[ad_1] British Columbia’s rattlesnakes may not get much respect, but scientists are working to change that — and in the process, save a diminishing species. University and government researchers have been focusing on one population of western rattlesnakes in a fairly pristine basin where there hasn’t been much development. But even in this “big, round…
[ad_1] A runaway cheetah in the Kootenays. A missing python in Delta. Hundreds of forgotten parrots on Vancouver Island. Exotic pets make headlines because of their unusual nature, but one animal advocacy group says the practice of keeping exotic animal species — wild animals not native to Canada such as parrots, monkeys, and pythons —…
[ad_1] Apple’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 its supply chain. Apple Vice President for Information Security George Stathakopoulos wrote in a letter to the Senate and House commerce committees that the…
[ad_1] A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket’s first stage has landed back at its California launch site after carrying an Argentinian satellite into space. The primary purpose of Sunday’s mission was to place the SAOCOM 1A satellite into orbit, but SpaceX also successfully sent a first stage booster back to Vandenberg Air Force Base for the…
[ad_1] While the pace of machine learning has quickened over the last decade, the underlying hardware enabling machine-learning tasks hasn’t changed much: racks of traditional processing chips, such as computer processing units (CPUs) and graphics processing units (GPUs) combined in large data centers. But on the cutting edge of processing is an area called neuromorphic…
[ad_1] As the parent company of Google, YouTube and self-driving car initiative Waymo, Alphabet took silver in Cramer’s communication services power ranking. The stock has gained a meager 10 percent since the beginning of the year, but the “Mad Money” host attributed that to “guilt by association” with the downtrodden stocks of Alphabet’s online comrades,…
[ad_1] “We cannot comment on sizing but I think what’s probably more important for us is not the sizing, but the quality of the partners,” Maa said, explaining that Microsoft can help the 6-year-old start-up “scale beyond where we currently are today.” Grab is already backed by a number of prominent companies, including SoftBank, Toyota…
[ad_1] Zillow’s foray into home-flipping has not been paying off for the online real estate broker, CNBC’s Jim Cramer lamented on Monday after Zillow’s stock lost 1.73 percent. “Investors … don’t want an interest-rate-sensitive company that owns homes; they bought Zillow because it’s a high-margin, asset-light online real estate play with a fabulous multi-year growth…
[ad_1] German manufacturer Siemens has invested in a start-up developing a ground-breaking virtual reality (VR) system for heavy industry. Finnish company Varjo Technologies announced Monday that it had secured $31 million in a funding round, which included Siemens’s global venture arm Next47. The investment round was led by London-based venture capital firm Atomico and brought…
[ad_1] Cisco is cozying up to the start-up world as part of a plan to revive growth. As part of this plan, it’s the principal investor in a $500 million venture fund that will be run by Jon Sakoda, a former partner at venture firm NEA. According to an SEC filing on Friday, Sakoda is…
[ad_1] Microsoft‘s LinkedIn on Monday announced the acquisition of Glint, snapping up a start-up whose software helps human resources managers understand how workers feel about their employers. While terms weren’t disclosed, people familiar with the deal told CNBC that LinkedIn paid more than $400 million for Glint, with one source saying that the deal topped…
[ad_1] The behavior at such a critical time suggests Tesla’s board of directors may not be able to rein Musk in. “The judge may have real concerns Tesla won’t be able to do anything about his tweets, and social media is difficult to pre-clear or approve in advance unless he’s willing to cooperate,” former SEC…
[ad_1] AudienceNet found that an estimated 14 percent of the U.S. population now owns a smart speaker, most of which can perform a range of automated tasks — but listening to music is the dominant use case among owners, the firm said. Among those surveyed, Amazon’s Echo devices edged out Google and Apple in terms…
[ad_1] About eight minutes after launch, the booster stage of the rocket returned to land upright at LZ-4. Previously, SpaceX landed rockets launched from California on an autonomous barge stationed in the Pacific Ocean. This was the 30th time SpaceX landed a rocket and the 17th successful SpaceX mission this year. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] The Casio Rangeman GPR-B1000 is comically large. That’s the first thing you notice about it. Based on the G-Shock design, this massive watch is 20.2mm thick and about 60mm in diameter, a true dinner plate of a watch. Inside the heavy case is a dense collection of features that will make your next outdoor…
[ad_1] Executives at six media agencies confirmed Amazon is making huge inroads in advertising, supporting the recent eMarketer report that the tech giant has become the third largest U.S. digital advertising platform behind Google and Facebook. One exec from a large agency said some brands find Google search ads “quaint” and want their budgets moved…
[ad_1] Eager to change the conversation from their years-long exposure of user data via Google+ to the bright, shining future the company is providing, Google has announced some changes to the way permissions are approved for Android apps. The new process will be slower, more deliberate, and hopefully secure. The changes are part of “Project…
[ad_1] Intel has taken the wraps off three new 9th Gen desktop Core CPUs for gamers and mainstream users, as well as a new range of Core X-Series CPUs and also a Xeon consumer workstation CPU for extremely demanding content creators. The highlight of the new 9th Gen lineup is the Core i9-9900K with eight…
[ad_1] A Google bug exposed the account information of 500,000 users, the company said Monday, spurring a slew of privacy changes and the shuttering of Google+ service for consumers. The bug in Google’s developer platform on its Google+ social network left information like a user’s name, email address, occupation, gender and age vulnerable to a…
[ad_1] Apple just released iOS 12.0.1, which fixes an issue that prevented some new iPhone XS units from properly charging over a Lightning cable. In some cases, iPhone owners plugged their phone in at night only to wake up and find the phone hadn’t charged at all. The update also fixes a couple of other…
[ad_1] Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Sundar Pichai, chief executive officer of Google Inc., attends a news conference in New Delhi, India, on Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2017. Google did not disclose a security breach to its Google+ social network because it feared regulation, according to a Wall Street Journal report citing documents and people…
[ad_1] Uli Deck | picture alliance | Getty Images A Tesla Model 3 at the Paris International Motor, October 2, 2018. Tesla said its Model 3 mid-size sedan has the lowest probability of causing injury of any vehicle ever tested by the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration. That means that all three Tesla vehicles, the…
[ad_1] London’s High Court on Monday blocked an attempt to bring legal action against Alphabet’s Google over claims it had collected sensitive data from more than 4 million iPhone users although it said the company’s actions had been “wrongful”. The claimants had said Google had illegally accessed details of iPhone users’ Internet browsing data by…
[ad_1] Britta Pedersen | picture alliance | Getty Images Vacuum robots from iRobot on display at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada, in January, 2015. IRobot will suffer from the latest escalation in the trade conflict between the U.S. and China, according to Piper Jaffray. The firm lowered its rating to neutral from…
[ad_1] Google’s cyber technology incubator Jigsaw has rolled out a new application called Intra to the Google Play store to protect users from Domain Name System (DNS) manipulation attacks. “Intra protects you from DNS manipulation, a cyber-attack used to block access to news sites, social media platforms and messaging apps,” Jigsaw said on its dedicated…
[ad_1] There’s room for Google to talk about more products, but we don’t know what they might be. Remember: Google is now competing in the home against Amazon, Apple and Facebook. Amazon recently announced more than 15 smart products during a press event in Seattle. Facebook announced its first smart speaker, the Portal, on Monday.…
[ad_1] The new toggle for Authentication App can be found in Two-Factor Authentication option in Settings Instagram is finally widely rolling out a feature that lets users utilise a third-party authenticator app to log into their account. This new form of two-factor authentication, Instagram says, makes it easier and safer for you to securely log…
[ad_1] Apple shares will rally because the company will benefit from falling component costs for its phones, according to Citi Research. The firm raised its price target to $265 from $230 for Apple shares, predicting the smartphone maker will report earnings per share above expectations next year. The new forecast represents 18 percent upside to…
[ad_1] US software giant Microsoft is set to win unconditional EU antitrust approval for its $7.5 billion (roughly Rs. 55,500 crores) purchase of privately held coding website GitHub, two people familiar with the matter said on Monday. Microsoft announced the deal in June, its largest acquisition since it bought LinkedIn for $26 billion in 2016. The GitHub…
[ad_1] Some owners of the new Apple Watch Series 4 in Australia experienced a bug that caused the watch to reboot when clocks changed for daylight saving time Sunday, 9to5Mac reported. The watches have since fixed themselves, the site said. People who had the “Infograph Modular” complication active on their watch face, pictured above, were…
[ad_1] The Portal is a sleek new video camera and screen that makes chats with family and friends look great. It has just one problem: It was made by Mark Zuckerberg. On Monday, Facebook unveiled the $200 Portal, the first-ever consumer hardware from the world’s largest social network. The toaster-size gadget, along with a larger…
[ad_1] Facebook on Monday unveiled a pair of smart speakers, complete with cameras and microphones, for your home. The devices, Portal and Portal+, directly challenge Amazon, Google and Apple in the fast-growing smart-speaker market with a unique approach that will emphasize video calling. It’s Facebook’s first hardware product outside the Oculus line of virtual-reality devices.…
[ad_1] WeWork has partnered with Lemonade to provide renters insurance to WeLive members. WeLive is the residential offering from WeWork, offering members a fully-furnished apartment, complete with amenities like housekeeping, mailroom, and on-site laundry, on a flexible rental schedule. In other words, bicoastal workers or generally nomadic individuals can rent a short-term living space without…
[ad_1] Facebook is testing voice commands for chat and calls in its Messenger platform. According to a report in TechCrunch on Friday, the feature could soon let you use voice to dictate and send messages, initiate voice calls and create reminders. A Facebook Messenger spokesperson confirmed that Facebook is internally testing the voice command feature.…
[ad_1] Portal can call anyone with Facebook Messenger, which likely is most people you know. That’s a major strength of the device over its competitors. For example, the Echo Show and Echo Spot are limited to calling other Show and Spot users or folks who use the Alexa app and the Lenovo Smart Display is…
[ad_1] The latest WhatsApp beta for Android is reportedly implementing ads for the Status feature Ads on WhatsApp are something that have been in the headlines for some time. But now, it has been reported that WhatsApp for Android version 2.18.305, the latest beta version, has received implementation of ads in the Status section. To…
[ad_1] I don’t normally write about reliability in this section of my reviews, but I have some quality concerns. First, the infotainment system is annoying to use, since it relies on a knob instead of a touchscreen. Also, the interior materials aren’t as nice as what you get in a Volvo or Mercedes. I tested…
[ad_1] Qualcomm will set up up a campus in Hyderabad at an investment of $400 million (about Rs 3,000 crore), which will be its largest facility outside of the United States, the Telangana state government announced on Saturday. The phase-1 of the project will include a built-up space of 1.7 million sqft, housing about 10,000…
[ad_1] Tech providers vying for a $10 billion (roughly Rs. 74,000 crores) Defense Department cloud-computing contract may come under added pressure to prove their systems are secure after a report that China sneaked spy chips onto servers used by US companies including Amazon.com, a top contender for the Pentagon award. Amazon, the market leader in cloud-computing…
[ad_1] After months of rumours and leaks, the new Google Pixel 3 and Pixel 3XL will be revealed at a major keynote in New York tomorrow. These devices are expected to be packed with new features including a faster processor, longer battery life and improved displays. The Pixel 3XL looks likely to get the biggest…
[ad_1] Google Chrome will soon warn you if your device is running Android Jelly Bean Google Chrome is set to say goodbye to Android Jelly Bean that was released in November 2012. A commit with a “work in progress” tag has divulged the move. However, it is unclear that when Google will formally stop pushing…
[ad_1] Pixel 3 is expected to come touting much faster internals than the Pixel 2 (Image: Engadget) Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL are set to be shown off by Google at its scheduled hardware events in New York City, London and Paris that are taking place simultaneously. Pixel 3 is expected to come touting…
[ad_1] The US Department of Homeland Security said on Saturday it currently had no reason to doubt statements from companies that have denied a Bloomberg report that their supply chains were compromised by malicious computer chips inserted by Chinese intelligence services. “The Department of Homeland Security is aware of the media reports of a technology supply…
[ad_1] Instagram Stories, the feature that is essentially inspired by Snapchat and is designed to share what you’re doing with your followers, has been updated with an ability to automatically segment clips. With the latest change, you can create clips multiple clips from the Instagram app that can be shared as a story longer than…
[ad_1] Apple’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 its supply chain. Apple Vice President for Information Security George Stathakopoulos wrote in a letter to the Senate and House commerce committees that the…
[ad_1] The OnePlus 6T could be one of the most exciting mid-range smartphones of 2018. This update to the brilliant OnePlus 6 looks set to feature a refreshed design, with smaller teardrop notch, and removal of the rear fingerprint scanner. OnePlus has already teased how users will now unlock the new device and it’s one…
[ad_1] iFixit managed to replace MacBook Pro 2018’s display, without connecting to Apple’s GSX server Reports emerged last week that alleged Apple had rolled out software in its latest MacBook Pro 2018 and iMac Pro models that prevented the repair of major parts by third-party stores. However, a new report by iFixit reveals that this…
[ad_1] Preventing an extra single degree of heat could make a life-or-death difference in the next few decades for multitudes of people and ecosystems on this fast-warming planet, an international panel of scientists reported Sunday. But they provide little hope the world will rise to the challenge. The Nobel Prize-winning Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change…
[ad_1] Google Pixel 3 release (Image: GOOGLE • GETTY) There’s a day to go until Google will finally reveal its Pixel 3 and Pixel 3XL to the world. These devices look set to be unveiled at a major keynote in New York and are expected to include a swathe of new features, improved design and speedy upgrades. Google…
[ad_1] Google chief executive Sundar Pichai quietly paid the Pentagon a visit during his trip to Washington last week, seeking to smooth over tensions roughly four months after employee outrage prompted the tech giant to sever a defence contract to analyse drone video, according to two people familiar with the meeting. Pichai met with a…
[ad_1] Photo Credit: App Store Facebook Lite for iOS app is just 16.3MB in size Social media giant Facebook launched the ‘Lite’ version of its app for Android users in 2015. The Facebook Lite app was made keeping in mind developing markets with spotty connections and limited data usage. The Facebook Lite app is smaller…
[ad_1] Google’s proposals to increase competition in online shopping are bearing fruit, Europe’s antitrust chief said on Friday, suggesting that the company may be able to avoid further fines. Alphabet’s Google last year offered to allow price-comparison rivals to bid for advertising space at the top of a search page, giving them the chance to…
[ad_1] After several users complained that installing the Windows 10 October 2018 update has been wiping off their data, Microsoft on Saturday announced putting a halt to the availability of the update. “We have paused the rollout of the Windows 10 October 2018 Update (version 1809) for all users as we investigate isolated reports of…
[ad_1] Facebook just snatched some talent to fuel its invasion of LinkedIn’s turf. A source tells TechCrunch that members of coding interview practice startup Refdash including at least some of its executives have been hired by Facebook. The social network confirmed to TechCrunch that members of Refdash’s leadership team are joining to work on Facebook’s…
[ad_1] As most kindergarteners know, sharing is caring. That’s also true for grownups, particularly those with a Netflix account. Altogether, 3 out of 4 Americans are sharing streaming, shopping and mobile accounts such as Netflix, Hulu, Uber, Spotify, Amazon Prime and Airbnb with their family, friends and even exes, according to a new study by…
[ad_1] Waves of Change is a CBC series exploring the single-use plastic we’re discarding, and why we need to clean up our act. You can be part of the community discussion by joining our Facebook group. Single-use plastic (SUP) is everywhere, which means trying to reduce the amount you use can get really overwhelming, really quickly. But as…
[ad_1] Windows 10 users are being warned after a major issue was discovered with the October 2018 update. Recently some Windows 10 fans who downloaded the October update have been hit by a surprise problem. The PC users took to Windows 10 forums and Reddit to claim the latest Microsoft update had been deleting some…
[ad_1] Volpi is one of the few venture capitalists to make a name investing in open-source software, a difficult task because it often requires that companies successfully commercialize a product that also has a free version customers can use. Another big investor in the space is Benchmark’s Peter Fenton, who also backed both Elastic and…
[ad_1] Android smartphone users have been put on alert by security experts about a risk affecting devices running the Google mobile OS. Android is one of the most used pieces of software in the world, with over two billion devices using the Google mobile OS each and every month. These numbers are only going to…
[ad_1] It’s not every day the words, “That’s some of the best food I’ve ever eaten,” leave the mouths of the notoriously hard-to-impress investors on “Shark Tank.” But when it comes to Chi’Lantro’s Korean BBQ and kimchi fries, it’s a no-brainer. Jae Kim, founder of the Austin, Texas-based Korean-Mexican restaurant, is proof that the “American…
[ad_1] Google Chrome is the Silicon Valley giant’s web browser that is incredibly popular. In fact, the client is considered to be the most popular across the globe. Google Chrome is praised for being incredibly quick, very accessible and laudably customisable. Chrome allows for a variety of extensions to be added to the client that…
[ad_1] Huawei P20 Pro launched back in March and was critically-acclaimed for bringing myriad premium features to the table. But its triple-lens camera system was by far the phone’s headline aspect. The combination of its main sensor with a telephoto and monochrome lens delivered an incredible end-product. And the phone performed incredibly in low-light conditions…
[ad_1] The Canada Revenue Agency, the RCMP, Statistics Canada and more than a dozen other federal departments and agencies have failed an international test of the security of their credit card payment systems. Altogether, half of the 34 federal institutions authorized by the banking system to accept credit-card payments from citizens and others have flunked…
[ad_1] WhatsApp is considered to be the world’s most popular chat application. That is because it has 1.5billion users each month while Facebook Messenger only has 1.3billion, according to market and consumer data site Statista. The site claims WeChat is closely behind Facebook Messenger with 1.04billion monthly active users. One of the reasons WhatsApp is…
[ad_1] OnePlus 6T is highly-anticipated and its huge fanbase are surely eager to see what the firm has in store for its next flagship. OnePlus 6T is expected to retain the Chinese manufacturer’s signature ethos of filling its phones with flagship features but slapping a price tag on the final product that is lower than…
[ad_1] This week two democratic senators are calling on federal regulators to investigate if children’s apps are tracking their data. Senators Edward Markey of Massachusetts and Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut sent a letter on Wednesday to the Federal Trade Commission, writing they are concerned that numerous apps are potentially violating the law. Without explicit parental…
[ad_1] Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov are going to face off in one of the most anticipated UFC fights of the year. The battle in Las Vegas will mark The Notorious’s return to UFC after an almost two-year absence. The 30-year-old is taking part in a lightweight title fight during UFC 229. The big McGregor…
[ad_1] Canadian scientists and professors are among hundreds that have signed a statement condemning what they call a “fundamentally unsound” presentation by an Italian physicist on gender issues, and they say they are concerned about prevailing sexism in science. The statement, posted on the website Particles for Justice, was signed by members of the scientific…
[ad_1] Heartbeat is operating under the premise that apps alone can’t fix health care. While many start-ups have formed in recent years to connect consumers with a doctor via smartphone, or screen for medical conditions using algorithms, there’s a more popular view in the medical sphere that even millennials and the most digitally-savvy patients need…
[ad_1] The technology is called usage-based insurance. One company at the forefront is Ohio-based start-up Root Insurance, which recently raised $100 million in Series D funding, pushing Root’s valuation closer to a $1 billion valuation. Root Insurance operates in 20 states around the country, with plans to expand service to all 50 states by 2019.…
[ad_1] Manchester United will take on Newcastle United at Old Trafford in the Premier League today. The Red Devils go into today’s fixture with speculation mounting over Jose Mourinho’s future at the Manchester club. United are on the verge of going on a five-game winless streak for only the second time since 1998. It is…
[ad_1] Joshua Roberts | Reuters Jeff Bezos, president and CEO of Amazon and owner of The Washington Post, speaks at the Economic Club of Washington DC’s “Milestone Celebration Dinner” in Washington, U.S., September 13, 2018. Sellers and brands may not like it, but Amazon is clearly doubling down on its private label business. This is…
[ad_1] Last month Marc Cenedella, founder and CEO of Ladders, the leading career platform for jobs paying $100,000 and more, was advising a female executive with 20 years’ experience in marketing. She wasn’t happy with the salary offered by a prospective employer, but she was sheepish about negotiating. Cenedella advised her to tell the employer…
[ad_1] Facebook posts, Instagram, tweets and texts might be the perfect way for people to share their opinions, photos and feelings at lightning speed, but legal experts say all that instant information is slowing down the judicial system. People simply generate so much electronic evidence these days, that social media has become anything but convenient for police and…
[ad_1] It appears the Windows 10 October 2018 update is at fault for an unexpected problem (Image: Microsoft • Getty) Windows 10 October 2018 Update brings a host of new functionality for fans of Microsoft’s software to get excited about. After announcing the upgrade was available for all fans at its recent hardware event in…
[ad_1] Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov will take each other on at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas this weekend. The huge fight marks McGregor’s return to the UFC following an almost two-year absence. The 30-year-old from Dublin will be taking part in a lightweight title fight as part of UFC 229. The McGregor Khabib…
[ad_1] The NOW TV Smart Box with 4K is an adorable piece of kit that looks and feels premium (Image: NOW TV • Sky • Getty • Express Newspapers) NOW TV Smart Box with 4K • £45.99 (as tested) FOR – Awesome design • Quick user interface • Wide-range of programming available • Accurate and fast…
[ad_1] EE customers could soon see their download speeds get infinitely faster. The mobile network has just announced the launch of its very first 5G trial which is so fast it allows users to download a full HD movie in just a few seconds. The live trial will be held in Montgomery Square, Canary Wharf…
[ad_1] Apple Watch Series 4 heart rate tracking could be a game-changer (Image: APPLE) There’s a multitude of features packed inside the new Apple Watch that cement its position as the world’s best smartwatch. The larger display, extra internal power, improved Digital Crown and louder speakers go a long way to finally making this wearable…
[ad_1] The excitement surrounding the new OnePlus 6T continues to grow with the Chinese technology firm revealing more about its new flagship on an almost daily basis. This latest mid-range phone looks set to be packed with some significant upgrades including a bigger battery and smaller teardrop-style notch at the top the OLED display. However,…
[ad_1] Huawei has possibly made one of the best devices of the year with its brilliant P20 Pro scoring top marks from the world’s tech experts. This flagship phone comes packed with some seriously impressive features including a radical triple camera setup. This snapper has numerous tricks up its sleeve including being able to take…
[ad_1] Nokia is back with a device aimed at bringing flagship specs on relatively low budget. The Nokia 7.1 was unveiled last night and packs a hefty punch considering its price starts at just €319 (£280). For your money, you’ll find a phone that includes a Full HD+ 5.84-inch PureDisplay which is fully compatible with…
[ad_1] Google Earth’s aim is to provide an experience rather than a utility and doesn’t provide much geographical information about places and streets. Google Maps, on the other hand, is designed to cater for more practical, day-to-day needs. Released way back in 2001, Google Earth allows users to take a virtual tour of all four…
[ad_1] Nest has been attempting to cut the cost of heating bills for almost a decade. Their intelligent thermostats learn your daily routines and are fully internet connected – allowing them to be controlled remotely via a smartphone. Nest is keen to champion how much its technology can help customers with them boasting 25 billion kWh of…
[ad_1] If you’ve just bought a 4K TV we’d look away now. Samsung announced its next generation of televisions during August’s IFA technology show in Berlin. Now it seems the Korean firm is ready to unleash these stunning 8K sets onto the UK market. Latest news has just revealed these state of the art TVs will…
[ad_1] Unfortunately, no mobile phone is immune to a glitchy app or a malfunctioning software update. But the good news is Apple’s iOS platform is extremely stable and allows minor software issues to be resolved with a simple force restart – also known as a hard reboot. Whatever the reason for the malfunction there will…
[ad_1] Setting up your Barclays online banking could not be any easier – here, Express.co.uk will show you how to do it. The first step is to download the Barclays banking app on your iOS or Android smartphone or visit www.barclays.co.uk. The Barclays app will ask you to confirm your identity in one of three…
[ad_1] With the popularity of DNA testing on the rise, more businesses are looking for ways to monetize people’s desire to connect with their heritage. Ancestry — the largest for-profit genealogy company in the world — partnered with music streaming service Spotify to allow users to share their DNA results with Spotify to get personalized…
[ad_1] David Einhorn’s Greenlight Capital selling its remaining shares is a sign of a “paradigm shift” in which investors are finally seeing Apple as a software and services company, Loup Ventures’ Gene Munster told CNBC on Friday. “We are moving to a new era, which is Apple as a service, and investors, like David [Einhorn],…
[ad_1] The stock market was due for this sell-off, but the Federal Reserve certainly had a hand in kickstarting the pain, Cramer said Friday. “That’s exactly what happens when the chairman of the Federal Reserve tells us he may need to overshoot with his rate hikes to ensure inflation is kept in check,” he said.…
