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Apple suddenly dropped support for the software, which has dangerous bugs. Do you still have QuickTime for Windows on your PC? Get rid of it, pronto. That’s the advice coming from the U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT), following an “urgent call to action” by cybersecurity firm Trend Micro TMICF -0.29% . The version of QuickTime on Apple AAPL 0.14% computers is not affected. What’s the rush? Trend Micro found two critical flaws in the PC version of Apple’s media-playing software that could let hackers take over victims’ computers.

James Comey, director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). - Bloomberg file picture #Microsoft, #Apple dig in for long data-privacy fight with #US San Francisco: The technology industry’s data-privacy battle with the US government started before the fight over a killer’s iPhone, and it’s going to last long after. Microsoft sued the Justice Department on Thursday to block authorities from taking customers’ e-mails and other data stored by Microsoft without ever having to let them know, an escalation of a two-year tussle with the government over privacy and cloud computing. On Friday, Apple is set to continue its fight to keep the government out of another iPhone — this one seized from a drug dealer in a Brooklyn case, just weeks after the FBI dropped its effort to force Apple to help it break into one used by a terrorist who with his wife killed 14 people last year in San Bernardino, California.

*Ex- finance minister blames Jonathan for Nigeria’s current woes Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala  Minister of Finance and Co-ordinating Minister for the Nigerian Economy under immediate past President Goodluck Jonathan, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has blamed the administration under which she served as responsible for the current economic challenges being suffered by the country. She said the Jonathan administration lacked the political will to effectively manage the country’s resources and that this was responsible for the economic downturn of the country now governed by President Muhammadu Buhari.

While the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, says it is still consulting with the Trade Union Congress, TUC, over its planned one-day strike in protest of the hike in electricity tariff and government’s poor handling of the economy, the latter has suggested that the anticipated strike might be extended to one week to create an impact.Speaking to ThisDay newspaper on the matter, the TUC President, Bobboi Kaigama, disclosed that the plan to embark on the warning strike was still on ‘course’ stating that, consultations were still on-going. In Kaigama’s words, “Of course, the plan to go on strike is still on; the most important thing is consultation. You know, to organise a strike is not a tea party, you have to consult widely before you go on with the plan. “At the moment, we are still monitoring the situation; it is also likely that, it (strike) may be extended to one week in order to make an impact.”

"We managed to huddle into a space, that's why we were saved," one man told NHK national television after he and his family were rescued from their collapsed house two hours after the quake hit. "We're all safe, that's what counts."  Aftershocks rattle southwestern Japan after quake kills nine (Reuters) Aftershocks rattled southwestern Japan on Friday after a strong quake the night before killed nine people, injured at least 1,000 and cut power and water across the region, forcing the temporary shutdown of several auto and electronics factories. By afternoon, more than 130 aftershocks had hit the area around the city of Kumamoto in the wake of the initial 6.4 magnitude quake the night before. Officials said the frequency was tapering off but the risk of further strong aftershocks will remain for about a week.

  Sir Alex Ferguson and Sir Bobby Charlton are believed to have relxed their opposition to Jose Mourinho taken the job, paving the way for Louis van Gaal's dismissal Louis van Gaal is facing the sack if he misses out on the top four Getty Louis van Gaal will be replaced by Jose Mourinho at Manchester United even if he wins the FA Cup this season, according to reports on Friday morning that suggest the Dutchman will leave the club in the summer despite having a year left to run on his contract. Van Gaal is already under pressure to finish in the top four to ensure Champions League football remains at Old Trafford next season – something that looks more unlikely following last weekend’s Premier League defeat by Tottenham.