Despite turning the trade fair into a fun fair, organizers could not save the beloved but struggling trade fair. CeBIT once boasted 850,000 visitors a year, but that heyday has long since passed. An anonymous reader shares a report: Organizers announced on Wednesday that the world’s largest IT conference will be no more. CeBIT, held…

The multi-year campaign used malware and botnets to falsify billions of webpages and “site users.” …read more Source:: Threatpost

They say there’s always some madness in love. …read more Source:: CNet

Advertisements in the real world are becoming more technologically sophisticated, integrating facial recognition, location data, artificial intelligence, and other powerful tools that are more commonly associated with your mobile phone. Welcome to the new age of digital marketing. From a report: During this year’s Fashion Week in New York, a digital billboard ad for New…

The SamSam ransomware attacked more than 200 victims and cost $30 million in damages. …read more Source:: CNet

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AmiMoJo writes: The European Union says it is aiming to become the first major economy to go ‘climate neutral’ by 2050. Under the plan, emissions of greenhouse gases after that date would have to be offset by planting trees or by burying them underground. Scientists say that net-zero emissions by 2050 are needed to have…

Critics slam ‘conflict of interest’, cosying up to tech firms Health secretary Matt Hancock should focus on scrutinising health tech firms rather than endorsing them, after he appeared in an article about Babylon Health, maker of the controversial GP at Hand app.… …read more Source:: TheRegister