Apple refreshes iPad lineup with larger entry-level model
In this May 31, 2018, file photo a customer enters the Apple store in New York. Apple on Monday, March 18, 2019, unveiled a new iPad that ...
Boeing: 737 MAX certification followed US rules
Questions have been raised about why the Boeing 737 MAX was approved so quickly, despite flaws to its flight system Boeing said Monday that ...
Blockchain: sharing data and breaking with traditional networks
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Blockchain as a technology is seeing tremendous innovation and is impacting almost all industries from supply cha ...
No lie! FSU researcher developing world's first online polygraph
Associate Professor Shuyuan Ho envisions lots of potential applications for her idea. "This could have wide-ranging uses for online com ...
Lyft seeks to raise some $2 bn in IPO
Lyft could be valued at more than $20 billion under the terms of the initial public offering Lyft said Monday it would seek to raise as muc ...
Facebook says service hindered by lack of local news
In this March 29, 2018, file photo, the logo for Facebook appears on screens in New York's Times Square. Facebook's effort to establ ...
Boeing crashes cast spotlight on US aviation regulator
In service since May 2017, the 737 MAX 8, one of several variants of the 737 MAX, has now experienced two deadly incidents, a scenario that ...
Counterfeit and pirated goods represent 3.3% of global trade: report
The sale of counterfeit and pirated goods has spiked, amounting to 3.3 percent of global trade, according to a new report Global sales of c ...
US fintech giant FIS acquires payment firm Worldpay
US financial technology giant FIS will acquire British payment processing company Worldpay for an estimated $43 billion (38 billion euros), ...
Green tech startups see boost in patents and investment when partnering with government
Latest research on hundreds of new green technology companies in the US shows the patenting activity of a startup climbs by over 73% on aver ...
Strength in numbers for 3-D printing
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Additive manufacturing, also called 3-D printing, is commonly used to build complex three-dimensional objects, la ...
Hackers are making personalised ransomware to target the most profitable and vulnerable
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Once a piece of ransomware has got hold of your valuable information, there is very little you can do to get it b ...
Be Kind Please Rewind: Oregon Blockbuster is last on Earth
Local documentary filmmakers Taylor Morden, left, and Zeke Kamm, pose at the last Blockbuster on the planet in Bend, Ore., on Monday, March ...
Facebook scrubs 1.5mn Christchurch attack videos but criticism goes viral
UPDATED graphic on the Christchurch shooting attack Friday. Facebook says it removed a staggering 1.5 million videos showing harrowing vira ...
'Clear similarities' between Boeing crashes in Ethiopia Indonesia
The FAA insists it followed standard procedures in certifying the Boeing 737 MAX Flight recorder data recovered from the wreckage of Boeing ...
Boeing 'finalizing' anti-stall update after Ethiopia crash
An Air Canada Boeing 737 MAX 8 jet approaches Toronto Pearson International Airport on March 13, 2019, before a worldwide grounding took eff ...
Quantum sensing method measures minuscule magnetic fields
​A new way of measuring atomic-scale magnetic fields with great precision, not only up and down but sideways as well, has been developed by researchers at MIT.
Artificial intelligence to monitor pilot drowsiness
A safety kit, comprising of smart cameras and wearable electronics, has been developed that will enable real-time detection of signs of drowsiness.
Nevada considers technology to scan cellphones after crashes
In this May 10, 2017 file photo, Ben Lieberman poses for a photo at his home in Chappaqua, N.Y. Lieberman, whose 19-year-old son died in a c ...
737 MAX disaster pushes Boeing into crisis mode
Boeing was criticized for failing for react more decisively following the second deadly crash in less than five months involving its 737 MAX ...
Virginia county approves Amazon incentives despite protests
This Nov. 13, 2018, file photo shows a sign of a street map for Crystal City neighborhood of Arlington, Va. Protesters repeatedly shouted &q ...
Streaming wars heat up as rivals queue up to challenge Netflix
Netflix has taken the lead in streaming to expand into 190 markets but is now facing some deep-pocketed rivals including Apple and Disney S ...
New Zealand wants answers from tech giants after mosque attack livestream
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Sunday said she would be looking for answers from Facebook and other social media firms about h ...
With streaming move Google eyes future of gaming
Google, which collaborated with "Assassin's Creed" maker Ubisoft on streaming technology for video games, is expected to launc ...
Ethiopia crash investigation needs 'considerable' time: minister
The crash of Flight ET 302 minutes into its flight to Nairobi on March 10 killed all onboard and caused the worldwide grounding of the Boein ...
