Apple unveils new smartwatch, nears 2bn devices
CUPERTINO : Apple unveiled a redesigned smartwatch on Wednesday as the California tech giant said it was nearing its two billionth device for its mobile operating system. “We are about to hit a major...
View ArticleApple unveils new premium iPhone XS, health features for watch
CUPERTINO : Apple on Wednesday unveiled updated versions of its priciest iPhones along with a new smartwatch that allows users to take their own electrocardiograms, as the US tech giant looks to boost...
View ArticleMachines will do more tasks than humans by 2025: WEF
Robots will handle 52 per cent of current work tasks by 2025, almost twice as many as now, a World Economic Forum (WEF) study said Monday. The sharp increase could also see a net gain in “new roles”...
View ArticleEther cryptocurrency, a victim of blockchain success
LONDON: For all the attention afforded bitcoin, it is its rival ether that is hitting the headlines, with the popularity of its blockchain technology Ethereum driving concerns that have sent investors...
View ArticleTwitter to ban ‘dehumanizing’ comments with user help
Twitter on Tuesday reached out to users for help crafting a ban on comments that dehumanize people and set the stage for real-world violence. A policy change that Twitter has been working on for...
View ArticleGoogle celebrates 20th birthday with a special doodle
Google, the world’s most popular search engine, turns 20 this month and it’s celebrating with a special doodle. The internet’s rabbit hole that gives access to everything from academic research to...
View ArticleFacebook says big breach exposed 50 million accounts to full takeover
Facebook Inc said Friday hackers stole digital login codes allowing them to take over nearly 50 million user accounts in its worst security breach ever given the unprecedented level of potential...
View ArticleIn test case, US fails to force Facebook to wiretap Messenger calls
SAN FRANCISCO : US investigators failed in a recent courtroom effort to force Facebook to wiretap voice calls over its Messenger app in a closely watched test case, according to two people briefed on...
View ArticleSouth African lion cubs conceived artificially in world first
Watching the two little lion cubs boisterously play with each other at a conservation centre outside of South Africa’s capital Pretoria, it’s hard to see anything out of the ordinary. But these cubs...
View ArticleNew species of hummingbird identified in Ecuador
A team of ornithologists in Ecuador has identified a new species of hummingbird: a lovely blue-green creature that lives in a cold, barren highland area and is danger of extinction. Team leader...
View ArticleFacebook says no sign recent hack spread to other apps
SAN FRANCISCO : Facebook on Tuesday said hackers who stole digital keys to tens of millions of accounts appear not to have tampered with third-party applications linked to the social network. Facebook...
View ArticleFacebook says no sign recent hack spread to other apps
SAN FRANCISCO : Facebook on Tuesday said hackers who stole digital keys to tens of millions of accounts appear not to have tampered with third-party applications linked to the social network. Facebook...
View Articleaddresses unexplained space station hole but mystery remains unsolved
NASA sought on Wednesday to tamp down speculation that sabotage caused a tiny hole found last month in the side of a Russian module docked at the International Space Station, but the mystery remained...
View ArticleFacebook, responding to lawsuit, says sex trafficking banned on site
Facebook said on Wednesday in response to a lawsuit accusing it of not doing enough to protect users from human traffickers that it works internally and externally to thwart such predators. “Human...
View ArticleUS indicts seven Russian military intel agents in global hacking conspiracy
WASHINGTON : The US Justice Department Thursday indicted seven agents of Russia’s GRU military intelligence agency as part of a joint crackdown with Western allies on a series of major hacking plots...
View ArticleIncreasingly human-like robots spark fascination and fear
Sporting a trendy brown bob, a humanoid robot named Erica chats to a man in front of stunned audience members in Madrid. She and others like her are a prime focus of robotic research, as their uncanny...
View ArticleApple tells Congress it found no signs of hacking attack
SAN FRANCISCO : Apple Inc’s top security officer told Congress on Sunday that it had found no sign of suspicious transmissions or other evidence that it had been penetrated in a sophisticated attack on...
View ArticleAlphabet shuts Google+ site after user data exposed
Google will shut down the consumer version of its social network Google+ after announcing data from up to 500,000 users may have been exposed to external developers by a bug that was present for more...
View ArticleFacebook launches AI video-calling device ‘Portal’
Facebook on Monday launched a range of AI-powered video-calling devices, a strategic revolution for the social network giant in its bid for a slice of a market currently dominated by Amazon and Google....
View ArticleInstagram ramps up battle against bullying
Instagram on Tuesday added more weapons to battle cyber bullying, using artificial intelligence to scan photos for abusive content at the Facebook-owned service. The move comes after Facebook also...
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