WhatsApp limits message forwarding to fight 'fake news'
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Facebook-owned mobile messaging platform WhatsApp announced Monday it was restricting how many times any given me ...
Researchers build ultraprecise ultrasound
A team of researchers from the University of Queensland (UQ) have combined modern nanofabrication and nanophotonics techniques to build ultraprecise ultrasound sensors on a silicon chip.
Plexal bolsters global cybersecurity hub with two international partnerships
Innovation centre Plexal, which delivers LORCA, the government-backed cybersecurity programme, has announced new partnerships with the Global Cyber Alliance, City of New York, and the New York Economi
European Commission recognises importance of compound semiconductors
The European Commission has approved an innovative plan, spearheaded by the Welsh government, that identifies compound semiconductors as an important sector.
Steve Carr moves from Premier Farnell to TT
TT Electronics has announced the appointment of Steve Carr to the role of VP of Sales and Marketing for the company’s IoT Solutions business unit (formerly Stadium Group).
EU countries split over copyright overhaul
The European Commission, the EU's executive arm, proposed reforms in September 2016 designed to modernise copyright for the digital age ...
Netflix is in a battle royale with Fortnite in the fight for your screen time
Even though every other media company seems to be starting a streaming service, Netflix is facing an on-screen challenge from another corner ...
Facebook to expand Ireland operations with 1000 staff
Boosting its workforce in Ireland by a quarter Facebook will expand its presence in Ireland with an additional 1,000 staff over 2019, the f ...
France hits Google with 50 million euro data consent fine
France used an EU rule for the first time France's data watchdog on Monday announced a fine of 50 million euros ($57 million) for US se ...
Following accidents Dutch Uber lifts minimum driver age
Ride hailing firm Uber said Monday it is raising the minimum age of its drivers in the Netherlands and taking other measures to increase roa ...
Spanish taxi strike against app services spreads to Madrid
Taxi drivers hold flares and placards reading "Regulation now" during a demonstration in to protest against online ride-sharing se ...
Despite controversies Facebook apps were the most used and downloaded in 2018
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Despite all the controversies Facebook saw in 2018, with hackings, data breaches and a round of apologies, consum ...
A new low-latency congestion control for cellular networks
The ExLL receiver. Credit: UNIST Heavy traffic on narrow roads could be one of the leading causes of traffic congestion, which also applies ...
Biased algorithms: here's a more radical approach to creating fairness
Doctors focus on individual well-being, others focus on overall health. Credit: Stuart Jenner/Shutterstock Our lives are increasingly affec ...
New material to push the boundaries of silicon-based electronics
Fraunhofer IAF develops electronic components and systems based on GaN. The image shows a processed GaN wafer. Credit: Fraunhofer Institute ...
Researcher using computer vision machine learning to ensure the integrity of integrated circuits
Credit: CC0 Public Domain David Crandall is an associate professor in the School of Informatics, Computing and Engineering at Indiana Unive ...
Restructuring stereotypes
2019-01-21 06:00:11Restructuring stereotypes
According to the Breaking the Barriers report by the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), 99 per cent of female chemists said that there had been a lack of progression for women in the sector.
Scientists turn carbon emissions into usable energy
Schematic illustration of Hybrid Na-CO2 System and its reaction mechanism. Credit: UNIST A recent study affiliated with UNIST has developed ...
Oxygen migration at the heterostructure interface
Physicists at the National University of Singapore (NUS) have developed a methodology to control the electromigration of oxygen atoms in the buried interfaces of complex oxide materials for constructi
Home appliance maintenance made simple with AI solution
Renesas has announced the launch of its Failure Detection e-AI Solution for motor-equipped home appliances, featuring the Renesas RX66T 32-bit microcontroller (MCU).
Pushing the boundaries of semiconductors
Scientists from the university of Freiburg, the Sustainability Center Freiburg and the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft have joined forces in order to explore a new material structure that may be better suited
EU's antitrust cop lays groundwork for more tech scrutiny
The European Union's competition commissioner, Margrethe Vestager, poses during an interview Monday Jan. 14, 2019, in Copenhagen, Denmar ...
Russian watchdog launches 'administrative proceedings' against Facebook Twitter
The state regulator has repeatedly warned Facebook and Twitter they could be banned if they do not comply with a 2014 law Russia's medi ...
Staff fraud may cost China's DJI drone maker $150 million
A company spokeswoman said DJI has established a special anti-corruption group to conduct in-depth investigations Chinese drone maker DJI h ...
