Thomson Reuters announces 3200 job cuts over two years
Thomson Reuters executives announced that the staff reduction of 3,200 jobs would affect 12 percent of its workforces, while the number of i ...
Madrid orders removal of electric scooters
The arrival of electric scooters has forced Madrid and other Spanish cities to regulate the new trend Madrid's city hall said Tuesday i ...
Largest police force in the US steps into the drone age
Credit: CC0 Public Domain The New York Police Department has shown off its first fleet of drones. ...
Developing tools to combat 'fake news'
With news coverage being a constant cycle and information being amplified across social media channels, it can be difficult to discern betwe ...
Cameras drones: Rio de Janeiro to put electronic eyes on crime
A tender to install 30,000 cameras in Rio de Janeiro will be launched soon, and a Brazilian news outlet reported that combat drones capable ...
Microchip unveils new class of SoC FPGA
Microchip, via its Microsemi subsidiary, has announced an extension to its Mi-V ecosystem by unveiling the architecture for a new class of SoC FPGA.
Aluminum nitride to extend life of solar power plants
NUST MISIS scientists together with their colleagues from the Central Metallurgical R&D Institute (Cairo, Egypt) have developed a compos ...
Siri what is AI good for? Expert explains why that is a difficult question
The reliability of information, whether the information comes from news outlets, social media posts, or government documents, may someday be ...
New passenger scanner uses space technology to speed up airport security
Credit: Cardiff University A super-sensitive passenger scanner that reveals hidden security threats is being trialled at Cardiff Airport in ...
Developing AI in a responsible way
Credit: University of Montreal Université de Montréal, in collaboration with the Fonds de recherche du Québec, today unveile ...
Spending too much time on your phone? Behavioral science has an app for that
Just sitting on a park bench, completely ignoring each other. Credit: Vlad Teodor/shutterstock.com We're squandering increasing amounts ...
Why autonomous vehicles won't reduce our dependence on cars in cities
Australians have a phobia of sitting in traffic and not finding a car park. Credit: Shutterstock The technology of autonomous vehicles (AVs ...
Astrocast successfully launches its first satellite
Fabien Jordan, Astrocast CEO, with the second satellite to be launched from India in January. Credit: Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausan ...
Miicrochip unveils new class of SoC FPGA
Microchip, via its Microsemi subsidiary, has announced an extension to its Mi-V ecosystem by unveiling the architecture for a new class of SoC FPGA.
CEA-Leti extends 300mm wafer line
Leti, a research institute at CEA Tech, has announced an extension of its 300mm silicon-based wafer line to open new R&D avenues for its industrial partners.
Keysight Technologies bolsters support services
Keysight has announced KeysightCare, a new service model that offers design and test engineers dedicated, proactive support for instruments, software, and solutions.
Siemens acquires COMSA
2018-12-04 02:00:08Siemens acquires COMSA
Siemens has acquired COMSA Computer und Software, a Munich-based company which develops software for electrical systems design and wire harness engineering.
Ultrahaptics raises £35 million in Series C fundraising
Ultrahaptics, a specialist in mid-air touch technology, has completed a £35 million ($45 million) Series C round of investment.
Imec first to stack FinFETS with 45nm fin pitch using sequential 3D  integration
At this week’s IEEE IEDM 2018 conference, imec, the Leuven-based research and innovation hub has presented a first demonstration of 3D stacked FinFETs on 300mm wafers using a sequential integration a
Australia set to pass sweeping cyber laws despite tech giant fears
The draft legislation expands obligations to assist investigators from domestic telecom businesses to encompass foreign companies, including ...
Facial gestures can move this AI-motorized wheelchair
Credit: Hoobox Robotics A new wheelchair may give people with severe mobility challenges another reason to smile about artificial intellige ...
CHP may have used Tesla Autopilot to stop speeding car
This Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2018, file photo shows the Tesla emblem on the back end of a Model S in the Tesla showroom in Santa Monica, Calif. T ...
Global demand growth for flat panel displays to slow
After hitting 7.3 percent growth in 2018, global demand for flat panel displays (FPDs) in terms of area, is forecast to expand 6.4 percent to 228 million square metres in 2019.
Battery-powered devices to benefit from a sense of hearing
Manufacturers of battery-powered devices, such as motion sensors, smart door locks and headphones, will soon be able to to embed the ability to recognise important domestic audio events with minimal i
Nexstar to buy Tribune Media for $4.1 bn
Nexstar's acquisition of Tribune Media will give it access to about 40 percent of US households, including most of the top media markets ...
