Judge approves Elon Musk settlement with SEC
A federal judge is approving a settlement between Elon Musk and federal regulators over his infamous tweet about taking Tesla private. ...
Hey Google you don't really want to replace me right?
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Google wants to do more than just organize the world's information. It wants to infuse itself into our lives ...
Uber eyes valuation topping $100 bn in share offering: sources
Uber could launch the richest tech sector IPO ever at a valuation over $100 billion, according to sources Uber is eyeing a valuation above ...
Could cutting CO2 emissions provide water during droughts?
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Power plants provide homes and businesses with electricity on a daily basis. But plants also consume a daily esse ...
Can Pinterest succeed with slow-growth strategy?
In this Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018, photo Evan Sharp, Pinterest co-founder and chief product officer, poses for a photo in his office beside a ...
How biomethane can help turn gas into a renewable energy source
Are there greener pastures ahead for gas? Credit: Shutterstock.com Australia's report card on reducing its greenhouse gas emissions is ...
Profits up 10% at India's Infosys
India's second-largest software services exporter Infosys reported a 10.3-percent rise in quarterly profits on Tuesday, beating estimate ...
Audi to pay mega fine in VW's latest dieselgate fallout
The Audi fine closes one dieselgate chapter for VW, but it's not in the clear yet Auto giant Volkswagen cleared a new hurdle in its &qu ...
Qualcomm extends Wi-Fi experiences with 60GHz 802.11ay solutions
Qualcomm Technologies has announced a family of 60GHz Wi-Fi chipsets, the QCA64x8 and QCA64x1, delivering 10+ gigabit-per-second (Gbps) network speeds and wire equivalent latency, while setting an ind
Robot's debut in UK parliament invites 'Maybot' mockery
A walking and talking robot appeared in Britain's parliament for the first time on Tuesday, prompting Twitter users to seize the chance ...
Check-in with facial recognition now possible in Shanghai
Credit: CC0 Public Domain It's now possible to check in automatically at Shanghai's Hongqiao airport using facial recognition techn ...
Recycling of photovoltaic waste boosts circular economy
Credit: ABC Photo, Shutterstock An EU-funded initiative has developed methods for recovering valuable materials from photovoltaic (PV) wast ...
Evolution is at work in computers as well as life sciences
Evolution is not just for living beings. Credit: mmatee/Shutterstock.com Artificial intelligence research has a lot to learn from nature. M ...
Report: Uber IPO could put company value at $120 billion
This March 20, 2018, file photo shows the Uber app on an iPad in Baltimore. Uber may put forth an initial public offering early next year th ...
Google CEO says 'important to explore' China project
Google CEO Sundar Pichai addressed questions about China and the company's work with the US military at the Wired 25th anniversary confe ...
Delivery startup Instacart valued at $7.6 bn in funding round
Apoorva Mehta, CEO of Instacart, says more people will be ordering groceries online in coming years, spurring growth in on-demand services l ...
Artwork by an algorithm is up for auction so does that mean AI is now creative?
Would you buy a painting created by artificial intelligence? Credit: Obvious A painting generated by artificial intelligence will go up for ...
Using mobile data to model the drinking habits of Swiss youth
Researchers from Idiap Research Institute and EPFL have carried out a study using smartphone data from young Swiss people to better understa ...
Using smartphone cameras to track alertness
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Our level of alertness rises and falls over the course of a workday, sometimes causing our energy to drop and our ...
Printable solar materials could soon turn many parts of a house into solar panels
Derya Baran (left) and Nicola Gasparini are part of a team that has developed a photovoltaic organic material that captures light efficientl ...
Graphene shows unique potential to exceed bandwidth demands of future telecommunications
Researchers within the Graphene Flagship project, one of the biggest research initiatives of the European Commission, have demonstrated how properties of graphene enable ultra-wide bandwidth communica
Payments companies hit deadline for keeping data in India
Global credit card and payments companies like American Express, Visa and MasterCard are facing a challenge in meeting a requirement to stor ...
Facebook requires UK political ad buyers to reveal identity
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Facebook says anyone who takes out a British political ad on the social media platform will now be forced to reve ...
Socionext develops first HDMI 2.1 compatible video processing chips
Socionext has announced that it has developed its new ‘HV5 series’, a family of the world's first HDMI 2.1 compatible video processing ICs, designed for transmission and reception of 8K video.
New law directs payment companies to store data within India
A new rule has taken effect in India that directs payment companies to store all transaction data on computers within the country. ...