[ad_1] Cloudera and Hortonworks’ upcoming merger could put the combined company on a par with — or even a step above — legacy software-and-cloud provider Oracle, Cloudera CEO Thomas Reilly told CNBC on Friday. “A lot of the excitement about this merger is people expect us to be the next Oracle,” Reilly, who will become…
[ad_1] Facebook Messenger could soon let you user your voice to dictate and send messages, initiate voice calls, and create reminders. Messenger for Android’s code reveals a new M assistant button atop the message thread screen that activates listening for voice commands for those functionalities. Voice control could make Messenger simpler to use hands-free or…
[ad_1] Two dozen critically endangered Atlantic whitefish may have been rescued for a second time in just five months — first from invasive predators and now from Canada’s Department of Fisheries and Oceans. Dalhousie University geneticist Paul Bentzen says he was “surprised, shocked and dismayed” when CBC News revealed DFO planned to return the endangered Atlantic…
[ad_1] Getty Images SpaceX CEO Elon Musk at the International Astronautical Congress on September 29, 2017 in Adelaide, Australia Another Silicon Valley darling, Facebook, has also been under scrutiny recently. The social media giant and its CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, have been dealing with fallout over several issues, including the Cambridge Analytica data scandal and its…
[ad_1] Where else in the universe could life arise the way it did on Earth? Researchers at McMaster University in Hamilton are running experiments in their new “planet simulator” to find that out, along with answers about the origins of the first life on our own planet. “The fundamental question that everyone is probably asking…
[ad_1] Greenlight’s short bet on Tesla was its second biggest winner during the quarter, and Einhorn expects Tesla’s fourth quarter revenue and earnings will fall significantly short of expectations. It is worth noting Musk had said he expected Tesla would be profitable from the third quarter onward. Tesla shares were already down 5 percent Friday…
[ad_1] Outside the crop of construction cranes that now dot Vancouver’s bright, downtown greenways, in a suburban business park that reminds you more of dentists and tax preparers, is a small office building belonging to D-Wave. This office, squat, angular, and sun-dappled one recent cool Autumn morning, is unique in that it contains an infinite…
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[ad_1] Reelgood, a startup aimed at helping cord cutters find their next binge, is out today with its biggest update yet. The company has been developing its streaming guide over the past year to solve the issues around discovery that exist when consumers drop traditional pay TV in favor of streaming services like Netflix, Hulu,…
[ad_1] Advanced Micro Devices‘ hot streak hit a brick wall this week. Its shares were on track for a weekly decline of more than 10 percent on Friday, their worst in a year, and on course to fall into a bear market after having dropped nearly 20 percent from 52-week highs. One chart watcher said…
[ad_1] Longtime venture capitalist Shirish Sathaye has quietly joined early-stage investor Cervin Ventures as a general partner. Most recently, Sathaye was a general partner at Formation 8, the embattled venture firm co-founded by Palantir’s Joe Lonsdale, Brian Koo (a scion of the Koo family, owners of the electronics giant LG) and former Khosla GP Jim Kim.…
[ad_1] David Einhorn’s Greenlight Capital sold its remaining shares of Apple due to its heightened valuation and his growing fear of Chinese retaliation in response to U.S. tariffs, according to the billionaire’s third quarter letter to investors. “We ultimately sold because our differentiated thesis from 2011 has become consensus,” Einhorn said. “We are somewhat worried…
[ad_1] Hedge fund manager David Einhorn is blasting Tesla again. The investor compared Tesla to his most famous and prescient bearish call on Lehman Brothers. “Like Lehman, we think the deception is about to catch up to TSLA,” Einhorn said in an investor letter Friday. “Lehman threatened short sellers, refused to raise capital (it even…
[ad_1] Elastic, a company that commercializes open-source software for search and data analytics, saw its stock soar as much as 104 percent on Friday, its first day of trading on the New York Stock Exchange, under the symbol ESTC. The performance is more dramatic than some other initial public offerings from technology companies in 2018,…
[ad_1] Elastic, a company that commercializes open-source software for search and data analytics, saw its stock soar as much as 104 percent on Friday, its first day of trading on the Nasdaq, under the symbol ESTC. The performance is more dramatic than some other initial public offerings from technology companies in 2018, including DocuSign and…
[ad_1] Experts expect responses to come from two levels: the government in the short run and businesses in the long run. For the government, “This is a ready-made excuse on a platter to say, ‘We need to do X’ because look at the terrible things the Chinese are doing,” Scissors said. “If the president gets…
[ad_1] Salesforce’s Marketing and Commerce Cloud is the company’s smallest division today, so to help beef it up, the company is making an acquisition to add in more features. Salesforce has acquired Rebel, a startup that develops interactive email services for businesses to enhance their direct marketing services: recipients of interactive emails can write reviews, shop…
[ad_1] Netflix has fallen more than 15 percent from its recent high, and that has one former bull changing his tune on the stock. TradingAnalysis.com founder Todd Gordon had previously seen a breakout coming for the streaming giant into its earnings report later this month, but the trader is now reversing from his bullish call…
[ad_1] Analytics company Mixpanel is currently tracking the install base of iOS 12. And the latest version of iOS is quite popular as it’s already installed on roughly 47.6 percent of all iOS devices. 45.6 percent of devices still run iOS 11, and 6.9 percent of iOS users run an older version. Adoption rate is…
[ad_1] A showdown is looming between Dell Technologies and the shareholders who own the tracking stock for its 81 percent stake in VMware. Amid widespread opposition to the plan for buying that tracking stock, Dell’s owners, Michael Dell and Silver Lake Partners, are considering other alternatives, including raising the price they are offering or dropping…
[ad_1] CNBC’s Jim Cramer sees Elon Musk‘s tweet poking fun at the Securities and Exchange Commission as both erratic and deeply concerning, and he warns that this brand of continued obstinance could put Tesla on a bleak path. “This is erratic behavior that rarely has been seen in the C-suite,” Cramer said Friday on “Squawk…
[ad_1] Amazon’s Alexa app has just been given a major visual overhaul, largely focused on helping users set up and control their smart home. From the app’s new devices tab, users can view all their different Alexa-enabled devices and groups on one screen, as opposed to switching between tabs like before. And the app is…
[ad_1] YouTube on Thursday unveiled its second Pop-up Space in India, and the first in Delhi-NCR. It was introduced in Hyderabad last year. The Pop-up Space, situated at Kingdom of Dreams here, will host three themed sets from October 5-7. Creators will have the opportunity to utilise the venue to produce quality content. They will…
[ad_1] Fintech firm Curve is aiming to raise $50 million in funding, its CEO told CNBC in an exclusive interview, as it looks to get some cash to boost its aim to become the “Amazon of banking.” It’s common for people to have several bank accounts and debit and credit cards. Curve has created an…
[ad_1] Terming India a major growth market, US-based ride-hailing major Uber on Thursday said it is planning to take its services to other, deeper parts of the country. Uber currently operates in 31 cities in the country. “We’re competing here for growth and we look at India as one of the largest – not just the…
[ad_1] The method allegedly used by China to view the networks of U.S. tech companies lacked complexity, according to Jamil Jaffer, a former senior advisor to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. “They’re talking about putting a chip on a motherboard,” said Jaffer, founder of the National Security Institute at George Mason University. “That’s actually a…
[ad_1] Shares in Lenovo Group and ZTE Corp plunged on Friday, hurt by concerns their sales could suffer in the wake of a Bloomberg report that US companies’ systems had been infiltrated by malicious computer chips inserted by Chinese spies. Bloomberg Businessweek cited 17 unidentified sources from intelligence agencies and business that Chinese spies had placed computer…
[ad_1] FANG got wrecked this week. Facebook, Amazon, Netflix, and Google parent Alphabet plummeted on Thursday, compounding weakness that has plagued the broader tech space. At least one of those names could have hit a bottom, according to Matt Maley, equity strategist at Miller Tabak. “The stock that I think could be compelling down here…
[ad_1] HP will face a more difficult industry environment for its computer business in the next year, according to J.P. Morgan. The firm lowered its rating to neutral from overweight for HP shares, predicting chip shortages and trade tariffs will hurt its sales growth. On Wednesday, HP gave earnings guidance for its fiscal 2019 at…
[ad_1] Amazon has updated the Alexa app with a visual redesign treatment. The updated Amazon Alexa app additionally makes it easier to set up Alexa-enabled devices and control multiple smart lights and other connected devices directly from the Devices tab. Amazon has already released the new experience the Alexa app version 2.2.235542.0 for iOS devices.…
[ad_1] Top names in finance have also been publicly skeptical. J.P. Morgan’s Jamie Dimon called the digital currency a “fraud,” Warren Buffett likened it to “rat poison,” and Citadel’s billionaire hedge fund manager Ken Griffin compared it to the tulip mania of the 17th century. A big challenge for venture investors is that crypto bets…
[ad_1] Just months after removing two dozen critically endangered Atlantic whitefish from a Bridgewater, N.S., watershed infested with invasive predators, the Department of Fisheries and Oceans is planning on throwing them back. In May, the department took every juvenile whitefish it could find in the Petite Rivière watershed and moved them for safekeeping to a federal…
[ad_1] Facebook-owned WhatsApp and Reliance Jio on Friday started a campaign to train people about using the mobile messaging platform responsibly on their Jio Phones. Starting October 9, WhatsApp and Jio would visit 10 cities in different states including Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan for street plays and engage users to guide them on meaningful and…
[ad_1] Galaxy Note fans who haven’t yet taken the leap and upgraded to the latest handsets are in for some good news. Samsung has just launched a sale event with money off the flagship Note 9 and its Note 8 predecessor. Both of these devices include a stunning edge-to-edge curved AMOLED display, fast processor, dual-lens…
[ad_1] Sony Xperia XZ3 was first shown off at IFA 2018 and the Japanese firm touted its lush 6-inch panel as a reason to pick it up. Sony has claimed its BRAVIA TV technology is packed inside the Xperia XZ3 that will allow for superb HDR and high-contrast. The technology giant said: “Experience Sony’s BRAVIA…
[ad_1] Instagram is testing a feature that would allow users’ location data collected by the social media platform to be shared with its parent company Facebook. Instagram is working on a prototype Location History feature suggesting that Location History data collected from Location Services within the app will be leveraged to bolster Facebook’s ad targeting.…
[ad_1] Both navigation apps offer everything from satellite imagery to street maps, 360 degree street views, real-time traffic updates and route planning – all for free. Google Maps has been the go-to mapping service ever since it was launched in 2005 and is enjoyed by around 154 million monthly users. Apple released its own mapping…
[ad_1] Google on Thursday announced that Google Assistant is now getting the ability to book cabs across ride-hailing services such as Uber, Ola, Lyft, Grab, Go-Jek, and more. Users will now be able to ask Assistant, Google’s digital assistant, to book cabs from their Android phones, iPhone, Google Home, or any other Google Assistant-enabled smart…
[ad_1] Never in Doug MacQuarrie’s wildest dreams did he expect his organization would find itself on the receiving end of an alleged Russian military intelligence operation. As the chief operating officer of the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sports, his day-to-day preoccupations involve clean competition on the playing field, not the digital battlefield. The U.S.…
[ad_1] Netgear is already a household name in the networking gear market. The San Jose, California-headquartered company not just has its range of Wi-Fi routers but also routers specifically for gamers and mesh Wi-Fi solutions in homes and offices. It also sells smart security cameras and Wi-Fi range extenders to take on the competitions. But…
[ad_1] For years, we’ve been warned that progress in artificial intelligence (AI) will mean dire setbacks for human workers, widespread job losses — and generally a tidal wave of disruption. There’s perhaps reason to be unnerved as we look to blend automation with human capital. Take, for example, a patent filed by online retail giant…
[ad_1] Samsung Electronics Co said quarterly operating profit likely surged by a fifth to a record high, with its chip unit bolstered by robust demand from data centres and gains in production yields. But sharp price slides for some types of semiconductors have brought an end to a two-year super cycle of tight supply and soaring…
[ad_1] LG V40 ThinQ was heavily rumoured ahead of its official debut and the South Korean tech firm had previously teased the device’s design. But now LG has quietly lifted the lid on its newest flagship. LG V40 ThinQ flaunts a giant 6.4-inch OLED display with a resolution of 1440×3120 and a density of 537…
[ad_1] Apple’s T2 chip integrates previously individual components in the computers Apple is reportedly using proprietary diagnostic software that effectively blocks certain third-party repairs for their latest computers that sport the new T2 chip – including the 2018 MacBook Pro models and the new iMac Pro. This information is reported to have been procured from…
[ad_1] REUTERS/Jim Bourg Facebook policy head Joel Kaplan (circled) listens to testimony of Brett Kavanaugh before a Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., September 27, 2018. Facebook has admitted it “made mistakes” after a top executive was seen attending Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s congressional hearing, reportedly prompting outrage from employees. Joel…
[ad_1] Tesla CEO Elon Musk has accused large fund managers such as BlackRock for fueling short sellers, a group of investors he has been criticizing on his Twitter account. In a series of Twitter posts on Thursday night, Musk alleged that BlackRock and other financial firms pocket “excessive profit” from lending shares they hold to…
[ad_1] Yahoo Together has a nifty Smart Reminder feature for chats Remember the Yahoo Squirrel app that was launched in May and was in testing ever since? The messaging app is now out of beta, and is called Yahoo Together. The group chat app is available to download on Google Play and App Store in…
[ad_1] Galaxy Watch was first shown off at Samsung’s Unpacked event on August 9 that also lifted the lid on the Galaxy Note 9. Galaxy Watch was initially expected to be called the Gear S4 before the South Korean tech firm decided to rebrand the wearable. The smartwatch comes in 42 and 46millimetre case options…
[ad_1] Apple suppliers in Asia saw a broad decline on Friday on the back of a bombshell report that alleged Chinese spy chips were discovered in data center equipment used by Amazon and Apple. On Friday afternoon in Japan, shares of electronic parts maker TDK dropped by 4.46 percent while component supplier Murata Manufacturing declined…
[ad_1] Snap’s Chief Executive Evan Spiegel has set a goal to achieve full-year profitability in 2019 and outlined a new set of strategic goals, online news service Cheddar reported on Thursday, citing a memo. In the memo dated Sept. 26, Spiegel admitted that Snapchat had “rushed redesign, solving one problem but creating many others,” Cheddar reported.…
[ad_1] Shares of computer maker Lenovo fell about 20 percent on Friday morning as shares in many Chinese tech firms struggled for gains during Asian trading hours. Lenovo, which is headquartered in Hong Kong and runs an operational center and several research centers in mainland China, saw its stock fall 19.13 percent as of 11:45…
[ad_1] Children who are abused can be left with physical, “molecular scars” on their DNA that last well into adulthood, according to a new study from Harvard University and the University of British Columbia. The findings could one day impact disease research as well as criminal investigations, though more work needs to be done before experts know how…
[ad_1] An eastern box turtle is on the mend and on the move again thanks to the creative helping hand of a student at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine in Saskatoon. Garrett Fraess was doing a nine-week internship with the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore when he became part of a team of veterinarians who built a wheelchair from Lego to…
[ad_1] For years, people have assumed that songbirds learn to sing through listening to adults in the early stages of life. Now, the first field investigation with wild birds has results that support the assumption. “We used loudspeakers to simulate the voices of our study animal, which is a little songbird called the savannah sparrow,”…
[ad_1] Adults, not teens. Messaging, not Stories. Developing markets, not the US. These are how Snapchat will make a comeback, according to CEO Evan Spiegel . In a 6,000-word internal memo from late September leaked to Cheddar’s Alex Heath, Spiegel attempts to revive employee morale with philosophy, tactics, and contrition as Snap’s share price sinks…
[ad_1] The NASA spacecraft that explored Pluto has adjusted course as its next target looms. New Horizons fired its thrusters late Wednesday way out in our solar system’s so-called Kuiper Belt, a disk of icy worlds beyond Neptune. That puts the spacecraft on track for a New Year’s Day flyby of a teeny, frigid world dubbed…
[ad_1] New research suggests Mars’ moons were once part of the planet, blasted into space by some cataclysmic collision long ago. Until now, the most common theory was that Deimos and Phobos were once asteroids, captured into orbit by Mars’ gravitational field. “They kind of look like asteroids,” said Chris Herd, a planetary geologist at the…
[ad_1] Canada joined NATO allies on Thursday in blaming the Russian military for new cyberattacks that targeted the international chemical weapons agency and the investigation into the mysterious 2014 crash of a Malaysian airliner over Ukraine. A statement from Global Affairs Canada said the latest incidents are part of a malicious pattern of behaviour that…
[ad_1] Companies that join Our Brands get access to marketing support and tools that track performance and customer feedback. Amazon lists over a dozen categories it’s targeting with the program, ranging from toys and shoes to lawn and gardening products. After signing up for the program, participants get redirected to a page with the address…
[ad_1] Snap CEO Evan Spiegel outlined the company’s goals for profitability in 2019 and apologized for its redesign in a 15-page memo sent to employees dated Sept. 26, Cheddar reported. In the memo, Spiegel said that the redesign was “rushed” and outlined the other problems with the app. This led to the company’s first decline…
[ad_1] Zuckerberg said at a staff meeting that Kaplan did not violate any company rules and that he trusted his judgement. On the other hand, Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg wrote in an internal message to employees that she thought “it was a mistake for him to attend given his role in the company.” Kaplan…
[ad_1] This is sure to exacerbate fears that Facebook will further exploit Instagram now that its founders have resigned. Instagram has been spotted prototyping a new privacy setting that would allow it to share your location history with Facebook. That means your exact GPS coordinates collected by Instagram, even when you’re not using the app,…
[ad_1] Chipotle Mexican Grill’s past food safety scandals set the company back in terms of its marketing goals, but since Brian Niccol came on as CEO, it’s gotten back on track, Chipotle’s chief financial officer told CNBC. “We’ve always been a company that’s about food — real food, real ingredients, real cooking — and people,…
[ad_1] In a broad-based sell-off of this magnitude, investors have to be prepared to wait and see how low stocks can actually go, CNBC’s Jim Cramer said on Thursday. “At moments like this, you need some touchstones to figure out when the pain is likely to end,” the “Mad Money” host said. “This is not…
[ad_1] Apple disputes the report and says that it’s not under any sort of agreement not to talk about such an attack. “Apple has never found malicious chips in our servers,” Apple said. “Finally, in response to questions we have received from other news organizations since Businessweek published its story, we are not under any…
[ad_1] When you send something to space, it’s good to have redundancy. Sometimes you want to send two whole duplicate spacecraft just in case — as was the case with Voyager — but sometimes it’s good enough to have two of critical components. Mars Rover Curiosity is no exception, and it is now in the…
[ad_1] Tesla CEO Elon Musk mocked the SEC in a tweet Thursday, calling the agency the “Shortseller Enrichment Commission,” days after settling fraud charges brought against him. The tweet, which is missing a word and appears to take a sarcastic tone, says “the Shortseller Enrichment Commission is doing incredible work” and commends the agency on…
[ad_1] Our interest in capturing selfies has introduced a new problem: a rise in selfie deaths, suggest a new study. The study by researchers at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in New Delhi found 259 people died while attempting to take a selfie between October 2011 and November 2017. Researchers pulled together a…
[ad_1] Lukas Schulze | Getty Images News | Getty Images A silicon sex doll for sexual encounters lies on a bed at the ‘Bordoll’ brothel in Dortmund, Germany. The city council of Houston, Texas unanimously passed an updated ordinance Wednesday that effectively blocks a proposed “sex robot brothel” from opening. A Canadian company that already…
[ad_1] Between 2013 and last year, the number of boot camp schools tripled to more than 90 in the U.S. alone, according to Course Report, an outfit that tracks the industry. Some — including The Iron Yard and Dev Bootcamp — have since folded, unable to find enough eager recruits willing to pay top dollar…
[ad_1] Facebook will come back stronger than ever from its data privacy scandals, so invest now, RBC Capital Markets’ lead internet analyst told CNBC on Thursday. “I think there’s a couple of pieces that are going to come together in terms of new monetization, new products and greater platform security — and that package, when…
[ad_1] Mark Zuckerberg’s philanthropy is about to reach new depths: The bottom of the ocean. Facebook’s CEO has invested more than $10 billion in a variety of causes, including a big chunk to the formation of a Bay Area-based research center called Chan Zuckerberg Biohub. Biohub, which is also backed by the Zuckerberg’s pediatrician-wife Priscilla…
[ad_1] Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Google Vice President of Product Management Mario Queiroz shows the new Google Home during Google I/O 2016 at Shoreline Amphitheatre Google is rolling out a new feature to the Google Assistant that lets you ask it to book you a ride, like an Uber or a Lyft, just using…
[ad_1] Tesla CEO Elon Musk‘s settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission hit a snag Thursday after the federal judge charged with approving it asked them to justify the agreement. U.S. District Judge Alison Nathan said the court needs to make a “minimal determination of whether the agreement is appropriate” before he would sign off…
[ad_1] When your feed and Stories tray go stale, or your follower count stops rising, you drift away from Instagram . That’s why the app is rolling out two big new features designed to connect you to new people and diversify your graph so there’s alwasy something surprising to look at and like. Today Instagram…
[ad_1] One of the country’s most popular resort cities for short-term rentals is rolling out a strict new law designed to prevent widespread illegal rentals, a decision sharply criticized by Airbnb. Miami Beach, Florida, which already imposes stiff fines for illegal short-term rentals, is now requiring online platforms to list specific business license information on…
[ad_1] Whenever I see an overpass or billboard that’s been tagged, I worry about the tagger and the danger they exposed themselves to in order to get that cherry spot. Perhaps this spray paint-toting drone developed by ETH Zurich and Disney Research will take some of the danger out of the hobby. It could also…
[ad_1] Jason Janik | Bloomberg | Getty Images Robert Neely prepares to load a silicon wafer machine in a clean room at the Texas Instruments semiconductor fabrication plant in Dallas, Texas, U.S., on Tuesday, June 16, 2009. Texas Instruments Inc., the second-largest U.S. semiconductor maker, reported sales and profit that beat analysts’ estimates on stronger…
[ad_1] IBM‘s shares will struggle as most of its profits are in a “likely irreversible structural decline,” according to MoffettNathanson. Analyst Lisa Ellis initiated the stock with a sell rating and a 12-month price target of $150 a share, which is about 2 percent below Wednesday’s closing price of $153.22. “We love this 100+ year-old…
[ad_1] Thursday’s explosive story by Bloomberg reveals detailed allegations that the Chinese military embedded tiny chips into servers, which made their way into datacenters operated by dozens of major U.S. companies. We covered the story earlier, including denials by Apple, Amazon and Supermicro — the server maker that was reportedly targeted by the Chinese government.…
[ad_1] Atlassian’s Jira has become a standard for managing large software projects in many companies. Many of those same companies also use GitHub as their source code repository and, unsurprisingly, there has long been an official way to integrate the two. That old way, however, was often slow, limited in its capabilities and unable to…
[ad_1] Indian viewers are now watching online video content for an average of eight hours 28 minutes each week, more than the time they spend viewing TV every week – eight hours and eight minutes, according to a new survey on Thursday. The amount of time Indian viewers spend watching online videos is far higher…
[ad_1] Chris Stowers | Bloomberg | Getty Images Visitors walking past stands, including the Super Micro booth, during the Computex Taipei 2014 expo in Taiwan, June 3, 2014. Shares of Super Micro, the small server component manufacturer cited by Bloomberg as central to a spying scandal involving China, shed more than half their market value…
[ad_1] Quantum computing represents tremendous promise to completely alter technology as we’ve known it, allowing operations that weren’t previously possible with traditional computing. The downside of these powerful machines is that they could be strong enough to break conventional cryptography schemes. Today, BlackBerry announced a new quantum-resistant code signing service to help battle that possibility.…
[ad_1] Photo Credit: Twitter/ Jane Manchun Wong Facebook is set to yet another Snapchat-like feature with an aim to revive ‘Nearby Friends’ After Stories, Camera Effects, Avatars, and more such features, Facebook is now said to be cloning yet another Snapchat idea. The social media giant is reportedly working on reviving its Nearby Friends feature…
[ad_1] Kate Pepler has been using a bamboo toothbrush for several years. When it reaches the end of its life cycle, she uses a pair of pliers to remove the bristles. The handle, made from bamboo, goes in the compost and she puts the bristles in the recycling. She admits it’s more time-consuming than just…
[ad_1] Apple and Amazon denied a Bloomberg report on Thursday that their systems contained malicious computer chips inserted by Chinese intelligence, statements from the tech companies released separately by Bloomberg showed. Bloomberg Businessweek cited 17 unnamed intelligence and company sources as saying that Chinese spies had placed computer chips inside equipment used by around…
[ad_1] Target has been busy upgrading its supply chain, and this holiday season marks its biggest test yet. Early last year, the retailer said it would pour $7 billion into investments to turn around its business over the next three years. A portion went into bulking up its delivery options — making it more convenient…
[ad_1] Internet radio company Pandora Media and music-sharing service SoundCloud said on Wednesday that Pandora will take over handling the US advertising for SoundCloud. The deal illustrates how Pandora, best known for its streaming music service, is gaining a revenue stream by selling its back-end advertising technology to others. Under the deal, Pandora becomes the exclusive operator…
[ad_1] A German-French observation device safely landed on an asteroid on Wednesday after a Japanese spacecraft released it as part of a research effort that could find clues about the origin of the solar system, Japanese space officials said. The Japan Space Exploration Agency said the Mobile Asteroid Surface Scout, or MASCOT, was released from…
