FCC authorises SpaceX to provide broadband services via satellite constellation
SpaceX has been given approval by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to launch 4,425 low-Earth orbit satellites to provide broadband services.
Why we made iWitnessed an app to collect evidence
There’s been an accident - but witness accounts will stray and lose accuracy over time. Credit: www.shutterstock.com Eyewitness evidence ca ...
Spotify to test how its music service plays on Wall Street
Spotify is about to find out whether investors view its music streaming service as a budding superstar or a flash in the pan. ...
Fraud rap for cryptocurrency promoted by DJ Khaled Mayweather
DJ Khaled and boxer Floyd Mayweather touted an allegedly fraudulent Initial Coin Offering from Centra Tech. Inc., but are not themselves cha ...
Oil to solar: Saudis push to be renewable energy powerhouse
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has unveiled plans to develop the globe's biggest solar power project for $200 billion in partner ...
Gay dating app Grindr scorched for handling of HIV data
Gay dating app Grindr was under fire on Monday for sharing information about users' HIV status or locations with two companies enlisted ...
Singaporean Airbnb hosts fined over unauthorised rentals
Housing is a sensitive issue in rich but land-starved Singapore because more than 80 percent of the population lives in government-subsidise ...
Dr. Leo Li to become next CEO of Imagination
It has been announced that Dr. Leo Li is to become the next CEO of Imagination.
Santos shares soar after Harbour Energy takeover bid
Santos' main assets include 13.5 percent of Exxon Mobil's massive liquefied natural gas venture in Papua New Guinea Shares in Austr ...
Path to a booming Australian solar thermal energy market
A novel solar peaker plant concept presented by Solar Dynamics estimated that a solar peaker plant can be competitive with a fossil fueled p ...
Intel shares dive on report Apple making own Mac chips
Intel shares have taken a dive on news Apple plans to design its own chips for Mac computers Intel shares dove on Monday after Bloomberg re ...
Cellphones gaining acceptance inside US schools
In this March 13, 2014 file photo, Hartselle High School students Lissa Blagburn and Brantlee Wright use an iPhone as they work on a network ...
Facebook CEO defends advertising-supported business model
In this combo of file photos, Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks on the new Apple campus on Sept. 12, 2017, in Cupertino, Calif., left, and Facebook ...
Facebook needs 'a few years' to fix problems: Zuckerberg
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg says it will likely take several years to fix problems at the social network uncovered by the recent data scand ...
Italy's robot concierge a novelty on the way to better AI
In this photo dated March 12, 2018, robot Robby Pepper stands at the front desk of hotel in Peschiera del Garda, northern Italy, Monday, Mar ...
Elon Musk makes light of Tesla's woes in April 1 Twitter prank
"Despite intense efforts to raise money, including a last-ditch mass sale of Easter Eggs, we are sad to report that Tesla has gone comp ...
Saks Fifth Avenue data breached: parent firm
New York's Sak's Fifth Avenue pictured in November, 2014 A hack at Saks and Lord & Taylor stores in North America has compromis ...
Alibaba acquisition values meal-deliverer Ele.me at $9.5 bn
Alibaba is acquiring full ownership of food delivery firm Ele.me in a deal that values the start-up at $9.5 billion Chinese e-commerce gian ...
How your WiFi can protect against intruders
Credit: CC0 Public Domain The applications of wireless networks go far beyond logging onto the free Airport WiFi while you wait to board yo ...
Zuckerberg's congressional survival guide: Tips from experts
In this Nov. 9, 2017, file photo, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg meets with a group of entrepreneurs and innovators during a round-table discu ...
Tesla says 'Autopilot' was engaged during fatal crash (Update)
Tesla's future is clouded by worries about its ability to efficiently mass produce cars as well as whether disruptive technology used is ...
Sweden introduces eco-friendly aviation tax
All flights departing from Swedish airports will now have an added charge in a bid to lessen air travel's impact on the climate Sweden ...
London firm revamps pay by letting staff set salaries
Betting firm Smarkets has adopted a radical pay transparency policy which includes clolleagues signing off on each others' pay rises Ag ...
Tesla says autopilot was engaged during fatal crash
Tesla's future is clouded by worries about its ability to efficiently mass produce cars as well as whether disruptive technology used is ...
Trump targets Amazon again in new tweets
This combination of pictures shows Amazon founder Jeff Bezos (L), who also owns The Washington Post, and US President Donald Trump US Presi ...
