Researchers design a new computing system that can reduce delays on smart devices
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Computer scientists at Queen's University Belfast have designed a new innovative system to reduce delays on s ...
Five-hundred fifty million barrels of oil discovered off Ghana coast
A 'new outlook' for the economy Norway's Aker Energy on Thursday said it had discovered oil in commercial quantities off Ghana, ...
China offers Elon Musk permanent residency
Tesla CEO Elon Musk (L) was offered a Chinese 'green card' by Premier Li Keqiang Tesla boss Elon Musk has been offered a "gree ...
Ford to cut jobs in European revamp
Ford's profitability has been under pressure in Europe for a while US carmaker Ford said on Thursday that it plans a major restructurin ...
Target plays to strength combining digital sales and stores
This June 29, 2016 file photo shows a Target store in Hialeah, Fla. Target shoppers took full advantage of the retailer's pickup and dri ...
Vodafone says wants to cut up to 1200 jobs in Spain
Vodafone said Thursday it planned to cut up to 1,200 jobs in Spain as it streamlines its organisation to cope with a drop in revenue and pro ...
Using machine learning for the early detection of anomalies helps to avoid damage
Credit: CC0 Public Domain The analysis of sensor data of machines, plants or buildings makes it possible to detect anomalous states early a ...
Hydrogen mobility from renewable energy
FaHyence hydrogene filling station in action. Credit: McPhy A reliable energy transition requires the implication of a range of scientific ...
Data analytics for safer air space
Credit: Queensland University of Technology Imagine being able to predict an inexperienced pilot's erratic flight path in real time. ...
LORCA unveils 11 cyber innovators tasked with tackling the industry’s biggest challenges
The London Office for Rapid Cybersecurity Advancement (LORCA) has announced the 11 scaling cyber companies that will form its second cohort. Selected by industry leaders, these businesses are said to
TDK-Lambda acquires Nextys
2019-01-10 04:00:11TDK-Lambda acquires Nextys
TDK-Lambda has acquired Nextys, a company that designs and manufactures DIN rail power supplies and accessories.
Japan labour data 'incorrectly collected since 2004'
A probe has been launched after it emerged only a third of the relevant 1,400 firms in Tokyo were surveyed as part of the necessary data col ...
ADI and Momenta collaborate to advance HD maps for autonomous cars
Analog Devices (ADI) and Momenta, an autonomous driving technology company based in Beijing and Suzhou, China, are collaborating to advance the development of high-definition (HD) maps in autonomous v
German airports strike slashes 600 flights
On Monday, Berlin's two airports Tegel and Schoenefeld suffered "warning strikes" with around 50 departures cancelled Almost ...
EU court advisor sides with Google on 'right to be forgotten'
Credit: CC0 Public Domain An EU rule forcing search engines to comply with requests to remove links should be limited to Europe, the senior ...
Next-generation automotive cockpits
Green Hills Software and Qualcomm Technologies have announced their efforts to support global automakers and Tier-1 suppliers with purpose-built, scalable solutions, designed to support a safe, secure
Cypress advances premium automotive infotainment user experience with Wi-Fi 6 connectivity solution
Cypress Semiconductor has expanded its wireless connectivity portfolio for automotive infotainment with a trio of new products.
Rolls-Royce breaks record for luxury car sales
Rolls-Royce sold 4,107 cars across more than 50 countries in 2018, the highest annual figure in the company's 115-year history Rolls-Ro ...
Ghosn case rattles Japan's expat business community
Former Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn is fighting a string of allegations of financial misconduct Carlos Ghosn's prolonged detention under w ...
Deere puts spotlight on high-tech farming
Farm equipment maker John Deere made its debut at the Consumer Electronics Show with a connected combine harvester, described as an "in ...
Softbank scales back WeWork investment to $2 bn
SoftBank appeared to scale back its ambitions for WeWork Japanese technology giant SoftBank has invested $2 billion in shared-office provid ...
Star Trek style translators step closer to reality at gadget show
Once confined to the realms of science fiction, near real-time translation devices that whisper discretely into your ear during a conversati ...
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and wife divorcing after 25 years
In this March 4, 2018 file photo, Jeff Bezos and wife MacKenzie Bezos arrive at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party in Beverly Hills, Calif. Bezos s ...
New York's iconic Chrysler Building up for sale
The Chrysler Building in midtown Manhattan is one of the most iconic buildings in the New York skyline The Chrysler Building, one of the mo ...