[ad_1] U.S. authorities will soon have the authority to shoot down private drones if they are considered a threat — a move decried by civil liberties and rights groups. The Senate passed the FAA Reauthorization Act on Wednesday, months after an earlier House vote in April. The bill renews funding for the Federal Aviation Administration…
[ad_1] Google Translate, the tech giant’s popular language translation service, is getting new features and design changes on Android, iOS, and Web. Starting off with iOS, the app now gets support for regional speech input and output in English, Bengali, French, and Spanish. On Android, the Translate app is reported to soon retire the SMS…
[ad_1] Beating China to the market with new technology is the best safeguard for the United States, both economically and from a national security standpoint, AT&T Communications CEO John Donovan told CNBC on Thursday. “It’s really important to a country’s economy and to its security that when there’s a new technology coming out, that you…
[ad_1] Just after Microsoft announced the availability of its Windows 10 October 2018 Update, some early adopters are reporting that the update deleted their personal files. Several people on Reddit and Twitter have noted that that the newest feature update for Windows 10 operating system is wiping their documents, images, and music. To recall, the…
[ad_1] Brendan McDermid | Reuters A banner for Snap Inc. hangs on the facade of the the New York Stock Exchange on the eve of the company’s IPO in New York. Snap’s user engagement will decline as the messaging app’s customers move to other platforms, according to Evercore ISI. The firm lowered its price target…
[ad_1] Move over Twitter, President Trump now has the power to send every phone in the land a simultaneous message — thanks to the new “presidential alert”, tested by FEMA yesterday. What’s it for? The idea is to enable the president of the United States to warn the nation of major threats — such as a…
[ad_1] If you thought Netflix is only raising up your Internet bills, a recent report claims that the video streaming service is actually eating up a sizeable chunk of the entire Internet bandwidth, globally. According to Sandvine’s Global Internet Phenomena Report, Netflix is the number one downstream application worldwide with almost 15 percent of global…
[ad_1] Bertrand Guay | Getty Images Models on the runway at Louis Vuitton’s menswear fashion show at Paris Fashion week, June 2018 Chanel, a new entrant to the list at number 23, has a brand value of $20 billion, after it reported full-year earnings for the first time. It made $9.62 billion in revenue for…
[ad_1] Apple displaced Google to become the top brand in the world in 2018 while Facebook, mired in data breach controversies, fell to ninth place in the top 100 brands globally, an annual report said on Thursday. According to global brand consultancy Interbrand’s “Best 100 Global Brands 2018” report, Amazon achieved a 56 percent growth…
[ad_1] As more automakers develop automated driving systems that allow drivers to take their hands off the wheel for short periods of time, a new report says General Motors has developed the best system. Consumer Reports tested four of the most popular systems and says Cadillac’s Super Cruise does the best job of ensuring the…
[ad_1] Juul Labs today filed a complaint with the United States International Trade Commission (ITC) claiming that several organizations are infringing on Juul Labs’ patents. Juul has asked the ITC to halt the importation, distribution and sale of these products in the U.S. In all, eighteen entities are listed within the complaint as having infringed…
[ad_1] Photo Credit: Engadget Alienware m15 will be available globally from October 25 Dell has expanded its Alienware gaming portfolio, and has introduced the Alienware m15 laptop. The laptop’s biggest highlight is that it is touted to be the most lightweight and slim 15-inch gaming laptop in the Alienware range so far. The Alienware m15…
[ad_1] One of the world’s biggest airplane-engine manufacturers is betting on a future of electric flight. Safran SA, a French engine maker is planning to produce engines for Zunum Aero, a hybrid-electric airplane up-start that has been backed by venture arms at Boeing and JetBlue Airways, Zunum said Thursday. It is a key milestone for…
[ad_1] Data center equipment run by Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Apple may have been subject to surveillance from the Chinese government via a tiny microchip inserted during the equipment manufacturing process, according to a Bloomberg BusinessWeek report on Thursday. The chips, which have been the subject of a top secret U.S. government investigation, according…
[ad_1] All-in-one or AIO PCs are great space-savers for home or office use. They don’t take up much room on your desk, as all the components are placed right behind the display. Apple’s iMac is one example of a pretty popular AIO that’s been a favourite with all kinds of users. You’ll find a good…
[ad_1] You have a wealth of options when you are deciding which email service to use. Yahoo email is the third biggest emailing service, behind Google’s Gmail and the revamped Microsoft Outlook email. Over 227 million people use the Yahoo service every month. Creating a new Yahoo account could not be easier – here, Express.co.uk…
[ad_1] Four industry groups representing major Internet providers and cable companies filed suit on Wednesday seeking to block California’s new law to mandate net neutrality rules. The groups represent companies including AT&T, Verizon Communications, Comcast Corp and Charter Communications. The lawsuit came after the US Justice Department on Sunday filed its own lawsuit to block the…
[ad_1] If you don’t want to pay huge sums on TV subscriptions and bundles then there’s plenty of ways to stream top entertainment at a cheaper price. Sky recently announced its new NOW TV box which brings 4K resolution content to this popular service. This very latest streaming device offers the ability to watch shows,…
[ad_1] Children’s and public health advocacy groups say Facebook’s kid-centric messaging app violates federal law by collecting kids’ personal information without getting verifiable consent from their parents. The Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood and other groups asked the Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday to investigate Facebook’s Messenger Kids for violating the Children’s Online Privacy Protection…
[ad_1] Apple’s new iOS 12 operating system was released to the public last month. This blockbuster upgrade includes a swathe of new features such as improvements to Messages, Siri and Photos. There’s also the introduction of something called Screen Time which can monitor how long you are spending on your device with daily or weekly…
[ad_1] Microsoft at its Surface event earlier this week brought the Surface Headphones as a distinguished offering in the entire Surface family. Unlike the Surface Pro 6, Surface Laptop 2, and updated Surface Studio 2 that all come as the advanced computing devices by the Windows maker, the Surface Headphones are the first such device…
[ad_1] The U.S. tech giant’s European subsidiary is based in Ireland and the social network chose the country’s DPC as its “one-stop shop” as the regulator for data privacy matters in the EU. Therefore the Irish DPC will eventually decide the punishment, if any, that Facebook will face under the EU’s strict General Data Protection…
[ad_1] When Jay Thornhill graduated from the University of Southern California in 2007, he a had plan. He’d spend one year in three different continents teaching English before returning to California to start his career. More than 10 years later, he’s still living in China. In 2016, he started a company in Shanghai with two…
[ad_1] The Wi-Fi Alliance, the group of companies that backs Wi-Fi technology, has finally dumped the traditional 802.11 naming scheme and brought version numbers to identify Wi-Fi generations by a numerical sequence. As a result of the latest move, product vendors will start using generic names instead of using 802.11ac or 802.11 a/b/g/n to highlight…
[ad_1] Experts are also quick to stress, however, that the legal environment surrounding IP in China is by no means one-sided and has made important strides in the 40 years since the country initiated its economic transformation. In the process, it has introduced numerous western legal concepts in relation to the economy and business, including…
[ad_1] The Amazon Great Indian Festival sale is all set to kick off on October 10, but the e-commerce giant traditionally opens it up for Prime members a tad earlier than the normal audience. This year as well, Prime members get early access to the sale starting from 12 noon on October 9 itself. For…
[ad_1] Alex Wong | Getty Images News | Getty Images Jeanette Manfra, the assistant secretary for cybersecurity and communications at the National Protection and Programs Directorate. A U.S. government warning released Wednesday, urging companies to protect against cyber threats from their managed service providers, is another in a long series of ramped-up concerns over espionage…
[ad_1] Not content with being on PC, iPad, and soon, the Nintendo Switch, Civilization VI is now available on the iPhone. It’s the latest in a long-running series of turn-based strategy games that has you managing a civilization through the ages. From managing the well-being of your citizens to fending off attacks from neighbouring regions,…
[ad_1] Women in the sciences are celebrating news of a Canadian researcher joining the rarified ranks of female winners of the Nobel Prize in Physics and hoping it may encourage more young women to join similar fields. Donna Strickland, an associate professor at the University of Waterloo in Ontario, has become the first woman in 55…
[ad_1] Japanese automaker Toyota and tech giant SoftBank announced Thursday that they are forming a joint venture by April 2019 that will use data to optimize supply and demand in the transportation space. The company, called Monet Technologies, will coordinate between Toyota’s information infrastructure for connected vehicles and SoftBank’s so-called Internet of Things platform that…
[ad_1] A 2.5 metre, 135 kilogram sturgeon that became stranded in shallow water off the Fraser River near Agassiz has been given a new lease on life after RCMP First Nations Police (FNP) organized a rescue mission. FNP, government biologists and volunteers from the Lower Fraser River Guardians wrestled the giant fish into a sling before loading it…
[ad_1] To deal with those conflicting views, Bezos said it’s important to develop a framework. For him, that means listening to criticism, asking if it’s right — or at least partially right — and then changing as needed. “You listen, you ask are they right, or even if they’re not completely right is there some…
[ad_1] A Canadian company that owns many popular restaurant chains has been told to pay ransom in bitcoin to retrieve data that hackers claim to have stolen. On Monday, Recipe Unlimited — formerly Cara Operations — said it was hit with a “malware outbreak” that’s affecting operations at a “limited number” of its restaurants including brands Swiss Chalet, Harvey’s, Milestones, Kelseys, Montana’s, Bier Markt,…
[ad_1] An environmental activist in Merigomish, N.S., believes House of Commons Speaker Geoff Regan made a bad call when he turned down a request Tuesday morning to hold an emergency discussion on the environmental state of the Gulf of St. Lawrence. The request was made by Green Leader Elizabeth May in response to a scientific study released in…
[ad_1] A new U.S. government assessment of the plight of the North Atlantic right whale is questioning whether local fishing closures are enough to save the endangered species, pointing to the threat posed by vertical sea floor-to-surface fishing lines throughout their range. The National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) evaluation of “recovery challenges” was released…
[ad_1] There have been almost 3,800 exoplanets confirmed, diverse worlds orbiting stars light-years from Earth. But the one thing that astronomers have yet to confirm is a moon orbiting one of these planets. A new study published in Science Advances on Wednesday, however, has added more support to the hypothesis that there is a moon…
[ad_1] Four global tech giants — Facebook, Apple, Alphabet and Amazon — will oppose an Australian law that would require them to provide access to private encrypted data linked to suspected illegal activities, an industry lobby group said on Wednesday. Australia in August proposed fines of up to A$10 million ($7.2 million) for institutions and…
[ad_1] N26’s business model is more “advanced” than other rivals,” Stalf said. And, for him, its growth can only continue to accelerate. “We see this big opportunity of taking our business to 50 million — maybe 100 million — customers over the next five to 10 years,” he told CNBC. He said N26 is signing…
[ad_1] The stocks of Western Digital and Micron have been dragging on the semiconductor space, logging double-digit declines since their early 2018 highs, so CNBC’s Jim Cramer felt he needed to investigate the weakness. “The semiconductor space is important,” the “Mad Money” host said on Wednesday. “Chips are in nearly everything these days and they…
[ad_1] Apple is framing itself as better at data privacy and protection than other tech giants — and it is, Elevation Partners’ co-founder Roger McNamee told CNBC on Wednesday. “Apple has really done extraordinary things over the last year to protect consumer privacy, but also to create security,” McNamee said on CNBC’s “Closing Bell.” “For…
[ad_1] The auto industry is seeing a shift in consumer purchases, with more and more people opting to buy used cars rather than pay up for new ones. Naturally, Cramer wanted to steer investors in the right direction. “If you want to see the biggest winner here, look no further than Carvana, the online used…
[ad_1] The Wi-Fi Alliance, the working group that has long offered such euphonious, IEEE-defined names for Wi-Fi protocols such as 802.11ab and 802.11n, has finally decided enough was enough with the numbers and letters and such. Their decision? The next Wi-Fi version will be Wi-Fi 6 — and sucks to your ass-mar if you don’t…
[ad_1] Fabrice Coffrini | Getty Images Roberto Azevedo, the WTO’s new leader. Technology and innovation will increase global trade by 1.8-2.0 percentage points annually until 2030, the head of the World Trade Organization wrote in a report published on Wednesday. Blockchain, artificial intelligence, the internet of things, 3D printing, and other breakthroughs would fundamentally change…
[ad_1] Nintendo is nearing its 130th birthday, and the company is once again in the midst of major changes as it embraces mobile platforms and online services. But Nintendo of America’s president Reggie Fils-Aime says that should come as no surprise: “We reinvent ourselves every 5 or 10 years. We have to. It’s in our…
[ad_1] Nearly a year after German fintech startup N26 announced that it would launch its service in the U.K., the company is launching in the U.K. N26 is already quite popular in the Eurozone with over 1.5 million customers. In this new market, it will face tough competition from existing players, such as Revolut, Monzo,…
[ad_1] “This is the logical next step in General Motors and Honda’s relationship, given our joint work on electric vehicles, and our close integration with Cruise,” said General Motors Chairman and CEO Mary Barra. “Together, we can provide Cruise with the world’s best design, engineering and manufacturing expertise, and global reach to establish them as…
[ad_1] MoviePass has undergone several changes to stay afloat lately, from canceling its unlimited plans to testing out “surge pricing” and blocking in-demand showtimes, just to name a few. So what’s the latest survival tactic? Asking former customers to “opt out” of enrollment by Thursday or risk being charged without consent, according to a company…
[ad_1] Kobo’s latest e-reader is a complete about-face from its anonymous, cheap, and highly practical Clara HD; the Forma is big, expensive, and features a bold — not to say original — design. It’s clearly meant to take on the Kindle Oasis and e-reader fans for whom price is no object. The $280 Forma joins…
[ad_1] Amazon‘s minimum wage increase for its hourly workers comes with a trade-off: no more monthly bonuses and stock awards. Amazon confirmed in an email to CNBC that the company is getting rid of incentive pay and stock option awards as it increases the minimum wage to $15 per hour. The company, however, stressed that…
[ad_1] Cloudera stock jumped 17 percent on Wednesday after it announced an all-stock merger of equals with competitor Hortonworks. The two companies will hold a conference call to discuss the deal at 5 p.m. Eastern time. The combined equity value of the two companies is $5.2 billion based on the prices of the companies’ stocks…
[ad_1] Mark Zuckerberg might be hiring. But not for Facebook. The tech CEO is reportedly looking for a chief investment officer to manage his philanthropic Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, Bloomberg reported Wednesday. The fund oversees more than $10 billion. Yale University’s widely followed CIO David Swensen is conducting the search, along with an executive recruiter, a…
[ad_1] An updated version of the Twitter mobile app will allow users to gain more control over their data usage – similar to how the Twitter Lite app designed for emerging markets works. Now, instead of having to download a separate app in order to limit data consumption or manually adjust various settings, users will…
[ad_1] GM and Honda’s deal to partner on developing an autonomous vehicle signals that the two companies don’t want to take on all the risk, expense and engineering resources needed to develop a self-driving car. Companies are finding ways to share the burden and keep costs down on what could be a long road to…
[ad_1] Helping friends meet up offline has been a massive missed opportunity for Facebook . Whether because the brand is too creepy or the politely opt-in 2015 rollout of its location sharing feature wasn’t creepy enough, Facebook Nearby Friends never quite took off. Only 103 of my 1120 friends in San Francisco have it turned…
[ad_1] Despite a massive slump in cryptocurrency prices, TD Ameritrade is doubling down on the sector. The U.S. brokerage firm announced a strategic investment Wednesday in an exchange called ErisX, which offers both bitcoin spot and futures trading. High-speed trading company Virtu Financial will also back the exchange. “We continue to see our retail clients…
[ad_1] Shares of Upwork, an online marketplace connecting freelancers with clients, rocketed more than 50 percent higher when they opened for trading for the first time Wednesday morning on the Nasdaq. Upwork on Tuesday evening priced its initial public offering at $15 per share, above the expected $12-to-$14 range. With nearly 12.5 million shares in…
[ad_1] Google today is launching a major visual redesign of its Assistant experience on phones. While the original vision of the Assistant focused mostly on voice, half of all interactions with the Assistant actually include touch. So with this redesign, Google acknowledges that and brings more and larger visuals to the Assistant experience. If you’ve…
[ad_1] This is where Facebook is likely to see the most significant bottom-line impact. The European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation, which imposes a maximum fine of 4 percent of a company’s yearly turnover, could theoretically lead to a fine as big as $1.6 billion. The European Data Protection Commissioner has released statements indicating they’re…
[ad_1] Back-to-school sales have come and gone, and the start of the holiday season is about a month away. So the best deals on electronics just aren’t available right now. Get expert advice and tools to help you make better financial decisions. Sign up for the Bankrate newsletter today. You may find a few discounts…
[ad_1] I own a lot of Amazon’s Fire TV products, including the Fire TV Cube which I sometimes control by my voice and really enjoy. One of my biggest frustrations with all of Amazon’s Fire TV products, however, is that I still usually need to switch remotes to control the volume. It’s really silly. The…
[ad_1] Leah Millis | Reuters President Donald Trump talks to reporters on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, October 2, 2018. There’s a good chance that Wednesday afternoon, around 2:18 p.m. ET, your phone will sound an alarm and receive a message that says “Presidential Alert.” Don’t worry about it. This is…
[ad_1] Snap‘s poor leadership is among the reasons the social media stock has tanked more than 50 percent since last year’s initial public offering, CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Wednesday. “I don’t even know what to say about Snap,” Cramer said on “Squawk on the Street.” It’s that bad.” Cramer’s charitable trust owns shares of social…
[ad_1] Amazon is firing a new salvo in its global battle with Netflix for the booming online streaming market – and it features Julia Roberts and descendants of Russia’s tsars. The US Internet shopping leader is investing an estimated $4.5 billion (EUR 4.0 billion) in streaming content through its Amazon Prime Video service this year.…
[ad_1] EBay is accusing Amazon of “unlawful and troubling” poaching of merchants on the platform, the company said Wednesday. Amazon employees have been using eBay’s seller messaging feature to sway merchants over to Amazon, eBay claims. The “scheme” has been going on for several years and in several countries, it says. EBay issued a cease…
[ad_1] Truecaller now allows users to chat, and report fake links In a new development, Truecaller has launched a new Chat feature within its caller-ID app to enable text conversations and sharing of links as well. While the chat feature allows for text conversations and sharing of media, it comes with a unique spam and…
[ad_1] Depending on age and individual makeup, typical testosterone levels in adult men range widely, from 280–1,100 ng/dl, according to researchers at the University of Rochester. Most adult men average about 679 ng/dl, although some researchers suggest that 400–600 is optimal in healthy individuals. Testosterone decreases naturally with age, but slowly, at a rate of…
[ad_1] Palo Alto Networks launched in 2005 in the age of firewalls. As we all know by now, the enterprise expanded beyond the cozy confines of a firewall long ago and vendors like Palo Alto have moved to securing data in the cloud now too. To that end, the company announced its intent to pay…
[ad_1] Google Voice Access will help users carry out functions using voice commands Google on Tuesday announced the launch of its latest app that helps give users who cannot access a touchscreen due to certain chronic or temporary reasons hands-free access to their smartphone using only voice commands. The app is called Voice Access and…
[ad_1] Microsoft released the Windows 10 October 2018 update on Tuesday evening. It has a lot of new features, including a new dark mode for Explorer and a much easier way to snap screenshots of whatever is on your screen. The biggest, however, might be that Windows 10 now ties in to your smartphone more…
[ad_1] US electronics giant HP on Monday announced the launch of its latest, and rather unique, HP Spectre Folio notebook that comes with a 100 percent genuine chrome-tanned leather casing. The premium variant of the notebook comes with Gigabit-class 4G LTE, allowing users to access Internet at 4G speeds on the go. Other highlights of…
[ad_1] As a tray of plants matures, the mobile robot carries it to the processing area. Here, the robotic arm moves baby plants in densely packed trays to containers with more space. This optimizes space efficiency, because throughout their life cycle, plants are only given the room they need. Co-founder and CEO Brandon Alexander claimed…
[ad_1] WhatsApp introduced picture-in-picture video feature for iOS users earlier this year, and was reported to be working on a similar feature for Android users as well. Now, PiP support has finally arrived for Android users with beta version 2.18.301, allowing them to watch Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube videos in a small window within the…
[ad_1] Jewel Samad | AFP | Getty Images Chinese online retail giant Alibaba CEO Jack Ma (C) waves as he arrives at the New York Stock Exchange in New York on September 19, 2014. Alibaba will thrive as it dominates new markets in China, according to Goldman Sachs. The firm reiterated its buy and conviction…
[ad_1] Nvidia may have designed its GeForce RTX line of GPUs for gaming, but that doesn’t mean that the Nvidia Geforce RTX cards are slouches in the mining department, particularly Ethereum. According to a recent report from Tweaktown, the Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Ti in particular has tremendous potential for Ethereum mining based on the…
[ad_1] Three scientists — two from the U.S. and one from Britain — share the 2018 Nobel Prize for Chemistry on Wednesday for harnessing the power of evolution to produce novel proteins used in everything from environmentally friendly detergents and biofuels to cancer drugs. Frances Arnold of the California Institute of Technology, George Smith from the…
[ad_1] On Saturday, the company and Mr. Musk finally agreed to settle the matter, ending a crisis that began with Mr. Musk’s now-infamous Twitter post saying that he had “funding secured” for a buyout at $420 a share. Mr. Musk’s 48 hours of obstinance came at a significant price to him and the company. They…
[ad_1] It’s only in the past few years that professional gaming has become a viable career option. Prize money for winning tournaments is on the rise and major brands want sponsor teams or competitions to reach a millennial audience. To give a sense of the scale of the industry, here’s some stats. The International 2018,…
[ad_1] Apple chief executive Tim Cook on Tuesday said the company is devoted to protecting people’s privacy, with data encrypted and locked away on servers even in China. Cook called privacy as one of the most important issues of this century, and maintained that the US-based technology colossus even safeguards data Chinese law requires it…
[ad_1] Opposition critics are calling on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government to look into how reliable Canada’s cellphone networks are in emergencies after a devastating series of tornadoes and a prolonged power failure in the Ottawa area left many with little or no cellphone service. Conservative MP Dane Lloyd moved Monday to have the House…
[ad_1] Facebook’s photo-sharing social network Instagram was not working on Wednesday for users across several cities, including London, San Francisco and Singapore. The outage lasted under an hour, and affected both the website and app. Users took to Twitter to complain about the outage and tweeted messages along with the #instagramdown hashtag. According to a…
[ad_1] By now, Albertans are familiar with photo radar — and how to avoid it. As long as you spot the camera soon enough, you can simply slow down as you pass by, then speed back up again. But there’s another type of automated enforcement that can’t be defeated in the same way. To road-safety advocates, they’re a “silver…
[ad_1] Nvidia has been sitting pretty at the top of the gaming GPU market for the past two years, with sole competitor AMD unable to deliver a viable challenger. In that time, we’ve also seen the prices of graphics cards skyrocket and stocks run out completely, thanks to cryptocurrency mining. With consistently high demand and…
[ad_1] On Tuesday, a woman won the Nobel Prize in Physics for the first time in 55 years. And while that’s good news that could inspire young girls and women who aspire to be physicists, it also highlights the sexism faced by women in physics. Canadian Donna Strickland of the University of Waterloo became the third…
[ad_1] A long time after its debut on iPhone, the anticipated ‘Swipe to Reply’ feature has now headed to WhatsApp for Android. The feature that is designed to let you quickly reply to your messages on the instant messaging app is currently available through WhatsApp beta version 2.18.300. WhatsApp brought the identical experience to iPhone…
[ad_1] David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images People are silhouetted against the Instagram logo at Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif. Facebook-owned Instagram was down for some users for around 45 minutes on Wednesday. Users on Twitter complained about the service being down. CNBC also checked Instagram and the photo sharing app was…
[ad_1] Samsung Electronics Co is set to post a hefty jump in third-quarter profit to record levels after its chip unit put in a sterling performance on demand from data centres and improved production yields. The July-September quarter is, however, expected to mark a peak in earnings as a two-year super cycle of tight supply and…
[ad_1] The Nobel Prize in chemistry, which honours researchers for advances in studying how molecules combine and interact, is being announced Wednesday by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. The $1.29 million Cdn chemistry prize is the last of this year’s scientific Nobel Prizes. Last year’s prize went to researchers in the United States, Switzerland and Britain…
[ad_1] Microsoft has announced that its Windows 10 October 2018 is now available for all users. The Redmond, Washington-headquartered company, at a launch event in New York, released the newest feature update for Windows 10 operating system alongside a plethora of hardware products. Following five previous major updates such as November Update, Anniversary Update, Creators…
[ad_1] Too close for comfort? A humpback whale accidentally banged its head against a boat belonging to an ecology organization, cracking a window made of safety glass. The incident, which was captured on video, took place on Thursday in waters off Comox, B.C. “Having a bus-sized, 20-ton whale bang into your boat was a bit unsettling, but fortunately…