Tesla says vehicle in deadly crash was on Autopilot
In this March 23, 2018 file photo provided by KTVU, emergency personnel work a the scene where a Tesla electric SUV crashed into a barrier o ...
Russian sent to US on charges he hacked Dropbox others
In this Friday, Nov. 24, 2017 file photo, a prison guard walks outside a courtroom during an appeal by Yevgeniy Nikulin from Russia who face ...
Facebook exec disavows his own his provocative memo
In this Nov. 15, 2010 file photo, Facebook engineer Andrew Bosworth talks about the new Facebook messaging service at an announcement in San ...
Walmart reportedly eyes deal with insurer Humana
Walmart may be looking to dive deeper into the rapidly evolving health care market by acquiring the insurer Humana, according to The Wall St ...
Cyberattacks wakeup call for local governments to prepare
Atlanta police officers initially had to write reports by hand. Residents still can't pay water bills online. Municipal court dates are ...
New EU rules let you watch Netflix BBC abroad
The EU hopes the measure should prevent users from using illegal broadcast services or virtual networks, known as VPNs, that connect to a se ...
Promises promises: Facebook's history with privacy
The logo for Facebook appears on screens at the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York's Times Square, Thursday, March 29, 2018. Facebook's d ...
The invisible power of 'flutter'—from plane crashes to snoring to free energy
Flapping flags flutter. Credit: withGod/shutterstock.com With the car windows down on the first warm day of spring, the urge is unshakable. ...
Facebook gets thumbs down for handling of data scandal
A woman makes a thumbs down sign in front of Facebook's corporate headquarters in Menlo Park, California. The world's biggest social ...
China's Huawei sees profit rebound despite US setbacks
Huawei said it benefitted from strong smartphone sales in 2017, despite fierce competition in China and elsewhere Chinese telecom giant Hua ...
Facebook exec says he didn't agree with his provocative memo
In this Nov. 15, 2010 file photo, Facebook engineer Andrew Bosworth talks about the new Facebook messaging service at an announcement in San ...
Walmart in talks to buy insurer Humana: report
US retail behemoth Walmart is in preliminary talks to acquire health insurer Humana, the Wall Street Journal reported, the latest in the rec ...
China tightens rules on transferring tech know-how
The intellectual property guidelines aim to 'safeguard national security and major public interests' China has issued new guideline ...
Why you stink at fact-checking
We don’t automatically question information we read or hear. Credit: Gaelfphoto/Shutterstock.com Here's a quick quiz for you: ...
Czechs extradite alleged Russian hacker to US
The Czech Republic extradited a Russian man to the U.S. to face charges of hacking computers at LinkedIn, Dropbox and other American compani ...
Singapore says Uber-Grab deal may flout competition rules
The sale ends a bruising battle between the ride-hailing behemoths The sale of Uber's Southeast Asian business to Singapore-based rival ...
Why education is embracing Facebook-style personality profiling for schoolchildren
Credit: Shutterstock The recent Cambridge Analytica scandal concerned the alleged psychographic profiling of millions of Facebook users wit ...
Understanding how society will change as we move to renewable energy sources
Sheena Wilson, principal investigator with the energy humanities theme of the U of A's Future Energy Systems initiative, interviews engi ...
Leaked Facebook memo questions cost of growth
Facebook continues to be battered by a data breach involving Britain-based Cambridge Analytica, a consulting firm linked to Donald Trump' ...
Hollywood's first blockchain movie: an end to piracy?
Hollywood is turning to the technology behind cryptocurrency bitcoin to distribute movies in a development hailed as the beginning of the en ...
Tesla recalls 123000 cars for power steering fix
Tesla has issued a voluntary recall of 123,000 Model S cars to replace a power steering bolt that could corrode due to salt used on winter r ...
Regulation and apathy hit bitcoin market
The Cboe Global Markets exchange became the first to trade bitcoin futures in the United States at the peak of a market frenzy that saw the ...
Power to the people: electricity finally reaches Indian landmark
A couple watch television on Elephanta island near Mumbai, where hundreds of villagers have had mains electricity installed in their houses ...
Foreign companies in China brace for VPN crackdown
VPNs give users in China a way to see blocked websites such as Facebook, Twitter, Google and Western news outlets Chinese people and foreig ...
Under Armour says 150 mn affected in data breach
Sports gear maker Under Armour says its fitness application was hacked, affecting some 150 million users Sports gear maker Under Armour sai ...