Paris investigators start studying Ethiopian jet's recorder
This photo provided by by the French air accident investigation authority BEA on Thursday, March 14, 2019, shows one of the black box flight ...
Moment of truth: tech firms in tennis line-call battle
Foxtenn in action at last yeart's ATP Moselle Open in Metz, eastern France A behind-the-scenes battle at the world's top tennis tou ...
Tech companies scramble to remove New Zealand shooting video
This combination of images shows logos for companies from left, Twitter, YouTube and Facebook. These Internet companies and others say they& ...
Jury rules Apple owes Qualcomm $31M for patent infringement
In this Jan. 3, 2019, file photo the Apple logo is displayed at the Apple store in the Brooklyn borough of New York. A jury announced the ve ...
Facebook loses longtime product chief as it revamps strategy
In this Feb. 27, 2017, file photo Facebook's Chief of Product officer, Chris Cox, speaks at the first day of the social media week at th ...
EU to slap Google with fresh fine: sources
The decision to fine Google is the latest anti-trust salvo against Silicon Valley firm, which has already received nearly seven billion euro ...
Chile tests floating solar panels to power mine save water
An island of solar panels floats in a pond at the Los Bronces mining plant, about 65 kilometers (approximately 40 miles) from Santiago, Chil ...
Ford to slash over 5000 German jobs in European overhaul
Cutting jobs "in the most socially responsible way possible" Ford on Friday said it planned to cut "more than 5,000" jo ...
New Zealand massacre provides test for live video platforms
This image grab from a self-shot video that was streamed on Facebook Live by the man who was involved in two mosque shootings in Christchurc ...
Med-tech trade group launches online cybersecurity tool
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Cybersecurity events like 2016's NotPetya ransomware attack tend to arrive in bursts of confusion and concern ...
Handling trillions of supercomputer files just got simpler
Gary Grider, left, and Brad Settlemyer discuss the new Los Alamos and Carnegie Mellon software product, DeltaFS, released to the software di ...
Video: Using light to move wireless data faster
Credit: CC0 Public Domain "We explore a range of projects that turn light into a powerful medium for data communication and object or ...
When Facebook and Instagram are down small businesses and big brands can suffer
For Maatie Alcindor, Facebook is less about reaching out to old friends and more about connecting with new clients. ...
Neanderthals didn't need Nintendos: Why we always choose story over technology
The author on a VR rollercoaster, ready to perhaps not be told a story. Credit: PhotoByJarrod Picture the scene – we're in ancient time ...
3-D printing shapes building industry creates rapid construction potential
Big Area Additive Manufacturing at DOE’s Manufacturing Demonstration Facility at ORNL was used to 3D print molds that were needed to cast th ...
Molex Accenture and AWS develop edge computing solution for next gen AVs
Molex is expanding its autonomous and connected vehicle capabilities and is working with Accenture and Amazon Web Services (AWS) to bring edge computing and voice assistant capabilities to the Molex A
German lawmakers raise hurdle for diesel bans
A road sign in Hamburg warns motorists that older diesel veichles are banned from using this stretch of the road in the northern German city ...
Adaptive learning system using big data based machine learning
Intelligent scaffolding system to provide adaptive hints. Over the past few decades, many studies conducted in the field of learning scienc ...
BMW blames trade headwinds emissions tests for weaker 2018
Profits at German high-end carmaker BMW tumbled in 2018, the firm said Friday, with trade headwinds and tough new EU emissions tests' dr ...
FAA's close ties to Boeing questioned after 2 deadly crashes
This Friday, June 19, 2015 file photo shows the Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration building, in Washington. For mo ...
Protection against digital gold diggers—software blocks crypto mining
It is a phenomenon known to almost all of us: you browse the web and suddenly your computer slows down and runs loudly. This could be due to ...
MtGox 'bitcoin baron' gets suspended sentence for data tampering
Mark Karpeles, former head of the collapsed bitcoin exchange MtGox, has got a suspended sentence of two and a half years A Japanese court o ...
US regulators sue VW over emissions scandal
US stock regulators are suing Volkswagen over the emissions cheating scandal US stock regulators have sued Volkswagen over the emissions ch ...
Ethiopian Airlines says analysis of flight recorders begins
Ethiopian relatives of crash victims mourn and grieve at the scene where the Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 Max 8 crashed shortly after takeo ...
Did Ford just tease an electric Mustang as Tesla debuts Model Y?
Ford Motor teased a possible electric Mustang-inspired crossover late Thursday at the same time Tesla was about to begin an event to announc ...