[ad_1] Microsoft has announced the release of the Windows 10 October update, and the Redmond giant is now making the Your Phone app available to all users. To recall, the Your Phone app that was first released widely to systems running build 1803 Spring Creators Update back in August this year, however, soon after, Microsoft…
[ad_1] Residents will see more electric scooters in Waterloo this fall and next summer as part of a pilot project, which is the first of its kind in Canada. City council approved an e-scooter pilot project with the California-based company Lime. The project will see people use the scooters in and around the area of…
[ad_1] Microsoft updated its Surface PC lineup by launching three new devices at an event in New York this week. The Redmond, Washington-based company on Tuesday showcased the new Surface Pro 6, the Surface Laptop 2, and the Surface Studio 2. The refreshed lineup saw Microsoft add Intel’s 8th generation Core processors and a new…
[ad_1] Canada’s environmental watchdog says the federal government waited to take specific action to protect some of its most at-risk whales until the majestic creatures were already in great peril. In her latest round of audits released today., Environment Commissioner Julie Gelfand said Canada had the tools to safeguard North Atlantic right whales, Southern resident…
[ad_1] 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 engineers analysed logs of outside applications and found no sign of trouble, according to product management vice president Guy Rosen. “That investigation has so far…
[ad_1] Canada is to join more than a dozen countries Wednesday in signing a deal that would block commercial fishing in the High Arctic for 16 years and begin unravelling ecological mysteries at the top of the world. Experts say it’s a rare example of the globe coming together to prevent environmental problems before they…
[ad_1] Facebook has named Adam Mosseri, a 10-year veteran at the company, as the head of Instagram. The appointment comes after the photo-sharing app’s co-founders resigned last week without giving a clear reason. Kevin Systrom, Instagram’s CEO, and Mike Krieger, its other co-founder, announced Mosseri’s appointment Monday on the company blog. Mosseri was named as…
[ad_1] Joshua Roberts | Reuters Jeff Bezos, president and CEO of Amazon and owner of The Washington Post, speaks at the Economic Club of Washington DC’s “Milestone Celebration Dinner” in Washington, U.S., September 13, 2018. Amazon’s chiefJeff Bezos wants to build low-cost infrastructure that can help the next generation become space entrepreneurs. “It’s the most…
[ad_1] Online marketplace Groupon on Monday said it would pay $57 million (roughly Rs. 418) to International Business Machines Corp to settle an intellectual property dispute. IBM’s lawsuit, filed in US court in Delaware in 2016, alleged Groupon used IBM’s patented e-commerce technology without authorisation. A jury sided with IBM in July, ordering Chicago-based Groupon to pay…
[ad_1] Getty Images Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks during the 2018 Apple Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) at the San Jose Convention Center on June 4, 2018 in San Jose, California. Apple CEO Tim Cook hit out at tech companies that claim more customer data leads to superior products, saying that’s a “bunch of bunk.” In…
[ad_1] Today, there are even more day care centers operating in the U.S. (740,000) than single-location restaurants (183,000), according to research from IBIS World. And day care centers generate around $50 billion in revenue domestically each year. Typically, for families with kids under age 6, child care and education represent their second biggest household expense.…
[ad_1] Hyperloop Transportation Technologies Hyperloop Transportation Technologies unveils full-scale passenger capsule in Cadiz, Spain. The skin of HTT’s capsule is made of material the company calls Vibranium, which consists of carbon fiber and embedded sensors. HTT claims the material is eight times stronger than steel and 10 times stronger than aluminum alternatives. But even in…
[ad_1] In some cases, cars have been marked — with a bar-coded sticker or with grease pencil on the windshield — to indicate that they are inventory vehicles, meaning they have no customers awaiting them. Some markings indicate repairs required before the cars can be sold, like scratches, dents or components that don’t work. That…
[ad_1] Torsten Silz | AFP | Getty Images A woman picks tulips in a field in the central German town of Heppenheim on April 16, 2010. The biggest U.S. cryptocurrency company has reportedly been valued at billions of dollars and that’s a bullish sign for the industry’s legitimacy, according to former Fortress hedge fund manager…
[ad_1] Reddit founder Alexis Ohanian has $225 million in fresh funding to back early-stage start-ups through his venture capital firm, Initialized Capital. The firm, co-founded by Ohanian and Garry Tan, announced Tuesday the closing of its fourth fund. It now manages more than $500 million and counts more than 100 portfolio companies. The firm has…
[ad_1] Amazon‘s company-wide minimum-wage hike won’t cost the company more; rather, it will reduce the number of staff, David Bahnsen of private wealth management company Bahnsen Group told CNBC on Tuesday. “They will not end up spending more in wages. They will end up hiring less people,” Bahnsen said on CNBC’s “Closing Bell.” Amazon announced…
[ad_1] [This stream is scheduled to start at 8:45 ET] Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos will speak with financial journalist Michael Lewis Tuesday at the Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medals in Washington, D.C. Bezos will receive the Sammies Spirit of Service Award at the “Sammies,” organized by the Partnership for Public Service. The awards…
[ad_1] Sequoia Capital, the 46-year-old venture firm that backed Apple and Google in their early days and has consistently produced top-performing funds, said someone sent a phishing email to one of its investors in an effort to steal money. In an email this week to all of its limited partners, Sequoia said that the scheme…
[ad_1] There’s a lot of talk lately about robots taking our jobs. Estimates predict that the number of jobs lost to automation within the next decade could be a million in the U.S. alone. But what about the new job opportunities they could create? Advocates say that the number of positions created by technological developments…
[ad_1] As the job market tightens, smaller businesses are being forced to simplify the hiring process to attract workers, Marty Mucci, the president and CEO of payroll and human resources outsourcing giant Paychex, told CNBC on Tuesday. “We are definitely seeing smaller businesses, mid-sized businesses that are starting to even waive some of the drug-testing…
[ad_1] Jim Cramer and Carolyn Boroden inspect the charts of some key semiconductor stocks and determine that investors may see quicker gains by buying the more established plays. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] These sounded silly at first, but then I checked them out. They’re high quality (and should be at $350.) I love that each headphone cup rotates just like a Surface Dial. The one on the left can adjust noise cancellation on the fly — you can drown out the background noise or let it…
[ad_1] Sen. Bernie Sanders praised CEO Jeff Bezos on Tuesday after Amazon announced that it will increase the minimum wage for its workers to $15 per hour for all U.S. employees. “It is no secret that I have been a harsh critic of the wage and employment practices of Amazon and its owner Jeff Bezos,”…
[ad_1] Foursquare has today announced the partial close of a $33 million Series F financing, with $25 million already closed out and another $8 million inbound, according to the blog post. The round was co-led by Simon Ventures and Naver Corp, with participation from Union Square Ventures, an existing investor. Over the past four years,…
[ad_1] In September, Apple announced an electrocardiogram, or EKG, for its upcoming Apple Watch, to help users at risk for a medical condition known as atrial fibrillation. That’s potentially useful for at-risk seniors, if Apple can prove to the medical community that its sensor is sufficiently reliable and accurate. But Apple’s endgame might be much…
[ad_1] Microsoft announced a new Surface Pro 6 convertible laptop during a press conference in New York City on Tuesday. The company also announced the availability of the next version of its Windows 10 operating system. The new Surface Pro bears a striking resemblance to previous Surface Pro models. The latest one offers up to…
[ad_1] Qilai Shen | Bloomberg | Getty Images A pedestrian walks past Tencent Holdings Ltd.’s new under construction headquarters in Shenzhen, China; Tencent’s music division is set to go public with actual profits on the board and industry competitor Spotify as a backer, according to a newly filed prospectus. The music arm of Chinese tech…
[ad_1] Apple on Tuesday revealed some of the more than 70 new emoji that will be available in iOS 12.1 and software updates for the Mac and Apple Watch. New Emoji included in the update include lots of animals like a kangaroo, a lobster, a raccoon, a swan and a llama. There are also new…
[ad_1] Alex Wong | Getty Images Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, founder of space venture Blue Origin and owner of The Washington Post, participates in an event hosted by the Air Force Association September 19, 2018 in National Harbor, Maryland. Amazon‘s latest experiment to promote its own products — like toilet paper, electric toothbrushes and probiotics…
[ad_1] Microsoft has been working from a clear strategy for acquisitions in the past few years if you ask Amy Hood, the company’s chief financial officer. With deals like LinkedIn, Minecraft developer Mojang, and most recently GitHub, Microsoft has been one of the largest dealmakers in recent memory. “For the past five years, we’ve been…
[ad_1] People procrastinate about buying insurance because it’s such a boring and complicated chore to compare policies. But Cover combines plans from 45 insurance companies into a single marketplace so it’s easy to find the best one for your car, home, rental, business, personal property, pets, jewelry and more. Now Cover is building powerful onboarding…
[ad_1] The Dow stocks are trading at a sharp 38 percent discount, on a price to earnings multiple, at 15.9 times consensus for the next twelve months’ earnings, versus 25.5 times for the Nasdaq. However, the Nasdaq companies are expected to grow earnings 21 percent in the next year, compared to only 11 percent for…
[ad_1] Apple is about to release the public beta version of iOS 12.1. And before everybody freaks out, the company announced that this update will feature new emojis — best feature update ever. In other words, Apple is releasing its own take on Unicode 11.0 emojis. Other devices and major services will soon all support…
[ad_1] Amazon raising its minimum wage to $15 per hour for all U.S.-based employees is a result, in part, of a booming U.S. economy, according to CNBC’s Jim Cramer. “Welcome to the world of full employment,” said Cramer, whose charitable trust owns shares of the e-commerce giant. “If you want employees, you’re going to have…
[ad_1] Blockchain adoption will eventually be a multi billion-dollar opportunity for tech companies like Amazon and Microsoft, according to new estimates from Bank of America. Based on the analysis, the entire total addressable market for blockchain will eventually hit $7 billion, though the analysts did not “attempt to put a time stamp” on it, as…
[ad_1] Over the past year, the number of high school students who have used e-cigarettes in the past 30 days has skyrocketed by about 75 percent, preliminary data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s annual National Youth Tobacco Survey show, according to people familiar with the data. They asked not to be identified…
[ad_1] Apple Business Chat launched earlier this year as a way for consumers to communicate directly with businesses on Apple’s messaging platform. Today the company announced it was expanding the program to add new businesses and support for additional countries. When it launched in January, business partners included Discover, Hilton, Lowe’s and Wells Fargo. Today’s…
[ad_1] However, what Bezos has announced on wages “is not only enormously important for Amazon’s hundreds of thousands of employees, it could well be, and I think it will be, a shot heard around the world,” Sanders said Tuesday. Regarding Amazon’s announcement, Kudlow, director of Trump’s National Economic Council, said:”Higher wages, terrific.” “More people working…
[ad_1] ReutersTV | Reuters Facebook’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg answers questions about the improper use of millions of users’ data by a political consultancy, at the European Parliament in Brussels, Belgium, in this still image taken from Reuters TV May 22, 2018 Frustrated posts from Facebook users point to confusion over the company’s Friday announcement that…
[ad_1] Microsoft is hosting an event in New York City on Tuesday evening where the company is expected to announce new versions of its existing Surface computers. Last summer, Microsoft launched the Surface Pro, the latest version of its laptop/tablet hybrid computer. It hasn’t updated that computer since. Also, about a year ago, Microsoft launched…
[ad_1] If you’ve ever tried to write something long – a thesis, a book, or a manifesto outlining your disappointment in the modern technocracy and your plan to foment violent revolution – you know that distractions can slow you down or even stop the creative process. That’s why the folks at Astrohaus created the Freewrite,…
[ad_1] Heed, a startup looking to create new ways for sports leagues and clubs to engage with fans, is announcing that it has raised $35 million led by SoftBank Group International. As laid out for me by CEO Danna Rabin, the company sits at the intersection of sports and IoT — which makes sense, since…
[ad_1] The trade war between the United States and China is battering Tesla’s competitiveness, the company said when it released its third-quarter vehicle production numbers Tuesday. Tesla said it was able to “significantly increase” deliveries of its Model S and Model X vehicles in the most recent quarter, “notwithstanding the headwinds we have been facing…
[ad_1] Students at Duke, University of Alabama and University of Oklahoma can now access and use their ID cards stored in Apple Wallet on an iPhone or Apple Watch. The feature, initially announced during Apple’s annual developer conference in June, lets students access a digital version of their college ID card to enter buildings or…
[ad_1] Tesla delivered 83,500 vehicle during the third quarter, beating Wall Street analysts’ expectations and about 80 percent higher than all of its deliveries for 2017, the company said Tuesday. The electric car company delivered 55,840 of its Model 3 sedans. Tesla’s shares jumped by about 2 percent in premarket trading immediately after the news…
[ad_1] The education market has long been one of the cornerstones of growth for Apple’s hardware business, and today the company is leveraging its popularity in it, specifically among college-aged students, to build out a newer effort. Today, Apple started to integrate university student ID cards — used to access buildings, pay for food or…
[ad_1] Wall Street analysts are underestimating Netflix‘s potential user growth over the next several years as the company turns its focus to a far larger global market, according to Goldman Sachs. As Netflix’s audience transitions from television, in-home viewing toward mobile, out-of-home viewing, its subscriber pool should skyrocket in large, emerging markets like India, analyst…
[ad_1] Empires rise and fall, and none more so than business empires. Whole industries that once dominated the planet are just a figment in memory’s eye, while new industries quietly grow into massive behemoths. New York City has certainly seen its share of empires. Today, the city is a global center of finance, real estate,…
[ad_1] The Irish Data Protection Commission believes less than 10 percent of the 50 million hack victims are from European accounts. Facebook said it has now fixed the issue of accounts being hacked. Those potentially affected were logged out of their accounts on Friday last week, and people confirmed to have been affected were notified.…
[ad_1] Major Tesla shareholder Ron Baron told CNBC on Tuesday that investors in the electric automaker would be better off if CEO Elon Musk were to send out fewer tweets. “Investors would be benefit if there were less communications,” the billionaire founder of Baron Capital said. Baron’s appearance on “Squawk Box” was his first since…
[ad_1] Amazon announced Tuesday it’s raising the minimum wage for all U.S. employees to $15, effective next month. The new minimum wage will benefit more than 250,000 Amazon employees — including part-time and temporary employees — as well as another 100,000 seasonal employees, the company said. Some employees who already make $15 per hour will…
[ad_1] OnePlus fans could see the arrival of the new OnePlus 6T later this month. Rumours are rife that the Chinese technology company are about to reveal their next smartphone with one leak suggesting a launch could come as earlier as mid-October. MySmartPrice noticed an alleged invitation posted on Weibo for a OnePlus 6T “launch…
[ad_1] Microsoft Surface event takes place later tonight (Image: MICROSOFT) Microsoft is holding an event in New York City tonight at 9pm BST that is set to lift the lid on a host of new Surface hardware. Rumours have been rife that swathe of portable PCs will be revealed during the major keynote including an…
[ad_1] The Samsung Galaxy Watch was shown off last month at the firm’s Unpacked event in New York City and delivered a host of new fitness functionality in addition to longer battery life than the South Korean firm’s last smartwatch, the Gear S3. Galaxy Watch released in the UK last month and is available in…
[ad_1] Sky, BT and TalkTalk have a new rival to worry about with the Post Office revealing Britain’s ‘lowest price’ unlimited broadband. The new deal offers uncapped internet for £15.90 per month which is a saving of £14.10 off the usual monthly fee. The Post Office also says the offer includes a free router, unlimited…
[ad_1] Apple’s new iPhone XR was announced last month at the firm’s keynote in Cupertino and it’s set to go on sale in just a few week’s time. The XR brings the firm’s stunning edge-to-edge screen design on a smaller budget with this latest device costing around £250 less than the flagship iPhone XS. The…
[ad_1] There’s a big night ahead for Microsoft as the US technology firm readies itself for some major announcements. This hardware event is taking place in New York at 9pm BST with the launch of an upgraded Surface Laptop and Surface Pro 6 the headline news. Microsoft sent out invites to media last month with…
[ad_1] Google Maps now features a ‘commute’ tab that will provide all information related to a journey (Image: Google • Getty) Google Maps is the American tech giant’s solution to navigation and provides a wealth of functionality for users across the globe. Google Maps is also regularly updated by the tech giant – these range…
[ad_1] The Huawei Mate 20 Pro is a forthcoming flagship from the Chinese tech giant that is set to bring a host of flagship features to the table. Mate 20 Pro is expected to feature a triple-camera setup similar to what was seen on the Huawei P20 Pro that launched earlier this year. The P20…
[ad_1] Bournemouth vs Crystal Palace LIVE STREAM Crystal Palace currently sit at 13th place in the current standings with seven points. The club has only won two of their first six league games and will be hoping to secure a vital away win tonight. Manager Hodgson recently insisted he believes “goals will come” for the…
[ad_1] A push by some legal experts to get Parliament to embrace a “right to be forgotten” for Canadians is setting up what could be a landmark battle over the conflict between privacy and freedom of expression on the internet. The advent of social media and new information technologies has intensified the debate over whether individuals should have a legal…
[ad_1] Adobe on Tuesday announced new features for several products in its Adobe Document Cloud suite of apps. The company unveiled a revamped Adobe Acrobat Document Cloud with elements like a central hub and connected mobile apps. Innovations introduced by Adobe include a new service for streamlined document reviews, touch-enabled editing on tablets, and new…
[ad_1] Retailers, take notice: Shopping is moving to mobile, especially for younger customers. This holiday season, Gen Z shoppers, or those people between the ages of 17 and 22, are expected to be browsing their Instagram and Snapchat accounts on their cell phones more than their computers in search of the perfect gifts — both…
[ad_1] Advocates are calling for the federal government to examine the reliability of Canada’s cellphone services during emergencies after tornadoes swept through the Ottawa area last week leaving thousands with little or no cellphone service. John Lawford, executive director of the Public Interest Advocacy Centre, said Canada’s communications systems are more vulnerable than they were…
[ad_1] The owners of two cheetahs in British Columbia’s West Kootenay are seeking an exemption to the province’s Wildlife Act so they can keep their beloved pets, despite drawing international attention after one of them escaped three years ago. Earl Pfeifer is scheduled to appear before the B.C. Environmental Appeal Board in Nelson, B.C., for five days beginning Oct. 1 to appeal the decision…
[ad_1] A class-action lawsuit has been proposed in Canada against Facebook following a security breach that put the accounts of tens of millions of users at risk. The social media company announced last week that about 50 million user accounts worldwide had been accessed by hackers, with another 40 million left vulnerable during the attack.…
[ad_1] Patrick T. Fallon | Bloomberg | Getty Images Leslie ‘Les’ Moonves, president and chief executive officer of CBS Corp., listens during the annual Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills , California. CBS is facing probes by both New York City and state officials tied to sexual assault and harassment accusations of its ex-chief…
[ad_1] Stitch Fix said active clients grew 25 percent from a year ago to 2.7 million by the end of the fiscal fourth quarter, while analysts were calling for 2.81 million, according to StreetAccount. Stitch Fix also on Monday announced its expansion into the U.K., which is expected to happen by the end of next…
[ad_1] Investors may have rallied around SurveyMonkey’s initial public offering last week, but CNBC’s Jim Cramer has spotted some warning signs in his review of the company’s financials. “Consider me skeptical,” the “Mad Money” host said on Monday. “While SurveyMonkey has a well-known brand, I worry that it might be a dinosaur.” Founded in 1999,…
[ad_1] The man leading Google‘s most important business is leaving the company. Google advertising chief Sridhar Ramaswamy is joining Greylock Partners, the venture capital firm announced in a blog post. He will be replaced by Prabhakar Raghavan, formerly a vice president of engineering for Google’s Cloud apps, with a strong background in AI research. Google…
[ad_1] Jim Young | Bloomberg | Getty Images An employee pulls a cart stacked with boxes at the Amazon.com fulfillment center in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Amazon’s counterfeit problem has caught the attention of a major retail industry advocacy group. The American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA), which represents more than 1,000 brands, recommended on Monday that…
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[ad_1] Competing with Amazon isn’t always the kiss of death for a company. In fact, Amazon-induced stock declines can often be chances for investors to turn a profit, CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Monday. “In practice, Amazon’s often a lot less terrifying than it seems,” the “Mad Money” host said. “Amazon-induced sell-offs often turn out to…
[ad_1] On April Fools’ Day 2004, Google made a splash when it introduced Gmail, a free online email service. One reason it was revolutionary was its gigabyte of free storage space — the idea being that you wouldn’t have to constantly be deleting email in order to keep things going. I’ve been a happy Gmail…
[ad_1] Tesla plans a “family night” screening of Pixar’s “Cars 3” at its sprawling battery plant in Sparks, Nevada, this weekend, a gesture to thank employees and their loved ones for all their long hours and hard work. The movie will be projected on the side of the factory, and there will be food trucks…
[ad_1] Cutting back on screen time, along with the right amount of sleep and physical activity, is linked to improvements in cognition among children, a study suggests. The observational study analyzed data from a broader study funded by the National Institutes of Health, focusing on 4,500 children ages 8 to 11. Researchers compared time spent…
[ad_1] Ripple’s cryptocurrency product for cross-border payments will go live for the first time with three financial institutions. The San-Francisco-based financial technology firm said Monday that xRapid, which uses the cryptocurrency XRP to carry out international transactions in “a matter of minutes,” is now commercially available. It will be used by payment providers Mercury FX…
[ad_1] Amazon subsidiary IMBD is expected to announce this week a free, ad-supported video service for Amazon Fire TV users, according to several people with knowledge about the matter. The new service, which will be similar to The Roku Channel or some parts of Hulu, will feature TV shows and movies. It will be available…
[ad_1] Benchmark, the venture firm that bet early on Uber, Snap, Stitch Fix and numerous software companies that have gone public of late, is raising its latest fund without two of its key partners. According to an SEC filing on Monday, Benchmark’s ninth fund won’t include Mitch Lasky, who led the firm’s investment in Snap,…
[ad_1] Widgets have existed in iOS for a while, and they’re really useful if you want to check the weather, follow Amazon deliveries, control your lights or more, all at a glance. Just swipe right across the home screen to see them. To add widgets, scroll down to the bottom of the page and tap…
[ad_1] Former Facebook VP of News Feed and recently appointed Instagram VP of Product Adam Mosseri has been named the new head of Instagram. “We are thrilled to hand over the reins to a product leader with a strong design background and a focus on craft and simplicity — as well as a deep understanding…
[ad_1] Facebook on Monday announced Adam Mosseri will take over as the head of Instagram following the sudden resignations of co-founders Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger last week. Mosseri has been Instagram’s head of product since earlier this year and previously lead the company’s News Feed division. Mosseri will take the reigns at Instagram effective…
[ad_1] Paul Ratje | The Washington Post | Getty Images A bitcoin mine near Kongyuxiang, Sichuan, China on August 12, 2016. Blockchain is similar to an accounting ledger, only it records transactions across a vast network and is decentralized, meaning it doesn’t require any central authority to oversee it. Advocates of the technology say that’s…
[ad_1] Google needs to grow beyond its core search business and give advertisers more services and opportunities as competitors like Amazon capture a bigger share of ad dollars. According to eMarketer, 83 percent of Google’s U.S. and worldwide ad revenue for comes from search-based advertising. “The advertising ecosystem has always been incredibly competitive,” Levy said.…
[ad_1] Opera Touch is now available for iOS users following its launch on Android earlier this year. In April 2018, Opera had unveiled its latest mobile browser that can connect with the updated Opera PC browser without setting up a password or login. One of the key features of the new Opera Touch is that…
[ad_1] Silicon Valley start-up Aeva has been secretive about the technology it’s been building to help self-driving cars understand what’s happening around them. On Monday, the company finally revealed its creation: a system that detects velocity, depth and reflectivity more than 200 yards away, without using a ton of power — in a unit that’s…
[ad_1] The latest hack on Facebook that allowed outside parties the ability to control about 50 million people’s accounts was “a sophisticated attack,” according to Facebook vice president of global marketing solutions Carolyn Everson. “This was an attack, an attack that would require people to understand three different bugs,” Everson said at an Advertising Week…
[ad_1] Just when you thought you were safe from IoT on your keyboard Das Keyboard has come out with the 5Q, a smart keyboard that can send you notifications and change colors based on the app you’re using. These kinds of keyboards aren’t particularly new – you can find gaming keyboards that light up all…
[ad_1] Smartphone brand Realme is partnering with Gameloft for an Asphalt 8: Airborne championship in India, inventively labelled as the Realme Championship. Over the course of five days from October 1 to October 5, gamers across India will be able to participate in a limited time event to get the highest score in the popular…
[ad_1] AMD shares are due for a pullback after the stock’s stunning gain this year, according to Baird. The firm lowered its rating to neutral from outperform for AMD shares, predicting more competitive pressure from Intel. AMD’s server chip looks “impressive but remains limited and Intel will react with new architectures,” analyst Tristan Gerra said…
