Amazon-owned Whole Foods ends partnership with Instacart
Whole Foods will no longer be working with Instacart, the grocery delivery company announced. ...
Executive's arrest security worries stymie Huawei's reach
Pedestrians walk past a Huawei retail shop in Beijing Thursday, Dec. 6, 2018. China on Thursday demanded Canada release a Huawei Technologie ...
5G: a revolution not without risks
5G is touted as being able to enable self-driving cars and the internet of things, but greater reliance on communications networks also pose ...
Shenzhen China's reform pioneer leads tech revolution
Modern skyscrapers housing corporations and ambitious startups tower over Shenzhen, a mega-city of 13 million people The southern city of S ...
Report aims at untapped workforce for Israel's growing high-tech sector
The growth of Israel's powerful high-tech sector is not being matched by adequate increases in employee numbers, a report said Sunday, w ...
'Donald' makes annual list of worst passwords of the year
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Want a strong online password to protect your personal information? You should probably avoid drawing inspiration ...
Facebook's controversial Portal video chat device gets browser games: It may not matter
Credit: CC0 Public Domain It's been five weeks since Facebook brought its Portal to market—and, yes, another day with another privacy-r ...
Fake news vs fact in online battle for truth
US President Donald Trump has popularised the term 'fake news' and used it to attack the news media Since US President Donald Trump ...
Somali-American Amazon workers demand better conditions
Somali-American Amazon workers demanding better working conditions protest at the the company's fulfillment center in Shakopee, Minnesot ...
Irish data authority probes Facebook photo breach
The Irish data watchdog has launched an investigation into Facebook The Irish data watchdog on Friday launched an investigation into Facebo ...
Apple to roll out new Snoopy Peanuts cartoon series
Snoopy gets a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame Apple will produce a new animated series starring Snoopy and the Peanuts gang, created by ...
'No evidence' of Huawei spying says German IT watchdog
Huawei has faced increasing scrutiny over its alleged links to Chinese intelligence services, prompting countries like the United States, Au ...
Are computer-aided decisions actually fair?
(From left) Adam Smith, Sarah Scheffler, and Ran Canetti. Credit: Jackie Ricciardi Algorithmic fairness is increasingly important because a ...
Soybean oil driving technology to improve roadways
Engineering sealant technology developed by Purdue University protects and prolongs the life of new and existing concrete. Credit: Indiana S ...
Predicting the accuracy of a neural network prior to training
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Constructing a neural network model for each new dataset is the ultimate nightmare for every data scientist. What ...
How Amazon delivers holiday gifts from the buy button to your door: Go inside a fulfillment center
Credit: CC0 Public Domain A couple of weeks before Christmas, the inside of an Amazon Robotics fulfillment center near Dallas-Fort Worth In ...
The best laptops of 2018
2018-12-14 06:00:09The best laptops of 2018
In almost every dorm room, library, coffee shop, office and airport around the world, you will find someone with their head buried in a lapt ...
Applying emerging technology to solve environmental challenges
Internet of things sensors at a hazelnut orchard in Oregon monitor moisture and reduce water use. Credit: Intel Corporation Technology and ...
Smaller Amazon Go store tested in Seattle as retailer eyes new venues
Amazon continues its experiments with new physical retail formats and technologies, this time with a shrunken version of its no-checkout con ...
United Airlines could power jets with biofuel made from trash
A new plant in Gary, Ind., plans to turn hundreds of thousands of tons of trash into fuel, some of which could end up powering United Airlin ...
California texting tax: What we know about the proposal
A proposal this week by a California commission to impose a "texting tax" has raised more questions than answers. Here's what ...
Marriage just a click away for China's desperate single men
Websites link lovelorn Chinese men with Vietnamese women, pressed by poverty at home to marry thousands of miles away Marriage to a Vietnam ...
Study reveals how Chinese travellers use technology abroad
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Traditional cultural values and government policy influence how Chinese backpackers use technology while travelli ...
Apple upstages Amazon in selecting new tech hub locations
Deirdre O'Brien, Apple's Vice President of People, speaks during an event about Apple's new campus announcement in Austin, Texas ...
Phantom project: Student 3-D prints first full 'human' for radiation therapy research
For the past year, LSU Biological and Agricultural Engineering senior Meagan Moore of Baton Rouge has been working to 3D print the first act ...
Apple to build new Austin hub expand in other tech hotbeds
Apple employee Daniel Trevino poses for a photo with Deirdre O'Brien, Apple's Vice President of People, after an announcement about ...