Microsoft co-founder philanthropist Paul Allen dies at 65
In this Dec. 31, 2017 photo, Seattle Seahawks owner Paul Allen stands near the field before an NFL football game against the Arizona Cardina ...
Bezos defends Amazon effort for Pentagon cloud project
Amazon's Jeff Bezos says the technology giant is maintaining its bid for a major Pentagon cloud computing contract Amazon chief Jeff Be ...
Reusable software for high performance computing
Sunita Chandrasekaran, an assistant professor of computer and information sciences, is designing frameworks to adapt code to increasingly po ...
Researchers use deep learning to build automatic speech recognition system to help preserve the Seneca language
Left to right, Ray Ptucha, computer engineering assistant professor, Robbie Jimerson, computer science doctoral student, both from RIT, and ...
As more newspapers fail news 'deserts' expand in US: study
The loss of local newspapers across the United States has led to what researchers call an expanding "news desert" with little or n ...
EU states push for sanctions for cyber attackers
A group of European Union countries is calling for the urgent creation of a legal framework to hit hackers, warning that a lack of tough act ...
Ford faces outrage in France over factory closure
"Stop job cuts" read the T-shirts of trade unionists greeting French Economy and Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire at a meeting Mond ...
German prosecutors raid Opel over diesel allegations
French-owned carmaker Opel acknowledged there were "preliminary proceedings on emissions" with searches at two of its factories in ...
Energy harvesting and innovative inputs highlight tech show gadgetry
Conductive objects input commands to a smartwatch including (a) coin, (b) finger, (c) credit card, and (d) knife. Credit: Jun Gong. Wearabl ...
MIT unveils new $1 bn college for artificial intelligence
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology said it would create a new college to study the responsible and ethical uses of artificial intelli ...
CPI and Pireta collaborate on smart clothing project
The Centre for Process Innovation (CPI), a UK-based technology innovation centre and part of the High Value Manufacturing Catapult, is working with Pireta Limited to scale-up of wearable technology in
Government publishes code to help manufacturers boost cybersecurity
In a world first, the government has published new measures to help manufacturers boost the security of internet-connected devices such as home alarm systems, fridges and toys.
VR technology gives new meaning to 'holidaying at home.' But is it really a substitute for travel?
Up to 6,000 people were visiting Maya Bay every day before it was closed to tourists. Credit: Shutterstock Tourism is often about seeking d ...
Communication terminal for small unmanned aircraft systems
e2E Services Limited (e2E), a provider of communications engineering and technical consultancy services to the satellite communications market, has launched a low-cost, low power, compact and lightwei
myDevices and Arm partner to simplify IoT
myDevices and Arm are to partner to accelerate the creation of finished IoT solutions by simplifying device onboarding and increasing the number of sensors, gateways, and solutions integrated with the
The untapped power of fuel cells
Associate Professor Jeongmin Ahn’s Combustion and Energy Research Laboratory at the Syracuse Center of Excellence advances combustion, fuel ...
US's Harris L3 merging to form a defense-technology giant
The Mobius aircraft system seen here, which can be piloted by a pilot or remotely, was designed by defense technology firm L3, which on Sund ...
Online natural and organic grocery Thrive aims to fill niche
This undated photo provided by Thrive Market shows cofounder Nick Green. Thrive Market, a four-year-old online membership-based natural and ...
Karaoke office: Japan inc. shifts to unusual workspaces
Tiny one-person cubicles in underground stations, camping tents under towering skyscrapers and even karaoke clubs are popping up as alternat ...
New Angry Birds television series being hatched
The Angry Birds video game has become a multi-million dollar franchise taking in cinema, television and merchandising Producers are laying ...
GE pushes back Q3 earnings release to October 30
The company postponed the release by a week "to allow GE Chairman and CEO Larry Culp to complete initial business reviews and site visi ...
Air Canada's near miss last year was almost 'worst accident in history'
The Air Canada Airbus A320 was cleared to land on Runway 28-Right at San Francisco International Airport shortly before midnight on July 7, ...
Piracy threatens future of sports broadcasting
The Premier League is a huge international draw Piracy poses an existential problem for broadcast rights holders but there are no signs tha ...
How to check what Facebook hackers accessed in your account
This July 16, 2013 file photo shows a sign at Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif. Facebook says hackers accessed data from 29 millio ...
