Facebook taps user data to defend workers from threat
A Facebook spokesman said the company's physical security team exists to keep workers safe Facebook gathers intelligence from its platf ...
Report: Facebook FTC discussing 'multibillion dollar' fine
In this March 29, 2018, file photo, the logo for Facebook appears on screens at the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York's Times Square. A repo ...
Collaboration sparks sustainable electronics manufacturing breakthrough
An eco-friendly, 3D printable solution for producing wireless Internet-of-Things (IoT) sensors that can be used and disposed of without contaminating the environment has been developed by Simon Fraser
Amazon drops New York headquarters plan amid protests
The New York neighborhood of Long Island City had been one of two locations Amazon selected last year after a long search for a second headq ...
Swiss allege woman sweet talked her way to $2M bank scam
Swiss authorities said Thursday they have indicted a woman who allegedly persuaded dozens of people to provide their online banking details ...
Apple eyes starpower for launch of new streaming service
Apple is set to make further moves in services including in streaming television and news subscriptions with a launch event expected March 2 ...
Global energy demand to soar one third by 2040: BP
The global demand for energy is "set to increase significantly driven by increases in propserity in the developing world," said BP ...
Amazon drops plan for New York headquarters
Amazon dropped its plans for a new headquarters in New York City following a series of protests including this one on November 26 Amazon an ...
Biomedical engineers develop wearable respiration monitor with children's toy
The paired sensors -- one placed between the ninth and 10th ribs and the other on the abdomen -- track the rate and volume of the wearer' ...
Solar jobs are up in Minnesota but down nationally
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Minnesota posted an eight percent increase in solar industry jobs last year, bucking a national solar employment ...
Robot mail delivery trucks developed in Detroit ready for China US
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Looking like a delegation of toasters from space, a generation of electrically powered, self-driving mail trucks ...
How energy efficiency delivers green dividends in red and blue states
Most of the states deemed to be doing the most in terms of energy efficiency are Democratic strongholds like top-ranked Massachusetts, Calif ...
A380 aimed high but never hit cruising speed
The Airbus mammoth jet is destined to fade into the sunset Nearly 30 years ago Airbus began charting a new course for air travel with a mam ...
A secure relationship with passwords means not being attached to how you pick them
There’s a better way to choose a secure password. Credit: XKCD, CC BY-SA When you are asked to create a password – either for a new online ...
Running an LED in reverse could cool future computers
A possible new solid-state cooling technology for future microprocessors is being investigated by a team from the University of Michigan.
Blockchain can strengthen the credibility of meta-analyses
Credit: CC0 Public Domain When it comes to accumulating and assessing research evidence, meta-analyses are considered the gold standard as ...
JPMorgan Chase unveils cryptocurrency prototype
JPMorgan Chase unveiled a prototype for a system that permits cryptocurrency transactions among clients. JPMorgan Chase on Thursday unveile ...
Expert discusses machine learning and climate modeling
Modeling clouds, particularly at small scales, can be difficult for scientists. Credit: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Today, predicting ...
Social media doesn't need new regulations to make the internet safer – General Data Protection Regulation can do the job
GDPR provides an existing remedy. Credit: Shinonome Production/Shutterstock From concerns about data sharing to the hosting of harmful cont ...
Fairy-tale social media fantasies can demolish your confidence but it's not all bad
Sometimes faking it on Instagram is just fine. Credit: Bruno Gomiero/ Unsplash If social media was a person, you'd probably avoid them. ...
Face recognition technology in classrooms is here – and that's OK
Facial recognition is already in our schools. Credit: www.shutterstock.com Recently, the Victorian Government brought in new rules stating ...
New heated jacket keeps police military and others warm in harsh winter temperatures
A new line of heated jackets powered by a mobile USB battery bank will protect police officers, military personnel and others while working ...
Plastic bags could be the next battery
Researchers have reported a new method to convert plastic bags into carbon chips that could be used as anodes for lithium-ion batteries.
Austria probes Amazon over alleged unfair trade practices
Some Austrian retailers have accused Amazon of deleting them from product rankings Austria's competition authorities said Thursday they ...
North Korea exploring sanctions-proof energy technologies
In this Feb. 2, 2019, photo, North Koreans men walk with the background of the West Sea Barrage in Nampo, North Korea. North Korea is explor ...
EU reaches provisional deal on online copyright reform
(News organisations have pushed to to overhaul the EU's online copyright law, arguing that giants like Facebook and Google make billions ...