[ad_1] Google Maps now has several new features for daily commutes Google Maps was spotted testing a ‘Commute’ tab on Android early last month, and it was seen to replace the Driving and Transit (aka Transport) tabs. On Monday, Google announced that the feature is now rolling out globally for both Android and iOS users,…
[ad_1] David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Tesla vehicles are loaded onto a truck for transport at the company’s manufacturing facility in Fremont, California, on Wednesday, June 20, 2018. Tesla produced a record number of vehicles in the third quarter, said a report in electric vehicle blog Electrek, which cited unnamed sources. The…
[ad_1] Streaming giant Netflix will now allow users to choose how a TV episode or movie will end as it pushes further into Interactive TV, Bloomberg reported on Monday. The Los Gatos, California-based company is developing specials that will let its users decide the next storyline, Bloomberg said citing people familiar with the matter. Netflix…
[ad_1] Google just announced new features for Google Maps on Android and iOS. The update is rolling out this week and features a bunch of new features focused on commuting, music and getting more personal data from you. While Google Maps is particularly useful for road trips and vacation, the app can also be useful…
[ad_1] The app also has a new “commuter” tab that will show you all of the information you need to know about your commute. If Google knows that you tend to drive part of the trip and then ride a train for another part, it will show you information about the traffic and train schedules.…
[ad_1] Harley-Davidson is turning to online retailer Amazon to sell its merchandise as it struggles with its fourth straight year of declining sales. Baby boomers have scaled back their purchases of new Harleys and the motorcycle company has been looking to entice younger customers with newer bikes and sleek apparel. Earlier this year, the company…
[ad_1] An issue in the “unified thread” functionality for iMessage that comes as part of Apple’s iOS 12 update is merging threads with different contacts and sending messages to several people unintentionally, the media reported. The “unified thread” feature creates multiple chat threads for a single contact in situations where a contact switches SIM, uses…
[ad_1] Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Intel employees walk by a sign as they enter their office in Santa Clara, California. Intel will either lose market share or be forced to cut its prices to compete with its resurgent competitor AMD, according to Barclays. The firm lowered its rating to underweight from equal weight for…
[ad_1] From the ground it can be hard to see the drama taking shape in Canadian skies or sense the danger that’s brewing as traditional aircraft come head to head with drones invading their airspace. “They’re just in the way and causing a potential hazard that someday is going to kill somebody,” said David Cooke,…
[ad_1] Yesterday’s major security breach saw millions logged out of their social media accounts, including the site’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg. But the DIY tutorials – many of which have been viewed thousands of times – explaining how to illicitly access Facebook accounts remain freely available online on the Google-owned video-sharing site. The bombshell arrives as…
[ad_1] The Huawei P20 Pro has been one of the shock announcements of 2018. This flagship device has given its rivals a major headache with it packing a triple rear camera, speedy processor and stunning 6.1-inch edge-to-edge display. Many reviewers, including Express.co.uk, have given the P20 Pro top marks and it’s certainly a contender for…
[ad_1] Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) is providing its postpaid and broadband subscribers a free 1-year subscription of Amazon Prime service. The state-run telecom operator on Monday announced the partnership with Amazon to offer an annual Prime subscription worth Rs. 999 for free to select postpaid and broadband subscribers. As a part of the new…
[ad_1] David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Elon Musk, chairman and chief executive officer of Tesla Motors Tesla shares were up over 15 percent in pre-market trade on Monday after Chief Executive Elon Musk settled charges with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The SEC charged Tesla with fraud alleging CEO Elon Musk…
[ad_1] Google chief executive Sundar Pichai paid a rare visit to Washington on Friday to defend the search giant against allegations that it silences conservatives online, part of an effort to defuse political tensions between the company, Congress and the Trump administration ahead of a key hearing on Capitol Hill later this year. Weeks after…
[ad_1] Mary Prince is one of the first people to raise the slavery narrative a sitting British government, and her 230th birthday is today celebrated by Google’s Doodle. Born in 1787 – 1788, Ms Prince was born at the height of the slave trade, and forced to work as a slave for most of her…
[ad_1] Instant messaging app Telegram, known for its end-to-end encryption features, was found to contain a bug that would leak users’ IP addresses. A security researcher discovered that the Telegram desktop app was leaking public and private IP addresses of users during voice calls. Additionally, users did not have an option to turn off the…
[ad_1] California Gov. Jerry Brown signed the nation’s toughest net neutrality measure Sunday, requiring Internet providers to maintain a level playing field online. The move prompted an immediate lawsuit by the Trump administration. Advocates of net neutrality hope the new law in the home of the global technology industry will have national implications by pushing…
[ad_1] Even as Facebook struggles to deal with a fresh data breach that affected nearly 50 million of its users, Google’s video streaming platform YouTube continues to host tutorials that claim to provide people ways to hijack Facebook accounts, the media reported. Hours after Facebook revealed the breach on Friday, some YouTube videos, which were…
[ad_1] Just look at the growth and size of their businesses. Tencent grew 30 percent year-on-year in the second quarter of the year, Alibaba increased revenues 61 percent, while Baidu saw 32 percent growth. All of these business are expanding rapidly into new geographies and areas. Tencent’s massive games business continues to have traction despite…
[ad_1] Chinese Internet giant Tencent Holdings announced on Sunday its first restructuring in six years, done at a time it faces increased challenges from tighter government regulations. The reshuffle comes as Tencent Holdings, which has seen a hefty fall in market value this year, is facing fresh criticism from analysts and investors unnerved by regulatory…
[ad_1] Photo Credit: WinFuture Microsoft expected to unveil Surface Pro 6 and Surface Laptop 2 on Tuesday Microsoft is expected to unveil newer versions of the Surface Pro and Surface Laptop on Tuesday. The Redmond, Washington-headquartered company has a launch event scheduled for October 2 in New York where the new Surface devices are likely…
[ad_1] A federal judge in California ruled this month that the government cannot force Facebook to break the encryption on its popular Messenger voice app in a criminal case in which agents wanted to intercept a suspect’s conversations, according to several individuals familiar with the case. The decision, which remains under seal, dealt a setback…
[ad_1] California Gov. Jerry Brown signed the toughest net neutrality measure in the U.S. on Sunday, requiring internet providers to maintain a level playing field online. The move prompted an immediate lawsuit by the Trump administration. Advocates of net neutrality hope the new law in the home of the global technology industry will have national…
[ad_1] Beck Diefenbach | Reuters Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla. Elon Musk believes Tesla is “very close” to turning a profit after years of burning through cash, but warned that Sunday would prove pivotal to the car marker achieving an “epic victory” on its production goals. On the heels of a turbulent last few weeks…
[ad_1] Taft has enlisted bold face names like singer Tim McGraw, action hero Dwayne Johnson and NBA star James Harden to advertise the shoes. The company has manufactured them in Spain, but with new investment and a boost from social media, it recently opened a factory in Portugal. Over the last few months, the company…
[ad_1] Cardiff City take on Burnley in today’s only Premier League game. Cardiff City are looking to grab their first win of the season and potentially climb out of the relegation zone. Neil Warnock’s men face a struggling Burnley team that are just above the relegation zone. Burnley won their first Premier League match of…
[ad_1] Parks Canada is working on a multi-year project to reshape the Cascade Creek in Banff National Park after it was dramatically altered by a dam built in 1941. “Dams are often highlighted as one of the future green energy producers. But they do have significant effects, not only on fish but on how streams…
[ad_1] On Monday, NASA turns 60. For more than 20 of those, Charles Bolden has been a major part of the space agency. From 1980 to 1994, he was an astronaut on four space shuttle missions: Two as pilot and two as commander. Then, he led the agency from 2009 to 2017, serving as NASA…
[ad_1] What started as a dream to share Brazilian cheese bread across the nation turned into a reality for one husband and wife team – and “Shark Tank” helped play a big role. Brazi Bites, a brand of gluten-free cheese bread, is en route to becoming a popular household name. “The ‘Shark Tank Effect’ is…
[ad_1] The Ryder Cup will come to a close today with Europe currently on course to bring home the famous trophy. They lead 10-6 going into today’s singles matches and it’s all set to be another classic day of golf. Speaking about the performance so far Europe’s captain, Thomas Bjorn, said: “They were phenomenal. It…
[ad_1] Formula One is back with the world’s best drivers about to face off at the Russian Grand Prix. Mercedes star and defending champion Lewis Hamilton goes into today’s race with a commanding lead in the F1 standings. Hamilton has a 40 point lead over Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel going into the Russian Grand Prix.…
[ad_1] The Samsung Galaxy Note 9 and Apple iPhone Xs Max are two of the biggest and most powerful phones you can buy right now. Both promise to offer huge speed improvements via their speedy new processors and extra RAM but which device really is the fastest? The team at PhoneBuff have placed these flagships…
[ad_1] October is certainly going to be a busy month for tech enthusiasts (Image: XDA Developers • WinFuture • OnePlus • Getty) OnePlus 6T The OnePlus 6T is one of the most highly-anticipated Android flagships of the year. That is because it is expected to build upon everything the OnePlus 6 achieved while also adding…
[ad_1] Kodi add-on users have one less place to turn to after a popular repository announced a shock shutdown. Research has suggested Kodi – which offers access to thousands of channels – is being used in more than five million UK homes. Kodi software is not illegal, but unaffiliated developers can produce third-party add-ons that…
[ad_1] Google Maps is a hugely popular navigation tool from the American tech giant and is available on desktops, smartphones and tablets. The software is regularly updated by the tech firm – these range from subtle tweaks to more substantial upgrades. A recent addition changed how the application looked when users zoomed all the way…
[ad_1] Virgin announced a few months ago that its prices would go up on October 1. That day finally arrives tomorrow with millions of users expected to see bills go up by between £2 and £4 per month. Virgin says the average price rise is £2.20, although this will depend on your contract and which…
[ad_1] Monzo has won over an increasing number of plaudits, and customers, since setting up business in 2015. And now the start-up challenger bank has topped LinkedIn’s “Top 25 U.K. Start-Ups” rankings for the second-year running. Other companies in the financial sphere to make the list’s top 10 include Revolut and ClearBank. To be eligible,…
[ad_1] The last week saw a number of launches in India, from smartphones to TVs and fitness bands, but it was the Redmi Note 6 Pro global unveiling that generated the most buzz. Of course, telecom carriers continue to battle it out with new recharges to lure subscribers. WhatsApp was in the news too for…
[ad_1] DAVID MCNEW | AFP | Getty Images Elon Musk speaks near a Falcon 9 rocket during his announcement that Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa will be the first private passenger who will fly around the Moon aboard the SpaceX BFR launch vehicle. The Securities and Exchange Commission has settled charges with Tesla CEO Elon Musk,…
[ad_1] Whether you’re looking for a job, or looking to hire – computer expertise is the most in-demand skill in the American job market. The computing industry’s rate of job growth is three times the U.S. national average, according to statistics, and yet women are being left behind. Only one in five professional computing occupations…
[ad_1] “The last three years have been great and a lot of Americans have gone back to buying big SUVs,” he said. “But when gas prices start to go up, and they are already starting to, a lot of those people who made those decisions a few years ago are going to pay for it.…
[ad_1] For hobbyist photographers like myself, Hasselblad has always been the untouchable luxury brand reserved for high-end professionals. To fill the gap between casual and intended photography, they released the X1D — a compact, mirrorless medium format. Last summer when Stefan Etienne reviewed the newly released camera, I asked to take a picture. After importing the raw…
[ad_1] The Pentagon is going to make one cloud vendor exceedingly happy when it chooses the winner of the $10 billion, ten-year enterprise cloud project dubbed the Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure (or JEDI for short). The contract is designed to establish the cloud technology strategy for the military over the next 10 years as it…
[ad_1] Liverpool and Chelsea face off in this evening’s late Premier League kick-off at Stamford Bridge. Liverpool will be hoping to keep up their perfect start to the Premier League season, and will also be out for revenge against a Chelsea team that knocked them out of the Carabao Cup in midweek. The Reds are…
[ad_1] As China becomes more active in artificial intelligence, the U.S. should double the amount it spends on research in the field, says investor and AI practitioner Kai-Fu Lee, who has worked for Google, Microsoft and Apple. The comments come after various parts of the U.S. government have made AI announcements, even as the U.S.…
[ad_1] Fidelity recognized the potential in blockchain before it became the corporate buzzword of 2018. CEO Abby Johnson led the charge into cryptocurrency, one of the riskiest and most volatile asset classes of the past year. “A few plus years ago, myself and a few other senior executives here were just curious about what was…
[ad_1] The Ryder Cup 2018 has started and as the hotly anticipated tournament begins golf fans have been offered the ultimate deal from Sky. The Ryder Cup this year is taking place on European turf, with stars like Tiger Woods and Justin Rose battling it out at Paris’s Le Golf National. And the United States…
[ad_1] West Ham vs Manchester United LIVE STREAM West Ham currently sit at 17th place in Premier League standings and Manuel Pellegrini’s squad will be wanting to increase their current tally of only four points. The Hammers have won a single game out of their first six played this season. Only Newcastle, Cardiff City and…
[ad_1] The Mate 20 Lite feels like a premium flagship when it is resting in the palm of your hand (Image: Express Newspapers) HUAWEI MATE 20 LITE • £379.99 (as tested) FOR – Incredibly premium build • Gorgeous 6.3-inch display • Serviceable cameras • Quick performance • Excellent battery life AGAINST – Filled with Huawei’s…
[ad_1] Apple Watch Series 4 review (Image: EXPRESS NEWSPAPERS) APPLE WATCH SERIES 4 REVIEW • £529 as tested PROS – Bigger screen but still comfortable to wear • Improved Digital Crown • Better health features • Fall detection and heart tracking could be life-saving CONS – No always-on display • Still expensive • Won’t track your…
[ad_1] Heads up: a comet potentially visible to the naked-eye is on its way past Earth. Comet 46P/Wirtanen, first discovered in 1948, makes its way around the sun every 5.4 years. And this time it’s making its closest approach yet to Earth. It’s not a particularly big comet — about 1.2 kilometres in diameter — but…
[ad_1] Windows 10 was last overhauled in April and fans of the software will surely be excited for the October 2018 update that is presumed to arrive very soon. And while the April upgrade added a ton of new features such as the Timeline tool, the newest version is set to bring even more additions.…
[ad_1] Pixel 3 is highly anticipated and could be one of the most popular Android flagships this year. The device is expected to come in two varieties; one boasting a 5.5-inch screen that will be called the Google Pixel 3 and another that is presumed to arrive with a panel over 6-inches and be dubbed…
[ad_1] Note 9 was announced by the South Korean tech giant back in August and was critically acclaimed for its wealth of flagship features that targeted users who push their smartphones to the limits. In fact Express.co.uk adored the device, giving it five out of five stars in our review. But how does Apple’s newest…
[ad_1] 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 the sealed ruling. Members of a joint federal and state task force probing the international criminal gang MS-13 had tried in August to…
[ad_1] Facebook is a social media site which is used by more than two billion people around the world every month. But earlier today, more than 90million Facebook users were forced to log out of their accounts. Earlier this week, hackers managed to take over 50 million Facebook user accounts. The attackers are said to…
[ad_1] Facebook has today revealed that 50million accounts have been compromised in a security breach. Attackers managed to exploit a feature that allowed to hack millions of Facebook user accounts. The social networking giant has said they have fixed the vulnerability now and have informed law enforcement officials. Facebook are investigating the security breach and…
[ad_1] Facebook revealed yesterday a huge data breach that affected 50million accounts worldwide. Attackers managed to exploit a feature that allowed them to take over scores of Facebook user accounts. The social networking giant has said they have fixed the vulnerability and informed officials. Around 90million Facebook users were forced to log out of their accounts…
[ad_1] Waves of Change is a CBC series exploring the single-use plastic we’re discarding, and why we need to clean up our act. You can be part of the community discussion by joining our Facebook group. An event planner from Charlottetown, P.E.I., is hoping a product made in Poland will be a way to reduce single use plastics…
[ad_1] Dr. Cinera States says her work with a Dalhousie University program that aims to get more African-Nova Scotian students to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics helped her realize the impact she could have on young people and further motivated her to become a doctor. “Really, the insight I gained is that I…
[ad_1] In her testimony to a Senate committee, the woman who accused Brett Kavanaugh of sexually assaulting her when they were teenagers dipped briefly into the mechanics of memory. Experts say she got it pretty much right. When asked Thursday how she could be sure it was Kavanaugh who put a hand over her mouth…
[ad_1] Canada’s privacy watchdog is sounding the alarm about the threat of hackers intercepting mobile phone communications from a single phone number. In his annual report, Privacy Commissioner Daniel Therrien responded to an investigative report by Radio-Canada-CBC. “Thanks to a report broadcast last November by the CBC and the Radio Canada, we became aware of…
[ad_1] SeongJoon Cho | Bloomberg | Getty Images John Chen, chief executive officer of BlackBerry Ltd., holds the BlackBerry Priv smartphone. BlackBerry reported quarterly profit above Wall Street’s estimates on Friday, as lower expenses helped offset a drop in its enterprise software and services revenue. U.S.-listed shares of the company were up 2.7 percent premarket.…
[ad_1] Seventeen people have been charged in a robbery scheme targeting Apple stores, according to the office of California’s Attorney General. The group is accused of entering Apple’s retail stores wearing hoodies and grabbing gadgets on display. Security footage shown during one of the robberies at the Santa Rosa Plaza Mall in Santa Rosa, California,…
[ad_1] The SEC’s complaint of fraud against Tesla CEO Elon Musk is a “road map to criminal charges,” said Jim Stewart, on of The New York Times reporters behind an explosive interview with the billionaire tech executive. “[The complaint] says over and over again. It talks about the [short sellers] and the implied motive that…
[ad_1] Tesla CEO Elon Musk is gambling not only with his job but with the electric auto maker’s stock market value by not settling with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Columbia Law School professor John Coffee told CNBC on Friday. “Mr. Musk is gambling with the shareholders’ money. Probably 30 percent or more of the…
[ad_1] Tesla CEO Elon Musk thinks the fraud case the SEC filed against him on Thursday is flawed, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal citing a person familiar with the matter. Musk reportedly believes the SEC is wrong to contend that he needed a written agreement and price before sending a tweet…
[ad_1] John Donahoe’s cloud company may be focused on transforming work, but the ServiceNow chief draws a lot of inspiration from some of the world’s top consumer-facing apps, he told CNBC on Friday. “Over the last 10 years, in the consumer mobile revolution, technology has transformed our lives at home with cloud-based applications like an…
[ad_1] The third quarter is wrapping up, September is coming to a close, and CNBC’s Jim Cramer can finally breathe. “The third quarter’s in the bag and it’s been a good one — best in five years. Even September was good, and historically, that tends to be a rough month,” the “Mad Money” host said…
[ad_1] One thing stood out to CNBC’s Jim Cramer as he parsed the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s complaint against Tesla co-founder and CEO Elon Musk. “When you read the complaint about what Musk did — basically fabricating this bid to take Tesla private out of whole cloth, precisely in order to smash the people…
[ad_1] David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Thomas Kurian, Oracle’s president of product development, speats at Oracle’s 2013 OpenWorld conference in San Francisco. Oracle said Thomas Kurian, the company’s president of product development, has resigned, three weeks after announcing that he was taking an unspecified amount of time off. “Mr. Kurian’s duties and…
[ad_1] EMMANUEL DUNAND | AFP | Getty Images European Commissioner for competition Margrethe Vestager addresses a press conference on Belgium excess profit tax scheme at the European Commission in Brussels on January 11, 2016. Margrethe Vestager, the European Commissioner for Competition, told CNBC’s Sara Eisen that one of her agency’s primary goals in the Amazon…
[ad_1] Want to shape up? The FBI’s new Physical Fitness Test app encourages users to train like a field agent. The FBI’s full privacy policy, which the agency told CNBC also applies to its app, says users “are subject to having all of their activities monitored and recorded.” It’s not clear from the privacy policy…
[ad_1] Karl Mondon | Digital First Media | Getty Images Chief architect of the new $2.26 billion Transbay Transit Center, Fred Clarke, far left, leads a press tour through the Grand Hall of the project in downtown San Francisco, Calif., on Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2018. The facility opens to the public next week. (Karl Mondon/Bay…
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[ad_1] Intel’s interim CEO Bob Swan says the chipmaker has enough supply to meet its full-year revenue outlook. “We continue to believe we will have at least the supply to meet the full-year revenue outlook we announced in July, which was $4.5 billion higher than our January expectations,” he wrote in a post entitled “Supply…
[ad_1] Tesla CEO Elon Musk rejected an offer to settle fraud allegations with the federal government, sources told CNBC, and now a tremendous amount of uncertainty hangs over his company, say experts. A deal from the Securities and Exchange Commission offered Musk a chance to settle the charges that he deceived investors about taking Tesla…
[ad_1] First, one of the top issues companies must contend with is that many of the cybersecurity problems they are tasked with fixing are backwards-facing, based on major issues of the past. That leaves the door wide open for innovators on the adversarial side. Whichever issue brings a company the sharpest criticism from the public,…
[ad_1] Tesla‘s board and CEO Elon Musk made a big mistake in rejecting the Securities and Exchange Commission‘s “generous” settlement deal, Yale management guru Jeffrey Sonnenfeld told CNBC on Friday. “What it tells us is this board, as a strategic plan, must be using the Jim Jones Jonestown suicide pact. They are drinking the Kool…
[ad_1] Blok.Party, the company that built the upcoming PlayTable game console, announced today it raised $10 million in new funding. It’s also unveiling a big content partnership, where Blok.Party will create its own version of the popular board game Settlers of Catan. I first wrote about Blok.Party and PlayTable earlier this year, when co-founder and…
[ad_1] Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images Mark Zuckerberg testifies before the House Energy and Commerce Committee in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill April 11, 2018. Facebook discovered a security issue that allowed hackers to access information that could have let them take over around 50 million accounts, the company announced on Friday.…
[ad_1] AMD shares are dropping sharply Friday after its main competitor reassured investors about its ability to make enough chips to meet demand. Intel’s interim CEO Bob Swan said the chipmaker has enough supply to meet its full-year revenue outlook in a letter posted on the company’s website. Advanced Micro Devices shares are down 5…
[ad_1] Spotify has ended a test that required its family plan subscribers to verify their location, or risk losing accessing to its music streaming service. According to recent reports, the company sent out emails to its “Premium for Family” customers that asked them to confirm their locations using GPS. The idea here is that some…
[ad_1] Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai said he believes 5G could be adopted sooner than the market thinks, but regulations are standing in the way. Pai told CNBC’s “Squawk on the Street” that while there is a lot of investment and innovation within the U.S. tech sector, regulatory processes are slowing down the deployment…
[ad_1] Whitehouse asked an unamused Kavanaugh to expand. “You ever played quarters?” asked Kavanaugh. “No,” said Whitehouse. “OK, it’s a quarters game,” said Kavanaugh. In the drinking game of quarters, players bounce 25-cent pieces off of a table into cups of beer. As the conversation continued, people began searching for more on the reported drinking…
[ad_1] Christophe Morin/IP3 | Getty Images News | Getty Images Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer and founder of Facebook Inc. attends the Viva Tech start-up and technology gathering at Parc des Expositions Porte de Versailles on May 24, 2018 in Paris, France. A number of people in Silicon Valley hate Facebook and believe the social…
[ad_1] People are complaining about the front-facing “selfie” camera on Apple‘s new iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max. In a thread on Reddit, owners of the new iPhone XS say the camera is over-processing their faces with filters that smooth out their skin. “It’s like really poor Photoshopping by someone trying to “airbrush” with no…
[ad_1] Count on die hard Tesla fans to continue to support Elon Musk even after he was sued by the Securities and Exchange Commission for alleged fraud, CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Friday. “They won’t lose any faith,” Cramer said on “Squawk Box.” “As long as he’s there, and not in jail, they will not lose…
[ad_1] Tesla‘s board should thank Elon Musk for a “job well done,” and then politely ask him to step down as CEO, Bob Lutz, former vice chairman of General Motors, told CNBC on Friday. “The company is one disastrous mess,” Lutz said in a “Squawk Box” interview. “There’s no question Elon is a genius creator,…
[ad_1] Snapchat is adding a new feature to its photo and video sharing platform to make it easier for you to shop inside the app. Called Collections, the new ad type allows brands to link their products without the need for users to swipe up on the ad and make the purchase, Mashable reported. These…
[ad_1] Joshua Lott | Getty Images Engineer and tech entrepreneur Elon Musk of The Boring Company talks about constructing a high speed transit tunnel at Block 37 during a news conference on June 14, 2018 in Chicago, Illinois. The SEC lawsuit against Elon Musk for alleged fraud isn’t the only legal action against the Tesla…
[ad_1] Wall Street is buzzing over SEC’s civil action against Tesla CEO Elon Musk, predicting significant negative ramifications for the electric car market due to the announcement. Shares of the automaker are down 12 percent in Friday’s premarket session. The Securities and Exchange Commission sued Musk for fraud, according to court documents filed on Thursday.…
