Uber woes mount ahead of workplace probe report
Uber has parted ways with another top executive, in the latest dent to the reputation of the ridesharing giant as it prepares to release the ...
Facebook Live adds closed captioning for deaf and hard of hearing
Facebook says it's bringing closed captioning to Facebook Live to make at least some of the videos streamed live on the social network acces ...
The hottest products iOS 11 features announced at Apple's big developer conference
Credit: CC0 Public Domain A new operating system, the "most powerful" Apple machine ever created and a totally redesigned App Sto ...
Nitrades in transition
2017-06-09 02:00:08Nitrades in transition
US Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) researchers have developed a patent pending technique using niobium nitride (Nb2N) that allows Gallium Ni ...
Yahoo-Verizon deal set to close June 13
The deal merging Yahoo's internet operations with Verizon's AOL, now expected to be finalized June 13, will create a new unit to be named Oa ...
Uber exec fired over India rape probe: report
The San Francisco headquarts of Uber, which is conducting a far-reaching investigation into workplace misconduct Uber has fired a top execu ...
What's holding up the blockchain?
Cryptocurrencies are still the only usecase for the blockchain. Credit: Shutterstock It's not technology or regulation holding back the blo ...
Artificial intelligence's potential impacts raise promising possibilities societal challenges
ASU Professor Subbarao Kambhampati with one of the robots used in his lab team’s research aimed at enabling effective collaboration between ...
Companion robots featured at Shanghai electronics show
More than 50 companies are showcasing a new generation of robots at this week's Shanghai CES electronics show, built to serve as companions ...
Optical communication at record high speed
A new record for optical data transmission is said to have been set by researchers at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne.
Automatic braking to be standard on top-selling Nissans
Nissan plans to make automatic emergency braking standard on seven of 18 U.S. models for the 2018 model year, putting the safety feature on ...
AI 'good for the world'... says ultra-lifelike robot
Sophia, a humanoid robot, is the main attraction at a conference on artificial intelligence this week but her technology has raised concerns ...
AI gets so-so grade in Chinese university entrance exam
Credit: CC0 Public Domain An AI machine has taken the maths section of China's annual university entrance exam, finishing it faster than s ...
New driving-simulator lab accelerates research into driver behavior and vehicle technology
Credit: University of Kansas You've driven a car a million times, so nothing here should be too different. Just climb into the Acura, buckl ...
Novel electrode materials have designed pathways for electrons and ions during the charge/discharge cycle
Battery electrodes made of a molybdenum disulfide nanocrystal composite have internal pathways to allow lithium ions to move quickly through ...
Sub-10nm germanium GAA devices demonstrated
Scaled strained germanium p-channel gate-all-around (GAA) FETs with a sub-10nm diameter have been developed by imec. In addition, the research centre is said to have obtained a significant improvement
Six things every consumer should know about the 'Internet of Things'
What happens if your smart kettle is hacked? Credit: Shutterstock At least 40% of Australian households now have at least one home "In ...
Quasiparticles could lead to faster circuits
For the first time, real-space images have been made of exciton-polaritons, say researchers from Iowa State University.
Chinese Apple staff suspected of selling private data
Chinese authorities say they have uncovered a massive underground operation run by Apple employees selling computer and phone users' persona ...
S. Korea's ex-health minister guilty of swaying Samsung vote
A court has convicted South Korea's former health minister of pressuring the country's pension fund to support a merger of two Samsung compa ...
Experts Microsoft push for global NGO to expose hackers
Experts say pinning down the identity of hackers in cyberspace can be next to impossible As cyberattacks sow ever greater chaos worldwide, ...
Some states review election systems for signs of intrusion
This Oct. 14, 2016 file photo shows Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton's and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's ...
'Charliecloud' simplifies Big Data supercomputing
A streamlined code from Los Alamos National Laboratory scientists Reid Priedhorsky and Tim Randles aims to simplify supercomputer use. Credi ...
Arrest in NSA news leak fuels debate on source protection
National Security Agency contractor Reality Winner is accused of leaking secret documents to a news organization It was a major scoop for T ...
Lowe's to lay off about 125 workers move jobs to India
Home improvement retailer Lowe's says it's laying off approximately 125 information technology workers, the third round of job cuts this yea ...
Study reveals that green incentives could actually be increasing CO2 emissions
Credit: Concordia University Globally, from China and Germany to the United States, electric vehicle (EV) subsidies have been championed as ...
