Coordinating Wi-Fi traffic
2018-08-23 08:00:11Coordinating Wi-Fi traffic
Credit: Wi-5 The surge in demand for Wi-Fi networks has created a need to better coordinate the immense traffic. An EU initiative introduce ...
What an MIT professor learned analyzing 1 million credit card offers
Credit: MIT Sloan School of Management Shopping for a new credit card? MIT Sloan finance professor Antoinette Schoar has some advice: Read ...
Social media provides critical information missed by FEMA
Credit: Rice Kinder Institute Social media sites can be a valuable tool for assessing the impact of natural disasters like Hurricane Harvey ...
An alternative to propping up coal power plants: Retrain workers for solar
Credit: Chart: The Conversation, CC-BY-ND Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics The Trump administration announced new pollution rules for coa ...
Social media's not all bad – it's saving lives in disaster zones
Credit: Leighton Walter Killé/TCF, CC BY-ND Social media was recently credited with reducing the number of casualties caused by air st ...
Siri get my iCar: Is Apple making a cool new ride or just dabbling with the techie parts?
Credit: CC0 Public Domain In a few weeks, Apple will unveil its newest iPhone. ...
Rolling robots could be coming to Dallas sidewalks
Credit: CC0 Public Domain A rolling robot may be coming to a Dallas sidewalk near you. ...
Facebook users demand Cambridge Analytica secrets in bankruptcy
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Facebook users who say their personal data was misused, potentially to distort the last U.S. election, will have ...
Microsoft hopes to protect candidates without skirting laws
Tech companies want to protect U.S. political candidates from Russian hackers ahead of the midterm elections, but could that free help count ...
What's the password? Millennials leaders in getting streaming TV for free
Credit: CC0 Public Domain It's no secret that people would rather get something for free than pay for it. And faced with the possibilit ...
Analog Devices breaks ground on new global HQ
Analog Devices has officially broken ground on its new global headquarters in Wilmington, Massachusetts.
Facebook bans second quiz app on concerns user data misused
In this file photo dated Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2018, a Facebook start page is shown on a smartphone in Surfside, Fla. USA. The social media gian ...
Volkswagen to offer all-electric car-sharing from 2019
Volkswagen plans to eventually use its next-generation I.D. range of cars in its Berlin all-electric car-sharing scheme. It presented this I ...
Applying deep learning to motion capture with DeepLabCut
Markerless pose estimation during behavior and across multiple species is crucial for many applications in neuroscience. Common model organi ...
Alibaba revenue jumps 61% but one-time expense hits profit
Retail giant Alibaba said net profit was down 41 percent to 8.69 billion yuan ($1.26 billion) in the quarter ending June 30 Chinese retail ...
Strike-hit Ryanair announces deal with Irish union
The Irish no-frills airline was forced to scrap some 400 out of 2,400 scheduled European flights as pilots in Ireland, Germany, Belgium, Swe ...
Microchip manufacturing - analysis reveals a source of potentially expensive errors
According to a study from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) a source of error in an industry-standard calibration method has been discovered which could lead microchip manufact
China's Huawei ZTE blocked from Australia's 5G network
Telecom giant Huawei has long disputed claims of any links to the Chinese government Chinese telecom giants Huawei and ZTE have effectively ...
US mobile network limits access to firefighters battling blaze
Firefighters try to control a back burn as the Carr fire continues to spread towards the towns of Douglas City and Lewiston near Redding, Ca ...
Facebook to pull VPN app from App Store over data worry
In this file photo taken on April 26, 2018 in Paris shows the logo of social network Facebook displayed on a screen and reflected on a table ...
Facebook suspends hundreds of apps over data concerns
Facebook says it has suspended more than 400 of thousands of applications it has investigated to determine whether people's personal inf ...
Can tech giants work together against their common enemies?
This undated image provided by the cybersecurity firm FireEye shows four Twitter pages affiliated with "Liberty Front Press," whic ...
Walmart teams with Rakuten on digital book shop
Walmart is taking on Amazon in e-books in partnership with Japanese-based Rakuten Kobo Walmart on Wednesday launched a digital book shop in ...
Ford recalls electric car power cables due to fire risk
This Feb. 14, 2013, file photo shows a hybrid logo on the back of a Ford Fusion hybrid automobile at the 2013 Pittsburgh Auto Show in Pittsb ...
Cubans getting early taste of mobile internet in system test
One of the world's least-wired countries is getting a little more connected. ...
Facebook Twitter takedowns show quandary in curbing manipulation
The latest crackdowns by Facebook and Twitter on fake accounts underscore the challenges for social media firms tring to remain open while c ...
