How hackers extorted $1.14m from University of California, San Francisco

BBC News witnesses a negotiation between ransomware hackers and a ‘cash-strapped’ university. Click here…

Over 100k daily brute-force attacks on RDP in pandemic lockdown

The number of daily brute-force attacks against Windows remote desktop service has almost doubled during the…

Hi-tech greenhouses to supply UK stores with food

Warming greenhouses will use AI and waste heat from water treatment works in a world-first. …

Singapore hands out coronavirus tracing devices

The government’s TraceTogether tokens are aimed at people who do not have smartphones. Click…

Apple TV Plus' Foundation probably won't stick to the books, and that's good – CNET

Isaac Asimov’s books are classic hard sci-fi, which probably wouldn’t make great TV. Here’s why. …

Watch NASA's epic 10-year time-lapse video of the sun's fiery adventures – CNET

A whole hour of hot stuff. Click here for original story, Watch NASA’s epic…

Coronavirus cases hit 10 million as outbreaks surge in the US, Brazil and India – CNET

The worldwide COVID-19 death toll tops 500,000. Over 5 million have recovered. Click here…

Facebook and Google should audit algorithms that boost fake news, say UK Lords – CNET

Democracy is under threat from a “pandemic of misinformation,” warns a report published by a UK…