Boosting 5G network capacity and cut costs with new antenna evaluation method
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) claim to have developed a method for evaluating and selecting optimal antenna designs for future 5G cellphones, other wireless
CCS 60GHz mmWave trial goes live in city of Bath
Cambridge Communication Systems (CCS) has announced that its Metnet 60G unlicensed mmWave wireless solution delivering up to 12Gbps per radio, has now gone live in the historic centre of Bath.
NY sues Walmart Target for selling toys with high lead levels
New York officials are seeking fines against Walmart and Target, as well as additional steps to prevent sale of toys containing toxic amount ...
Study scrutinizes hidden marketing relationships on social media
Content creators who produce videos, photos and commentary are rewarded when their followers purchase products after clicking on affiliate m ...
Renault board maintains Ghosn as CEO says pay was legal
Carlos Ghosn has been held under arrest in Japan since November 19 on charges of financial misconduct and under-reporting his pay as head of ...
Ford accused of 'treachery' in France over factory closure
Ford is under fire from the French government for shuttering a factory French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire accused Ford of "treache ...
Scientists explore the potential for a truly decentralised energy system
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Writing in the journal Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Heriot-Watt University scientists have published ...
How big data has created a big crisis in science
Scientists are facing a reproducibility crisis. Credit: Y Photo Studio/shutterstock.com There's an increasing concern among scholars th ...
Researchers shine new light on disease-spreading mosquitoes
In Thomas's lab at NJIT, mosquitoes are placed in a tube enclosure where they transit through a laser beam and reflect distinct signatur ...
Development of world's first vertical gallium oxide transistor through ion implantation doping
Fig. 1 (a) Cross-sectional schematic and (b) plan-view optical micrograph of the vertical Ga2O3 MOSFET. Credit: National Institute of Inform ...
The world's first culturally sensitive robots for elderly care
Credit: shin28, Shutterstock Researchers have developed revolutionary new robots that adapt to the culture and customs of the elderly peopl ...
Pushing lithium ion batteries to the next performance level
HRSEM picture of a 2D/3D nanocomposite based on graphene. Credit: Freddy Kleitz/Universität Wien; Glaudio Gerbaldi/Politecnico di Torin ...
Image: Space chips etched in silicon
Credit: ESA - Agustin Fernandez-Leon Multiple integrated circuits destined to serve as the brains of Europe's future space missions are ...
The next great leap forward? Combining robots with the Internet of Things
‘At your service’. Credit: Zapp2Photo The Internet of Things is a popular vision of objects with internet connections sending information b ...
Apple deepens Austin ties expands operations east and west
In this May 31, 2018, file photo, customers enter the Apple store, in New York. Apple will build a $1 billion campus in Austin, Texas, break ...
Apple announces plan to build $1 billion campus in Texas
In this Aug. 8, 2017, file photo, the Apple logo is shown at a store in Miami Beach, Fla. Apple released a statement early Thursday, Dec. 13 ...
Hitex Arm conference - Getting IoT savvy
With connected devices on the rise, it came as no surprise that IoT was a core focus at this year’s Hitex Arm conference held in Warwick. Safety and security took front seat, with speakers addressing
EU court rejects 'excessively high' diesel emissions limits
An EU court said the Commission's emissions limits were 'too high' An EU court on Thursday rejected the "excessively high& ...
NVIDIA Jetson AGX Xavier module targets next-gen autonomous machines
Nvidia has announced the launch of the Jetson AGX Xavier module, the latest addition to the company’s Jetson TX2 and TX1 family of products.
Fidus Power signs pan-European agreement with Murata Power
Fidus Power, a technical power supply distributor that specialises in providing innovative solutions and products to system designers, has announced that it has signed a pan-European franchise agreeme
Siemens wins Canada train contract over Bombardier
Siemens Canada will manufacture trains to replace an aging fleet on the line between Quebec and Windsor via Montreal, Ottawa and Toronto—the ...
Japan plans tighter regulation of tech giants
Japan has followed in the footsteps of other countries in scrutinising the dominant role played by the world's largest information techn ...
Using ferrimagnets can result in dramatically more stable and efficient spin-based memories
A team of international researchers led by engineers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have invented a new magnetic device which they say is able to manipulate digital information 20 tim
WSU researchers create 3D-printed glucose biosensors
A 3D-printed glucose biosensor for use in wearable monitors has been created by Washington State University researchers, which could lead to improved glucose monitors for millions of people who suffer
Crashes increase when speed limits dip far below engineering recommendation
Speed limits set only five miles per hour below engineering recommendations produce a statistically significant decrease in total, fatal and ...