Laser-induced graphene gets tough
The labs of Rice University chemist James Tour and Christopher Arnusch, a professor at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Israel, introduced a batch of laser-induced graphene​ (LIG) composites in t
Robot lifts bits of melted fuel at Japan's Fukushima plant
The clean-up is an especially difficult operation A robot arm has successfully picked up pebble-sized pieces of radioactive fuel at Japan&# ...
The first walking robot that moves without GPS
AntBot, a new robot designed by CNRS and Aix-Marseille University (AMU) researchers at ISM, mimics a desert ants' navigation capacities.
Renault profits plunge in first annual earnings since Ghosn arrest
Ghosn is accused of under-reporting millions of dollars in salary as head of Nissan Renault profits fell sharply last year, the French auto ...
Google investing billions in US operations
Google CEO Sundar Pichai says the tech giant will invest some $13 billion this year for expansion in the United States Google said Wednesda ...
Daimler draws future CFO Wilhelm from Airbus
Harald Wilhelm is joining Daimler to help guide its transition towards electric, autonomous vehicles German luxury automaker Daimler has ch ...
ACEA warns EU car sector threatened by 'hard Brexit'
US automaker Ford, which employs 13,000 people in Britain including at this plant in Dagenham, East London, suggested on that a "hard B ...
Ford recalls 1.5 mn F-150 pickups
A transmission problem in Ford's popular pickup trucks has caused a handful of accidents, prompting a recall to fix the issue Ford anno ...
France to lift investment in electric car battery cells
France is planning to invest 700 million euros ($790 million) over the next five years to boost its production of battery cells for electric ...
Activists push to curb 'data discrimination' in US legislation
US lawmakers are vowing to consider new online privacy legislation after hearing from tech leaders, including an April 2018 session with Fac ...
Auto reliability up but battery shifting trouble persists
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Automobiles are getting more reliable, but J.D. Power's annual survey finds problems with battery failures, t ...
App aims to make ride sharing easier
A group of students from Purdue’s College of Engineering created UniRide – a ride-booking app for college students. Credit: Hope Sale/Purdue ...
Heat pipes smash the mould in ceramics
Heat pipe heat exchanger. Credit: Brunel University Heat-pipe technology is fueling a new generation of low-energy, low-emissions kilns rec ...
Smart sensors could transform how buildings are designed and occupied
Dr Kay Rogage (Northumbria University), Mark Riley (Your Homes Newcastle), Graham Coulby (BIM Academy) and Dr Adrian Clear (Northumbria Univ ...
New wheelchair design—a hand gear for better ergonomics
The new wheelchair, developed at TU Wien. Credit: Vienna University of Technology Using biomedical modelling, researchers at TU Wien have d ...
What a major offshore gas find means for South Africa's energy future
Credit: Shutterstock Many South African politicians, economists and specialists in the energy sector are celebrating the news that a promis ...
French court orders Google to remove 'abusive' clauses
Terms and conditions may no longer apply: a French court invalidated many clauses that Google requires users to accept for its services A F ...
Nations must boost adult training in face of automation: OECD
The OECD's latest analysis found that one in seven jobs are at risk of being fully automated while another 30 percent would likely be ov ...
Predicting consumer behavior with big data
The explosion of big data, automation and machine learning has allowed today’s businesses to understand humans at an instinctual level, pred ...
Successful launch of rocket from high-altitude balloon makes space more accessible to microsatellites
Team members of Leo Aerospace LLC, who created the startup while they were students at Purdue University, prepare to launch a rocket from a ...
New tool tackles reproducibility crisis in science
Researchers with the Institute for Molecular Engineering and Argonne National Laboratory have developed a platform to provide searchable dat ...
Mobile phone accessibility improves but gaps remain study finds
Chart shows the availability of features in Tier 1 (blue) and Lifeline phones. Credit: Georgia Institute of Technology Mobile phones are in ...
China's Huawei soft power push raises hard questions
In this July 4, 2018, file photo, a shopper walks past a Huawei store at a shopping mall in Beijing. Canada's national game—brought to y ...
Microlease and Electro Rent Europe combine to become Electro Rent Corporation
Microlease and Electro Rent in Europe are to start the integration of their European operations. The two companies will merge to join the global Electro Rent Corporation. It will also consolidate the
National strike brings Belgium to standstill
A nationwide strike has brought air traffic to a halt in Belgium Belgium slowed to a standstill on Wednesday as a national strike closed ai ...