Spin effects in solution-based nanocrystals
Electronic spin effects have been demonstrated in wet-chemically produced nanoplatelets by a research group from the University of Hamburg. This discovery could enable more cost-effective and more pow
Air traffic privatization plan hits turbulence in Congress
In this March 16, 2017 photo, air traffic controllers work in the tower at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York. President Dona ...
Autonomous cars (no human backup) may hit the road next year
In this March 22, 2006, file photo, Delphi's World Headquarters is shown in Troy, Mich. Automotive electronics and parts maker Delphi and Fr ...
200 years of the bicycle—computer scientists electrify historic 'dandy horse'
Professor Holger Hermanns riding the Dandy Horse, in the background Florian Schiessl, on the right the Belgian bicycle engineer Dries Calleb ...
Fake online profiles easier to fish out with new software tool
Social network diagram. Credit: Daniel Tenerife/Wikipedia People who use fake profiles online could be more easily identified, thanks to a ...
Retirement and regeneration—how robots and replicants experience death
Blade Runner’s Roy Batty tried to escape death, despite being a replicant. Credit: Warner Brothers In the 2014 film Interstellar, Matt Damo ...
Combatting weeds with lasers
2017-06-07 22:00:09Combatting weeds with lasers
Tim Wigbels (left) and Dr. Julio Pastrana (right) with their weed recognition software which is detecting a plant and how the laser system i ...
Breakthrough in CMOS-compatible ferroelectric memory
The first vertically stacked ferroelectric aluminium doped hafnium dioxide (HfO2) device for NAND applications has been demonstrated by imec.
Survival of the fittest—biology's role in sustainable power generation
Scientists from the University of Geneva are using the rules of genetics to better understand how to incorporate wind and solar power into t ...
Researchers test microwave-powered pacemaker
A wireless, battery-less pacemaker that can be implanted directly into a patient’s heart is being introduced by researchers from Rice University and the Texas Heart Institute (THI).
Scientists recommend drones for pipeline monitoring
The use of aerial drones to monitor oil and gas pipelines could bring significant benefits to operators, according to research carried out b ...
Leaked NSA doc highlights deep flaws in US election system
This Oct. 14, 2016 file photo shows Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton's and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's ...
Oregon city approves permit for US' first all-wood high-rise
This Nov. 15, 2016, file photo shows a piece of cross-laminated timber, or CLT , in Portland, Ore. City officials in Portland have approved ...
Scientists propose new method to correct common power problem in microgrids
Scientists from the Northeastern University, China, have developed a new method to diagnose a serious electrical problem in microgrids. They ...
Capacitor is tuneable via illumination
A team of researchers at the Israel Institute of Technology has developed a capacitor with a metal-insulator-semiconductor (MIS) diode structure that is tuneable by illumination.
Scientists develop divide and conquer approach for more stable power generation
Wind is a powerful but often unreliable energy source. To increase reliability and availability of wind-generated power, scientists have dev ...
Five workers exposed to radiation at Japan nuclear lab
This Tuesday, June 6, 2017 photo shows Oarai Research & Development Center, a facility for nuclear fuel study that uses highly toxic plu ...
Apple wants to rock the market with HomePod faces challenges
Apple's HomePod smart speaker enters a market segment dominated by Amazon and Google, but is being touted as a high-quality music device Ap ...
Drivers bewildered by twisting Chinese interchange
Five suspended levels and cars going in all directions: a new highway interchange is driving motorists to tears, as they find themselves los ...
Czech 'GyroDrive' beats flying cars for hybrid licence
Czech pilot Pavel Brezina (L), owner of Nirvana Autogyro company, has made a "GyroDrive"—a mini helicopter you can drive. As glob ...
Uber moves to repair tainted image with 20 firings 1 hiring
This March 1, 2017, file photo shows an exterior view of the headquarters of Uber in San Francisco. Uber has fired more than 20 employees af ...
Uber probe of cut-throat workplace triggers firings
Uber's shakeup is continuing as a result of an internal investigation of workplace practices that have included harassment, discrimination a ...
Texas governor signs texting-while-driving ban into law
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announces that there will be a special session of the Texas Legislature, Tuesday, June 6, 2017, in Austin, Texas. Wit ...
Variable speed limits could reduce crashes ease congestion in highway work zones
Praveen Edara found that using variable speed limits similar to this one in construction zones may ease congestion, reduce crashes and make ...
Ethiopia mobile internet still off after a week
Ethiopia is among the least-connected countries in Africa, with only about 12 percent of people online, the International Telecommunications ...
