Web pioneer wants new ‘contract’ for internet
LISBON : The inventor of the world wide web, Tim Berners-Lee, on Monday announced plans for a “contract” to ensure the internet remains “safe and accessible” for all. “All kinds of things have things...
View ArticleScientists push back against Harvard ‘alien spacecraft’ theory
A scientific paper led by two researchers at Harvard University made a splash this week by claiming that a cigar-shaped rock zooming through our solar system may have been sent by aliens. The...
View ArticleSamsung gives first glimpse of foldable phone
SAN FRANCISCO : Samsung unveiled its much-anticipated foldable phone in San Francisco on Wednesday, urging Android developers to start writing apps for it. The South Korean tech company needs to get...
View ArticleFacebook stops requiring arbitration of sexual harassment claims
Facebook on Friday said it will no longer require employees to resolve sexual harassment claims via arbitration, mirroring a move by Google. The change of workplace rules at the world´s leading social...
View ArticleTwitter cuts suspect users from follower counts again, blames bug
SAN FRANCISCO: Twitter made another attempt to make users’ tallies of followers more accurate, subtracting millions of suspicious followers which had reappeared on the social media service since a...
View ArticleAfter conquering the world, smartphone faces uncertain future
WASHINGTON : What is next for the smartphone, which has become the hottest-selling consumer device around the world in just over a decade? Even as top makers like Apple and Samsung unveil new handsets...
View ArticleFacebook shuts more accounts aimed at political meddling
Facebook on Tuesday said it shut down more accounts aimed at influencing the US midterm election and that it is exploring a possible link to Russia. “As we’ve continued to investigate, we detected and...
View ArticleApple partners with Oscar-winning movie studio A24 for feature films
Apple has inked a multi-year deal with A24, the studio behind Oscar-winning projects Moonlight and Amy, a source familiar with the plans told Reuters, as the iPhone maker pushes deeper into original...
View ArticleInstagram ousting fake followers from accounts
SAN FRANCISCO: Instagram on Monday said it is booting fake followers, likes, and comments generated by applications tailored to make accounts appear more popular than they actually are. The crackdown...
View ArticleFacebook, Instagram back up after outage
Facebook said Tuesday users had trouble accessing the social network and its other applications such as Instagram for a chunk of the day due to a server software problem. It was the second instance in...
View ArticleWhatsApp’s new update allows video previews in push notifications
Messenger app WhatsApp is introducing a new feature for its iOS beta users which allows video previews in push notifications. The company is said to be completing work on an update which displays...
View ArticleThe empire strikes back: Microsoft returns to the top of the world
WASHINGTON : Microsoft is back at the top of the technology world following an extraordinary comeback to close the gap with Apple, some three years into a transformation of the onetime leader by chief...
View ArticleFirst manned space mission launches since Soyuz failure
The first manned space mission to the International Space Station since an unprecedented accident in October, which raised concerns about Moscow´s Soviet-designed spacecraft, will launch on Monday....
View ArticleGoogle launches AI-driven audio news feed
SAN FRANCISCO : Google said Thursday it was launching a radio-style, on-demand audio news feed available on smart speakers, personalized with the help of artificial intelligence. The technology giant...
View ArticleHuawei mistrust imperils China tech ambitions
China´s ambitious drive to dominate next-generation 5G technology faces a sudden reality check as fears spread that telecom companies like Huawei could be proxies for Beijing´s security apparatus....
View ArticleWhite House mulls new year executive order to bar Huawei, ZTE purchases
US President Donald Trump is considering an executive order in the new year to declare a national emergency that would bar US companies from using telecommunications equipment made by China’s Huawei...
View ArticleBill Gates’ nuclear venture hits snag amid US restrictions on China deals: WSJ
NEW YORK: TerraPower LLC, a nuclear energy venture chaired by Microsoft Corp co-founder Bill Gates, is seeking a new partner for early-stage trials of its technology after new US rules forced it to...
View ArticleGoogle wins US approval for radar-based hand motion sensor
Alphabet Inc’s Google unit won approval from US regulators to deploy a radar-based motion sensing device known as Project Soli. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) said in an order late on...
View ArticleBuzz grows on ‘flying cars’ ahead of major tech show
Will flying cars take off at the upcoming Consumer Electronics Show? Well, sort of. The prototypes won’t be soaring over the Las Vegas Strip during the technology extravaganza which runs from January...
View ArticleHeathrow, Gatwick investing in anti-drone technology
Britain´s two biggest airports, Heathrow and Gatwick, are investing in anti-drone technology following severe disruption at Gatwick caused by drone sightings in the run-up to Christmas, spokesmen. The...
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