[ad_1] When Zhang Yiming first shopped the idea of a news aggregation app powered by artificial intelligence six years ago, investors including Sequoia Capital were sceptical. Back then, the question was how a 29-year-old locally trained software engineer could outsmart the numerous news portals operated by the likes of social media behemoth Tencent Holdings and extract…
[ad_1] All it took was a white van, a team of three hackers and a phishing email to remotely unlock Johanna Kenwood and Peter Yarema’s front door. The couple’s home in Oakville, Ont., is automated with a number of smart devices, including their lights, thermostat, security cameras and the deadbolt on their door. “I like…
[ad_1] Tesla and the Securities and Exchange Commission were very close to a no-guilt settlement Thursday, reported CNBC’s Andrew Ross Sorkin on Friday, citing sources. But, these people say Musk pulled out of the agreement at the last minute. Under the terms of the deal, Musk and Tesla would have had to pay a nominal…
[ad_1] Google Pixel 3 is highly anticipated by fans of the American tech giant’s operating system and is expected to introduce a number of substantial improvements. In addition to bringing a new design to the table, the Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL are expected to tout turbocharged internal components and come pre-installed with Android…
[ad_1] Google Pay was transformed from Google Tez last month Google has tied up with Uber to let Google Pay users seamlessly pay for their Uber rides in India. As an introductory offer, users can also avail up to Rs. 1,000 when they use Google Pay for 10 Uber rides. The latest move has expanded…
[ad_1] HSBC online banking services are down at the moment, joining both Natwest and Lloyds TSB in recent technical issues. A major outage has left customers unable to access their online and mobile banking pages. These outages have gripped much of the country, but independent service trackers DownDetector haave found problems concentrated in London and…
[ad_1] Microsoft acquired SwiftKey in 2016, and now it has introduced one of its best features into the keyboard app. Microsoft has merged Translator into SwiftKey allowing real-time translation in conversations. Furthermore, another Microsoft product, Skype, will now starting moving desktop users to the latest version 8 starting November. The latest version was improved recently…
[ad_1] One of the biggest nights of the tech calendar is here again with the annual T3 awards taking place in London last night. The ceremony attracts some of the biggest brands in the world as they gather to see if their products are worthy of a T3 gong. Dubbed the “Oscars of Tech”, the…
[ad_1] Gaming laptops are now such an important product category that companies are branching out into sub-segments in order to catch buyers’ attention with products that stand out. That’s how we now have a distinct set of stylish, relatively thin and light gaming laptops, as opposed to hulking beasts designed for nothing but power. Of…
[ad_1] HSBC online banking is down with many customers being able to access the online and mobile banking services. Customers of the bank have been unable to login to their accounts this morning following a major UK outage. Services affected include the online banking services and also the iOS and Android application. Independent website DownDetector,…
[ad_1] WhatsApp is already working to implement ads in its iOS app, according to WABetaInfo, a reputable name when it comes to WhatsApp feature spottings and leaks. To recall, WhatsApp officials have previously confirmed that ads will be making their way to Statuses in 2019, leaving only a few months for an ad-free experience on…
[ad_1] An evasive manoeuvre gone wrong may be to blame for the mysterious death of dozens of birds in Delta earlier this month. On Sept. 14, Kevin Beech witnessed what he called a scene from an Alfred Hitchcock movie. He was heading to the Tsawwassen ferry terminal when he saw the birds crash to the roadway. A…
[ad_1] USB Type-C has been around for a while now, and most, if not all, Android flagship smartphones these days sport the modern USB port. However, most of them come with chargers that still have the Type-A (or as you probably know it, the “regular”/ “big” USB port). That means you use a Type-A to…
[ad_1] Alberta’s environment minister went on the offensive Wednesday, slamming what she broadly described as conservative politicians who don’t believe the science of climate change or science-based decision-making. And then Shannon Phillips went one step farther and said her government would create a scientific professional code of conduct. The code would protect scientists, their supervisors and managers…
[ad_1] There is “at least one very significant investigative operation underway” at the moment into one of the largest cyber crimes in Canadian history — the CRA phone scam — with both Canadian and Indian authorities working to shut it down, says Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale. Goodale made the comments while responding to a…
[ad_1] Beck Diefenbach | Reuters Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla. According to Lindland, it’s unlikely that Musk would choose to step down from the top role. She added that she also does not see Tesla’s board asking for his removal. Shares fell sharply in after-hours trading Thursday. A large part of Tesla’s $52.4 billion market…
[ad_1] For a handful of researchers surveying marine life off British Columbia’s coast — it was a whale of a tale. This summer, a group of biologists and Canadian Coast Guard members became the first people to report seeing endangered sei whales in Canadian waters in more than half a century. “This was very exciting…
[ad_1] A distinguished sea turtle whose global travels deepened scientists’ understanding of leatherback biology has died, say federal fisheries officials. Red Rockette was first tagged off Nova Scotia in 2012, and since then her travels to and from a Colombia beach have offered scientists in both countries a previously unseen look into her species’ movements…
[ad_1] That doesn’t mean you can’t celebrate your success. “We celebrate the victories,” said McDermott. But you should keep the bigger picture in mind, he continued. “What we try to keep in our culture, is the celebration’s brief, because there’s work to do.” “If you need a rest, take a vacation. But when we’re working,…
[ad_1] Canada’s privacy watchdog is accusing the federal government of dragging its heels as privacy concerns reach “crisis levels.” In his annual report tabled in Parliament today, Privacy Commissioner Daniel Therrien slammed the government for not taking necessary steps to protect Canadians’ privacy. “Unfortunately, progress from government has been slow to non-existent,” said Therrien in a news…
[ad_1] It’s a common misconception that girls have less aptitude in STEM fields (science, technology, engineering and math). But new research shows the gender differences in academic grades don’t fit the perceived patterns. You may remember 1992’s Teen Talk Barbie declaring that “Math class is tough.” It was denounced for stereotyping girls as not being…
[ad_1] Stifel on Thursday issued the highest Amazon price target on Wall Street, highlighting the company’s continued leadership in e-commerce and cloud services as critical to expectations of wider profit margins. Analyst Scott Devitt told clients to expect Amazon shares to rally to $2,525 from Wednesday’s close at $1,974.85 over the next year. That would…
[ad_1] Shares of Tesla dropped sharply in after-hours trading Thursday after court documents showed the Securities and Exchange Commission is suing Elon Musk for fraud. Sources close to the company told CNBC the company was also expecting to be sued, though Tesla was not named as a defendant in the complaint. Tesla’s stock dropped as…
[ad_1] Munster said there’s “greater than 50 percent” chance Musk gets removed as an officer, because the SEC, “they want blood here.” Munster said it is unlikely Musk will be ousted from the company completely — a fear he said is fueling Tesla’s sharp after-hours decline. “Investors are jumping to that conclusion … that will…
[ad_1] Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Thursday called the SEC’s allegations of fraud “unjustified” and said he acted in the best interests of investors. “This unjustified action by the SEC leaves me deeply saddened and disappointed,” Musk said in a statement to CNBC. “I have always taken action in the best interests of truth, transparency…
[ad_1] The ability to personalize a product to your preference is the next major theme of the world’s digital revolution, CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Thursday, speaking from CNBC’s 1Market studio in the tech capital of San Francisco. “The investable theme everybody’s talking about right here, right now? Personalization. It’s everywhere,” the “Mad Money” host said.…
[ad_1] Fear not, citizens — the law enforcement apparatus of California has apprehended or is hot on the trail of more than a dozen hardened criminals who boldly stole from the state’s favorite local business: Apple . Their unconscionable larceny amounted to more than a million dollars’ worth of devices stolen from Apple Stores —…
[ad_1] Big, lucrative tech companies have a responsibility to consider and address societal issues like homelessness, Cisco Systems Chairman and CEO Chuck Robbins told CNBC on Thursday. “In this part of the world, affordable housing, homelessness, hunger — these are all issues that companies in Silicon Valley have to care about,” the CEO said in…
[ad_1] REUTERS/Jim Bourg Facebook policy head Joel Kaplan (circled) listens to testimony of Brett Kavanaugh before a Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., September 27, 2018. Facebook’s head of policy, Joel Kaplan, was sitting in the U.S. Senate gallery Thursday behind Judge Brett Kavanaugh as he responded to allegations of…
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[ad_1] As the digital world evolves, government regulations have to evolve with it, Aaron Levie, co-founder and CEO of cloud-based content management company Box Inc., told CNBC in an interview with Jim Cramer. “I think we’re in an incredibly precarious time because you have a lot of regulations and laws that were built for the…
[ad_1] Kim Kulish | Corbis Historical | Getty Images Larry Page (L), Co-Founder and President, Products, and Sergey Brin, Co-Founder and President, Technology, at Google’s campus headquarters. Google is celebrating its 20th birthday and, gimmicks aside, it’s a good excuse to consider how staggeringly massive the company has become. Google has a whopping eight products…
[ad_1] [This stream is scheduled to start at 5 p.m.] The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is set to hold a press conference, moments after filing a lawsuit against Tesla CEO Elon Musk for fraud. The SEC complaint states that Musk issued “false and misleading” statements and failed to notify regulators of material company events,…
[ad_1] Archaeology may not be the most likely place to find the latest in technology — AI and robots are of dubious utility in the painstaking fieldwork involved — but lidar has proven transformative. The latest accomplishment using laser-based imaging maps thousands of square kilometers of an ancient Mayan city once millions strong, but the…
[ad_1] Thousands attended Facebook’s Oculus 5 event in San Jose, California this week, and many of them are making games and other content for the platform. But based on conversations with attendees, they are not expecting virtual reality (VR) to become a mainstream phenomenon any time soon, and many are hedging their bets and proceeding…
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[ad_1] Chris Williams | Icon Sportswire | Getty Images Los Angeles Rams (42) John Kelly (RB) celebrates after running the ball for a touchdown during an NFL preseason game between the Houston Texans and the Los Angeles Rams on August 25, 2018 at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, CA. Amazon‘s first NFL…
[ad_1] Win McNamee | Pool | Reuters Christine Blasey Ford testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, September 27, 2018. In her appearance before U.S. senators on Thursday, Christine Blasey Ford was asked how she would pay for the polygraph test that was administered…
[ad_1] The company is nearly finished putting its Iridium NEXT constellation of 75 satellites into orbit. SpaceX is launching the $3 billion satellite network for Iridium, with the eighth and final launch happening later this year. Desch has called SpaceX “critical” to Iridium’s commercial success, which is now the satellite company’s sole launch provider. Once…
[ad_1] CBD is considered a Schedule 1 drug because it comes from marijuana, which the DEA defines as having no currently accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse. So it’s extremely difficult for researchers to get funding for their work. The studies that have been done, however, have produced hopeful results. Possibilities include…
[ad_1] Lithium-ion batteries have become essential for powering electric cars and storing energy generated by solar panels and wind turbines. But their drawbacks are also by now familiar: They use scarce minerals, are vulnerable to fires and explosions, and are pricey. A plentiful, safe and more affordable alternative would be worth a lot. On Wednesday,…
[ad_1] VirusTotal, the virus and malware scanning service own by Alphabet’s Chronicle, launched an enterprise-grade version of its service today. VirusTotal Enterprise offers significantly faster and more customizable malware search, as well as a new feature called Private Graph, which allows enterprises to create their own private visualizations of their infrastructure and malware that affects their…
[ad_1] SAN FRANCISCO — Opendoor, a start-up that flips homes, attracted attention in June when it announced it had raised $325 million from a long list of venture capitalists. The financing valued the four-year-old company at more than $2 billion. That was only an appetizer. Three months later, Opendoor has more than doubled its cash…
[ad_1] Over the last several months, Dropbox has been undertaking an overhaul of its internal search engine for the first time since 2015. Today, the company announced that the new version, dubbed Nautilus, is ready for the world. The latest search tool takes advantage of a new architecture powered by machine learning to help pinpoint the…
[ad_1] To celebrate its 20th birthday today, Google has buried several fun “Easter eggs” into its search results. For a limited time, Google will make auto-correct spelling suggestions if you search for terms from 1998 that have since been replaced by more modern lingo. If you search for “mp3 file,” for example, Google will say:…
[ad_1] Besides the spatial requirements, the Quest has other issues. On “Face Your Fears 2,” a demo developed by Turtle Rock Studios, I found myself underwhelmed by the graphic-rendering abilities of the Quest. The horror game looked just fine, but it pales in comparison to the PlayStation 4 games I play every day. I also…
[ad_1] Chesnot | Getty Images Facebook’s founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaks to participants during the Viva Technologie show at Parc des Expositions Porte de Versailles on May 24, 2018 in Paris, France. Facebook is giving companies more selective video advertising choices, addressing some of the concerns brands have brought up against them and their…
[ad_1] Shares of biotech firm Geron crashed nearly 70 percent in premarket trading Thursday after Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen Biotech unit said it will end a partnership with the firm on the cancer drug imetelstat. “The decision not to continue the collaboration is the result of a strategic portfolio evaluation and prioritization of assets within…
[ad_1] Investors are getting too optimistic over AMD’s prospects, according to Northland Capital Markets. The firm lowered its rating for AMD shares to market perform from outperform, predicting Intel will eventually improve its chip offering. “When we originally picked up AMD in June of 2015, the slowing of Moore’s law, a strong design team, a…
[ad_1] Facebook Stories and Messenger Stories now have more than 300 million users, the social networking company announced in post. More importantly, Facebook announced ads are coming to Stories on both its main app and Messenger. This comes about a year after ads were rolled out for Instagram Stories. The company has announced WhatsApp Status,…
[ad_1] Everyone wants to find their inner genius and become more creative and productive at work. Most of us marvel at the inventiveness of great minds that have reshaped our world – icons like Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, Jack Bogle and Elon Musk. So how does one find that spark of energy and…
[ad_1] Uber Technologies will pay $148 million (roughly Rs. 1,000 crores) for failing to disclose a massive data breach in 2016, marking a costly resolution to one of the biggest embarrassments and legal tangles the ride-hailing company has suffered. The settlement with 50 US states and Washington, DC brings closure to one of several high-stakes legal battles…
[ad_1] President Donald Trump’s trade war with China may lead to higher PC graphics card prices this holiday. The Trump administration’s latest tariffs of 10 percent on $200 billion of imports from China took effect Monday. Trump, in a statement, last week said the tariffs would rise to 25 percent on Jan. 1, 2019. Trump’s…
[ad_1] Blue Origin, the space company founded by Jeff Bezos, has won a contract to supply its next-generation engines for the massive rocket United Launch Alliance (ULA) is developing, a person familiar with the negotiations told CNBC. The company’s BE-4 engine, the thunderous staple of Blue Origin’s propulsion business, will power ULA’s Vulcan rocket: A…
[ad_1] As part of its aggressive expansion across the country, food delivery platform Foodpanda on Thursday announced its entry into 20 cities. In addition to the 7 cities where Foodpanda had an active delivery partner network in place, 13 cities have gone live starting today with Foodpanda’s delivery partner network on ground. The app has…
[ad_1] Josh Edelson | AFP | Getty Images Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks at Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) at the San Jose Convention Center in San Jose, California on Monday, June 4, 2018. Apple shares will keep rising even after its big gains this year, according to J.P. Morgan. The firm initiated coverage on…
[ad_1] Denying WhatsApp co-founder Brian Acton’s claims that Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg tried to undermine the instant messaging app’s encryption technology, a top Facebook executive called Acton “low-class”. Acton started WhatsApp with Jan Koum. Facebook acquired the messaging service about four years ago for $22 billion (roughly Rs. 1.6 lakh crores). Acton quit Facebook a…
[ad_1] One of those names looks set for an even bigger breakout, according to JC O’Hara, chief market technician at MKM Partners. “If you look at Oracle, the stock was up in 2000 and it came crashing down. It was trading at $7 and it took years and years and years to move back to…
[ad_1] Goldman Sachs, one of the world’s largest investment banks, has rolled out its online retail banking product Marcus in the U.K. The U.S. financial giant said on Thursday that U.K. consumers will now be able to sign up for a savings account with the digital bank, which offers a 1.5 percent interest rate on…
[ad_1] The battle of the mobile operators shows no signs of stopping. Deals and offers continue to flood the market with EE recently announcing the return of its Golden SIM which will give some lucky customers the ultimate package. This includes a free handset every year for three years, a huge 4G data bundle, England…
[ad_1] Sky customers can still make a major saving off their bill but time is running out. The satellite TV firm has been running its Sky Sports and Sky Entertainment deal for a few weeks but it finally runs out tonight. The ultimate saving includes all of the Sports channels plus 300 entertainment channels for…
[ad_1] The video takes a stroll down memory lane and shows popular google searches around the world from the past 20 years. Some of the searches featured in the adorable video include the Royal Wedding, an avocado toast and Pluto losing its status as a planet. The video ends with a grateful thank you note…
[ad_1] Fortnite Season 6 is now out. The latest patch updates Fortnite to version 6.0 and with it comes a host of improvements to the experience on Android devices such as the Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus and Note 9 as well as the Nintendo Switch. The Fortnite Season 6 download size is around 160MB on…
[ad_1] It was a surprise visitor that astronomers believe travelled for billions of years before whizzing through our solar system. Astronomers had no idea where this “weird” interstellar interloper came from, but scientists have now narrowed its origins to just four stars — out of 1.6 billion. ‘Oumuamua is a strangely shaped rock discovered last October…
[ad_1] Huawei P20 Pro released back in March and is widely considered to have one of the best smartphone cameras on the market. P20 Pro gained a ton of attention for its triple-camera setup that is capable of taking incredible snaps. The phone particularly excels in low-light conditions, as Express.co.uk noted in our review of…
[ad_1] OnePlus 6T is the presumed name of the Chinese firm’s next device. It is expected to improve upon everything the OnePlus 6 did well while also bringing a host of new features to the table in its own right. For that reason the OnePlus 6T is highly anticipated by Android fans across the globe.…
[ad_1] 2PM UPDATE: BT has just confirmed they have fixed the outage that hit accounts this morning. In a statement, BT said: “We’ve resolved an issue that affected some of our customers in London earlier today. As soon as we became aware of the problem we worked as quickly as possible to restore full service,…
[ad_1] Sony Xperia XZ3 is the latest phone from the Japanese tech giant that is set to boast a gorgeous 6-inch OLED display with a resolution of 1440×2880 and a density of 537 pixels-per-inch. Sony is insisting the panel uses the firm’s signature BRAVIA TV technology that should allow for high-contrast and incredible HDR viewing.…
[ad_1] Environment Canada has confirmed that three additional tornadoes touched down in western Quebec on Friday — bringing the day’s total number of twisters in the Ottawa-Gatineau area to six. At around 3:30 p.m. ET, a tornado touched down about 30 kilometres from Mont-Laurier, Que., near the Baskatong reservoir, the weather agency said Tuesday. It likely…
[ad_1] WhatsApp co-founder Brian Acton had disagreements with Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg and Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg over monetisation of the messaging service before he left the company, according to an interview with Acton published by Forbes on Wednesday. Facebook-owned Instagram’s co-founders Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger were the latest senior executives to…
[ad_1] Stink bugs are munching their way through the Okanagan Valley and researchers are hoping a tiny wasp can help contain the pests before they hit B.C.’s orchards en masse. Last summer, more than a thousand brown marmorated stink bugs were counted in Kelowna’s downtown core. A provincial study was launched to research the invasive…
[ad_1] Today employees are on the lookout for real growth, more so than a stable job that pays the bills. They, themselves, are demanding professional development opportunities that are important to them. They are insisting that they be honored! And smart employers are catching on: Evolving humans are happy humans. And happy people make things…
[ad_1] The idea was born out of Hindrik’s experience working for a stint with a start-up in Silicon Valley. The concentration of top start-ups in the region has caused it to become the destination of choice for top talent, both domestically and internationally. But, in the process, it has led to escalating living costs and…
[ad_1] Fox said Wednesday it will sell the remainder of its stake in U.K.-based satellite TV broadcaster Sky to Comcast. The announcement came four days after the U.S. cable giant won majority ownership of Sky in an auction against Fox. Comcast and Fox had been embroiled in a bidding war for Sky, which is viewed…
[ad_1] In a recent interview with Forbes, WhatsApp co-founder Brian Acton explained why he decided to leave Facebook and $850 million on the table: there was a disagreement over how Facebook should monetize WhatsApp, the chat service Facebook acquired in 2014. Acton told Forbes that Mark Zuckerberg and other Facebook executives wanted to begin targeting…
[ad_1] Beck Diefenbach | Reuters Google CEO Sundar Pichai takes the stage during the presentation of new Google hardware in San Francisco on Oct. 4, 2016. Google is making changes to its popular Chrome browser in response to criticism from privacy advocates. The company came under fire earlier this week because of a recent Chrome…
[ad_1] Less than a month after an ailing southern resident killer whale known as J50 died, scientists are raising alarm bells about another sick member of the West Coast orca population. According to a release from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, a 27-year-old male whale known as K25 looks to be in “notably poorer body condition compared to recent…
[ad_1] Facebook has flashed a technical warning sign. Its shares entered a death cross last week, meaning its 50-day moving average moved below its 200-day moving average. The technical sign warns of a rapid decline in stock price relative to longer-term performance. Its steep drop over the past two months has one former Facebook bull…
[ad_1] David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Nick Woodman, founder and chief executive officer of GoPro Inc. GoPro surged Wednesday after Oppenheimer upgraded the “overlooked” stock, saying the company’s turnaround efforts make it “worth a second look.” The firm had already published a bullish report last week, but Oppenheimer on Wednesday upgraded the…
[ad_1] Amazon later this week is opening a new store that sells items from its website rated 4 stars or above, the company said in a blog post on Wednesday, making a bigger push into bricks-and-mortar retail following its acquisition of Whole Foods and the gradual rollout of its cashier-less convenience stores. The store is…
[ad_1] David Paul | Bloomberg | Getty Images Nicole Eagan, chief executive of DarkTrace, speaks at a conference in San Francisco, California, U.S. British cybersecurity start-up Darktrace has raised $50 million in a funding round that values the firm at $1.65 billion. The investment, announced on Thursday, was led by European private equity firm Vitruvian…
[ad_1] Most drivers don’t understand the limitations of advanced safety technology installed on new vehicles, according to a new study by AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. The study indicates that drivers overestimate the capabilities of features such as blind-spot monitoring systems, automatic emergency braking and adaptive cruise control. “A substantial proportion of respondents demonstrated what…
[ad_1] The online ads sound pretty great. A guaranteed $2,500 monthly to drive for Lyft or $2,100 monthly for Uber, which is close to $30,000 yearly for what is a part-time job for many. But here comes the bad news. First, there’s lots of fine print to contend with that makes the offers not as…
[ad_1] A closely followed, secretive Chinese bitcoin mining giant revealed a little bit more of itself on Wednesday. After months of speculation about the company’s plans, Bitmain released its first-ever public disclosures, confirming its intention to list on the Hong Kong stock exchange. Bitmain Technologies, founded by billionaires Jihan Wu and Micree Zhan, came on…
[ad_1] Hugo Barra, the vice president of virtual reality at Facebook, spoke with CNBC’s “Closing Bell” about the future of virtual reality as its new Oculus headset launched. The new virtual reality headset, named Quest, costs $399 and will be released in the spring. As virtual reality expands from just video gamers to a mass…
[ad_1] Facebook‘s virtual reality division is getting ready to ship its high-powered, untethered headset, the company announced Wednesday. The new standalone headset is called Quest and costs $399. It will ship in the Spring, and come with more than 50 game and experience titles available at launch. Quest is the company’s “first all-in-one VR system…
[ad_1] The FCC is pushing for speedy deployment of 5G networks nationwide with an order adopted today that streamlines what it perceives as a patchwork of obstacles, needless costs, and contradictory regulations at the state level. But local governments say the federal agency is taking things too far. 5G networks will consist of thousands of…
[ad_1] Facebook’s David Marcus, who ran the Facebook Messenger before starting the blockchain group earlier this year, is defending the company and CEO Mark Zuckerberg after a WhatsApp co-founder spoke critically of his experience at the company. Brian Acton started WhatsApp with Jan Koum, and sold the company to Facebook for $22 billion in 2014.…
[ad_1] Derek Belch, the man working with Walmart to help integrate virtual reality devices into employee training, told CNBC on Wednesday that he hopes the technology will trickle down to the consumer. Walmart announced last week that they will use virtual reality technology for employee training at every Walmart store in America. Belch, founder and…
[ad_1] Less than two months after New York limited the number of cars Uber could have on the roads, the ride-hailing company said it is putting money and resources into a potential fix to the city’s traffic congestion problem. Uber said on Wednesday that it will invest $10 million over the next three years on…