Novel innovation could allow bullets to disintegrate after designated distance help prevent collateral damage
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Stray-bullet shootings are an often-overlooked consequence of gunfire that can cause severe injury or death to by ...
How soil bacteria can protect against corrosion in steel
The cell surface of a common soil bacteria (Streptomyces sp.) is not only hydrophobic but it protects the organism from desiccation and ther ...
Lyft to bring autonomous rides to Boston with partnership
Lyft says it will begin testing autonomous ridesharing with technology startup nuTonomy Uber rival Lyft said Tuesday it would begin testing ...
Graphene quantum dots integrated in CMOS sensor
Graphene Flagship researchers have integrated graphene, quantum dots and CMOS technology to create an array of photodetectors which is being used in a high resolution image sensor. When used as a digi
Students launch green phone-charging firm
Battery chargers. Credit: Innovate Energy An eco-friendly phone charging network is being launched by three engineering students from the U ...
Capacitor is tunable via illumination
A team of researchers at the Israel Institute of Technology has developed a capacitor with a metal-insulator-semiconductor (MIS) diode structure that is tunable by illumination.
Ohio Supercomputer Center runs largest scale calculation ever
The Owens Cluster is the most powerful supercomputer in OSC history. Credit: Ohio Supercomputer Center The Ohio Supercomputer Center recent ...
US contractor arrested after leak of Russia hacking report (Update)
In this June 6, 2013 file photo, the National Security Agency (NSA) campus in Fort Meade, Md. Russian hackers attacked at least one U.S. vot ...
Plastic 12-bit RFID tag and read-out system with screen-printed antenna
Credit: IMEC Quad Industries, Agfa, imec and TNO announced today that they have demonstrated a plastic 12-bit RFID tag and read-out system ...
Amazon offers Prime discount to those on government benefits
In this Tuesday, May 30, 2017, file photo, the Amazon logo is displayed at the Nasdaq MarketSite, in New York's Times Square. Amazon is offe ...
System for assessing psychoemotional states via eye movement analysis
Existing psychological theories connect the movements of human eyes with their reactions to external changes—what people see, hear, and feel ...
NASA selects three aeronautics teams to explore 'ambitious' ideas
Principal Investigator Natalia Alexandrov makes the pitch to a group of NASA aeronautics managers for her team’s study, ATTRACTOR, which wil ...
Increased drone use creating safety concerns in Canadian airspace
Geography doctoral student Paul Nesbit has led a study on how the proliferation of drones in Canadian airspace is causing new safety concern ...
All carbon computing system concept developed
A researcher at the University of Texas at Dallas has designed a computing system made solely from carbon and says the approach might one day replace silicon transistors.
Mid range scope is result of ‘largest development effort yet’
Looking to meet today’s design challenges, Tektronix has completed what it claims to be its largest development effort yet with the announcement of the 5 Series MSO mixed signal oscilloscope.
Google to teach school kids about online safety etiquette
Google is spearheading an educational campaign to teach pre-teen children how to protect themselves from scams, predators and other trouble. ...
Could your car predict a cardiac event? Team explores heart monitoring in vehicles
Credit: University of Michigan A driver experiencing an unexpected cardiac event on the road isn't the only one at risk. ...
Report suggests Russia hackers breached voting software firm
In this June 6, 2013 file photo, the National Security Agency (NSA) campus in Fort Meade, Md. Russian hackers attacked at least one U.S. vot ...
Nuclear-wary Japan restarts another atomic reactor
Japan shut down all of its atomic reactors after a powerful earthquake in March 2011 spawned a huge tsunami that led to meltdowns at the Fuk ...
Apple's big wow moments: a voice speaker and augmented reality
Apple fans, don't fear. The iPhone maker has finally jumped into two of the hottest tech trends of the last two years—augmented reality and ...
12bit RFID tag is screen printed
A plastic 12bit RFID tag and read-out system with screen-printed circuitry has been developed and demonstrated by Quad Industries, Agfa, imec and TNO.
After London attacks Facebook Twitter pledge to continue anti-terror help
Facebook and Twitter vowed to continue policing their networks for terrorist elements after U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May's call for tough ...
After modernizing the doorbell Ring inventor Jamie Siminoff went to war against crime
If booming sales, expanding offices and a parade of TV commercials hadn't put Jamie Siminoff on the radar of the home security industry, an ...
Researchers debut battery-less pacemaker
The internal components of a battery-less pacemaker introduced this week by Rice University and the Texas Heart Institute. The pacemaker can ...
Microsoft's weapon in high-stakes cloud-computing battle with Amazon? Freebies
DefinedCrowd, a Seattle software startup, had a choice to make when it was developing its first product last year: build on the cloud-comput ...