Tumblr bans porn to clean up the blogging platform
Tumblr will begin enforcing its ban on adult content on December 17, 2018, giving users who host unwanted explicit content an opportunity to ...
Television holds ground for news as print fades: US study
Patrons at a bar in Chicago watch the news on television during Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh's Senate confirmation hearings in ...
Leak site's launch shows dilemma of radical transparency
Journalist Emma Best poses for a photograph in Las Vegas on Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2018. Best serves as de facto spokesperson for a new leak webs ...
Novel color sensors are less expensive to manufacture
FOWINA – accurate micro color sensors for chip-level integration. Credit: K. Selsam, Fraunhofer ISC In the FOWINA project, the Fraunhofer I ...
Creating digital twins of materials
Data spaces can be used to integrate all types of materials information into digital networks - a valuable tool for production in the contex ...
Imec reports for the first time direct growth of 2-D materials on 300mm wafers
Credit: IMEC This week, at the 2018 IEEE International Electron Devices Meeting (IEDM), imec, the world-leading research and innovation hub ...
Precisely fitting bone implants from the printer
Plasma-jet coating of medical implant scaffolds. Credit: Fraunhofer IST, Falko Oldenburg Cancerous tumors, infections or bad fractures can ...
Samsung's big semi capex spending keeps pressure on competition says IC Insights
Samsung is expected to have the largest capex budget of any IC supplier again in 2018, says IC Insights.
Dual 8-bit breakthroughs bring AI to the edge
A chip comprising several PCM devices. The electrical probes coming into contact with it is used to send signals to individual devices to pe ...
Nanotechnology solution for photovoltaic systems
Credit: only_kim, Shutterstock Photovoltaic (PV) systems, which harvest sustainable and clean energy from the sun, accumulate dirt or parti ...
Interpretability and performance: Can the same model achieve both?
Credit: IBM Interpretability and performance of a system are usually at odds with each other, as many of the best-performing models (viz. d ...
CEA-Leti and Silvaco look to develop innovative SPICE models
Leti, a research institute of CEA-Tech, and Silvaco, a provider of software, IP and services for designing chips and electronic systems for semiconductor companies, have announced a project to develop
Turning the page: Japan's last pager service ends after 50 years
Pagers were all the rage in the 90s in Japan The end of the pager era is nigh in Japan after five decades as the country's last provide ...
Weibo eyes expansion to 'Chinese-speaking world'
Weibo was launched in 2009 and has more than 400 million monthly active users, making it China's second biggest platform Chinese social ...
Attack of the small screens: Africa eyes mobile gaming boom
African gamers are enjoying a surge of handheld innovation An army of humans laid waste to an alien colony as South African video game make ...
Olympic broadcasters gear up for the biggest show on earth
The Olympic Broadcasting Services are close to finalising plans for Tokyo 2020 Clock-watching is an integral part of any Olympic Games but ...
How engineers are straightening the Leaning Tower of Pisa
Still beautifully oblique "It's still straightening," said engineer Roberto Cela, gazing at the Leaning Tower of Pisa gleamin ...
Green finance blooms as investors look beyond profits
Combining profits and ecology is becoming increasingly popular among investors Environment-friendly finance is blooming thanks to investors ...
France Japan uphold auto alliance amid Ghosn crisis
French President Macron Japanese PM Abe have called for maintaining the stability of the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi alliance The leaders of ...
Fix Facebook whether it wants to or not: whistleblower
Canadian whistleblower Christopher Wylie is scathing about the way internet giant Facebook has handled its vast data resources Eight months ...
So you stayed at a Starwood hotel: Tips on data breach
This March 25, 2016, file photo shows the sign at the Four Points Sheraton Hotel in Richmond, Va. The information of as many as 500 million ...
Marriott security breach exposed data of up to 500M guests (Update)
This Feb. 1, 2010, file photo, shows the Westin Philadelphia hotel in Philadelphia. The information of as many as 500 million guests at Star ...
Latest Facebook controversy puts heat on number two Sandberg
Facebook chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg, long seen as a stabilizing force at the company, is facing scrutiny for her role in handli ...
The Marriott breach compared with past security breakdowns
Marriott's revelation that as many as 500 million guests may have been affected by a data breach at Starwood hotels, which it bought two ...
Marriott says up to 500 million guests fall victim to hack
Sheraton Hotel guests are among those whose data was compromised in a massive hacking case that dates back four years As many as 500 millio ...
Researchers bring Jedi powers to life with Force Push
Force Push is a novel VR technique that allows users to move objects with unprecedented nuance. Credit: Virginia Tech In the interim, stalw ...
