Battery of complaints against Tesla in Norway
Tesla has sold more cars per capita in Norway than any other country in the world "I've had the car for eight months and it ran fi ...
Palestinian teens reach finals of Silicon Valley app pitch
In this Thursday, Aug. 2, 2018 photo, Wassan al-Sayyed,17, uses a 3D glasses headset that is running the team's virtual reality game &qu ...
Facebook's revelations: Real change or window dressing?
In this April 18, 2017 file photo, Conference workers speak in front of a demo booth at Facebook's annual F8 developer conference, in Sa ...
Bluebird jet boat floats again 51 years after fatal crash
The restored Bluebird K7, which crashed killing pilot Donald Campbell in 1967, takes to the water for the first time in more than 50 years o ...
Belgian wins inaugural France to China solar bike race
Raf van Hulle took just 49 days to complete the 12,000 kilometre journey from the French city of Lyon to Guangzhou in southern China A Belg ...
Googlers bristle at censoring search for China: report
Google withdrew its search engine from China eight years ago due to censorship and hacking but it is now working on a project for the countr ...
More states sue to stop online plans for 3D-printed guns
-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, ...
Improved passphrases could make online experiences both user-friendly and secure
Although passphrases, or phrase-based passwords, have been found to be more secure than traditional passwords, human factors issues such as ...
Drug tests for gamers as soccer's eWorld Cup jackpot climbs
In this photo taken on Thursday, Aug. 2, 2018, competitors take part in the eWorld Cup grand final in London. Three weeks after the World Cu ...
NYSE joins forces with Starbucks on bitcoin platform
The New York Stock Exchange's parent company's new partnership with Starbucks—the exchange is dubbed Bakkt—aims to bring a measure o ...
GM seeks to exempt Buick SUV from looming Trump tariffs
The Buick Envision SUV is manufactured in China but a small number are imported into the US market, and GM has asked that it be spared the 2 ...
Petrobras profits leap in second quarter on higher oil prices
Results suggest Petrobras is turning around after a sharp drop in crude prices and a mammoth corruption scandal in the company Brazil's ...
Extreme makeover: Fukushima nuclear plant tries image overhaul
Officials have been gradually trying to rebrand the Fukushima nuclear plant, bringing in school groups, diplomats and other visitors Call i ...
Toyota posts record Q1 net profit maintains full-year forecast
Toyota maintained its forecast that for the fiscal year to March 2019, net profit would fall 15 percent Japanese car giant Toyota on Friday ...
Hacker breaches defenses at social news star Reddit
Reddit was co-founded by Alexis Ohanian, husband of tennis superstar Serena Williams Popular social news website Reddit on Thursday was war ...
Foodora pulls out of Australia
Gig economy businesses like Foodora have faced criticism in several countries over the treatment of workers Food delivery service Foodora i ...
Amazon pays just $2.2M in tax in UK despite surge in profits
Amazon is facing criticism after its British tax bill fell despite a big jump in sales and profits. ...
S. Korea to launch probe into BMW over alleged delayed recall
At least 28 BMW cars have caught fire this year in South Korea, according to media reports South Korea will launch an investigation into BM ...
China's Huawei eyes smartphone summit after passing Apple
Huawei CEO Richard Yu said the company shifted 95 million smartphones in the first six months of the year China's Huawei on Friday said ...
Arm acquires data management company to enable device-to-data IoT platform
Arm has announced the acquisition of data management company, Treasure Data, in a bid to enable a device-to-data Internet of Things (IoT) platform.
Teaching old tech new tricks
2018-08-02 16:00:07Teaching old tech new tricks
Using 100-year-old minerals processing methods, chemical engineering students have found a solution to a looming 21st-century problem: how t ...
Leti and CMP provide multi-project wafer service with integrated silicon oxram
Leti, a research institute at CEA Tech, and Circuits Multi-Projects (CMP)are offering the world's first multi-project-wafer (MPW) process for fabricating emerging non-volatile memory OxRAM devices
USGA launches eSport virtual US Amateur using Pebble Beach
Pebble Beach, of which a view of the seventh green is seen here, was used as the virtual backdrop for the first Virtual US Amateur eSports W ...
Ex-Tesla worker accused of hacking seeks $1M in counterclaim
A former Tesla Inc. employee at the electric car maker's battery plant in Nevada is seeking at least $1 million in defamation damages af ...
A kernel of promise in popcorn-powered robots
A soft robotic device powered by popcorn, constructed by researchers in Cornell’s Collective Embodied Intelligence Lab. Credit: Cornell Univ ...