Pentagon reveals cyber breach of travel records
This March 27, 2008, file photo, shows the Pentagon in Washington .The Pentagon on Friday, Oct. 12, 2018 said there has been a cyber breach ...
Facebook says hackers accessed data of 29 mn users
Facebook says the personal data of 29 million users was accessed in a a major data breach in late September Facebook said Friday that hack ...
Google Home Hub vs. Amazon vs. Facebook: How the video devices compare
In the coming battle of the talking video speakers, Google is selling YouTube, Amazon looks to Prime Video and with Facebook, it's about ...
Purging long-forgotten online accounts: Worth the trouble?
In this March 27, 2018, file photo, a reporter holds a phone showing the Facebook app in San Francisco. It might not seem like a big deal to ...
Facebook: Hackers accessed 29M accounts fewer than thought
This July 16, 2013 file photo shows a sign at Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif. Facebook says hackers accessed data from 29 millio ...
Pilots sue Ryanair over Dutch airport pullout
Pilots are suing Irish carrier Ryanair over its plans to close a base in the Dutch city of Eindhoven Pilots are suing Ryanair over the clos ...
iOS 12 has cool new feature—a tape measure for your cellphone
The latest Apple operating system comes with a handy new app: a virtual tape measure. ...
Snapchat launches original TV shows tailored to mobile audiences
Fall is here and the curtain is going up on new TV shows, ranging from mystery stories with young female tech-savvy crime-solvers, to realit ...
Betting with a smartphone? The casinos know who you are and where you are located
Credit: CC0 Public Domain When online gaming launches soon in Pennsylvania, bettors with a smartphone will be able to gamble from just abou ...
'Fortnite' teaches the wrong lessons
‘Fortnite’ has over 125 million players worldwide. Credit: Jennie Book/www.shutterstock.com In recognition of the fact that "Fortnite& ...
Pioneering turbine sets new benchmark for tidal renewable energy
Credit: Ryan Janssens, Shutterstock In its first year of testing, the world's most powerful floating tidal turbine has generated 3 GWh ...
Bioethanol in diesel engines: A contribution to sustainability
The engine at TU Wien, which runs on bio-ethanol. Credit: Vienna University of Technology Ethanol can make an important contribution to cli ...
Plastic surgeon buys top S. Korea Bitcoin exchange
Bithumb is the biggest virtual currency exchange in South Korea, which has emerged as one of the world's top Bitcoin markets A consorti ...
Facebook says it purged more than 800 spam accounts pages
In this June 7, 2013, file photo, the Facebook "like" symbol is on display on a sign outside the company's headquarters in Men ...
Facebook purges 251 accounts to thwart deception
This file photo taken on May 16, 2018 shows a figurine carrying the logo of social network Facebook in Paris Facebook on Thursday said it s ...
Stringent password policies help prevent fraud study finds
L. Jean Camp. Credit: Eric Rudd, Indiana University The all-too-common practice of using the same email address/password combination to log ...
Risk of streaming fatigue as Walmart AT&T Disney join fray
In this Friday, Jan. 17, 2014, file photo, a person displays Netflix on a tablet in North Andover, Mass. Walmart, AT&T and Disney are jo ...
Shareholders must vote on Musk's return as Tesla chairman
If Tesla CEO Elon Musk wants to return as chairman, shareholders will have to vote on it. ...
Opening communication lines between propulsion and airflow poses new questions
Doctoral student Aaron Perry, Assistant Professor Philip Ansell, and former master's student Je Won Hong discuss the construction of the ...
Restoring balance in machine learning datasets
Five representative samples for each class (row) in the CIFAR-10 dataset. For each class, these samples are obtained with generative models ...
Tough CO2 targets 'could cost 100000 jobs': VW chief
Moving rapidly to cut auto emissions and shift to electric cars could result in the loss of 100,000 jobs in the company's factories, the ...
Sports industry gears up for virtual reality revolution
Virtual reality has the potential to revolutionise sport, say experts From training with Major League Baseball pitchers to bone-jangling ra ...
Saudi Arabia opens high-speed railway to public
Passengers walk on the platform at Mecca train station on October 11, 2018 as Saudi Arabia's new high-speed railway opens Saudi Arabia& ...
Contactless 3-D fingerprint identification
Credit: CC0 Public Domain A new system improves the speed and accuracy of fingerprint scanning and matching by using 3-D technology. No pre ...
The social implications of teens leaving Facebook
Many teenagers have stopped using Facebook and have gravitated instead to image-sharing platforms like Instagram. Credit: Alex Iby/Unsplash ...