Airbus sells 65 jets to SMBC Aviation Capital
The order for 50 A320neo and 15 A321neo single-aisle aircraft brings to 71 the total number of planes from that category ordered by Dublin-b ...
France nears implementation of digital tax
France is working on a "GAFA" tax with a maximum rate of five percent, Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire says France will push ahea ...
Coffee clash brewing in China: startup Luckin takes on Starbucks
Chinese upstart Luckin Coffee is luring customers with steep discounts and high tech services When Starbucks came to China two decades ago ...
France pushes Japan to accept Renault-Nissan merger: reports
The French government is the biggest shareholder in Renault with a stake of more than 15 percent, while Renault owns 43.4 percent of the Jap ...
Chips are down for online gamblers as US moves toward new ban
US authorities have begun an effort to ban all forms of internet gambling, reversing course from a 2011 decision and imperiling a burgeoning ...
Report: Facebook's privacy lapses may result in record fine
In this May 1, 2018, file photo, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg delivers the keynote speech at F8, Facebook's developer conference, in San ...
Report: Snap fires 2 execs after alleged sexual misconduct
This Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2017, file photo shows the Snapchat app. The Wall Street Journal reports Friday, Jan. 18, 2019, that Snap recently f ...
Barcelona taxis go on strike block major street
The mobilisation comes ahead of a similar work stoppage due to kick off on Monday in Madrid Dozens of taxis in Barcelona started an indefin ...
On the road to make an affordable car Tesla cuts jobs
In this March 31, 2016 file photo, Tesla Motors unveils the new lower-priced Model 3 sedan at the Tesla Motors design studio in Hawthorne, C ...
Tech to protect children from school shooting? Medical school dropout's Manayunk startup is on it.
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Matias Klein is a medical school dropout who is still out to save lives. Orlando "Jahlil Beats" Tucker ...
Technology near for real-time TV political fact checks
In this Jan. 8, 2019, photo, President Donald Trump speaks from the Oval Office of the White House as he gives a prime-time address about bo ...
Government can't force people to unlock phones using facial recognition fingerprints: Federal judge
Credit: CC0 Public Domain A federal judge in Oakland ruled that law enforcement agencies cannot force people to use biometric features such ...
Data breaches are inevitable – here's how to protect yourself anyway
Prepare to protect yourself. Credit: FXQuadro/Shutterstock.com It's tempting to give up on data security altogether, with all the billi ...
Light connects two worlds on a single chip
Artist impression of the optocoupler, the round structure is the detector (Single Photon Avalanche Diode), the light source (Avalanche Mode ...
Volkswagen says it will pay Indian fine even as it appeals
Volkswagen Group says that it will pay a fine of 1 billion rupees ($14.2 million) imposed by India for installing software that allegedly ch ...
Renault posts record sales as Ghosn successor sought
Renault sold a record 3,884,295 vehicles in 2018 French carmaker Renault unveiled record sales Friday of nearly 3.9 million vehicles last y ...
Austria privacy activists file suit against streaming sites
Privacy campaigner Max Schrems, seen here in 2015, said many people were concerned about the lack of access to user data held by streaming s ...
Early stage fault detection in fabrication process
A tool that is able to spot defects or unwanted features much earlier in the fabrication process in everyday technology such as mobile phones and batteries, has been created by a team from the Austral
On-chip optical link achieved by researchers
For the first time, researchers of the University of Twente (UT) succeeded in connecting two parts of an electronics chip using an on-chip optical link.
More concerns over Huawei
2019-01-18 04:00:23More concerns over Huawei
Following the news that the US, New Zealand and Australia would be blocking Huawei from its 5G networks due to national security concerns, Germany is now looking to do the same.
Tesla plans 7 pct staff cut says road ahead very difficult
In this Jan. 9, 2019, file photo, Tesla CEO Elon Musk speaks during a meeting with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang at the Zhongnanhai leadership ...
Ryanair blames lower fares for fresh profit warning
Ryanair has issued a fresh profit-warning, blaming lower air fares Ryanair on Friday cut its annual profit forecast for a second time, blam ...
Oxford says no to additional Huawei funding
Oxford University says it will "not pursue new funding opportunities" with Chinese telecoms group Huawei Oxford University has de ...
Grand jury charges four Audi managers in emissions case
This Oct. 3, 2018, 2018, file photo shows the logo of Audi car at the Auto show in Paris, France. A federal grand jury in Detroit has indict ...
Tesla recalls 14000 cars in China over Takata airbags
Tesla had already recalled some of its Model S vehicles as part of a global industry-wide rooting out of parts made by Takata Electric-vehi ...