Financial fruit: Apple becomes 1st trillion-dollar company
In this Jan. 9, 2007 file photo, Apple CEO Steve Jobs holds up the new iPhone during his keynote address at MacWorld Conference & Expo i ...
Chinese-American engineer charged with stealing GE technology
The FBI said they arrested Xiaoqing Zheng, a General Electric engineer, and found a handbook explaining 'resources' China would peop ...
Music streaming giant Deezer raises 160 million euros
Now worth a cool billion Global music streaming platform Deezer said Thursday it had raised 160 million euros ($186 million) in fresh funds ...
Ditch the joystick? Swiss develop jacket that pilots drones
Robotics expert on the Ecole Polytechnique Federal de Lausanne, EPFL team, Matteo Macchini, right, displays the fly controls in a virtual re ...
The high-tech evolution of scientific computing
The high-tech evolution of scientific computing. Credit: US Department of Energy Science has always relied on a combination of approaches t ...
How origami might reshape the future of everything
Kamrava created this 3D printed object. Credit: Adam Glanzman/Northeastern University The next generation of solar panels and air bags will ...
BMW profits dip on investments in e-cars
BMW also makes the compact Mini and luxury Rolls-Royce German high-end carmaker BMW on Thursday reported a dip in quarterly profits after r ...
Rolls-Royce flies into loss on Trent engine trouble
Repairs to Trent 1000 turbofan engines weighed heavily on Rolls-Royce's earnings in the first half of the year Britain's Rolls-Royc ...
Grab raises $2 billion to fight ride-hailing competition
Southeast Asia's ride-hailing market is expected to reach $20 billion by 2025 Ride-hailing firm Grab said on Thursday it has raised $2 ...
Siemens shares nosedive on overhaul plan energy woes
The shift to renewable energy has hurt sales of Siemens' gas turbines and are prompting a restructuring that could see 7,000 jobs go Sh ...
Starbucks and Alibaba join forces as China coffee war brews
Starbucks has more than 3,400 cafes in more than 140 Chinese cities and has said a new outlet opens every 15 hours in the country Starbucks ...
What is a blockchain token?
2018-08-02 08:00:04What is a blockchain token?
What’s this digital token good for, anyway? Credit: knipsdesign/Shutterstock.com People are just becoming acquainted with the idea of digit ...
Insight into loss processes in perovskite solar cells enables efficiency improvements
With additional layers between the perovskite semiconductor and the hole- and electron-transportlayers (red and blue lines), the team at the ...
Q&A: How Facebook regulates the wild west of political ads
This March 29, 2018, photo shows the logo for Facebook appears on screens at the Nasdaq MarketSite, in New York's Times Square. With les ...
Tankee a free safe-space video network for kid gamers launching this fall
Parents who feel a cold chill up their back whenever their kids venture into the world of online gaming have a new resource. This week, an A ...
DreamBox Learning gets $130 million for math education software
Bellevue, Wash., education-software company DreamBox Learning has received a $130 million investment from private equity firm TPG. The money ...
Cupertino shelves proposed 'head tax' on Apple employees for now
The Cupertino City Council on Tuesday night put the brakes on a controversial plan to impose an employee "head tax" on Apple and o ...
Preview: 'Marvel Powers United VR' lets players be the superheroes
After watching "Spider-Man" cartoons or reading "X-Men" comic books, nearly everyone—at one point or another—imagines th ...
MoU on IoT signed by Infineon Technologies and Alibaba Cloud
Infineon Technologies and Alibaba Cloud Computing Company have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the joint promotion of Internet of Things (IoT) applications within the fields of smart li
Google developing censor-friendly search engine for China: source
News of a censor-friendly version of Google's search engine for China has caused anxiety within the company, an employee said Google is ...
US 'crypto-anarchist' sees 3D-printed guns as fundamental right
"No matter how badly I win or lose, you can download a gun from the internet," Cody Wilson told AFP at the headquarters of Defense ...
Student charged in elaborate digital money theft scheme
In this May 31, 2016 photo, Joel Ortiz, center, poses for a photo with Mayor Marty Walsh, left, and public schools Superintendent Tommy Chan ...
Man charged with hacking network of hospital convicted
A Massachusetts man has been convicted by a federal jury for attacking the computer network of a world-renowned hospital. ...
Blockchain business value could reach $2trillion by 2030
Blockchain business value, which refers to the cost savings and efficiencies that could be realised by incorporating blockchain into corporate business strategies, is expected to increase from $2.5bil
Tesla burns $739.5 million in cash on way to record 2Q loss
In this April 15, 2018, file photo, the sun shines off the rear deck of a roadster on a Tesla dealer's lot in the south Denver suburb of ...