[ad_1] If you’re familiar with 20th century Soviet camera clones you’ll probably be familiar with Zenit. Created by Krasnogorsky Zavod, the Nikon/Leica clones were a fan favorite behind the Iron Curtain and, like the Lomo, was a beloved brand that just doesn’t get its due. The firm stopped making cameras in 2005 but in its…
[ad_1] Google‘s chief privacy officer Keith Enright dodged multiple questions about the company’s plans to launch a censored search app in China during a senate hearing on data privacy. Senators pressed Enright on how Google’s policies on protecting user privacy would square with details that have leaked out about a proposed Chinese search app, including…
[ad_1] Billionaire Patrick Soon-Shiong on Wednesday advocated for a change in how people consume news on social media, calling the platforms the “cancer of our time.” “The short attention span we’re creating in this millennium is actually very dangerous,” said Soon-Shiong, the new owner of the LA Times. “It’s the untended consequences of social media.”…
[ad_1] After much outrage, Fortnite is finally getting PS4 crossplay across Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, iOS, Android, Windows PC, and Mac. Sony announced the news on the official PlayStation blog. What this means is PS4 Fortnite players can finally play Fortnite with those on the Nintendo Switch and Xbox One. Previously, Fortnite PS4 crossplay was…
[ad_1] Luke Sharrett | Bloomberg | Getty Images An employee works on a Ford Expedition sports utility vehicle on the assembly line at the Ford Kentucky Truck Plant in Louisville, Kentucky. President Donald Trump’s tariffs are hitting Ford’s finances hard. The second-largest U.S. automaker has suffered $1 billion in lost profits from tariffs on metals…
[ad_1] Uber has agreed to pay $148 million in connection to a 2016 data breach and subsequent cover-up, according to the California Attorney General’s office. The breach, revealed last year, granted hackers access to the personal information of 57 million riders and drivers. The company concealed the hack for more than a year, Uber CEO…
[ad_1] To an untrained eye, USAReally might look like any other fledgling news organization vying for attention in a crowded media landscape. Its website publishes a steady stream of stories on hot-button political issues like race, immigration and income inequality. It has reader polls, a video section and a daily podcast. But this is no…
[ad_1] Google Maps has a new feature on Android and iPhone that lets you pick a bunch of restaurants, share them with a group of friends, and then let everyone vote on where to eat. It works really well if you have a group of people who can’t decide on where to get dinner. The…
[ad_1] Stephen Lam | Reuters Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaks at Facebook Inc’s annual F8 developers conference in San Jose, California, May 1, 2018. It’s not just Instagram Stories that Snapchat has to worry about. Facebook and Messenger Stories now have 300 million daily active users, the company announced at an event on Wednesday. A…
[ad_1] GoPro’s stock price is on a bit of rebound this morning. The stock opened at $7.36, up from its previous close of $6.62, and is continuing to climb on news that Oppenheimer analyst Andrew Uerkwitz is now bullish on the action camera maker. He cites optimism around GoPro’s refreshed product line. Uerkwitz changed his…
[ad_1] Google on Wednesday announced that it is bringing a few updates with the next release of its Chrome browser (version 70) to give clarity on the issues that emerged with the Chrome 69 build that automatically signs you in once you use a Google service. The Chrome 69 build faced huge criticism from users…
[ad_1] Laura Chiesa | LightRocket | Getty Images IBM transporting clients in the clouds at CeBIT in Hanover fairground, Germany. It is considered a barometer of current trends and a measure of the state of the art in information technology. IBM’s stock price will rally due to strong demand in key technology growth markets, according to…
[ad_1] While this video shows a tiny robot from the City University of Hong Kong doing what amounts to a mitzvah, we can all imagine a future in which this little fellow could stab you in the kishkes. This wild little robot uses electromagnetic force to swim or flop back and forth to pull itself…
[ad_1] There’s a secret Facebook app called Blink. Built for employees only, it’s how the company tests out new video formats its hoping will become the next Boomerang or SuperZoom. They range from artsy Blur effects to a way even old Android phones can use Slo-Mo. One exciting format involves audio beat detection that syncs…
[ad_1] A day after the co-founders announced their exit, changes to Instagram are already making their way. According to latest reports, Instagram Lite and web version on both mobile and desktop will now show notifications. Earlier, the notifications were only available on the standard Instagram app. Now, if you access the service on Chrome browser…
[ad_1] As lawmakers consider whether tech companies should be regulated, SurveyMonkey CEO Zander Lurie says it’s Silicon Valley’s responsibility to protect consumers’ data. “We pay great heed to our customers’ data,” Lurie said Wednesday in a “Squawk Box” interview ahead of the U.S. online survey company’s first trading day on the Nasdaq. “We all have…
[ad_1] Sometimes $10 billion isn’t as much as you think. It’s true that when you look at the bottom line number of the $10 billion Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure (JEDI) cloud contract, it’s easy to get lost in the sheer size of it, and the fact that it’s a one-vendor deal. The key thing to remember…
[ad_1] Instagram is known for its celebrity posts and photos of enviable vacations. But it has also become a sizable open marketplace for advertising illegal drugs. The company has pledged a crackdown in recent weeks, but it is struggling to keep pace with its own algorithms and systems, which serve up an array of personalised…
[ad_1] The survey, which included more than 5,000 individuals, also revealed positive trends for Apple Watch and strong demand for AirPods, Apple’s wireless earbuds. “We think demand for this generation iPhones – XS Max/XS/XR – is robust and average selling prices and gross margins could improve given mix benefits,” Daryanani wrote in a note to…
[ad_1] Reports are coming in that Amazon’s Alexa service is down in parts of UK, Spain, Germany and Austria. According to Down Detector and Twitter, the problem started surfacing around 8am local time and still continues. Interestingly, some users are reporting the issue is isolated to Echo Dot 2 models and while other Echo devices…
[ad_1] Ride-hailing firm Grab said on Wednesday it would stop offering car-pooling services during late-night hours in Singapore after drivers complained about some passengers being drunk and argumentative. Citing feedback from drivers who described intoxicated commuters vomiting in their cars or arguing with them during the ride, the company said it would stop its GrabHitch…
[ad_1] A new report is warning about the federal government’s interest in using artificial intelligence to screen and process immigrant files, saying it could create discrimination, as well as privacy and human rights breaches. The research, conducted by the University of Toronto’s Citizen Lab outlines the impacts of automated decision-making involving immigration applications and how…
[ad_1] Apple’s new MacBook Pro 2018 models Apple has been granted a patent that could enable the Cupertino giant to make water-resistant keyboards for its upcoming iMacs and MacBook devices. This breakthrough innovation will allow Apple keyboards to withstand the occasional spill of coffee, tea, water, and many other common liquids used in an everyday…
[ad_1] The Apple rally is about to get a whole lot sweeter, says TradingAnalysis.com founder Todd Gordon. Apple shares have rallied more than 10 percent since its market cap crossed $1 trillion for the first time ever in August, and according to Gordon, the stock could get a bigger boost following its earnings report in…
[ad_1] Uber Technologies won a legal victory on Tuesday as a federal appeals court said drivers seeking to be classified as employees rather than independent contractors must arbitrate their claims individually, and not pursue class-action lawsuits. In a 3-0 decision, the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco reversed a lower court judge’s denial…
[ad_1] Jabin Botsford | The Washington Post | Getty Images From left Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, Alphabet CEO Larry Page, and Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg listen during a meeting with technology industry leaders at Trump Tower in New York, NY on Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2016. Six major internet companies and internet-service providers, including AT&T, Twitter…
[ad_1] Earlier this year, Google announced its revamped Google Maps, which puts a stronger emphasis on discovery. Some of the features the company announced back then have already launched, including many of the promised discovery and exploration tools, but the one feature that was still missing was group planning. But you won’t have to wait much…
[ad_1] Instana, an application performance monitoring (APM) service with a focus on modern containerized services, today announced that it has raised a $30 million Series C funding round. The round was led by Meritech Capital, with participation from existing investor Accel. This brings Instana’s total funding to $57 million. The company, which counts the likes…
[ad_1] Veteran journalist and one of India’s renowned news anchors, Vikram Chandra, on Tuesday the launch of his multilingual video news platform called Editor Ji. The new platform is touted to use artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms alongside human inputs to deliver curated news content. It comes in the form of Android and iOS apps, as…
[ad_1] Sky announced last week that the Netflix app is set to launch on its Q platform in November with content sitting side-by-side in one place. But if that seems like a long time to wait there’s some good news for anyone who uses the satellite television firm’s NOW TV service. It’s been confirmed that…
[ad_1] Smith Collection/Gado | Archive Photos | Getty Images Reusable shopping bag with logo at Whole Foods Market grocery store in Dublin, California. Amazon has expanded its grocery delivery service from its Whole Foods stores to more cities across the United States. The service is now available in Milwaukee, Omaha, Detroit, Jacksonville, Madison, Orlando, St.…
[ad_1] Firefox Monitor uses Have I Been Pwned’s API endpoints to enable data breach monitoring Mozilla has launched Firefox Monitor, a free service to notify individuals concerned about their privacy in case of a data breach. The service – which has been built in partnership with Australian Web security expert Troy Hunt, the creator of…
[ad_1] Why are raspberries red and bananas yellow? A scientific debate has raged for decades about whether plants evolve to produce fruits of particular colours to attract particular animals to help spread their seeds. A new study appears to have finally settled it. Researchers looked at similar plants in two similar mountain rainforests in Uganda…
[ad_1] Vivaldi 2.0 has been released as the latest version of the Vivaldi web browser. While Vivaldi is already popular for offering a customisable user experience, the latest version has added to its feature suite with a bunch of new adjustments. The Vivaldi 2.0 update also brings end-to-end encryption of syncing user data between multiple…
[ad_1] Paul Miller | Bloomberg | Getty Images Signage for Uber Technologies and Grab are displayed outside a building in Singapore, on April 26, 2018. Singapore’s decision to fine ride-hailing giants Grab and Uber will not have any substantial impact on either company, and the situation underscores the global shortcomings of existing regulations to protect…
[ad_1] The twin tornadoes that struck Ottawa and Gatineau, Que., on Friday left trails of destruction. Environment Canada said the tornado that laid waste to Ottawa’s Dunrobin community and Gatineau’s Mont-Bleu neighbourhood was likely an EF-3 with wind speeds of up to 265 km/h. The second tornado, which hit Ottawa’s Arlington Woods neighbourhood with devastating force, was classified as an EF-2 and packed wind…
[ad_1] When Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger sold Instagram to Facebook in 2012, the photo-sharing startup’s fiercely loyal fans worried about what would happen to their beloved app under the social media giant’s wings. None of their worst fears materialised. But now that its founders have announced they are leaving in a swirl of well…
[ad_1] If you didn’t get an emergency alert on your phone Friday, it could be because you have an older phone. Phones, radios and televisions across the National Capital Region emitted an alert tone late Friday afternoon as several tornadoes hit the area, flattening homes and putting lives at risk. Scott Shortliffe, the Canadian Radio-television…
[ad_1] Nunavut’s capital city is preparing to build a data hub, as a new higher-speed broadband network is set to arrive to the community in October. The Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) has partnered with local not-for-profit, Nuvujaq, to build an Iqaluit-based data hub. An internet exchange point (a physical access point for internet traffic) will be housed…
[ad_1] With an eye on future lunar exploration, Canada’s space agency is calling on companies to present their ideas for everything from moon-rover power systems to innovative mineral prospecting techniques. The Canadian Space Agency issued the tender this week for projects that will put Canada in position to contribute to future space missions involving human…
[ad_1] A Vancouver-based plastics expert is pushing for more public education about the different types of plastics following Ottawa’s plans to eliminate the use of single-use plastics in government operations. Love-Ese Chile, a bioplastics specialist and consultant, argues not all plastics are the same and it’s crucial to understand their differences when creating public policy.…
[ad_1] Facebook’s WhatsApp is working closely with Reliance Jio to spread awareness of false messages, weeks after the Indian telecoms operator opened up the messaging service to tens of millions of customers using its cheap Internet-enabled phone. Jio this month gave its more than 25 million Jio Phone customers, many of them first-time Internet users,…
[ad_1] Andreas Gebert | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images A visitor of BMW World walks past a BMW car during the annual accounts press conference of German car manufacturer BMW at the BWM World in Munich, Germany. Shares of BMW fell 5 percent Tuesday after the automaker warned investors its 2018 revenues and profits will…
[ad_1] Google Chief Executive Sundar Pichai will meet privately with top Republican lawmakers this week, the company confirmed to CNBC. “I look forward to meeting with members on both sides of the aisle, answering a wide range of questions, and explaining our approach,” Pichai said in an emailed statement on Tuesday. “These meetings will continue…
[ad_1] The sudden exits of Instagram’s co-founders were due in part to losing in a “clash of cultures” with Facebook Chairman and CEO Mark Zuckerberg, according to CNBC’s Jim Cramer. “When you have powerful personalities who really are at war in terms of just ethos, in terms of culture, … there’s going to be a…
[ad_1] Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images Jeff Bezos, founder and chief executive officer of Amazon.com Inc., speaks during a discussion at the Air Force Association’s Air, Space and Cyber Conference in National Harbor, Maryland, U.S., on Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2018. Amazon shares could surge to $3,000, or $1.46 trillion in market value, by…
[ad_1] The simultaneous exits of Instagram’s founders could signal trouble at the company and lead to a tumultuous transition period — either of which could be good for Snap. The stock closed Tuesday 1 percent up at $9.06. Snap’s stock has been on a downward swing in recent weeks, down roughly 20 percent in the…
[ad_1] President Donald Trump isn’t the only one who thinks the economy is doing well. Marc Benioff does, too. Benioff’s company, Salesforce, has posted faster stock growth than Dow Jones Industrial Average and Nasdaq, alongside other cloud-oriented companies like Adobe, Amazon and Microsoft. The Salesforce performance comes after beating analysts’ expectations for every one of…
[ad_1] Disruptive businesses are cropping up everywhere these days, but investors shouldn’t take a company’s word as gospel just because it brands itself as innovative, CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Tuesday. “You can’t understand [disruption] without looking the actual disruptors in the eye to see who’s a poser and who’s the real deal,” the “Mad Money”…
[ad_1] Marc Benioff and his wife Lynne are buying Time Magazine not only because of its iconic brand and historic relevance, but because they hope to use the outlet as a “platform for change,” the Salesforce.com chief told CNBC on Tuesday. “Lynne and I so strongly believe that business is the greatest platform for change,”…
[ad_1] In his more than 20 years responding to cyberbreaches, Kevin Mandia, the CEO of enterprise-facing cybersecurity company FireEye, has learned one key, overarching thing about cyberattacks. “It took me too long, but here’s the dead reality: every cyberattack’s related to geopolitical conditions,” he told CNBC on Tuesday in an interview with “Mad Money” host…
[ad_1] Digital currency exchange Coinbase on Tuesday announced several key changes in its listing policy that will significantly increase its asset offerings, and alter the exchange from a primarily U.S.-focused cryptocurrency curator into a global cryptocurrency platform. “Ultimately, crypto is a global phenomenon. You have software developers and entrepreneurs around the world building products on…
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[ad_1] Facebook has lost a number of top executives during the past year as it faced scandals like the Cambridge Analytica data breach and Russian election meddling. Sonnenfeld, senior associate dean at the Yale School of Management and a CNBC contributor, said there seems to be a culture shift at Facebook, “where the sense of…
[ad_1] The new iPhones have excellent cameras, to be sure. But it’s always good to verify Apple’s breathless on-stage claims with first-hand reports. We have our own review of the phones and their photography systems, but teardowns provide the invaluable service of letting you see the biggest changes with your own eyes — augmented, of…
[ad_1] The workplace is not designed for families, and that needs to change, philanthropist Melinda Gates told CNBC on Tuesday. “We need to have a good, paid family medical leave policy,” said the co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. “We’re one of only eight countries in the world — in the world —…
[ad_1] More posts by this contributor Big data’s humble beginnings A future dominated by autonomous vehicles (AVs) is, for many experts, a foregone conclusion. Declarations that the automobile will become the next living room are almost as common — but, they are imprecise. In our inevitable driverless future, the more apt comparison is to the…
[ad_1] At the Sheraton Waikiki, next to the Royal Hawaiian, cashiers at the beachside lounge worry about a newly deployed computer system that will allow servers to close out their own checks — making cashiers redundant. There are automatic dishwashers on the market; machines to flip burgers and mix cocktails; robots to deliver room service…
[ad_1] Salesforce co-CEO Marc Benioff said that the technology industry has a trust problem, and companies better fix it or they’re going to lose talent. “If trust is not your highest value, and you see it in our technology industry right now, your employees and executives are going to walk out,” Benioff told CNBC’s Jim…
[ad_1] Photokina is underway in London and the theme of the show is “large.” Unusually for an industry that is trending towards the compact, the cameras on stage at this show sport big sensors, big lenses, and big price tags. But though they may not be for the average shooter, these cameras are impressive pieces…
[ad_1] It’s a new market for Amazon and the Alexa Fund, which typically backs start-ups focused on voice technology. The investment comes less than a week after Amazon launched more than a dozen Alexa-powered smart home devices, including a microwave oven and an amplifier that can be controlled by the Alexa voice assistant. Earlier this…
[ad_1] SurveyMonkey is aiming to price above the $9 to $11 it had been seeking in its initial public offering thanks to stronger-than-expected demand from investors, according to people familiar with the marketing process who asked to remain anonymous. SVMK Inc. — more commonly known as SurveyMonkey — is planning to price its IPO after…
[ad_1] Delayed flight? Stuck in the middle seat? American Airlines wants you to relax. The world’s biggest airline will start showing nature videos and offering passengers access to material through the Calm meditation app aboard most flights starting Oct. 8 to help keep travelers relaxed — even as they jostle for overhead bin space and…
[ad_1] “I think the best products are usually built based on personal experience from your past and you never know exactly what parts of your past will come together to form that puzzle and be a product that you want to build for the world, but inevitably something from your past triggers a memory and…
[ad_1] Jim Stem | Bloomberg | Getty Images An employee works on a circuit board at Jabil Circuit’s facility in St. Petersburg, Florida. Shares of contract electronics maker Jabil fell sharply on Tuesday after the company’s CEO said he does not see margins improving until fiscal year 2021. “We assume that from fiscal 2019 to…
[ad_1] Justin Tallis | AFP | Getty Images Jack Dorsey, CEO of Square, Chairman of Twitter and a founder of both, holds an event in London on November 20, 2014. Fintech firm Square is rolling its payroll services into a mobile app, and it’s sending payroll stocks like ADP and Paychex lower. It’s a mobile…
[ad_1] If you’ve been keeping up with watchmaker MB&F you’ll be familiar with their Horological Machine series, watches that are similar in construction but wildly differ when it comes to design. This watch, the HM9, is called the Flow and hearkens back to roadsters, jets, and 1950s space ships. The watch, limited to a run…
[ad_1] Instagram founder doesn’t regret selling the company to Facebook for $1 billion, even though it’s worth 100 times that now, according to a new report in the Wall Street Journal Magazine. “I think for where we were, we made an awesome decision,” Systrom told the magazine. “The whole idea of joining Facebook was that…
[ad_1] When Salesforce bought Mulesoft last spring for the tidy sum of $6.5 billion, it looked like money well spent for the CRM giant. After all, it was providing a bridge between the cloud and the on-prem data center and that was a huge missing link for a company with big ambitions like Salesforce. When…
[ad_1] Apple's iOS 12 has lots of new features. CNBC's Todd Haselton highlights some of the options, tips and tricks that you should try out. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] Yana Paskova | Bloomberg | Getty Images Jack Dorsey, chief executive officer of Square Inc., second right, tours the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., on Thursday, Nov. 19, 2015. Square could rattle the payments industry in the same way Facebook, Amazon, Netflix and Google shook up other…
[ad_1] How many times have you called into a company, answered a bunch of preliminary questions about the purpose of your call, then found that those answers didn’t make their way to the CSR who ultimately took your call. This usually is because System A can’t talk to System B and it’s frustrating for the…
[ad_1] Yu Chun Christopher Wong| S3studio | Getty Images A photo illustration of the digital Cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, is seen on September 13 2018 in Hong Kong, Hong Kong. Google is ending its sweeping ban on cryptocurrency-related advertising and plans to allow regulated crypto exchanges to buy ads in the United States and Japan. The new policy…
[ad_1] Whether you’re trying to figure out how many students are attending your lectures or how many evil aliens have taken your Space Force brethren hostage, Wi-Fi can now be used to count them all. The system, created by researchers at UC Santa Barbara, uses a single Wi-Fi router outside of the room to measure…
[ad_1] Robert Ferris | CNBC The Lucid Air Alpha test car, displayed at the New York Auto Show, reached a software-limited 217 miles per hour on a text track in Ohio. Luxury electric car maker Lucid is building a high speed charging network for electric cars across the United States with Volkwswagen-funded project Electrify America,…
[ad_1] DevOps automation service Chef today announced a number of new integrations with Microsoft Azure. The news, which was announced at Microsoft Ignite conference in Orlando, Florida, focuses on helping enterprises bring their legacy applications to Azure and ranges from the public preview of Chef Automate Managed Service for Azure to the integration of Chef’s…
[ad_1] Uber’s fastest-growing market in the world is now Argentina, company executives say, attributing the expansion to the nation’s sudden economic unravelling, which has boosted unemployment and sliced the purchasing power of Argentines. Twenty percent of its drivers in Buenos Aires, the only city where it operates in Argentina, were jobless immediately before joining Uber.…
[ad_1] Alex Stamos, formerly chief security officer at Facebook, formally stepped down in August following earlier rumors of his departure and an internal memo to staff. In the memo — reported by Buzzfeed news — Stamos said a re-organization of his team left him eyeing a transition: I initiated the discussion of changing the structure…
[ad_1] Salesforce and Amazon’s cloud arm, AWS, have had a pretty close relationship for some time, signing a $400 million deal for infrastructure cloud services in 2016, but today at Dreamforce, Salesforce’s massive customer conference taking place this week in San Francisco, they took it to another level. The two companies announced they were offering…
[ad_1] Uber on Tuesday launched a 24/7 telephone support line for its users in Britain, in the latest change the taxi app has made to meet the demands of regulators. Uber won a probationary licence to operate in London in June after it modified its business model to ease strained relations with Transport for London,…
[ad_1] Getty Images Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks during the 2018 Apple Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) at the San Jose Convention Center on June 4, 2018 in San Jose, California. Qualcomm has unveiled explosive charges against Apple for stealing “vast swaths” of its confidential information and trade secrets for the purpose of improving the performance…
[ad_1] LinkedIn may be best known as a place where people and organizations keep public pages of their professional profiles, using that as a starting point for networking, recruitment and more — a service that today that has racked up more than 575 million users, 20 million companies and 15 million active job listings. But…
[ad_1] “(People’s) consumption patterns are different and we’re always analyzing not just the data they look at, but we’re also looking for people across their company who look like them,” he added. “It goes beyond answering the questions that you ask of our system, but it also answers the questions you didn’t ask.” It will…
[ad_1] Business software companies SAP, Microsoft, and Adobe said on Monday they were forming a data alliance that will make it easier for clients running their applications to get a better overview of the customer. The partners announced the Open Data Initiative at a Microsoft conference in Orlando, Florida, saying it would help break down…
[ad_1] Josh Edelson | AFP | Getty Images Instagram CEO Kevin Systrom speaks at Facebook’s corporate headquarters during a media event in Menlo Park, California on June 20, 2013, where Facebook announced the introduction of video for Instagram. Facebook shares are likely to fall significantly in the short term due to the departure of two…
[ad_1] Despite video streaming on smartphones gaining momentum in India, the country still lags far behind on global standards – falling in the poor territory characterised by frequent stalling during video playback and long loading times even for low-resolution video, a new report revealed on Tuesday. When it comes to overall mobile video experience, India joins…
[ad_1] Google is celebrating a birthday today, marking 20 years since the small startup took to the internet, and the company is looking forward more than ever. Most people know Google as the world’s most used search engine. Now, Google is responsible for producing android phones and hardware alongside effective software such as Google search…
[ad_1] Open source software is now a $14 billion+ market and growing fast, in use in one way or another in 95 percent of all enterprises. But that expansion comes with a shadow: open source components can come with vulnerabilities, and so their widespread use in apps become a liability to a company’s cybersecurity. Now,…
[ad_1] To help businesses create custom voice apps for their employees and users, Microsoft has launched the “Cortana Skills Kit for Enterprise” for developers. The kit will help enterprise developers use digital assistant’s natural-language processing to create custom voice skills for businesses. Currently available by invitation only, the development platform was unveiled at “Microsoft Ignite”…
