Articles by Richard Adhikari

The White House in January proposed updates to the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act that have stirred controversy within the cybersecurity industry The proposals would allow prosecution under the CFAA of insiders who abuse their ability to access information, while setting aside insignificant conduct....

For one brief shining moment, it appeared that Amazon and the Federal Aviation Administration were in concert on outdoor drone testing in the U.S., but in testimony before a Senate subcommittee hearing held Tuesday, Amazon put paid to that notion Although the FAA last week granted Amazon permission to conduct outdoor tests, the unmanned aircraft sy...

Following a sterling Q4 in which it added 2.1 million individual customers, T-Mobile last week announced it was going after competitors with its "Un-carrier for Business" plan By offering one flexible rate plan, T-Mobile vowed to put an end to the pricing shell game and compulsory haggling businesses currently experience....

Quosal earlier this week announced a new feature that lets salespeople record a personal explanatory video to go with their quotes and proposals The company unveiled the tool at the Sales 2.0 conference held in Philadelphia....

Mars One, a Dutch nonprofit organization aiming to land the first humans on Mars and establish a space colony by 2025, appears to have run into trouble Astrophysicist Joseph Roche, one of the 100 shortlisted candidates, was excited about the project until recently....

By the end of this year, Apple fans won't be the only ones who can flash a smartwatch worth thousands of dollars on their wrist; Android aficionados will be able to do the same Google, Intel and Swiss watchmaker Tag Heuer on Thursday jointly announced plans to make a luxury Swiss smartwatch....

Sony on Wednesday launched its PlayStation Vue streaming service in New York City, Chicago and Philadelphia. A combination of live and on-demand TV with a cloud-based digital video recorder, Vue is available on the PS4 and PS3 in those cities Users' favorite shows and channels will be right on the home screen whenever they fire up the service....

Apple is expected to launch a Web-TV service this fall, offering 25 channels of content from various providers, according to The Wall Street Journal Apple's pending move "is yet another sign that the traditional pay-TV provider lock on programming distribution continues to erode," said Greg Ireland, a research manager at IDC....

Barbie, who turns 56 this year, finally may get a voice of her own -- but opponents are working hard to keep the talking version of the iconic doll out of children's hands -- and homes Mattel plans to bring out Hello Barbie in time for Christmas....

Facebook on Monday issued a new set of community standards, including provisions designed to clamp down on revenge porn, bullying, threats and other forms of online harassment "We have zero tolerance for any behavior that puts people in danger, whether someone is organizing or advocating real-world violence or bullying other people," wrote Monika B...

Tens of millions of American consumers use consumer financial products or services governed by predispute arbitration clauses that may put them at an unfair disadvantage, suggests a United States Consumer Financial Protection Bureau report released last week In some cases, the arbitration clauses are mandatory, meaning that either side can mandate ...

The way to permanently cure someone's headache is to cut off their head, and that appears to be the principle Yahoo has adopted with a new security policy announced Sunday Users of Yahoo Mail no longer have to rack their brains to remember passwords, said Chris Stoner, the company's director of product management....

Microsoft later this year will offer its Cortana personal assistant as a standalone app for iOS and Android devices, Reuters reported on Friday The Cortana personal assistant evolved from the AI character Cortana in the Halo video game series....

Twitter this week updated its rules to combat online abuse and revenge porn, in the wake of continuing outrage among netizens The most significant change is a new statement that users may not post intimate photos or videos that were taken or distributed without the subject's consent....

Apple earlier this week announced ResearchKit, an open source framework that will let medical and health researchers gather data through iPhone apps. ResearchKit will be released in April Apps to monitor asthma patients and for studies on breast cancer survivors, cardiovascular health and Parkinson's Disease, already have been developed using Resea...

The United States' Central Intelligence Agency for years has been working to break iOS security, according to a report published Tuesday in The Intercept. The allegations are based on documents provided by NSA whistle-blower Edward Snowden....

Samsung this week opened its Milk Music streaming music service to anyone via a Web browser, one year after introducing it on its mobile devices There's just one catch: Consumers have to sign up for a Samsung account in order to use the Milk Music Web Player....

The Apple Watch may have dominated Apple's Spring Forward event earlier this week, but an unexpected new MacBook could herald the future of mobile computing. It will be available April 10, both online and at Apple retail stores and select authorized resellers Thinness, lightness and tomorrow's technology are its salient features.

Google last week launched an auto insurance rate comparison site in California Mercury Insurance, MetLife and 21st Century Insurance are among the 14 firms already signed up as partners, and Google promises more will follow....

The United States Federal Aviation Administration should implement cybersecurity upgrades recommended by the U.S. Government Accountability Office immediately, or risk hackers taking over its computer systems, Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., has warned The GAO last week released a report that found significant security control weaknesses in the FAA's...