UltraSoC brings SEGGER J-Link to embedded debug and analytics environment
UltraSoC IS partnering with SEGGER to offer support for J-Link debug probes within UltraSoC’s integrated system on chip (SoC) monitoring and analytics environment.
Huawei overtakes Apple
2018-08-01 16:00:09Huawei overtakes Apple
Huawei has become the world’s second-largest smartphone seller behind Samsung in the second quarter, overtaking Apple.
Electronic skin allows amputees to 'feel' pain and touch
Engineers at the Johns Hopkins University have created an electronic skin and aim to restore the sense of touch through the fingertips of pr ...
Three Ukrainians arrested for hacking over 100 US companies
The US Justice Department announced the arrest of three Ukrainians alleged to have hacked more than 100 US businesses Three Ukrainians have ...
Boston student accused of stealing millions in digital money
A Massachusetts college student has been arrested in California on suspicion of using his tech skills to hack victims' personal cellphon ...
Steve McQueen's family sues Ferrari over trademark
The family of Steve McQueen is suing Ferrari for using the iconic actor's image and branding for marketing their automobiles without com ...
WhatsApp out to make money from business messages
Facebook announces plans for a "WhatsApp Business" tool designed to connect businesses with their customers Facebook on Wednesday ...
Germany moves to tackle sales tax fraud in e-commerce
The German government, which estimates that it loses up to 500 million euros a year in unapdi sales taxes on goods purchased from e-commerce ...
Controlling drones via voice channels
Robust real-time control. Thanks to communication via conventional voice channels, the technology can be used immediately. Credit: Fraunhofe ...
Leaked chats show alleged Russian spy seeking hacking tools
This Tuesday, July 31, 2018 photo shows the entrance of the building of the Russian military intelligence service, named in Robert Mueller&# ...
Teaching AI to learn from non-experts
Non-expert image annotations are noisy. Ten non-experts outlined the dark black circles in the image, which are cell nuclei. Their results ( ...
EV charging in cold temperatures could pose challenges for drivers
EV drivers may need to factor external temperatures into the time they'll need to charge batteries, according to new study in Energy Pol ...
From cobalt to tungsten: how electric cars and smartphones are sparking a new kind of gold rush
Cobaltite ore. Credit: Shutterstock What's in your stuff? Most of us give no thought to the materials that make modern life possible. Y ...
What's wrong with big solar in cities? Nothing if it's done right
Residents near big solar projects are often concerned they cause glare and noise. Credit: Electrical and Mechanical Services Department Head ...
A robotic hand can juggle a cube—with lots of training
This undated photo provided by OpenAI shows a robotic hand holding a cube at the company's research lab in San Francisco. The hand, call ...
A year after data breach: Atlanta-based Equifax unbowed
A year after the worst data breach in U.S. history to date, Atlanta-based Equifax has been chastened, but its business model is unchanged an ...
Networked lighting to eliminate auto blind spots
The camouflage effect (left) makes pedestrians invisible for car drivers in spite of good lighting. Smart interconnection of headlights and ...
Increased safety for children around lawn mowers
LiDAR OWL – the time-of-flight imaging camera, that could be used with the robotic lawn mowers. Credit: Fraunhofer IMS Robotic lawn mowers ...
Research reveals the benefits of investment in energy efficiency
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Several new research projects at The University of Manchester's Urban Institute have shown how improvements i ...
The growing gap between physical and social technologies
The word "technology," from the Greek techne, usually evokes physical technologies like artificial intelligence, swarm robots, and ...
Hearing Amazon's footsteps Walgreens unveils new digital platform to connect patients to doctors
Walgreens has unveiled a new digital platform to connect customers to medical services, just weeks after its stock dove on news that Amazon ...
Software framework designed to accelerate drug discovery wins IEEE International Scalable Computing Challenge
Shantenu Jha, chair of Brookhaven Lab's Center for Data-Driven Discovery, and his team from Rutgers University and University College Lo ...
Baidu profit up 45% on growth in news app and AI push
Baidu has been trying to reposition itself from a heavy reliance on the search-engine business towards technologies used in AI Chinese onli ...
Analysts expect Tesla 2Q revenue gain but big net loss
In this April 15, 2018, file photo, the sun shines off the rear deck of a roadster on a Tesla dealer's lot in the south Denver suburb of ...
Facebook Instagram to introduce time-management tools
Facebook and Instagram are introducing "new tools to help people manage their time" spent online Do you worry that you, or your c ...
Slovakia faces challenge of shifting gear into e-cars
Slovakia runs the risk of missing the e-mobility boat by foot-dragging on incentives to encourage carmakers to produce electric cars A smal ...