Facebook  cooperating with New York probe: prosecutor
New York state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman says Facebook is cooperating with his probe into the hijacking of personal data of million ...
Tougher US rules needed on autonomous cars: advocate
A January survey by the American Automobile Industry found 63 percent of consumers were fearful of riding in a totally autonomous car Accid ...
Facebook's limits on using data brokers won't stop tracking
The logo for Facebook appears on screens at the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York's Times Square, Thursday, March 29, 2018. Facebook's d ...
Microsoft shakes up ranks to shoot for the cloud
A shakeup announced by Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella pushes the onetime tech leader deeper into the internet cloud Microsoft on Thursday anno ...
Boeing says effect from computer virus was limited
Boeing Co. says it detected an attack using the wannacry computer virus but that the intrusion caused little damage or disruption. ...
The hybrid trap
2018-03-29 10:00:10The hybrid trap
Tesla car stock on March 26, 2018. Credit: Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University You know you're sailing into the wind when your theo ...
Trump assails Amazon on taxes retail competition
Although he opposed Donald Trump in the 2016 campaign, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, seen at right next to Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, attended a ...
France prepares 1.5 billion euro push to foster AI research
Emmanuel Macron wants to make France an AI hub President Emmanuel Macron is to unveil Thursday a bold plan to make France a centre of refer ...
Space electronics market likely to reach $1.6bn by 2023
The space electronics market will see sizable growth, for both existing and new players, over the next 5 years, says Stratview Research.
The next Kirkland? Online retailers create their own brands
In this Jan. 23, 2018, photo, items from the Uniquely J brand from Jet.com are on display in Hoboken, N.J. Jet says it started to work on Un ...
Software technology that simulates LED devices for rapid development of light sources
A Purdue-affiliated company is developing a new time and cost effective software technology that could offer a more efficient and realistic ...
India sends notice to Facebook over alleged data breach
India's government has sent a notice to Facebook asking whether the personal data of Indian voters and users has been compromised by U.K ...
A bridge so far: China's controversial megaproject
A bridge to somewhere: The project linking Hong Kong, Macau and mainland china is 55 kilometres long and contains enough steel to build 60 E ...
Record-high sales for optoelectronics sensors/actuators and discretes
Total revenues in the three optoelectronics, sensors/actuators and discretes (O-S-D) market segments climbed 11% in 2017, the strongest growth rate since 2010. This was more than 1.5 times the average
Renault shares accelerate on Nissan merger talk
Shares in Renault shot higher after a report that the French carmaker could merge with its alliance partner Nissan Shares in French automak ...
Flexi-LCD design could revolutionse printed media
Optoelectronic engineers in China say they have manufactured a special type of liquid crystal display (LCD) that is paper-thin, flexible, light and tough.
Kobe's smart city project begins underground
The airflow control system. Credit: Kobe University The underground complex Santica in the heart of Kobe is the target of a three-year init ...
Overcoming a battery's fatal flaw
Lithium-metal batteries may be a leading contender in the hunt for a power source that can offer greater energy capacity. But, they come with a fatal flaw – dendrites, sharp needles made of clumps of
Cryptocurrency boom breathes life into Alpine village
Tiny village, huge mining power: Gondo in Switzerland is firmly on the crypto currency map Up until a century ago, the southern Swiss villa ...
G7 nations agree on a 'common vision' for AI
G7 ministers met in Montreal, Canada to express a "shared vision for human-centered AI" Group of Seven countries have agreed to a ...
Switzerland at epicentre of cryptocurrency revolution
Switzerland has become a global hub for cryptocurrencies and the blockchain technology they are built on, with investors flocking to the wea ...
Road gets tougher for electric car innovator Tesla
Tesla, which had been a darling of investors in recent years, has seen its stock hammered recently amid concerns over the future of autonomo ...
Samsung Fujitsu pick France for new AI research centres
French President Emmanuel Macron meets with Samsung Electronics president and chief strategy officer, Young Sohn, at the Elysee Palace in Pa ...
EasyJet chief says European airline shakeup is not over
EasyJet expects to emerge stronger from an ongoing consolidation in Europe's skies The European aviation sector is likely to see furthe ...
Knitting electronics with yarn batteries
A team of researchers say they have developed a waterproof, flexible and rechargeable yarn zinc-ion battery, that maintains its charge capacity.
Playboy quits Facebook over data privacy scandal
Playboy says it is suspending its Facebook activities due to the mishandling of personal data on the social network Playboy announced Wedne ...