Talking to an android: Meet ERICA
The experimental set up when the subject (left) talks with ERICA (right) Credit: Kyoto University / Kawahara lab We've all tried talkin ...
Will fake social media followers derail the booming influencer marketing business?
Credit: Greg Grinnell/Northeastern University Celebrities, social media stars, and other online personalities have taken a hit to their cre ...
Energy controls platform available in open source
VOLTTRON can be launched from inexpensive, small-scale computers. Credit: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory VOLTTRON is an innovative o ...
Addressing South Africa's cancer reporting delay with machine learning
Waheeda Saib. Credit: IBM Cancer registries hold vital data sets, kept tightly encrypted, containing demographic information, medical histo ...
New methods developed for designing dynamic object controllers
Credit: CC0 Public Domain The words "uncertainty" and "multiple criteria" characterize the relevance and complexity of ...
Is Santa real? A version of Alexa skirts some kid questions
In this Thursday, Aug. 16, 2018, photo a child holds his Amazon Echo Dot in Kennesaw, Ga. Amazon updated its voice assistant with a feature ...
Edmunds rounds up today's top hybrids
In this March 23, 2016, file photo, the 2017 Hyundai Ioniq hybrid vehicle is shown at the New York International Auto Show. Like the hybrid ...
Amsterdam's Schiphol airport faces September strike
More than 200,000 passengers could be affected by the strike Dutch unions said Wednesday they have called for a strike by security staff ne ...
Universities recognised as centres of excellence for cyber security research
Three UK universities have been recognised as Academic Centres of Excellence in Cyber Security Research (ACE-CSR), highlighting the breadth of cyber security skills that are being developed in the UK.
Microsoft's anti-hacking efforts make it an internet cop
In this Feb. 27, 2018, file photo Microsoft President and Chief Legal Officer Brad Smith, left, leaves the Supreme Court in Washington. Micr ...
Facebook uncovers new global misinformation operations
In this April 4, 2013 file photo, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg walks at the company's headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif. Facebook said T ...
Volkswagen in dispute with Mexican farmers
The Volkswagen logo is seen on the bonnet of vintage Beetle. Mexican farming communities accused VW of "arbitrarily" provoking a d ...
Uber hires CFO on the road to IPO
Uber has a new chief financial officer as it steers toward a public share offering next year Uber on Tuesday named a news chief financial o ...
Hackers target smartphones to mine cryptocurrencies
Apps that surreptitiously mine cryptocurrencies can cause smartphones to overheat to the point they are damaged or destroyed, experts say H ...
'Trash is gold' as Benin community turns waste into biogas
The facility processes around six tonnes of organic waste every week, turning it into 200 cubic metres of biogas Garbage has never smelled ...
Facebook cuts ad-target options to thwart discrimination
Facebook is eliminating the ability to target ads based on certain criteria such as race or ethnic affiliation amid concerns this could lead ...
Developers of ChibiOS-based designs can now leverage HCC’s suite of middleware
HCC Embedded (HCC), specialists in software for securely storing and communicating embedded data, has extended the range of platforms supported within its Advanced Embedded Framework to include the Ch
Zuken and Polar Instruments announce collaboration
Polar Instruments and Zuken have announced a direct link between Speedstack, Polar’s PCB layer stackup design and documentation tools, and Zuken CR-8000 Design Force and DFM Center.
Reminder: Your smartphone is likely tracking your location
A new lawsuit accuses Google of invading people's privacy by tracking the whereabouts of smartphones users despite "location histor ...
Facebook flags users who try to 'game' fact-checking effort
Facebook says it has a ranking system that identifies users who "indiscriminately" flag fake news Facebook acknowledged Tuesday i ...
NIST details steps to keep buildings functioning after natural hazards
The devastation (left image) following the 1906 earthquake that dramatically impacted the economic and social growth of San Francisco compar ...
Air Canada partners buy Aeroplan loyalty program
Air Canada, whose planes are shown here on the tarmac of Roissy-Charles de Gaulle Airport, north of Paris, is leading a consortium to buy ba ...
Workplace software startup Slack valued at $7.1 bn in new funding
Co-founder Stewart Butterfield of Slack, whose funding lifted the valuation of the software startup to more than $7 billion, is seen at the ...
Optogenetics – controlling neurons with light – may lead to cures for PTSD Alzheimer's
Researchers developed a silicon-based neural implant that can control the electrical activity of brain cells by shining multicolor light int ...