A multiscreen experience of motorcycle racing
Credit: Abdul Razak Latif, Shutterstock A new prototype allows motor sport fans to personalise their TV viewing experience with synchronise ...
Google Fi mobile phone service now works with iPhone and more Android devices—with limits
Fi meet iPhone. iPhone meet Fi. Google's Project Fi, as of ...
Marriott says up to 500 million guests affected by hack
Sheraton Hotel guests are among those whose data was compromised in a massive hacking case that dates back four years As many as 500 millio ...
Apple Music comes to Amazon's Alexa devices
Amazon's Alexa-powered Echo speakers will allow customers to listen to Apple Music under an agreement with by the two tech giants Apple ...
Alexa can now connect to Big Mouth Billy Bass along with twerking Christmas toys
Remember Big Mouth Billy Bass? That strange wall-mounted fish from the '90s that sings "Take Me to the River?" ...
ESA's 25 years of telecom: Today's challenges and opportunities
Alphasat Launch. Credit: ESA/CNES/ARIANESPACE-Optique Photo Video du CSG, 2013 As ESA's umbrella programme for telecom, ARTES, celebrat ...
Robots in the field: farms embracing autonomous technology
Joe Allnutt, lead roboticist at British startup company the Small Robot Company, inspects a farming robot named Tom as part of a trial in Ea ...
Amazon wants to get Alexa into your car
Credit: CC0 Public Domain The floor of the sprawling Los Angeles Auto Show is filled with fancy vehicles showing off their ultra-flashy, st ...
How facial recognition technology aids police
Technology can only do so much – it still needs human input. Credit: Arten Oleshko/Shutterstock Police officers' ability to recognise a ...
Helping computers to see 3-D structures
Credit: CC0 Public Domain If you can recognize structures around you while walking down a city street, you have your eyes to thank. Humans ...
A novel solver for approximate marginal map inference
Figure 1. A simple Bayesian network for a system diagnosis task. Credit: IBM There is a deep connection between planning and inference, and ...
Elon Musk's Boring Company nixes one L.A. tunnel moves onto next project
Elon Musk's Boring Company is dropping one of its Los Angeles underground tunnel plans after some residents' concerns. ...
World's first video game music and sound research journal
Professor Stephen Baysted, Professor of Film, TV and Games Composition University of Chichester, and Editor-in-Chief of the new Journal of S ...
Apple says iPhone XR is 'best-selling' iPhone as it promotes RED model to help fight AIDS
The iPhone XR has been the "best-selling iPhone each and every day since it became available for sale" on Oct. 26, Apple vice pres ...
Why battery-powered vehicles stack up better than hydrogen
A battery electric vehicle in The University of Queensland’s vehicle fleet. Credit: CC BY-ND Low energy efficiency is already a major probl ...
Facebook says COO Sandberg asked for info on Soros
The outgoing head of Facebook's communications team last week took responsibility for the controversial hiring of a conservative consult ...
Virtual training for aircraft carrier flight deck crews
Cmdr. Jason Cassisi, left, air boss aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) participates in a final prototype demonstratio ...
Honeywell expected to announce HQ move to North Carolina
Industrial conglomerate Honeywell International Inc. is expected to announce that it is moving its headquarters from New Jersey to Charlotte ...
Japan prosecutors seek to extend Ghosn detention
Carlos Ghosn faces an array of claims involving hiding money and benefits he received while chairman of Nissan and head of an alliance betwe ...
China's Weibo eyes global expansion foreign-language products
Weibo was launched in 2009 and has more than 400 million monthly active users, making it China's second biggest platform Chinese social ...
ECB launches real-time payments in challenge to tech giants
The European Central Bank is poised to enter the instant payment market The European Central Bank will on Friday unveil the first pan-euroz ...
UltraSoC launches “any processor” lockstep solution for safety-critical systems
UltraSoC has launched the Lockstep Monitor, a hardware-based, scalable solution, that helps functional safety by checking that the cores at the heart of a critical system are operating reliably, safel
GLOBALFOUNDRIES announces first 300mm SiGe foundry technology
GLOBALFOUNDRIES has announced its advanced silicon germanium (SiGe) offering, 9HP, is now available for prototyping on the company’s 300mm wafer manufacturing platform.
Bayer to cut 12000 jobs after Monsanto takeover
The planned job cuts will affect about one in every ten of the group's 118,200 posts German chemical and pharmaceutical giant Bayer sai ...