Daimler BMW to merge car-sharing other digital services
In this Feb. 29, 2016 file photo a car2go car stands at the victory column in Berlin. Automakers Daimler and BMW have agreed Wednesday, Marc ...
Measuring the economy with location data
Thasos Group builds “geofences,” virtual boundaries established around a target location, such as stores, shopping malls, work sites, neighb ...
Silicon Valley played by a different set of rules. Facebook's crisis could put an end to that
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Facebook was 2 years old when it introduced its most transformative feature: a news feed that offered users a run ...
Monitoring electric current offers high-precision sensor-free means to control valves and locks
Niklas König, a research assistant in Prof. Nienhaus’ group, demonstrates the precision of the new sensor-free technology by levitating ...
Tesla: Crash was worsened by missing freeway barrier shield
In this Friday March 23, 2018 photo provided by KTVU, emergency personnel work a the scene where a Tesla electric SUV crashed into a barrier ...
New service aims to follow users across multiple devices
This June 21, 2017, file photo shows Adobe software displayed at a store in Hialeah, Fla. A new service aims to help marketers follow you ar ...
3 Facebook Messenger app users file lawsuit over privacy
In this July 27, 2016, file photo, an Associated Press reporter holds a mobile phone showing the Facebook Messenger app icon in San Francisc ...
Why it's so hard to #DeleteFacebook—constant psychological boosts keep you hooked
Your finger may hover, but it’s hard get rid of it once and for all. Credit: ymgerman/Shutterstock.com Here we go again: another Facebook c ...
Cambridge Analytica scandal—Facebook's user engagement and trust decline
Credit: Shutterstock Facebook has been hit with the biggest trauma in the company's 14-year history in the wake of the Cambridge Analyt ...
Facebook revamps privacy tools as tighter EU rules draw near
In this March 26, 2018 photo, a man poses for photos in front of a computer showing Facebook ad preferences pages in San Francisco. Facebook ...
TV ad spending takes hit from 'cord cutting'
Television is gradually losing its share of the US advertising market as Americans shift to digital platforms and move away from pay package ...
Energy reduction in public buildings: learning to lead from the front
Credit: BRICKER Buildings in EU-27 Member States represent up to 24 billion m2 of floor space, responsible for 40 percent of Europe's e ...
How AI is helping to predict and prevent suicides
A 2018 pilot project between the Public Health Agency of Canada and Advanced Symbolics will use social media posts as a resource to predict ...
Wind River joins open-source initiative to accelerate Telecom Edge Cloud deployments
The Linux Foundation has announced an expansion to the Akraino Edge Stack open-source project, which hopes to further the journey towards the adoption of virtualised applications and services througho
Japan's Takeda eyes takeover of Shire
Japan's Takeda Pharmaceutical said Wednesday it is considering buying Ireland-based drugmaker Shire as part of its attempts to boost ove ...
Indian billionaire proposes funding Facebook rival
Anand Mahindra is offering to help fund a rival to Facebook An Indian billionaire who promised to help fund a rival to Facebook said Wednes ...
Researchers charge ahead to develop better batteries
A high-powered, environmentally safe lithium-sulfur substitute has been developed by a team at the University of Texas at Dallas, which it claims could drastically lengthen battery life.
The difficulties of taking humans out of transportation
A Purdue University professor says the idea of commuters working as their vehicle drives them to their jobs faces more hurdles than people r ...
Germany-based research project working on ways to miniaturise optical components
A consortium of German companies are developing compact and low-profile optical components for data visualisation or illumination.
Predicting costly outages with drone analytics
Images of solar panels taken with an infrared thermal-imaging camera. White hot spots mark damaged cells that need replacement. Credit: Nort ...
SoftBank Saudi Arabia announce massive solar power project
In this July 20, 2017, file photo, SoftBank Group Corp. Chief Executive Officer Masayoshi Son speaks during a SoftBank World presentation at ...
Quebec to tax some tech firms
Netflix is among online companies that will have to pay a new tax in Quebec Quebec will start applying a sales tax to some internet compani ...
Nanometer-thick tin selenide shows promise for thermoelectric energy conversion
Single crystal tin selenide (SnSe) is already known to be a semiconductor and an ideal thermoelectric material, but researchers at Case Western Reserve University have now said the graphenelike layere
Volcanic growth for bitcoin in chilly Iceland
I lava you Iceland! - Bitcoin miner Genesis Mining has set up shop in the middle of a lava field At a secret location in the midst of one o ...