Sex toys all the buzz at Vegas tech show
The adult film group Naughty America offered an augmented reality experience in a room tucked in the back of the CES show floor at the Las V ...
Amazon's Bezos world's wealthiest man to divorce
Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon, and his wife MacKenzie Bezos, announced that they were divorcing after 25 years of marriage. Amazon founder ...
Trump campaign firm pleads guilty in Facebook data case
Facebook has admitted that Cambridge Analytica used an app to collect the private details of 87 million users without their knowledge A UK ...
Autonomous robot that interacts with humans using natural language and vision processing
Researchers Jared Johansen (left) and Thomas Ilyevsky (right) assess the autonomous robot, Hosh, reviewing the operating systems in the envi ...
Twitter sentiment
2019-01-09 08:00:11Twitter sentiment
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Sentiment analysis is an increasingly important part of data mining, especially in the age of social media and so ...
How to take better photos with your smartphone thanks to computational photography
A light-trails long exposure of London’s Tower Bridge, shot on iPhone8Plus using the NightCap app. Credit: Rob Layton, Author provided Each ...
Power cut: Engineers create a wireless charger you can easily cut to shape
The charger still functions after it's cut due to a wiring method known as H-tree wiring Credit: (c)2018 Kawahara Laboratory Researcher ...
Guiding the way to a more sustainable energy future
Lehigh University's Energy Research Center, which was recently awarded three projects with US and international funding, is positioned t ...
Remember virtual reality? Its buzz has faded at CES 2019
Oculus VR headsets are on display at CES International, Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher) Just a few years ago, v ...
Tesla sued over 2018 fatal crash
The suit alleges the Tesla battery was inadequately protected, making the vehicle defective Tesla was sued Tuesday by the family of a passe ...
China market drives majority of last year's pure-play foundry growth
According to IC Insights, the China market drove essentially all pure-play foundry growth in 2018.
Researcher creates 'minimal chair' that can ship flat take seconds to assemble with no tools
Credit: CC0 Public Domain A Purdue University researcher has designed what he calls a "minimal chair" that can be shipped in a th ...
Wireless battery-free biodegradable blood flow sensor
A device developed by Stanford University researchers that monitors the flow of blood through an artery could make it easier for doctors to monitor the success of blood vessel surgery.
Research opens doors in photonic quantum information processing optical signal processing and microwave photonics
Researchers from the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have developed a new integrated photonics platform that can store light and electrically control its freq
Technology leaders select Bluetooth Mesh as strategic protocol for Smart home solutions
In response to growing adoption of Bluetooth mesh networking in smart home solutions, the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) today announced the formation of a new Smart Home Subgroup. The announc
Wireless charger that can be cut into desired shape
Researchers from the University of Tokyo have developed a new system to charge electronic devices such as smartphones and smartwatches wirelessly.
Nissan unveils new Leaf car after Ghosn's arrest delays it
Nissan LEAF e+ is on display at the global headquarters of Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. in Yokohama Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019. Nissan is showing the ...
German airports brace for Thursday strike
A warning strike took place on Monday morning at Berlin's two airports, forcing the cancelation of about 50 flights. Thousands of passe ...
We're techy too! Deere Tide maker head to CES gadget show
Hansjoerg Reick looks at a display of Oral-B Genius X smart toothbrushes at the Procter & Gamble booth before CES International, Monday, ...
Kosher high-tech office lures Jerusalem's ultra-Orthodox
The office in central Jerusalem at first glance resembles many other start-ups—until you notice the religious books and entrepreneurs in tra ...
For auto tech at CES 'user experience' becomes the key
Carmakers are developing cockpits that are aimed at conventional as well as automated driving susch as this from China based automotive star ...
US startup eyes next generation of burgers with relish
Impossible Foods CEO Pat Brown holds up an Impossible Burger 2.0, the new and improved version of the company's plant-based product that ...
High-tech border wall plan on display at CES
The same technology used in self-driving cars is being touted as a potential high-tech solution to the US border wall conundrum—with some ad ...
Japan court rejects Ghosn release bid
Even Carlos Ghosn's lawyer has admitted it will be very difficult to get his client freed on bail A Japanese court on Wednesday rejecte ...
Facebook CEO plans 2019 forums on tech's role in society
Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg plans forums in 2019 on the role of technology in society. Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerber ...
Apple's Tim Cook got big pay bump in 2018: filing
It was the second year running that the 58-year-old successor to the late Steve Jobs got a major pay raise Apple gave its chief executive T ...
Google's latest Doodle featuring dinosaurs created by a second grader
A second grader dreamt up Google's latest playful take on its logo. ...