Apple lets veterans track their health records on the iPhone
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Active members of the military and those who've left the service who receive care through Veteran Health Admi ...
T-Mobile Sprint execs defending merger to lawmakers
This April 30, 2018, file photo shows signage a T-Mobile store in New York. The top executives of T-Mobile and Sprint are making the case to ...
Japan's Toshiba cuts profit outlook again
For the year to March, Toshiba said it now expects a net profit of 870 billion yen ($7.86 billion), down from a November estimate of 920 bil ...
Governor urges 'data dividend' to share tech wealth
Governor Gavin Newsom of California said his "data dividend" plan would allow state residents to share in the wealth derived from ...
IAR Systems launches business incubator to boost security innovation in IoT
IAR Systems has announced that it is dedicating an investment fund to help grow innovative startup companies within IoT and security solutions.
Robot probes radioactive fuel at Japan's Fukushima plant
Removing the melted fuel is considered the most difficult part of the massive clean-up operation and is not expected to begin until 2021 A ...
No-charge GNSS smartwatch
2019-02-12 16:00:16No-charge GNSS smartwatch
​u-blox, TransSiP and MATRIX Industries are announcing the PowerWatch 2, the world’s first GPS smartwatch that you never need to recharge.
Southern Manufacturing and Electronics
Last week, NE visited Southern Manufacturing and Electronics to see what the show’s exhibitors had to offer. Here, we explore just a few that took to the Farnborough-based event.
Teach driverless vehicles to predict pedestrian movement
​By zeroing in on humans' gait, body symmetry and foot placement, University of Michigan (U-M) researchers are teaching self-driving cars to recognise and predict pedestrian movements with greater
Infosys forms community college partnership in Rhode Island
Technology company Infosys announced a new partnership with a community college in Rhode Island to develop workers for digital jobs on Tuesd ...
California nixes plans for high-speed LA-SF rail line
A model of the high speed "Fuxing" bullet train made by Chinese rail giant CRRC is on display at Innotrans, the railway industry&# ...
40 countries agree cars must have automatic braking
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Forty countries led by Japan and the European Union—but not the U.S. or China—have agreed to require new cars and ...
Turn down the volume: WHO takes aim at harmful smartphone use
Credit: CC0 Public Domain More than one billion young people risk damaging their hearing through excessive use of smartphones and other au ...
Amid border wall debate 'smart' tech raises questions too
Some lawmakers said new technology tools would be more effective than the kind of border fence seen in Texas, but civil liberties activists ...
Walking simulation games signal a new literary genre
Research from the University of Kent has revealed that walking simulations are blurring the boundaries of different art forms to create a ne ...
Scientists make the track their lab to improve the performance of racing drivers
A rider undertaking biomechanic testing on the track. Credit: Motorsport Biomechanics A new concept that, for the first time, collects biom ...
No flights to or from Belgium due to strike on Wednesday
A general strike called by three unions, which are calling for higher wages, is expected to paralyse Belgium Belgian airspace was to be clo ...
Consumers can save dramatically on wireless by skipping unlimited
If you're wondering how a tiny local wireless startup can afford to offer monthly wireless service that's a good two-thirds less tha ...
Motorola's Moto G7 line aims for budget phone shoppers with three new phones
The G7 Play. A new phone doesn't need to cost you several hundred dollars. ...
Using artificial intelligence to foil online dating scams
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Dating apps and websites could soon use computing algorithms that 'think' like humans to pinpoint fake pr ...
Pinnacle Engines develops efficient low-emission gasoline engine using supercomputing
Adjacent computer-assisted design models of the Pinnacle Engines opposed-piston gasoline engine. To optimize the design, Pinnacle Engines re ...
Is AI a special ingredient to help make food taste better? IBM and McCormick think so
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Sure, we're accustomed to artificial flavors influencing how our food tastes, but artificial intelligence get ...
Data science is a growing field. Here's how to train people to do it
Having data at your fingertips isn’t enough - data scientists must know how to apply it. Credit: Gorodenkoff/Shutterstock The world is inun ...
Scientists build the smallest optical frequency comb to-date
Optical frequency combs are laser sources whose spectrum consists of a series of discrete, equally spaced frequency lines that can be used for precise measurements. In the last two decades, they have
Sprint sues AT&T over the company's use of '5G E' claims false advertising
AT&T's calling its latest 4G LTE network "5G E" isn't just drawing the ire of tech media and fans. It's now drawin ...