The Latest: Apple's HomePod speaker coming this year
Phil Schiller, Apple's Senior Vice President of Worldwide Marketing, introduces the HomePod speaker at the Apple Worldwide Developers Confer ...
Apple unveils 'HomePod' speaker first new product in years
Apple's John Ternus speaks during an announcement of new products at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference in San Jose, Calif., Monday, ...
20-somethings managing millions: How venture capital is changing
At first glance, Clancey Stahr looks like any other 23-year-old eager to make his mark on Silicon Valley. ...
The Latest: Privacy features coming to Safari browser
In this Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2011 file photo, a person stands near the Apple logo at the company's store in Grand Central Terminal, in New Yor ...
App uses smartphone compass to stop voice hacking
The app uses uses the magnetometer in a phone, which is there for the phone’s compass, to detect a magnetic field. Credit: University at Buf ...
The pros and cons of privatizing air traffic control
The U.S. air traffic control system, the world's largest and most complex, is in the midst of an era of unsurpassed safety. There has not be ...
Researchers use AI to dramatically increase image clarity under severe conditions
NEC Corporation and Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) today announced their joint development of a multi-modal image fusion technol ...
Amazon now Alphabet with shares at $1000
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Alphabet's stock is surpassing the $1,000 mark for the first time, less than a week after Amazon reached the same ...
The first low-cost system for splitting carbon dioxide
Ball-and-stick model of carbon dioxide. Credit: Wikipedia Using Earth-abundant materials, EPFL scientists have built the first low-cost sys ...
Apple's developer's conference may highlight artificial intelligence
With iPhone sales slowing and the last new Apple product released two years ago, expectations are building for what the company will reveal ...
Waze unveils carpool app
2017-06-06 00:01:05Waze unveils carpool app
Credit: Scott Meltzer/public domain Uber and Lyft talk a big game about transforming the roads, increasing carpooling and reducing traffic. ...
Harvard chooses embedded FPGA for deep learning chip
A deep learning chip being developed by a research group at Harvard’s School of Engineering and Applied Sciences will feature Flex Logix’s embedded FPGA technology. According to the team – led by Prof
Getting hitched? Amazon introduces Wedding Shop
Amazon, the online purveyor of technology, household goods and diapers, is venturing into weddings. ...
Polish taxi drivers protest against Uber
Polish taxi drivers blocked the streets of Warsaw to protest against ride sharing app Uber and competitors, arguing they represent unfair co ...
A self-sufficient home with solar panels installed only on its facade
The public will be able to discover the NeighborHUB, now finished, Saturday June 10th in Fribourg. Credit: Swiss Living Challenge / EPFL / 2 ...
We can't recycle our way to 'zero waste'
Recycling should be seen as a last defence against landfill. Credit: Lance/Flickr, CC BY-NC-SA In the wake of the final episode of the ABC' ...
Wasted green power tests China's energy leadership
In this Nov. 9, 2015 photo, a worker inspects wind turbine parts at a Goldwind wind turbine factory in Beijing. Increasing amounts of green ...
Partners develop 5nm silicon nanosheet transistors
IBM Research, Globalfoundries and Samsung have developed a process by which silicon nanosheet transistors can be built at the 5nm node. The performance available from such devices is likely to acceler
Configuration and manipulation of soft robotics for on-orbit servicing
The hybrid structure of the space soft robot for OOS. Credit: ©Science China Press Traditional rigid-bodied robots are stiff, with few ...
Microsemi builds PUF into PolarFire FPGAs
Looking to boost the security features of its PolarFire FPGAs, Microsemi is including Intrinsic ID’s SRAM based physical unclonable function (SRAM PUF) in the devices.
Combining MRI and optical microscopy promising for brain research
Meng Cui, at left, a Purdue University assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, and graduate student Yifeng Zhou, display ...
New millimeter-wave technology could make future vehicles much safer
Millimeter-wave radars covering several tens of meters could be on cars, bikes, and smartphones. This might create a lot of new applications ...
EnSilica tapes out IoT reference platform on TSMC’s 40ULP
An ultra-low power IoT reference platform developed by sureCore and targeted at next generation wearable consumer and medical applications, has been taken to tape out by semiconductor IP developer EnS
Millimetre-wave tech to improve radars
A low power millimetre-wave amplifier has been developed by Hiroshima University and Mie Fujitsu Semiconductor (MIFS) researchers that feeds on a 0.5V power supply and covers frequencies ranging from