Google Assistant will soon be on nearly 1 billion devices company says at CES 2019
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Deep in a battle with Amazon's Alexa for the dominant voice companion, Google Assistant will be on 1 billion ...
A rollable TV? LG's latest OLED TV television packs a futuristic 'wow' factor
Televisions have long been a staple at CES. LG's latest OLED TV, however, takes the traditional TV experience and flips it. Or rather, r ...
NREL details great potential for floating PV systems
 Floating PV being installed in Walden, Colorado. Credit: Dennnis Schroeder/NREL National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) researche ...
Drone sighting briefly halts Heathrow Airport flights
London Heathrow is Europe's busiest airport in terms of passenger numbers London's Heathrow Airport, Europe's busiest hub, susp ...
French Renault workers unmoved as CEO Ghosn faces trial in Japan
Pedestrians pass a screen displaying a sketch of former Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn in the Tokyo courtroom on Tuesday As Renault's chief ...
CES 2019: Local weather for the rest of the world
A monitor advertises a new global forecasting system at the IBM booth at CES International, Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/J ...
Apple CEO confident of prospects despite naysayers
Apple chief Executive Tim Cook expressed confidence in the company's longterm prospects despite recent criticism that has dragged down s ...
Boeing flies past Airbus with 2018 aircraft deliveries
Boeing reported a second straight year of record commercial plane deliveries in 2018, but missed its forecasts Boeing reported record comme ...
Samsung like Apple feels sting of slowing global growth
In this July 31, 2018 file photo, employees walk past logos of the Samsung Electronics Co. at its office in Seoul, South Korea, Samsung is g ...
Defeating credit card fraud
2019-01-08 08:00:25Defeating credit card fraud
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Online behavioural targeting and device fingerprinting could be used to combat credit card fraud according to a t ...
Ex-Nissan boss Ghosn 'could spend six months in jail'
Former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn faces a host of allegations of financial impropriety Former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn could spend another si ...
Blockchains in real time
2019-01-08 08:00:22Blockchains in real time
Professor Sebastian Faust, expert in cryptography processes. Credit: Katrin Binner Blockchains promise widescale open Internet applications ...
Smartphones: The cultural individual and technical processes that make them smart
What is a smartphone? Credit: Maxx-Studio/Shutterstock.com Has there ever been an invention so integral to our lives, and so intimate, as t ...
Tackling greenhouse gases
2019-01-08 06:00:21Tackling greenhouse gases
Associate Professor Asegun Henry is researching how to use hot metals like molten tin to store heat from a concentrated solar power system, ...
TikTok: the world's most valuable startup that you've never heard of
Credit: Ricky Kresslein / Shutterstock.com Anticipation has long been building about the impending takeover of the tech world by Chinese di ...
Artificial neural networks make life easier for hearing aid users
Credit: Oticon For people with hearing loss, it can very difficult to understand and separate voices in noisy environments. This problem ma ...
Building wind turbines where they're not wanted brings down property values
Areas with greater opposition to wind energy development may be more likely to experience negative impacts on property values. Credit: Shutt ...
Very risky business: The pros and cons of insurance companies embracing artificial intelligence
The enabling technology for insurers to use AI is the ‘ecosystem’ of sensors known as the internet of things. Credit: Shutterstock It's ...
Austria's Post Office under fire over data sharing
The Austrian Post sold the names, addresses, age and gender of around three million customers for targeted marketing purposes, according to ...
Amazon becomes most valuable publicly-traded company (Update)
Amazon overtook Microsoft to become the biggest company by market capitalization. Amazon for the first time closed out Monday's trading ...
Giving up gas: China's Shenzhen switches to electric taxis
In this Monday, Jan. 7, 2019, photo, new electric-powered taxis are charged at a public charging station in Shenzhen city, south China's ...
Samsung Electronics flags near-30% slump in Q4 operating profit
Samsung Electronics—the world's top maker of smartphones and memory chips—has enjoyed record profits in recent years despite a series of ...
SoftBank scaling back WeWork investment: report
SoftBank has lost considerable market value recently, led mostly by the disappointing performance of its newly-listed mobile unit SoftBank ...
Is cutting the cord part of your New Year's Resolution? Here's what you need to know
Perhaps your New Year's resolution goes like this: Stop sending hundreds of dollars monthly to cable and satellite companies in 2019. Cu ...
CES 2019: "Alexa I'm still waiting for you to flush the potty"
The Numi toilet from Kohler was impossible to ignore. Announced ...
