

Amazon has gained this strong growth trajectory on the back of Prime and Alexa popularity.

IBM ships IoT to Rotterdam and NVIDIA GPU to the cloud

IBM has recently emerged from 22 consecutive quarters of declining revenue, working in a number of major partnerships to drive growth with cutting edge innovation.

Financial services cybersecurity needs URGENT reform – VMware

Financial services has proven time and time again to be the number one target for threat actors, making these findings all the more troubling.

Facebook outlaws ALL cryptocurrency adverts

Is this ban vital for the protection of Facebook users or a hindrance to the process of innovation? What is your reaction?

Top 5 cyber insurance providers offering the best cover against attack

With the increasing commonality and severity of cyberattacks, it is becoming more and more necassary for organisations to protect their digital assets with cyber insurance.

VMware to buy Dell in shock record-breaking deal?

If the rumoured deal goes ahead it would probably go down as the biggest deal in the history of the tech industry.

UK startups choose Brexit over EU escape plans

Despite Brexit concerns, on average UK startups are not looking to expand or move to the EU after the split.

Microsoft exorcises faulty Intel Spectre patch

This Microsoft update to tackle the problematic Intel patch will have to be manually downloaded.

Top 5 coins by cryptocurrency market capitalization

Cryptocurrency market capitalization is arguably the best way to compare digital currencies, offering greater insights than price alone.