The culprit of superconductivity in cuprates
Researchers at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have found that the strength of a particular chemical bond in cuprate compounds impacts the temperature at
An important milestone towards a 5G future
A future vision of high speed wireless Internet that promises to break down two major 5G challenges has taken a leap forward following milestone tests of a European millimetre wave (W-band) wireless t
Apple hires engineers from Dialog
Apple has struck a deal with Dialog Semiconductor which will see it buying a portion of the company and hiring 300 of its computer chip engineers.
3D printed objects that can track and store how they’re used
3D printed devices that can track and store their own usage without electronics or batteries have been developed by engineers at the University of Washington (UW). Instead, the system implements a tec
Research on light-matter interaction could improve electronic and optoelectronic devices
Assistant Professor Sufei Shi of Rensselaer believes his research into how light interacts with atomically thin semiconductors could improve electronic and optoelectronic devices, such as solar energy
Simple fabrication of full-color perovskite LEDs
The schematic illustration of overall procedure and optical properties of anion-exchanged perovskite nanocrystals. Credit: UNIST A next-gen ...
Security gaps in the 5G mobile communication standard uncovered
The fifth and newest mobile communication generation(5G) is looking to offers users more security than before.
BMW plans to take control of China joint venture
German carmaker BMW is to take control of its China joint-venture with Brilliance China Automotive German luxury carmaker BMW announced Thu ...
5G handsets are coming
2018-10-10 18:01:295G handsets are coming
Handset manufacturers are on the path to 5G, but when are we going to see high-end phones running 5G in consumer’s hands?
Tech to prepare manufacturers workers for the 'factory of the future'
A Purdue-led collaboration will help manufacturers to realistically simulate how workers, robots and machines will work together to improve ...
AT&T to launch streaming service latest to counter Netflix
AT&T's new unit WarnerMedia, which inlcudes the recently acquired media-entertainment giant Time Warner, will launch a consumer stre ...
Dubai airport begins using biometric tech at security
A passenger walks through the Smart Tunnel at the airport in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2018. Passport control looked ...
FAA orders engine software upgrade after aborted takeoffs
Safety regulators are ordering that engine software be replaced on some Airbus passenger jets because of a problem that has caused pilots to ...
Report: Facebook captures 25 percent of U.S. digital video ad revenue
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Facebook Inc. is rapidly increasing its ad revenue from video, capturing 25 percent of the nation's digital a ...
Lite Run wins innovation award for 'spacesuit' pants
A St. Paul, Minn., company's invention that uses air-powered "spacesuit" pants to train people to walk normally has won an inn ...
German car industry warns CO2 targets risk jobs
Germany's powerful car industry employs around 800,000 people directly European targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions threaten ...
Successful tests mark important milestone toward a 5G future
TWEETHER W-band Transmission hub. Credit: Lancaster University A future vision of high speed wireless Internet that promises to break down ...
English speakers more likely to receive automated suicide prevention advice
Credit: CC0 Public Domain When users of Google's search engine submit suicide-related queries, they are repeatedly provided with helpli ...
High winds for power generation
Credit: SKYPULL Renewable energy sources hold great promise for a future free of fossil fuels, but some forms of renewable energy remain ou ...
New nanosatellite energy solution increases reliability and efficiency at reduced cost
Credit: NicoElNino, Shutterstock Between the late 1990s and 2012, around 10 small satellites were launched annually; the next six-year fore ...
GN Hearing hopes to connect Android phones and hearing aids
Modern hearing aids run on digital technology and rechargeable batteries. They come in flashy hues like fashion accessories or can be miniat ...
Snapchat unveils new original shows under own brand
Snapchat is launching original video programs as part of an effort to keep pace with social network rivals The youth-focused social network ...
European officials seek tougher emissions rules for cars
Exhaust pipes of a car are pictured in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2018. Due to environment protection reasons the city of Berlin has ...
A remote Greek island is on its way to becoming energy self-sufficient
Credit: David Fowler, Shutterstock Climate change vulnerability and sustainable development challenges are becoming more apparent, particul ...
Mobile apps might make you feel better about travelling alone but they won't necessarily make you safer
The bSafe app allows your loved ones to pinpoint your location when you activate the SOS button. Credit: BSafe As I was writing this articl ...
Thin films for more efficient solar cells
A silicon solar cell that uses an electron-selective tantalum-nitride-metal contact for improved efficiency. Credit: KAUST The efficiency o ...