Wafer-scale multilayer fabrication of silk fibroin-based microelectronics
​A KAIST research team has developed a novel fabrication method for the multilayer processing of silk-based microelectronics.
Apple's new TV ad shows they hope you care as much about privacy on iPhones as they do
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Data privacy is an important topic, but will it help sell iPhones? ...
New wheel units could bring vehicle costs down
Photo of new wheel unit. Credit: University of University Vehicles could be affordably produced for a wide variety of specialized purposes ...
Boeing suspends 737 MAX deliveries as France probes black boxes
The ban on Boeing 737 MAX aircraft spread worldwide after the US joined other countries in grounding the plane US aerospace giant Boeing sa ...
MtGox bitcoin founder gets suspended sentence for data tampering
Mark Karpeles, former head of the collapsed bitcoin exchange MtGox, has got a suspended sentence of two and a half years A Japanese court s ...
In San Francisco tech boom has left people priced out of housing
San Francisco, California has become one of the most expensive cities in the world—a result of the tech boom in the Bay Area In San Francis ...
Short circuit: Tokyo unveils chatty 'robot-eers' for 2020 Olympics
How may I help you? Tokyo Olympic organisers on Friday rolled out a pair of chatty robots they will put to work to assist wheelchair users ...
Airbus trials drone delivery to ships
Singapore is aiming to use drones for parcel delivery, inspecting buildings, providing security and other jobs Airbus on Friday began trial ...
Ireland’s first dedicated 5G/IoT accelerator programme is open for applications
Entrepreneurs can now apply to take part in Ireland’s first dedicated 5G/IoT Accelerator Programme.
Touchscreens go 3D with buttons that pulsate and vibrate under your fingertips
Professor Stefan Seelecke and his team at Saarland University have developed a film that gives touchscreens a third dimension.​
Industry’s first verification IP for USB4 announced by Cadence
Cadence Design Systems announced the availability of the industry’s first Verification IP (VIP) in support of the recently announced USB4 standard..
Boeing airlines face tough path after 737 MAX grounding
Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft have been grounded around the world following a deadly crash in Ethiopia that killed 157 people Days after the cr ...
Two top Facebook executives depart the company
Two top Facebook executives are leaving the company, including product chief Chris Cox, who was long one of CEO Mark Zuckerberg's top de ...
Facebook blames server problem for massive outage
Facebook blamed a server problem for a worldwide outage, believed to be the worst ever for the social network giant Facebook blamed a " ...
Renewable energy reduces the highest electric rates in the nation
Coal is the primary fuel source for Midwest electric utilities. Michigan Technological University researchers found that increasing renewabl ...
Touchscreens go 3-D with buttons that pulsate and vibrate under your fingertips
The first touchscreen that taps back: Engineers Sophie Nalbach and Steffen Hau from Stefan Seelecke’s team test the prototype system that wi ...
Facebook's 'pivot' is less about privacy and more about profits
Facebook's founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg's latest promise is that his social media conglomerate will become a "privacy-focuse ...
Brazil's Embraer posts net loss for 2018
An Embraer 190 commercial plane with registration OH-LKI of Nordic carrier Finnair is seen landing at Geneva Airport on March 11, 2019 in Ge ...
Rise and fall of the landline: 143 years of telephones becoming more accessible – and smart
Alexander Graham Bell opened the first long-distance line from New York to Chicago in 1892. Credit: Gilbert H. Grosvenor Collection/Library ...
Massive outage adds to growing Facebook woes
The cause of a major outage on Facebook and related apps was not clear nearly 24 hours after access was cut off Facebook appeared to be bac ...
Renewable energy solution for industrial heat applications
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Researchers at the University of South Australia have developed a new technique that may greatly reduce industry& ...
Could negative NC-FETs make traditional transistors more efficient?
New research could lead to much more efficient transistors by simply adding a thin layer of ferroelectric material.
Opel plans Russia comeback as PSA seeks out new markets
After three years, Opel is returning to Russian roads German carmaker Opel on Thursday said it would return to Russia after a more than thr ...
Space tech poised to make air travel greener and more efficient
Iris: programme for satellite communications for air traffic management. Credit: European Space Agency Passengers travelling through busy a ...
Cities rethink parking as ride-hailing grows and parking revenue declines
A California parking lot in 2006. Credit: Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0 As Lyft and Uber race toward IPOs this spring, Americans are relying on th ...
Global fab spending to see 2019 decline but stage recovery in 2020
Global fab equipment spending is expected to decline 14 per cent ($53 billion) in 2019 but stage a strong recovery of 27 per cent ($67bn) to set a new record in 2020, according to SEMI.