Google acquires Fossil smartwatch tech for $40 mn
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Google agreed to pay $40 million for the smartwatch technology of the fashion and accessory group Fossil, the com ...
Netflix shares slip as spending weighs on profits
Netflix shares swung lower Thursday as spending on original shows at the leading streaming television service weighed on quarterly revenue a ...
Ghosn received 8m euro in 'improper' payments: Nissan
Ghosn stands accused of several counts of financial misconduct Former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn received nearly eight million euros in " ...
Google to buy power from solar farms in Tennessee Alabama
Google plans to buy power from Tennessee and Alabama solar farms under a deal with the Tennessee Valley Authority. ...
Philips to shut UK factory over 'geopolitical' concerns
Dutch company Philips said it aimed to close its Avent plant in Suffolk, southeast England, in 2020 and transfer work back to its Dutch base ...
Amazon sets conference on robotics artificial intelligence
Amazon will host a June conference on robotics and artificial intelligence, showcasing some of the technology used for its Alexa digital ass ...
Renault 'actively' looking to post-Ghosn future
Renault and the French government are looking for a successor French carmaker Renault on Thursday launched the search for a successor to Ch ...
Google to invest in solar farms in Tennessee Alabama
Google plans to invest in Tennessee and Alabama solar farms under a deal with the Tennessee Valley Authority. ...
Apple's Tim Cook calls for privacy bill with right to delete data
Apple CEO Tim Cook said any US privacy legislation should allow consumers to see what data is being collected online and delete it if they c ...
Facebook closes hundreds of 'inauthentic' Russia-linked pages
Facebook has come under intense pressure from a wave of scandals, mainly over the sharing of its users' data without their consent but a ...
TIC-TOC technology moves Tactile Internet a step closer to reality
ETRI researchers developed technology capable of sending packets of digital information at 25 Gb/s (giga-bit per second) – 10 times faster t ...
It's time for a new way to regulate social media platforms
Credit: CC0 Public Domain When it came to our online lives, 2018 was revealing in its dysfunction. ...
Protecting against Brexit disruption
Anglia Components is offering users of its Anglia 80/20 inventory management system the opportunity to hold increased levels of inventory at no cost, ahead of any potential Brexit disruption.
Army researchers explore benefits of immersive technology for soldiers
The emergence of next generation virtual and augmented reality devices like the Oculus Rift and Microsoft HoloLens has increased interest in using mixed reality to simulate training, enhance command a
Applying physics to energy-efficient building design
Professor Reinhart (left) and architecture graduate student Hellen Rose Anyango Awino discuss a class assignment on measuring thermal comfor ...
Robots can go all the way to Mars but they can't pick up the groceries
Puppy, a running robot developed by Dr Fumiya Iida’s team. Credit: University of Cambridge Cambridge researchers are studying the interacti ...
Siemens Alstom raise doubts about mega merger
Never the twain shall meet? Confidence that the politically sensitive merger of their rail businesses would be waved through by the Europea ...
India gives Volkswagen 24 hours to pay Dieselgate fine
The automobile giant has admitted in 2015 using "defeat device" in 11 million diesel engine cars sold in the US, Europe and other ...
Japan's Hitachi freezes British nuclear project
Hitachi had planned to build a new plant next to the decommissioned Wylfa Nuclear Power Station (pictured) Hitachi said Thursday it would f ...
Battle lines forming ahead of a looming US privacy law fight
This Jan. 28, 2015, file photo, shows the Federal Trade Commission building in Washington. Consumer advocates and the data-hungry technology ...
Rambus acquires memory technology assets of Diablo Technologies
Rambus has acquired the assets of Diablo Technologies to broaden its portfolio in the hybrid DRAM and Flash memory markets.
Airbus boosts US footprint with new A220 plant in Alabama
Airbus is expanding its US presence with a new assembly plant in Alabama, its second in the southern state European aircraft manufacturer A ...
Hyundai Kia recall vehicles due to increased fire risk
This Oct. 5, 2012, file photo, shows a Kia optima's steering wheel inside of a Kia car dealership in Elmhurst, Ill. Kia says it will ign ...
Snap to lose chief financial officer its 2nd in a year
In this May 2, 2018, file photo the logo for Snap Inc. appears above a trading post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Snap Inc. i ...
Mobile app spend soars with China a top market: report
Growing smartphone use is fueling a surge in mobile application downloads, which are projected to be worth $120 billion globally this year, ...
French govt seeks new Renault boss ditches Ghosn
Carlos Ghosn has lost his positions at Nissan and Mitssubishi and now the French government wants him replaced as Renault CEO The French go ...