Fly high and far with Asia's first fully solar-powered quadcopter drone
A team from the National University of Singapore (NUS) Faculty of Engineering has developed Asia’s first fully solar-powered quadcopter dron ...
Alexa and Google Home are no threat to regional accents – here's why
Credit: Shutterstock "Hey, Google. Can you understand my accent?" ...
Ban 'killer robots' to protect fundamental moral and legal principles
The U.S. military is already testing a Modular Advanced Armed Robotic System. Credit: Lance Cpl. Julien Rodarte, U.S. Marine Corps When dra ...
First large-scale market analysis of underground cybercrime economy
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Cybercrime is easier to carry out as more and more online criminal services (commodities) become available. Delft ...
New device increases the efficiency and reduces the cost of telecommunication satellites
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Researchers at Valencia's Polytechnic University (UPV), working for the Telecommunications and Multimedia App ...
Researchers are developing fast-charging solid-state batteries
Test set-up for the solid-state battery: the battery of the size of a button cell is located in the middle of the acrylic glass casing, whic ...
Metamolds—molding a mold
2018-08-21 06:00:28Metamolds—molding a mold
The metamolds (red pieces far left and right) are used to fabricate the silicone molds (greenish and white shapes in the middle). The silico ...
India calls for WhatApp reforms after lynchings
India has stepped up pressure on WhatsApp to check the spread of fake news, blamed for lynchings across the country India on Tuesday called ...
Microsoft uncovers more Russian attacks ahead of midterms
In this Nov. 7, 2017, file photo, a man is silhouetted as he walks in front of Microsoft logo at an event in New Delhi, India. Microsoft say ...
States aim to stop internet release of 3D-printed gun plans
In this Aug. 1, 2018, file photo, Cody Wilson, with Defense Distributed, holds a 3D-printed gun called the Liberator at his shop in Austin, ...
Google sued for unwanted tracking of phone locations
This file photo taken on April 29, 2018 shows the Google logo displayed on a screen and reflected on a tablet in Paris. A US lawsuit accuses ...
Must do better: Japan eyes AI robots in class to boost English
Japan hopes to use tech to boost education English-speaking AI robots will be helping out in some 500 Japanese classrooms from next year as ...
Graphene phase modulators could hold the key to faster mobile technology
Researchers from Graphene Flagship Partners at the National Inter-University Consortium for Telecommunications (CNIT) in Italy, IMEC in Belgium and University of Cambridge in UK have created and teste
Anonymous hackers target Spain sites in Catalonia protest
The Anonymous hackers collective has adopted the Guy Fawkes mask as its symbol Hackers from the Anonymous collective claimed responsibility ...
For Generation Z iPhone Apple have the most buzz while Coke and Pepsi are fizzling
Credit: CC0 Public Domain For retailers, Generation Z is a force to be reckoned with. ...
Google confession: Yes we track your location even when you turn off Location History
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Google clarified that it does in fact collect users' location data, even if the user's Location History s ...
As internet 'spoofing' gets better you may surf into a sea of sharks
Credit: CC0 Public Domain It's easier than ever to get waylaid on the internet, diverted to dangerous territory where scam artists awai ...
Report: Experts knew Genoa bridge had weakened 20 percent
A view of the partially collapsed Morandi highway bridge, in Genoa, Italy, Sunday, Aug. 19, 2018. The unofficial death toll in Tuesday's ...
Volkswagen recalls 700000 SUVs over short circuit risk
Volkswagen said car owners can continue using their vehicles unless they notice signs of a short circuit German auto behemoth Volkswagen sa ...
Tesla shares fall again on doubts about go-private deal
Tesla shares have slumped more than 20 percent since Elon Musk announced on August 7 his plan to take the electric carmaker private Tesla M ...
Researcher discusses bike-sharing programs
Leaning on a Blue Bike dock in front of Harvard Chan School, HSPH researcher Anne Lusk talks about how the explosion of bike-sharing is impa ...
What makes some connected objects a success and others a flop?
The connected watch: practical but not essential. Credit: Crew/Unsplash, CC BY Wearing the Oura connected ring on your finger day and night ...
Stop worrying about how much energy bitcoin uses
Credit: CC0 Public Domain The word "bitcoin" is as likely to garnish feverish excitement as it is glaring criticism. The financia ...
Anger as Zambia announces tax on internet calls
Zambia unveiled a tax on calls made over the internet with apps like WhatsApp, sparking an outcry the move will stifle freedom of expression ...
German prosecutors 'refuse to share dieselgate documents with France'
"Dieselgate" has already cost VW more than 27 billion euros ($31 billion) German investigators probing the "dieselgate" ...