Gaming firm settles VR lawsuit with Facebook-owned Oculus
ZeniMax Media, whose Bethesda Game Studios' presentation at an industry event is seen here, said it settled its lawsuit with Facebook ...
Tencent Music shares rise on first trading day
Tao Sang Tong, center, Chairman of Tencent Music Entertainment, and Co-President Guomin Xie, right, strike the bell at the New York Stock Ex ...
Google's top trending searches in 2018: World Cup Hurricane Florence Mac Miller Kate Spade
Credit: CC0 Public Domain So much happened in 2018. One of the ...
Verizon loses bet on digital ads takes $4.6B accounting hit (Update)
In this Dec. 3, 2014, file photo, AOL CEO Tim Armstrong is interviewed during "Opening Bell with Maria Bartiromo," on the Fox Busi ...
Air France gets new CEO
2018-12-12 10:00:07Air France gets new CEO
Anne Rigail, who was appointed as Air France's CEO on Wednesday, has worked at the airline for over 20 years Air France on Wednesday ap ...
For retailers the smartphone is future of store experience
In this Aug. 7, 2018, file photo, the Samsung Galaxy Note 9 is shown in New York. Retailers are taking back some control of the store experi ...
Pew study: Artificial intelligence will mostly make us better off by 2030 but fears remain
Credit: CC0 Public Domain The year is 2030, and artificial intelligence has changed practically everything. Is it a change for the better o ...
A Miami 'unicorn' is born—parking startup worth more than $1 billion after funding
Miami is now officially home to its first unicorn. On Monday, P ...
Intel plans 'stacked' circuits as chipmaker looks to regain its lead
Intel has announced that it has developed a way to stack its computing circuits on top of one another in a bid to regain the lead in chip manufacturing technology, that it has lost to rivals in recent
New 'Doom' levels to come in Feb. 2019 from game designer John Romero
For a 25-year-old game, "Doom" is showing plenty of life. ...
Don't worry about screen time – focus on how you use technology
Through creative off-label uses of technology, some people have improved close relationships and their health. Credit: KristinaZ/Shutterstoc ...
Where's my package? Common carrier freight lockers can ease city traffic and prevent failed deliveries
Common carrier locker pilot test at the Seattle Municipal Tower. Shown: Chris Eaves and Jude Willcher, Seattle Department of Transportation, ...
Airbus says improper settings played role in Mali helicopter crash
Germany has supplied helicopters to the UN force in Mali, MINUSMA, European aircraft manufacturer Airbus said Wednesday that an investigati ...
Verizon takes $4.6B charge on internet ventures
In this Dec. 3, 2014, file photo, AOL CEO Tim Armstrong is interviewed during "Opening Bell with Maria Bartiromo," on the Fox Busi ...
To guide cancer therapy device quickly tests drugs on tumor tissue
MIT researchers have 3-D printed a novel microfluidic device that simulates cancer treatments on biopsied tumor tissue — and keeps the tissu ...
Novel approach to perovskite solar cells – cheaper production and high efficiency
The molecule, synthesised by the KTU chemists, assembles itself into a monolayer, which can cover a variety of surfaces and can function as ...
Record sales for semiconductor manufacturing equipment forecast for 2018
SEMI, the global industry association representing the electronics manufacturing supply chain, has reported that worldwide sales of new semiconductor manufacturing equipment are projected to increase
Russian official threatens to block Google
Credit: CC0 Public Domain A Russian communications official has threatened to block Google in Russia unless it complies with a law banning ...
Alstom Siemens offer Brussels merger concessions
An Alstom-Siemens merger has been mooted for years and completes the transformation of the French group French and German engineering giant ...
Hitachi moves to buy ABB's power grid unit for $7bn: report
The deal would make Hitachi the world's second-largest heavy electrical equipment maker by revenue Japan's Hitachi is moving to pur ...
Tencent Music raises $1 billion in US IPO
Tencent mascot QQ Penguin is a symbol of the Chinese tech giant, whose Tencent Music unit is making its Wall Street debut Tencent Music, th ...
Google grilled in Congress: What's ahead for tech companies
Google CEO Sundar Pichai appears before the House Judiciary Committee to be questioned about the internet giant's privacy security and d ...
ToF technology looks to enable autonomous vehicles
After a major upgrade to its Time-of-Flight (ToF) technology for the automotive industry, Gualtiero Bagnuoli, Product Marketing Manager, Optical Sensors at Melexis, talks to NE about the company's
u-blox collaborates with MBC
2018-12-11 18:00:08u-blox collaborates with MBC
u-blox ​has announced the results of its collaboration with Korean broadcast media company MBC.