Another CEO resigns over misconduct
Texas Instruments (TI) has announced the resignation of Brian Crutcher as president, CEO and a member of the board of directors. The news comes just two months after he took up the positions.
Trump appoints Oklahoma professor to lead science policy office
President Donald Trump's appointment of a University of Oklahoma professor as director of the White House Office of Science and Technolo ...
You'll soon be able to use your iPhone to pay for CVS prescriptions with Apple Pay
Credit: CC0 Public Domain You'll soon be able to use your iPhone or Apple Watch to pay for prescriptions at CVS or a Slurpee at 7-Eleve ...
Facebook finds 'sophisticated' efforts to disrupt elections (Update)
In this May 16, 2012, file photo, the Facebook logo is displayed on an iPad in Philadelphia. Facebook said it has uncovered "sophistica ...
Huawei tops Apple in tightening smartphone market: IDC
South Korean consumer electronics titan Samsung remained the top smartphone maker, shipping 71.5 million handsets, but Huawei moved into sec ...
Damage and wear alerts via smart machine components
Using an advanced additive manufacturing technology, smart machine components that are able to alert users when they are damaged or worn have been developed by a team from the United Technologies Rese
Faster electronics via protective “cladding” that traps light
Replacing traditional computer chip components with light-based counterparts, it's believed that electronic devices will become faster because of the wide bandwidth of light.
Green Hills and Paragon Software to deliver safe and secure IVI system
Green Hills Software, a supplier of embedded safety and security, and Paragon Software, a provider of storage software solutions, are integrating Paragon's File System Link with the Green Hills IN
Allegro MicroSystems and UMC sign long-term foundry agreement
Allegro MicroSystems, a supplier of high-performance power and sensing semiconductors, and United Microelectronics, a global semiconductor foundry, have signed a long-term agreement for UMC to continu
BiSb expands the potential of topological insulators for ultra-low-power electronic devices
Scientists have developed the world's best-performing pure spin current source made of bismuth-antimony (BiSb) alloys, which they suggest could be the nest candidate for the first industrial appli
Apple quarterly profit leaps nears $1 trillion value
Apple—which is flirting with a history-making, trillion-dollar market value based on its share price—bested expectations in the latest quart ...
Deal reached to clean land around 3 US plutonium reactors
This June 13, 2017 file photo shows two decommissioned plutonium-producing reactors on the Hanford Nuclear Reservation near Richland, Wash. ...
Faced with losses MoviePass discount tix service hikes fee
In this Jan. 30, 2018, file photo, Cassie Langdon holds her MoviePass card outside AMC Indianapolis 17 theatre in Indianapolis. MoviePass, t ...
UTA technology could change way computers dissipate heat
Seong Jin Koh, a Department of Materials Science and Engineering professor, received a patent on technology he developed that reduces the po ...
Taxi strike stretches into eighth day in Spain
Taxi drivers blocked a major avenue in Madrid on Tuesday as a strike against Uber-style ride hailing services was set to enter a second week ...
Facebook finds 'sophisticated' efforts to disrupt elections
In this May 16, 2012, file photo, the Facebook logo is displayed on an iPad in Philadelphia. Facebook said it has uncovered "sophistica ...
Ryanair boss cancels bonus after flights grounded
Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary waived his bonus because of a pilot scheduling mix-up last September that resulted in some 20,000 flight ca ...
New Homeland Security center to guard against cyberattacks
Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen address the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) National Cybersecurity Summit, Tuesday, Ju ...
A new smartphone app for collecting travel info
Transportation agencies need travel behavior data to plan changes to their networks, systems, and policies. They'll soon be able to purc ...
Clothing rental could be the key to a stylishly sustainable fashion industry
‘I’ll have this one for 24 hours, please.’ Credit: Shutterstock A staggering 235m items of unwanted clothing were forecast to be dumped in ...
Collaboration aims to deliver wireless solutions for IIoT markets
Advantech, Behr Technologies (BTI), Hitachi Solutions America, and Microsoft have announced that they are collaborating to deliver wireless communications solutions for private industrial internet of
Analog Devices and B-Secur collaborate on biometric technologies
Analog Devices (ADI) and B-Secur have joined up to develop a complete biometric authentication solution for use in automotive vehicles.
Volkswagen says may have to recall 124000 electric cars
The presence of a small amount of carcinogenic cadmium in battery chargers of electric and hybrid models is prompting VW Group to recall som ...
Coordinated ocean energy efforts herald a new industrial sector
Credit: Evannovostro, Shutterstock Despite its remaining mystery, the ocean is a complex working environment, widely used for fishing, ship ...