AI that predicts and engineers material properties
Scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore), in collaboration with researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the United States and the Skolkov
A peek at living room decor suggests how decorations vary around the world
Using machine learning techniques, researchers were able to analyze about a million photos to detect decorative elements in living rooms aro ...
Xbox Live could soon be coming to iOS Android and the Nintendo Switch
Playing games between an Xbox and Nintendo Switch may soon expand beyond "Fortnite," "Minecraft" and "Rocket League ...
Study takes aim at biased AI facial-recognition technology
A recent study by Deb Raji and researchers at the MIT Media Lab shows a need for stronger evaluation practices of AI products to mitigate ge ...
Next-generation optics
2019-02-12 04:02:42Next-generation optics
EPFL engineers from the Laboratory of Photonic Materials and Fiber Devices (FIMAP) have developed a method to create metasurfaces that overcomes previous technical challenges.
Nissan cuts forecast in first earnings since Ghosn arrest
Nissan CEO Hiroto Saikawa has said he wants to turn over a new leaf Crisis-hit Japanese automaker Nissan slashed its full-year forecast Tue ...
Amazon buys eero: What does it mean for the price of Wi-Fi routers?
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Eero was the first company of note to solve Wi-Fi issues at home through what is known as "mesh" techno ...
World Record Egg: From a challenge to social media to a mental health campaign
The Instagram account @world_record_egg was originally designed as a fun way to challenge and question social media, its creators say. Howev ...
Fitbit launches new wearable but your employer has to sign you up
Fitbit quietly introduced a new activity and sleep tracker, but, unlike the company's previous step counters, the wearable is available ...
Samsung reaches settlement over 'exploding' washing machines
The washing machines in question have long been off the market, according to Samsung Samsung Electronics has reached a settlement in a clas ...
Thyssenkrupp presses on with split as profits rise
Revenues ticked higher at industrial conglomorate Thyssenkrupp German industrial conglomerate Thyssenkrupp on Tuesday confirmed its earning ...
Blockchain provides security traceability for smart manufacturing
Engineers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have turned to blockchain as a way to secure smart manufacturing systems using the digital thread.
Tencent investment in Reddit sparks censorship worry
Chinese technology behemoth Tencent is investing $150 million as part of a new funding round in Reddit Reddit confirmed Monday a new fundin ...
Research will help urban planners prioritize bike lanes
Credit: CC0 Public Domain A new virtual tool could help planners choose the best places to install bikes lanes in cities. ...
Trump calls for investment in artificial intelligence
In this Friday, Feb. 8, 2019, file photo President Donald Trump arrives on Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. Tr ...
NIST: Blockchain provides security traceability for smart manufacturing
Blockchain technology could help deter digital threats in smart manufacturing systems. Credit: N. Hanacek/NIST Engineers at the National In ...
NYC mayor defends Amazon deal at state budget hearing
It was "mission critical" for New York City to land one of Amazon's second headquarters and the tens of thousands of jobs the ...
Trump to call for investment in artificial intelligence
In this Friday, Feb. 8, 2019, file photo President Donald Trump arrives on Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. Tr ...
SoftBank fund invests big in self-driving deliveries
Robotic startup Nuro, which launched its autonomous delivery service last year with supermarket chain Kroger, is set to expand after getting ...
Scientists use smartphones to improve dismal rating of nation's civil infrastructure
A pair of researchers at MU developed a way to monitor civil infrastructure, such as roads and bridges, with smartphone-based technologies. ...
Explainer: The promise of 5G wireless - speed hype risk
In this Jan. 9, 2019, file photo a sign advertises 5G at the Qualcomm booth at CES International in Las Vegas. 5G is a new technical standar ...
Hotel groups hail new offensive on Airbnb in Paris
France has gradually tightened controls over Airbnb, with critics blaming the US company for reducing the number of long-term rentals availa ...
Dutch staff warn Air France-KLM of strikes over chief
Air France and KLM merged in 2004 but continue to operate largely separately Dutch airline managers have warned Air France-KLM of possible ...
System will help planners identify prioritize highway projects
Sarah Hernandez, center, with students Collin Burris, left, and Magdalena Asborno, right. Credit: Russell Cothren A new prototype system th ...