Lufthansa warns airport capacity to squeeze growth
Lack of spare capacity at airports and in the sky will limit growth, Lufthansa warned Thursday Lufthansa, Europe's largest airline grou ...
Demand for Raspberry Pi being driven by price and ease of use
Distributor, Farnell, has released findings from its global user survey into the market for the Raspberry Pi single-board computer, revealing why and how both professionals and makers use the device.
Powering devices...with a desk lamp?
Running electronic devices in homes and offices on the light coming from lamps scattered around the room may be now possible.
A day not to 'like' for Facebook hit by outage criminal probe
The Facebook outage continued for hours, affecting users in North America, Europe and other regions Facebook grappled with challenges on tw ...
US grounds Boeing 737 MAX as black boxes flown to France for analysis
A Boeing 737 Max 8 flown by Southwest Airlines taxis to the gate at Baltimore Washington International Airport near Baltimore, Maryland, on ...
Investors could pump $1 bn into Uber self-driving cars: report
An Uber self-driving car drives down San Francisco's 5th Street in March, 2017 A group of investors including SoftBank Group is in talk ...
US ups pressure on Europe over 5G infrastructure from China's Huawei
Chinese telecom giant Huawei has strenuously denied allegations its equipment could be used for espionage The US upped pressure on Europe W ...
Outage hits Facebook Instagram users worldwide
A Facebook outage affected users in North America, Europe and other regions Facebook and Instagram users lost access to the social network& ...
US Canada ground Boeing 737 Max 8s after Ethiopia crash (Update)
In this photo taken Monday, March 11, 2019, a Boeing 737 MAX 8 airplane being built for TUI Group sits parked at Boeing Co.'s Renton Ass ...
AT&T raises prices for DirecTV Now streaming service
AT&T is raising prices for its DirecTV Now streaming TV service, while removing some networks from the cable-like television package. ...
Vulnerable to attack: Businesses should boost cyber defenses
Josh Lamont poses for a photo in Menlo Park, Calif., Wednesday, March 13, 2019. A cyberattack that leads to down time and lost data can be c ...
Canada grounds Boeing 737 Max 8s after Ethiopia crash
In this photo taken Monday, March 11, 2019, a Boeing 737 MAX 8 airplane being built for TUI Group sits parked at Boeing Co.'s Renton Ass ...
New sensor system safeguards fuel quality at hydrogen filling stations
Engineering graduate Marco Schott, a doctoral student in Professor Schütze's team who is working on the hydrogen measuring cell ...
Blockchain could democratise banking music – but at what cost?
Free blockchain-based platforms can make bank accounts accessible to those unable to afford regular banking technology. Credit: Pxhere, lice ...
Careful how you treat today's AI: It might take revenge in the future
We might not like the way future AI responds to us. Credit: Shutterstock/Mykola Holyutyak Artificial intelligence (AI) systems are becoming ...
Ethiopia to send black boxes to Europe as questions mount over crash
Governments around the world are grounding Boeing 737 Max aircraft or barring them from their airspace Ethiopia said Wednesday it would sen ...
Activist shareholders push Amazon on everything from facial recognition to climate change
Amazon is now the No. 1 target of activist shareholders. The Se ...
Becoming more like WhatsApp won't solve Facebook's woes – here's why
Although WhatsApp is described as en encrypted messaging service, it’s not as secure as you might think. Credit: rachit tank / unsplash, CC ...
Facebook's cryptocurrency: a financial expert breaks it down
Credit: Grejak/Shutterstock Facebook is reportedly preparing to launch its own version of Bitcoin, for use in its messaging applications, W ...
Machine learning tracks moving cells
Usiigaci, a software developed by the Micro/Bio/Nanofluidics Unit, allows users to easily segment, track and analyze the migration of label- ...
C3 releases low-code/no-code AI development environment
C3, an enterprise AI software provider, has introduced the Integrated Development Studio (IDS), a low-code/no-code environment for developing, deploying, and operating enterprise AI applications.
The better batteries that will power your phone—and a green future
Credit: iStock It's a difficult choice: Go hungry or go it alone. ...
Mixed-cation perovskite solar cells in space
Representative schematic of the high-altitude balloon in near space (perovskite solar cells were fixed on the control platform). Credit: Sci ...
Spotify lodges EU complaint against Apple over unfair music competition
Spotify is taking its grievance against Apple to the EU Swedish music streaming giant Spotify said Wednesday it had filed a complaint with ...