Court orders Italian govt to publicize cellphone risks
A consumers' group says an Italian tribunal has ordered a public information campaign about the possible health risks of cellular and co ...
Sinclair debuts streaming service for its local TV stations
In this Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2004, file photo, Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc.'s headquarters stands in Hunt Valley, Md. Sinclair Broadcasti ...
Researchers explore benefits of immersive technology for soldiers
As part of their research efforts regarding the benefits of immersive technology for warfighters, Army researchers have developed the Mixed ...
New AI can detect urinary tract infections
Credit: CC0 Public Domain New AI developed at the University of Surrey could identify and help reduce one of the top causes of hospitalisat ...
Drones shown to make traffic crash site assessments safer faster and more accurate
Capt. Rob. Hainje and Capt. Terry Ruley of the Tippecanoe County Sheriff's Office test drone technology for use at vehicular crash sites ...
House Republicans question telecoms on location tracking
Several House Republicans are asking T-Mobile, AT&T, Verizon and Sprint how they share their users' cellphone location data, citing ...
Final winter Detroit auto show a shadow of its former self
The transitional auto show this year has been a subdued one As row upon row of automakers' latest models gleam in the bright lights of ...
Ready for the Galaxy S10? Samsung to host 'Unpacked' press event on Feb. 20
Ten years ago, Samsung unveiled its very first Galaxy smartphone. On Feb. 20 at San Francisco's Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, Samsung ho ...
Apple is selling a new battery case for its latest iPhones... for $129
The iPhone XS Max Apple has just started selling silicone "Smart Battery Cases" for the iPhone XS, XS Max and XR models, promisin ...
Some Samsung phone owners can't delete Facebook app report says
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Dropping Facebook may be tougher than it appears for Samsung smartphone owners. ...
Offices are too hot or too cold – is there a better way to control room temperature?
Someone’s too hot and someone’s too cold. Credit: Collage by The Conversation, combining images by Monika Wisniewska and Antonio Guillem/Shu ...
A three-camera iPhone? It may be one of three new models for 2019 report says
Ready for more iPhones? While the company's usual fall even ...
Ford forecasts Q4 $112 mn loss amid restructuring costs
Ford CEO Jim Hackett said the company's restructuring efforts will boost profitability Ford said Wednesday it expects to post a $112 mi ...
Fiserv buys First Data for $22B creating fintech giant
Fiserv is buying First Data in a $22 billion all-stock deal, creating a giant player in the payments and financial technology sector. ...
Amazon Facebook and Google don't need to spy on your conversations to know what you're talking about
Credit: vchal/Shutterstock If you've ever wondered if your phone is spying on you, you're not alone. One of the most hotly debated ...
What future for Renault after Ghosn scandal?
Renault is starting to consider replacing Carlos Ghosn, who remains in custody in Japan over allegations of financial misconduct Behind bar ...
Edward C. Baig: Have a great idea for 5G? Verizon may give you a million dollars to make it happen
Think you've come up with a killer idea for exploiting the emerging next-generation wireless networks known as 5G? ...
Cybersecurity system evolves as it watches and learns from would-be hackers
To “hack” a hacker, a VCU Engineering professor co-created a system that often deploys honeypots, shadow systems that appear to be legitimat ...
Machine learning could reduce testing improve treatment for intensive care patients
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Doctors in intensive care units face a continual dilemma: Every blood test they order could yield critical inform ...
Bioconstruction: Beyond hempcrete
Credit: Paolo Ronchetti One of the common beliefs about bio-construction is that it is only for rich people. According to Mike Lawrence, Pr ...
New environmental sensing and monitoring system tested and evaluated
Daniel McLaughlin, left, and Matthew Fisher discuss the 1 kilometer distance for communication between the environmental sensing system’s no ...
How we're designing musical instruments with the help of disabled musicians and VR
Virtual Reality technology opens up new experiences and possibilities in music for people with disabilities. Credit: Performance Without Bar ...
Facebook to tighten political ad rules for 2019 elections
Keeping an eye on political advertisers Facebook said Tuesday it will tighten rules for political ads in countries with elections scheduled ...
Transparency and privacy: Empowering people through blockchain
Blockchain technologies can empower people by allowing them more control over their user data. Credit: Shutterstock Blockchain has already ...
Sprint adds new rewards program in latest bid to rival AT&T Verizon and T-Mobile
T-Mobile has its T-Mobile Tuesdays, Verizon has its VerizonUp and AT&T has its AT&T Thanks. After long being the only carrier withou ...