CSA Catapult appoints chief technology officer
The Compound Semiconductor Applications Catapult has announced the appointment of Martin McHugh as its chief technology officer.
RS Components continues RS Local revamp
RS Components (RS) has relaunched its RS Local branches in Pontypridd, Wales and Aberdeen in Scotland.
Google CEO spars with lawmakers on bias privacy
Google CEO Sundar Pichai, testifying at a House Judiciary Committee hearing, said there is no "political bias" in its search resul ...
Egypt threatens Apple with legal action under competition law
Football fans pose for a "selfie" photograph taken with an iPhone in this file picture taken in Cairo on March 15, 2018 Egypt has ...
Target to pay $3M to resolve Massachusetts Medicaid claim
Target Corp. has agreed to pay $3 million to resolve allegations that it violated rules of Massachusetts' Medicaid program. ...
Verizon slashes value of assets by $4.6 bn
The initiative to combine former AOL assets Yahoo Finance with HuffPost under the "Oath" banner has failed to draw the influx of a ...
How climate impacts solar and wind power supply
Besides day to day variations, long-term climate fluctuations can influence supply and demand for renewable energy. Credit: germanborrillo v ...
Your smartphone apps are tracking your every move: four essential reads
If you feel like you’re being watched, it could be your smartphone spying on you. Credit: Jakub Grygier/Shutterstock.com If you have a smar ...
How self-driving cars will make our cities more charming
An increase in the use of self-driving cars will change parking requirements in the city. Credit: Shutterstock Everyone's trying to get ...
Why artificial intelligence is likely to take more lives
Credit: Geralt/Pixabay Artificial neurons for deeply intelligent machines – this is the new artificial intelligence (AI) revolution, led by ...
Faster convergence for on-time tapeout and working silicon
MaxLinear has used Cadence timing signoff tools to deliver the MxL935xx Telluride device, the industry’s first 400Gbps PAM4 system on chip (SoC) using 16FF process technology, according to Cadence.
Q&A: Will New York's Lyft Uber driver salary changes spread?
Changes to how Lyft and Uber drivers get paid in Manhattan will impact New York City’s taxi drivers, too. But what will happen with traffic ...
Google 'must scrap censored Chinese search plans': NGOs
A coalition of 60 human rights groups wrote to Google chief executive Sundar Pichai urging him to scrap the "Dragonfly" project G ...
Apple phones still sold in China despite ban
China is a crucial market for Apple, but is has been overtaken by Chinese competitors in recent years Apple stores in China continued with ...
Infineon ships world’s first industrial-grade eSIM in miniaturised package
Infineon Technologies is shipping the world’s first industrial-grade embedded SIM (eSIM) in a miniature Wafer-level Chip-scale Package (WLCSP).
Tiny solar panels embedded in clothes can charge a mobile phone
Clothing embedded with tiny solar cells the size of a flea can allow wearers to generate electricity on the move and charge items like mobile phones and smartwatches.
Sensitive robots feel the strain
The leg of the action figure was coated in a strain-sensing artificial skin to demonstrate the material in action. Credit: Wiley-VCH Flexib ...
Researchers develop method to transfer entire 2D circuits to any smooth surface
Rice engineers led by materials scientists Pulickel Ajayan and Jun Lou have developed a method to make atom-flat sensors that seamlessly integrate with devices to report on what they perceive.
Hold the phone: Huawei mistrust imperils China tech ambitions
Analysts say mounting concern over Huawei imperils its lead over the market China's ambitious drive to dominate next-generation 5G tech ...
Twitter warns global users their tweets violate Pakistani law
Furey and two promiment critics of extremism in Islam say they are "shocked" and dismayed to have received notices by Twitter this ...
Organic plastic material allows electronics to function at extreme temperatures
"Commercial electronics operate between minus 40 and 85 degrees Celsius. Beyond this range, they're going to malfunction," said Professor Jianguo Mei, of Purdue University. "We crea
Focusing on the negative is good when it comes to batteries
A new way of making rechargeable batteries based on fluoride, the negatively charged form, or anion, of the element fluorine has been developed by a team of chemists from several institutions, includi
Google CEO faces House grilling on breach China censorship
In this Jan. 24, 2018, file photo Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google, speaks during a conversation as part of the annual meeting of the World Econ ...
Hertz Clear partner to speed rentals with biometric scans
In this Friday, Dec. 7, 2018, photo, a rental car approaches a biometric scanning machine at the exit of the Hertz facility at Hartsfield-Ja ...
Tariffs prompt GoPro to pull manufacturing from China
GoPro, which makes cameras like this one displayed at the 2018 Consumer Electronics Show, said it would end production in China for its US-b ...