Under-fire Apple removes  25000 apps in China
Apple is under fire in China as the trade war rages Apple said Monday it had removed many gambling-related apps from its Chinese app store ...
Gig economy drivers and riders at heightened risk of traffic collisions
Credit: Foundry/Pixabay The pressures that come with being a self-employed courier or taxi driver may significantly increase the risk of be ...
Electrons congregate in ways that could be useful to 'valleytronics'
A Princeton-led study has revealed an emergent electronic behaviour on the surface of bismuth crystals that could lead to new insights into the growing area of technology known as "valleytronics.
Semiconductor sales jump in second quarter
According to new figures from the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) sales of semiconductors in the second quarter were up 6% q-o-q and 20.5% y-o-y at $117.9billion. June sales were ahead 1.5% o
KIT unveils single-atom transistor
A team of researchers, led by physicist Professor Thomas Schimmel, at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) have developed a single-atom transistor, the smallest transistor worldwide.
Elon Musk says cutting back on work hours isn't an option
In this March 9, 2013, file photo, Electric car maker Tesla's CEO Elon Musk gives the opening keynote at the SXSW Interactive Festival i ...
Ethiopia opens plant to turn waste into energy
A photo taken March 12, 2017 shows a view of the main landfill of Addis Ababa on the outskirts of the city, where Ethiopia has built a power ...
South Korean swaps bitcoins for 2 mln euros in fake notes
Crypto-currencies like bitcoin are known to be used by criminals for transactions and money-laundering The deal sounded murky from the star ...
Chinese police nab suspects after $87 mn cryptocurrency theft
Bitcoin featured in a multi-million-dollar Chinese hacking theft Chinese police have arrested three suspects alleged to have stolen assets ...
China shows off automated doctors teachers and combat stars
By 2020, China is aiming for half of the industrial robots sold in the country to be made by Chinese companies, up from 27 percent currently ...
Hammering of copper price a worrying signal for global growth
As copper is used extensively in the modern economy the price of the metal is seen an indicator for the health of the global economy, earnin ...
Tesla shares tumble after Musk interview sparks fresh fears
Elon Musk choked up at times during the interview with The New York Times Tesla shares took a pounding Friday amid fresh fears about the fu ...
Privacy group tells FTC Google tracking violated 2011 order
In this Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2018 fiel photo a mobile phone displays a user's travels in New York. GA privacy group says in a letter to Fe ...
US regulators target Facebook on discriminatory housing ads
In this March 29, 2018, file photo the logo for Facebook appears on screens at the Nasdaq MarketSite, in New York's Times Square. Federa ...
Silicon Valley idealism at odds with China market
Using technology to make the world better is a well-worn mantra in Silicon Valley, preached so strongly by internet companies such as Google ...
Alexa Cortana finally get the conversation going
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Amazon's Alexa and Microsoft's Cortana are coming soon to a smart device near you – together, with new in ...
H-1B use skyrocketed among Bay Area tech giants
Even as the White House began cracking down on U.S. work visas, major Silicon Valley technology firms last year dramatically ramped up hirin ...
This Silicon Valley car tech firm is bringing secret weapon to the streets of Sacramento
A Silicon Valley tech company recently posted a video front and center on its website that may startle some Sacramentans. ...
How Amazon could change your evening at the movies
Going to the movies now consists of buying a ticket and sitting through some trailers. What if the entire evening was brought to you by Amaz ...
Color effects from transparent 3-D printed nanostructures
Light hits the 3-D printed nanostructures from below. After it is transmitted through, the viewer sees only green light -- the remaining col ...
Amazon's Fire TV Edition is a cord-cutter's dream—when it works
Amazon's Fire TV Edition, a $299 smart TV made by Toshiba, sounds like a cord-cutter's dream. Which it is. If you have an antenna. C ...
Scientists improve deep learning method for neural networks
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Researchers from the Institute of Cyber Intelligence Systems at the National Research Nuclear University MEPhI (R ...
From pine cones to an adaptive shading system
The movable sunshade made of bilayered wooden planks does not need to be controlled and runs without electricity, completely autonomously. C ...
Virtual reality providing real-world literacy and numeracy learning tool
PhD student Jonny Collins helps a user operate the system. Credit: University of Otago Virtual reality is moving beyond purely entertainmen ...
Is Walmart's tech investment in San Diego a sign of bigger things to come?
A technology company moving from a dated 9,000 square-foot office to a modern 30,000 square-foot space usually doesn't portend a major s ...