An Indian official has clarified that the country has not imposed, nor intends to impose, a ban on cryptocurrencies. An incorrect report that India intends to ban cryptocurrencies sent Bitcoin and other cryptos plummeting downwards overnight.

A US Congress committee has said it will issue a subpoena to the Department of Homeland Security if the latter does not provide its reasons for imposing a ban on software products from Kaspersky Lab. The request was made last year.

Apple sold less iPhones in the latest quarter but earned a lot more than a year ago, given the price of its iPhone X began at US$1000, according to the company's results for the first fiscal quarter of 2018. The user base of active devices rose to 1.3 billion in January.

Microsoft is taking steps to continue forcing users onto Windows 10, with the next version of Office being able to run only on this avatar of its operating system.

Cloud-based business process management software company Promapp says the company has achieved revenue growth of 95% over three years on the back of entry into the US market with its cloud platform.

Australian scientists have announced they have found a new way to use the telecommunications network to synchronise radio telescopes, which help scientists peer into deep space.

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