Cruise control: GM's No. 2 exec to run self-driving car unit
In this Nov. 20, 2018, photo provided by General Motors/Cruise, from left, Cruise Automation's Dan Kan and Kyle Vogt pose for a photo wi ...
Adoption of mobile payment shifts consumer spending patterns habits
Paying for goods with a smartphone not only increases the overall transaction amount and frequency of purchases by consumers, it also effect ...
Augmented reality promises to rescue dying museums – so why don't visitors want to use it?
Credit: Matthew Bennett, Author provided Museums are often perceived as dusty cabinets full off dead and ancient things, especially those i ...
Iranian hacking spree hit hospitals other entities in 43 US states
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Two Iranian hackers charged Wednesday in a federal indictment were accused of attacking the computer networks of ...
Photo mining
2018-11-29 08:00:10Photo mining
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Take nothing but memories, leave nothing but footprints…that well-worn traveller's mantra might be modernised ...
Could 'Iron Man' style suit be the answer to the world's biggest nuclear challenge?
Credit: University of Bristol If wearable technologies are the future, a radioactive-busting robotic suit could represent yet one more dram ...
Will Toyota's journey toward becoming a 'mobility company' be paved with e-Palettes?
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Early this year in Las Vegas at the Consumer Electronics Show, Toyota unveiled a hard-to-define self-driving conc ...
German pharmaceutical company Bayer cutting 12000 jobs
In this May 25, 2018 file photo members of the supervisory board sit in front of the company logo during the annual shareholders meeting of ...
Replacing crude oil with alternative fuels: Biofuel from a container
BIOGO mini-plant in a container. Credit: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft Previously unexploited organic waste can be converted into biofuel, with t ...
Austin solar power startup's vision: Put product 'on every rooftop'
Credit: CC0 Public Domain A few years ago, Omeed Badkoobeh was living in China and often traveling to remote locations when he noticed a tr ...
World's first single-panel antenna to simultaneously support multiple 5G communications
Figure 1: Configuration of equipment developed to communicate simultaneously with four users with one antenna panel. Credit: Fujitsu Fujits ...
As GM cuts in US Fiat Chrysler invests in Italian plants
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles said Thursday that its plants in Italy would return to full employment with a 5 billion-euro ($5.7 billion) invest ...
'Big picture' platforms boost fight against online terror activity
In recent years, online terrorism-related content has grown in 'velocity, volume and variety'. Paris Image credit - Flickr/Takver CC ...
We made deceptive robots to see why fake news spreads and found a weakness
You can help stop the spread of ‘fake news’ online. Credit: Shutterstock/panuwat phimpha Only a small amount of fake news is needed to disr ...
High-precision navigation for driverless cars
They have big plans for their little device: Lukas Meier and Zhenzhong Su. Credit: Florian Bachmann / ETH Zurich Fixposition is an ETH spin ...
Food technology goes from the moon to grocery aisle improving food production and quality taste
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Technology originally developed in work with NASA to help lunar colonies may soon be heating the food found on ma ...
Digital assistants like Alexa and Siri might not be offering you the best deals
While personal digital assistants might be helpful, that help is likely to be limited. Credit: Shutterstock Your home digital assistant is ...
Battery system for wind turbines to stabilize electricity prices
The new battery system from Aalborg University will smooth out the power output of wind turbines, benefitting consumer, distributor and prod ...
Replicate physical objects for VR/AR
A global team of computer scientists have developed a method that replicates physical objects for the virtual and augmented reality (VR/AR) space just using a point-and-shoot camera with a flash. With
Study unlocks full potential of 'supermaterial' graphene
New research reveals why the "supermaterial" graphene has not transformed electronics as promised, and suggests how to double its performance to finally harness its full potential.
University of Liverpool and IBM sign joint study agreement
The University of Liverpool has become the latest UK University to join IBM’s University Relations programme.
New features and functionality for LabVIEW NXG
National Instruments (NI), the provider of a software-defined platform that look to accelerate the development and performance of automated test and automated measurement systems, has announced a new
Ghosn 'signed documents to defer compensation': source
Carlos Ghosn is still in a Tokyo detention centre Nissan's former chairman Carlos Ghosn signed secret documents instructing aides to de ...
Renault Nissan Mitsubishi reaffirm commitment to alliance
Carlos Ghosn is suspected of under-reporting his income Automakers Renault, Nissan and Mitsubishi reaffirmed their committment to their all ...
Fujitsu develops first single-panel antenna to support multiple 5G communications
Fujitsu Laboratories has developed the world's first equipment technology to enable simultaneous communications to four users with a single antenna panel in the 28-GHz band, in the world's mos