Apple's sales struggles could translate into new iPhone deals from wireless carriers
Apple has an iPhone upgrade problem. That much is very clear after Wednesday afternoon's investor note from CEO Tim Cook in which the co ...
LG flexes roll-up TV as screens start to bend
The Signature OLED TV R, a roll-up television, is presented ahead of the official start of the Consumer Electronics Show LG on Monday unvei ...
CES 2019: Buzz remains as autonomous cars take back seat
The LG Signature OLED TV R, partially rolled up, is on display during an LG news conference at CES International, Monday, Jan. 7, 2019, in L ...
Amazon emerges as most valuable US firm amid market turmoil
Amazon has eclipsed Microsoft as the most valuable publicly traded company in the U.S. as a see-sawing stock market continues to reshuffle c ...
Nonprofit groups join industry in self-driving campaign
Autonomous vehicles like the Mercedes-Benz Smart Vision EQ concept car are being shown at the Consumer Electronics Show, as a campaign is la ...
3-D-printed guns may be more dangerous to their users than targets
Tiny, but deadly, flaws may be hiding in the parts of this 3-D-printed gun. Justin Pickard/Flickr, CC BY-SA Despite fears that guns made wi ...
Disruptive technology to predict faults on train tracks and in stations
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Train delays could be a thing of the past, thanks to a system that predicts when part of a train track, signaling ...
CES 2019: It's all about the games (and AI)
The Breadbot automatic bread baking machine is on display at the Wilkinson Baking Company booth during CES Unveiled at CES International, Su ...
What is really eating Apple – and why Steve Jobs would not be doing a lot better
Jobs worth? Credit: franz12 Apple has started the new year by disappointing investors with its first profit warning in 17 years. The compan ...
Why we want to build a machine that can predict a person's attractiveness
Credit: Akhenaton Images/Shutterstock It is an age-old question – what makes someone attractive? We often say things like "beauty is i ...
Sidestepping trade war Musk breaks ground on Tesla Shanghai plant
The new plant near Shanghai will be Tesla's first outside the United States Tesla boss Elon Musk presided Monday over the ground-breaki ...
Renault alliance 'not in danger': Nissan CEO tells AFP
In an interview, Nissan CEO Hiroto Saikawa (L) brushed aside suggestions that the alliance with Renault had been damaged by the aftermath of ...
Ghosn to appear in court: what happens next?
Carlos Ghosn will finally get his day in court The case of auto tycoon Carlos Ghosn has gripped Japan and the business world since his stun ...
Japan billionaire says 'free cash' tweet most shared of all time
Yusaku Maezawa is chief executive of Japan's largest online fashion store and is the 18th richest person in Japan Billionaire Japanese ...
Privacy becomes a selling point at tech show
Apple takes a shot at rivals such as Google on the data privacy front at the major Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, on January 6, 201 ...
China's Huawei unveils chip for global big data market
In this July 4, 2018, file photo, a shopper walks past a Huawei store at a shopping mall in Beijing. Chinese telecom equipment giant Huawei ...
CES 2019: People will buy more smart stuff fewer TVs
People photograph a car before a Byton news conference at CES International, Sunday, Jan. 6, 2019, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher) The ...
Tesla to break ground on Shanghai plant as trade war lingers
The new plant near Shanghai will be Tesla's first outside the United States Tesla boss Elon Musk said the electric car-maker would brea ...
Breadmaking robot startup eyes fresh connections
The BreadBot—a fully automated bread-making machine that mixes, kneads, proofs, bakes and sells bread like a vending machine is displayed at ...
Renault alliance 'not in danger': Nissan CEO
In an interview, Nissan CEO Hiroto Saikawa (L) brushed aside suggestions that the alliance with Renault had been damaged by the aftermath of ...
US gadget love forecast to grow despite trust issues
Preparations are underway for the CES 2019 technology show in Las Vegas The trade group behind the Consumer Electronics Show set to start h ...
Growth to continue throughout 2019
Speaking to journalists in London at the end of last year, Mark Burr-Lonnon, Mouser’s Senior Vice President of Global Service & EMEA and APAC Businesses gave an upbeat assessment of 2018 and said
Research points to more durable mobile phones and power lines
Researchers from Binghamton University, State University of New York have developed a way to make cell phones and power lines more durable.
CES 2019: Chinese tech firms lay lower amid trade tensions
In this Jan. 6, 2015, file photo Danielle London, left, dances with a performer dressed as a robot at the Alibaba.com booth at the Internati ...