Technology

A U.S. official has confirmed that North Korea may have tested components of a hydrogen bomb on January 6, after reviewing intelligence of the operation.  The unnamed official says there was a partial test of a hydrogen bomb, despite claims to the contrary by Western media outlets. CNN.com reports: Immediately following the test earlier this month, White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said the initial analysis that have been conducted was “not consistent” with a successful hydrogen bomb test. The U.S.

Google researchers have announced a big step forward for Artificial intelligence (AI) as one of its machines mastered the ancient Chinese game, Go, outclassing the current European champion of the game.  The 2,500 year old game as proved a difficult one for computers to beat over the years due to its near infinite number of moves and complex scoring system. Washingtonpost.com reports: But that all changed this week as Google’s researchers brought a fresh approach and wealth of computing power to findings published in the scientific journal Nature.

Users of Apple products such as iPhones, iPads, and Macs worldwide have reported a widespread bug that causes the Safari browser to crash unexpectedly. Apple say they are urgently investigating the sudden bug in Safari after users reported that the browser would crash when a new tab was opened and they attempted to type something into the address bar. Sky News reports: People around the world have posted messages to Twitter, Reddit and Apple forums complaining about the problem.

Israel’s electrical grid was almost taken down in what authorities have said was the largest cyber attack the country has experienced.  The Minister of Infrastructure, Energy and Water Yuval Steinitz told a conference in Tel Aviv: “Yesterday we identified one of the largest cyber attacks that we have experienced“. Jpost.com reports: Steinitz said that attack was dealt with by his ministry and the National Cyber Bureau and that it was under control.