[ad_1] Microsoft has announced the launch of its latest Office 2019 suite. This major update is available now on Mac and Windows devices and brings a number of improvements to the popular software including upgrades to Word, Excel Powerpoint and Outlook. In PowerPoint 2019, you can create cinematic presentations with new features like Morph and…
[ad_1] You need to confirm your fingerprint while signing a transaction or message on the Opera desktop browser Opera is now rolling its desktop browser for Windows, macOS, and Linux along with the crypto wallet. The company announced the arrival of the integrated CryptoWallet in August to give an experience similar to what was originally…
[ad_1] Virgin Media customers are set to see their bills rise next week as a new price increase comes into force. The satellite and TV firm is adding between £2 and £4 to monthly bills with an average increase of around £2.20 per month. Although many customers aren’t happy, Virgin has defended the decision saying:…
[ad_1] In a bid to step up passenger safety, Indian cab-hailing major Ola has rolled out a real-time ride monitoring system, the company said on Tuesday. “Ola Guardian, the real-time monitoring system to strengthen ride safety of customers, has been launched as a pilot in Bengaluru, Mumbai, and Pune,” the city-based cab-aggregator said in a…
[ad_1] macOS Mojave release and tips and tricks (Image: GETTY) Apple released its blockbuster macOS Mojave update last night with this latest software upgrade packed with new features and upgrades. The new operating system is available right now and can be downloaded via the Mac App Store. And, once installed, MacBook and iMac users will…
[ad_1] The Indian edition of dating app Tinder is trialling a new feature which gives women an additional level of scrutiny and security before they allow men to start messaging conversations, with a view to rolling the function out globally. The “My Move” feature allows women to choose in their settings that only they can…
[ad_1] Sagar Sarbhai, head of regulatory relations for Asia-Pacific and the Middle East at Ripple, said last week that the firm was making significant headway with its xRapid product, which is aimed at helping banks speed up transactions by using the cryptocurrency XRP. “I am very confident that in the next one month or so…
[ad_1] OnePlus Switch app is the Chinese phone maker’s solution for a smoother transition from any other Android smartphone to a OnePlus phone, and it was first released on Google Play in January this year. The OnePlus Switch app has now received the latest version 2.1 software update that brings support for migrate launcher, wallpapers,…
[ad_1] When Apple announced its new iPhone XS and refreshed Apple Watch earlier this month many thought the firm would finally reveal when its AirPower charging pad would finally go on sale. However, this new power booster remains out of sight with Apple keeping a launch date firmly under wraps. Luckily, there is now a…
[ad_1] Co-founders of Facebook’s Instagram, Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger, have resigned as chief executive officer and chief technical officer, respectively, the photo-sharing app company announced late on Monday. Systrom and Krieger did not specify a reason for their departure. Systrom wrote in a blog post on Monday that they plan to take some time…
[ad_1] 6PM UPDATE: Apple has just released its Mojave upgrade. After iOS 12 was pushed out to users last week there’s another big Apple software release with macOS Mojave available now. This blockbuster upgrade will bring new features to the MacBook and iMac including something called Dark Mode. This cool new upgrade instantly switches everything to a darker…
[ad_1] Amazon Prime Reading, a service that comes as another benefit for Amazon Prime members, has now been launched in India. It lets Amazon Prime subscribers read from hundreds of eligible ebooks without spending anything additional. Prime Reading comes alongside Kindle Unlimited that was launched in the country in September 2015 to offer unlimited access…
[ad_1] Comcast has acquired 29.1 percent of Sky shares, according to an official statement from the London Stock Exchange published Tuesday. “As a result of its purchases, Comcast Bidco owns a total of 499,571,959 Sky Shares, representing approximately 29.1 per cent. of the ordinary share capital of Sky,” the statement said. Comcast Bidco is an…
[ad_1] Apple on Monday announced it has completed the acquisition of Shazam, one of the world’s most popular music recognition mobile apps. Shazam has been downloaded over 1 billion times around the world and users identify songs using the Shazam app over 20 million times each day. “Shazam was one of the first apps available…
[ad_1] Hotmail is the second biggest free email service provider in the world behind Google’s gmail. Since being acquired by Microsoft in 1997, Hotmail gives users access to other services provided by the company including Windows Live ID, Xbox Live and Skype. Hotmail has now been modified to become Outlook.com so when users type in…
[ad_1] Apple and Salesforce.com are entering a partnership in which the iPhone maker will help Salesforce build the iPhone maker’s features such as its Siri voice assistant deeper into Salesforce’s own mobile apps, which are widely used in the sales and marketing industries. In exchange, Salesforce will make software tools so that the big businesses that use…
[ad_1] The federal government is making beluga whale research more accessible to Canadians. That’s why it teamed up with an academic publisher, scientists and Inuvialuit experts to make a special issue of the research journal Arctic Science, called the Beluga Summit. Fisheries and Oceans Canada and the journal worked together to release scientific research on beluga whales…
[ad_1] Apple on Monday released macOS Mojave version 10.14 for its range of iMac and MacBook devices, a launch date it had confirmed earlier this month. To recall, the update was first announced at the tech giant’s annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2018 and brought new features such as a much-needed system-wide Dark Mode, Stacks,…
[ad_1] The Northwest Territories’ Giant Mine closed almost two decades ago, and its cleanup project team wants to get cracking on its cleanup phase. More than decade ago, the remediation project team applied for a Type A Water Licence for its cleanup plan. It was rejected, and it took until 2014 until its environmental assessment…
[ad_1] Snap said on Monday it is testing a new way to search for products on Amazon.com through its Snapchat app’s camera, allowing users to shop directly using the messaging app. The visual search function will allow Snapchat users to point its camera at an item or barcode and buy it from Amazon. “Beginning this…
[ad_1] Researchers at an Ontario university have used 3D-printing technology to replace the majority of a dog’s cancer-ridden skull, a novel procedure they say marks a major advancement in veterinary medicine. Michelle Oblak, a veterinary surgical oncologist with the University of Guelph’s Ontario Veterinary College, said she believes the procedure is the first of its…
[ad_1] A Vancouver-based artist is shooting for the moon with his drawings and paintings — literally. Michael Markowsky, who teaches at Emily Carr University, is hoping to hitch a ride with a Japanese billionaire who’s planning a trip to outer space in 2023 aboard the SpaceX Big Falcon Rocket, the brainchild of SpaceX and Tesla founder Elon Musk. “We’ve sent…
[ad_1] Organized crime is moving online and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police is struggling to keep up, according to a briefing note prepared for RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki when she took over the top job earlier this year. The memo, obtained by CBC News under access to information law, may launch a renewed battle between the…
[ad_1] Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger, the co-founders of the photo-sharing app Instagram, have resigned and plan to leave the company in coming weeks, according to people with direct knowledge of the matter. The exits add to the challenges facing Instagram’s parent company, Facebook. Mr. Systrom, Instagram’s chief executive, and Mr. Krieger, the chief technical…
[ad_1] Waves of Change is a CBC series exploring the single-use plastic we’re discarding, and why we need to clean up our act. You can be part of the community discussion by joining our Facebook group. When Geneviève Philibert et Alexandre Normandeau go diving, they take an unusual item with them — a mesh bag.…
[ad_1] Concordia University’s engineering faculty is making history with its new name — the Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science — the first in Canada to be named after a woman, the university says. Gina Parveneh Cody is the former executive chair and principal shareholder of CCI Group, a large engineering firm in Toronto. In another first,…
[ad_1] Researchers looking for a possible great white shark mating site off Nova Scotia have tagged their first shark in Canadian waters. The official Ocearch Twitter account posted a photo on Monday afternoon of the male shark, named Nova, that was tagged off the south shore of Nova Scotia. The Ocearch team made up of…
[ad_1] When the investigative journalist Julia Angwin worked for ProPublica, the nonprofit news organization became known as “big tech’s scariest watchdog.” By partnering with programmers and data scientists, Ms. Angwin pioneered the work of studying big tech’s algorithms — the secret codes that have an enormous impact on everyday American life. Her findings shed light…
[ad_1] Microsoft on Monday unveiled new hardware that businesses can use in factories and other sites and is designed to efficiently run artificial intelligence computations without requiring customers to install special processors. The introduction of the Azure Data Box Edge comes as Microsoft seeks to gain share from public cloud market leader Amazon Web Services…
[ad_1] Bumble, the dating app, is pressing ahead with its $400 million countersuit on its larger rival Match and is pursuing an initial public offering. Designed as a social and dating app that allows women to make the first move, 4-year-old Bumble now has over 40 million registered users. It has expanded to include friend-finding…
[ad_1] A deluge of rebalancing should drive investor money toward household names like Verizon, Alphabet, Disney and Electronic Arts, according to J.P. Morgan equity strategist Dubravko Lakos-Bujas. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] It’s been five years since T-Mobile picked up MetroPCS, and now the prepaid service is finally getting a fresh coat of paint. The “PCS” bit is getting the old heave-ho, while the brand’s owners are letting you know who’s boss with the new Metro by T-Mobile brand name. The new name involves some new…
[ad_1] First-weekend demand for the new Apple Watch was much higher than expected according to analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, who has a reputation for accuracy, particularly when it comes to predicting new products. The Apple Watch Series 4 has a larger screen and built-in cellular connectivity. It also an electrocardiogram sensor, which will soon be able…
[ad_1] Everyone’s favorite endless, serene snowboarding game just made the leap from mobile to the Mac App Store. Available now for $9.99, Alto’s Adventure for Mac is a desktop port of the side-scrolling snowscape game that’s won hearts and accolades since it first hit iOS in 2015. Earlier this year, the team behind Alto’s Adventure…
[ad_1] SEATTLE — Tourists in Seattle have a new must-see destination: Amazon Go, the cashierless store the company opened near downtown in January. People who are interested in what is coming next from Amazon, which makes about half of all online retail sales, just need to roam the city. Amazon uses Seattle as a living…
[ad_1] The iPhone XS proves one thing definitively: that the iPhone X was probably one of the most ambitious product bets of all time. When Apple told me in 2017 that they put aside plans for the iterative upgrade that they were going to ship and went all in on the iPhone X because they…
[ad_1] Microsoft is hosting its Ignite conference in Orlando, Florida this week. And although Ignite isn’t the household name that Microsoft’s Build conference has become over the course of the last few years, it’s a massive event with over 30,000 attendees and plenty of news. Indeed, there was so much news this year that Microsoft…
[ad_1] The auto industry has a choice to make: Which language will cars speak when they talk to one another? Until a couple of years ago, automakers agreed on one vehicle-to-vehicle communications platform, called dedicated short-range communications, or DSRC, based on the technology used for Wi-Fi. But some car companies have begun to favor a…
[ad_1] Dust off your old Bose 501 speakers. New devices are coming that will give traditional audio equipment a voice. Amazon recently announced a mess of new Echo devices and among the lot are several small, diminutive add-ons. These models did not have a smart speaker built into the devices but rather turned other speakers…
[ad_1] The most recent update of Google’s popular Chrome browser includes a policy change that makes privacy advocates uncomfortable: The browser automatically signs users into Chrome if you use any other Google services. That means if you using Chrome to sign into a Google service like Gmail, Chrome will begin tracking information like the other…
[ad_1] Netflix shares climbed more than 2 percent on Monday after a report said Apple is veering toward more family friendly content for its video-streaming service. The Wall Street Journal reported that Apple wants high-quality shows with broad appeal that does not include gratuitous sex, violence or profanity. The tech giant nixed a movie about…
[ad_1] Walmart has been working with IBM on a food safety blockchain solution and today it announced it’s requiring that all suppliers of leafy green vegetable for Sam’s and Walmart upload their data to the blockchain by September 2019 . Most supply chains are bogged down in manual processes. This makes it difficult and time…
[ad_1] Shares of Comcast tanked nearly 8 percent Monday after the company beat out Twenty-First Century Fox to acquire British broadcaster Sky. At its lowest Monday, the stock was on pace for its worst day since January 2009. Shares fell as low as $34.75 in morning trading before paring some losses. Comcast outbid rival Fox…
[ad_1] See, snap, sale. In a rare partnership for Amazon, the commerce giant will help Snapchat challenge Instagram and Pinterest for social shopping supremacy. Today Snapchat announced it’s slowly rolling out a new visual product search feature, confirming TechCrunch’s July scoop about this project codenamed “Eagle”. Users can use Snapchat’s camera to scan a physical…
[ad_1] Pradeep Gaur | Mint | Getty Images Google CEO Sundar Pichai speaks during Digital Unlocked Google event at Taj palace on Jan. 4, 2017, in New Delhi, India. Google is adding a bunch of new features to its namesake search engine, executives said at an event in San Francisco on Monday. Here’s a rundown…
[ad_1] It’s time for the next version of SQL Server, Microsoft’s flagship database product. The company today announced the first public preview of SQL Server 2019 and while yet another update to a proprietary database may not seem all that exciting at first glance, Microsoft is trying to do a few rather interesting things with…
[ad_1] A new partnership between Apple and Salesforce gives iPhone users broad capabilities to manage their businesses, according to CNBC’s Jim Cramer. “Everyone has an Apple phone but what they lack is a tie-in with business,” Cramer said Monday on “Squawk on the Street,” shortly after the deal was announced. “It’s so big that people…
[ad_1] If you’ve ever attended a video meeting and wished that the speakers used really expensive cameras and lenses that allowed for that soft classy background blur of a portrait photo, then Microsoft wants to make that wish come true. The company announced a number of updates to Microsoft Teams today, and one of those…
[ad_1] Apple‘s new Mac software, macOS Mojave, is available now. The software was first announced in June and brings a lot of changes to the Mac experience. Users will find a new “dark mode” available on all of the Mac’s built-in apps. Instead of having a bright gray user interface, everything is a darker color,…
[ad_1] AWS has its Snowball (and Snowmobile truck), Google Cloud has its data transfer appliance and Microsoft has its Azure Data Box. All of these are physical appliances that allow enterprises to ship lots of data to the cloud by uploading it into these machines and then shipping them to the cloud. Microsoft’s Azure Data…
[ad_1] State and local governments are “way behind the private sector” in delivering online-based services to their constituents, Joseph Tucci, former CEO of cloud giant EMC, told CNBC on Monday. “Nobody loves dealing with their local municipality to do anything, whether it’s getting a fishing license or pay taxes,” Tucci said on “Squawk Box.” “Most…
[ad_1] Cosmos DB is undoubtedly one of the most interesting products in Microsoft’s Azure portfolio. It’s a fully managed, globally distributed multi-model database that offers throughput guarantees, a number of different consistency models and high read and write availability guarantees. Now that’s a mouthful, but basically, it means that developers can build a truly global…
[ad_1] Snap on Monday announced a new visual search tool for the company’s Snapchat app in partnership with Amazon. The visual search will allow Snapchat users to point the app’s camera at an item and quickly find it on Amazon and buy it straight from the social-messaging app, the company said in a blog post…
[ad_1] Adobe Analytics is a sophisticated product, so much so that users might focus on a set of known metrics at the cost of missing key insights. Adobe introduced an AI-fueled virtual assistant called Intelligent Alerts today to help users find deeper insights they might have otherwise missed. John Bates, director of product management for…
[ad_1] Nearly 50 representatives from U.S. financial giants and cryptocurrency startups are set to meet with Washington lawmakers this week to talk through what some say is an incomplete, and murky regulatory landscape. Rep. Warren Davidson, R-Ohio, is hosting the roundtable, “Legislating Certainty for Cryptocurrencies” on Tuesday, and asking industry experts to weigh in how…
[ad_1] In a world dominated by Alexa and the Google Assistant, Cortana suffers the fate of a perfectly good alternative that nobody uses and everybody forgets about. But Microsoft wouldn’t be Microsoft if it just gave up on its investment in this space, so it’s now launching the Cortana Skills Kit for Enterprise to see…
[ad_1] Apple and Salesforce are entering a partnership in which the iPhone maker will help Salesforce build the iPhone maker’s features such as its Siri voice assistant deeper into Salesforce’s own mobile apps, which are widely used in the sales and marketing industries. In exchange, Salesforce will make software tools so that the big businesses…
[ad_1] Microsoft Azure is getting a number of new storage options today that mostly focus on use cases where disk performance matters. The first of these is Azure Ultra SSD Managed Disks, which are now in public preview. Microsoft says that these drives will offer “sub-millisecond latency,” which unsurprisingly makes them ideal for workloads where…
[ad_1] David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer and founder of Facebook Inc., left, and Reed Hastings, president and chief executive officer of Netflix Inc. Goldman Sachs is a big believer the reconstituted S&P communication services sector will outperform. The new S&P 500 communication services sector, which now includes…
[ad_1] Microsoft, SAP and Adobe today announced a new partnership: the Open Data Initiative. This alliance, which is a clear attack against Salesforce, aims to create a single data model for consumer data that is then portable between platforms. That, the companies argue, will provide more transparency and privacy controls for consumers, but the core…
[ad_1] Microsoft, SAP and Adobe on Monday announced that their companies are working together on a new initiative to help customers do more with their own data. The move comes as their customers increasingly adopt cloud software and infrastructure, which can make it more difficult to draw conclusions based on all the data stuck in…
[ad_1] This wild, 3D-printed self-solving Rubik’s cube is amazing. To make it work, a Japanese inventor used servo motors and Arduino boards to actuate the cube as it solves itself. Sadly, there isn’t much of a build description available but it looks to be very compact and surprisingly fast. There is a description of the…
[ad_1] Apple and Salesforce are both highly successful, iconic brands, who like to put on a big show when they make product announcements. Today, the two companies announced they were forming a strategic partnership with an emphasis on mobile strategy ahead of Salesforce’s enormous customer conference, Dreamforce, which starts tomorrow in San Francisco. For Apple, which…
[ad_1] Food ordering and delivery platform, Swiggy on Monday announced strengthening of its presence in eight new cities namely Dehradun, Pondicherry, Mysore, Vijayawada, Nasik, Guwahati, Kanpur, and Ludhiana. Offering choicest food options in these cities, Swiggy will enable a wider number of existing and new consumers. “Over the years, Swiggy has played an instrumental role…
[ad_1] The new Apple Watch Series 4 has sensors that can automatically detect if the wearer trips and falls. It’s ideal for people who might be prone to falling, such as the elderly. If someone with the new Apple Watch falls, and has the new feature activated, a pop-up will ask if they’re OK. If…
[ad_1] Google Chrome is by far the most widely used Web browser in the world, across desktop and laptop PCs as well as smartphones. Multiple leading analytics firms peg Chrome’s market share at between 59 and 67 percent. For perspective, its nearest competitor on smartphones is Safari, and on the desktop is Internet Explorer, both…
[ad_1] Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images Simpson Chung uses a virtual reality headset during the NVIDIA GPU Technology Conference, which showcases artificial intelligence, deep learning, virtual reality and autonomous machines, in Washington, DC. Nvidia shares will keep rising even after the stock’s big gains this year, according to Bank of America Merrill Lynch.…
[ad_1] Yubico, the company behind the popular Yubikey security keys, today announced the launch of its 5 Series keys. The company argues that these new keys, which start at $45, are the first multi-protocol securities keys that supports the FIDO2 standard. With this, Yubico argues, the company will be able to replace password-based authentication, which…
[ad_1] Google is rolling out audio streaming and download quality controls for YouTube Music on the Android operating system, the media reported. The latest video streaming quality controls come with new options in the Settings menu – low, normal, high and always high – that would allow users to choose the quality of video content…
[ad_1] Weight Watchers is renaming itself “WW” to reflect shift in focus from weight loss to overall health, it said Monday. The company plans to launch a new app and a partnership with Headspace, a company that teaches meditation through its own app. WW’s new tagline is “Wellness that Works.” The company is starting a…
[ad_1] Tesla’s customers are paying a premium for the tile’s sleek look. Huynh’s roof cost him about $100,000, though he did need to replace his roof anyway. “I don’t think this will ever pay for itself honestly,” he said. For people who don’t need a new roof but want to install solar energy, traditional panels…
[ad_1] Instagram has denied testing any native ‘Regramming’ feature that could allow its 1 billion users to instantly repost someone else’s post to their own account, the media reported. The Verge reported last week that Instagram is working on a feature that would let users re-share others’ posts. While Instagram initially did not comment on…
[ad_1] A micron is one of the smallest measurements of length, equal to one-millionth of a meter. But you wouldn’t know that judging by the recent performance of the stock. Shares of the Boise, Idaho-based chip giant are down nearly 15 percent this month, tracking for its worst month since January 2016, when the stock…
[ad_1] Huawei has already had huge success with its Huawei Pro Pro this year but it seems they are about to take things to another level. The Chinese technology firm is expected to unveil its new Mate 20 Pro on October 16 and it looks set to be a phone watch out for. We already…
[ad_1] In a city with a long history of law-enforcement friction, activists and the Los Angeles Police Department are squaring off again. The latest crime-fighting controversy isn’t over issues like police brutality, corruption or gangs — it’s all about data. And the ways police are using it. Activists at a public meeting with the Los Angeles Police Commission…
[ad_1] Apple spiked a show about hip hop artist Dr. Dre’s life because it featured drug use, sex and violence, the Wall Street Journal reported, highlighting the iPhone maker’s conservative approach to its nascent original content strategy. The world’s most valuable company wants high-quality shows with big names and wide appeal, but it doesn’t want…
[ad_1] The U.S. cable giant outbid its rival by $3.6 billion, offering £17.28 (more than $22 per share, according to current exchange rates). Rupert Murdoch’s Fox offered £15.67 (more than $20) per Sky share, according to an official statement from the Takeover Panel. “The Comcast offer price of £17.28 represents an excellent outcome for independent…
[ad_1] “I would actually expect that it (doesn’t) need more than $5 billion, revolving, to rebuild their country and get 11,000 megawatts of modern emission-efficient electrification. That’s a big deal,” Kaeser said. Additionally, Siemens’ proposal also includes creating tens of thousands of jobs for locals, opening a smart health clinic that could treat up to…
[ad_1] After being pulled up by the Supreme Court for not appointing a Grievance Officer and complying with other laws of India, WhatsApp on Sunday appointed Komal Lahiri as the Grievance Officer for the country. Based out of WhatsApp’s headquarters in Menlo Park, California, Lahiri can be contacted via email and general post by over…
[ad_1] It’s been 10 years since Google took the wraps off the G1, the first Android phone. Since that time the OS has grown from buggy, nerdy iPhone alternative to arguably the most popular (or at least populous) computing platform in the world. But it sure as heck didn’t get there without hitting a few…
[ad_1] And for many teams, this increased focus on both content and skill has grown Fortnite’s esports scene to offer a more all-encompassing experience than other esports ecosystems that currently exist. Newer teams such as Ghost Gaming, which boasts some of the top Fortnite players on their roster, have thrived on the scene. Fortnite analyst…
[ad_1] Another day brings yet another Google Pixel 3 leak. This flagship device is now just a few weeks away from an official launch and it seems there’s very little we don’t know. Google’s big keynote will take place on October 9 and it’s almost certain the US technology firm will reveal two new devices called…
[ad_1] Apple’s macOS Mojave update will arrive tomorrow (Image: APPLE) Apple announced its new macOS Mojave upgrade back in June at its WWDC Developers Conference and this blockbuster update will be pushed out to Macs across the world tomorrow. There’s a swathe of new additions and features in this new operating system including a stunning…
[ad_1] Arsenal will be hoping to make it five wins in a row when they face Everton at the Emirates this afternoon. The Gunners strolled to victory against Vorskla Poltava in midweek, and were convincing in last weekend’s victory at Newcastle. Everton, on the other hand, have only picked up one win in the Premier…
[ad_1] Loyalty programs, half-off sales and even free coffee. These are some of the measures airport executives are considering to encourage travelers to park in their lots and garages, as ride-hailing apps like Uber and Lyft have surged in popularity. Parking is an important source of revenue for airports, sometimes second only to the fees…
[ad_1] There’s some very good and bad news for WhatsApp users. The Facebook-owned messaging service is looking set to release a swathe of new features in the coming months including a new Dark Mode. However, whilst some users will get access to an even better WhatsApp experience, it seems millions will now struggle to access…
[ad_1] They say life imitates art, which is why Budsies has no problem making a name for itself in the toy industry. This South Florida-based company lets customers turn their original artwork into a plush toy. Alex Furmansky, Founder and CEO of Budsies, pitched the heartwarming concept to the panel on “Shark Tank,” He told…
[ad_1] For as long as there have been fish farms in this province, there have been fish escaping from cages into the wild. Conservationists have suspected those escapees breed with native fish, changing their DNA. Now they say they have proof. One of the largest escapes in Newfoundland happened in 2013, when more than 20,000…
[ad_1] The Amazon Echo is undoubtedly one of the best smart speakers available right now. The £80 device can play music, turns on your lights and even tell you a joke just by speaking to it. Amazon continues to improve this hugely popular device but one of the issues that it continues to have is…
[ad_1] West Ham will host Chelsea this afternoon at the London Stadium in the big Premier League derby. The Hammers have had a torrid start to the 2018 season but a win away from home at Everton has given Manuel Pellegrini’s team a much-needed boost. Chelsea head across the capital having had a run of…
[ad_1] Sky+ is still a hugely popular way of accessing the satellite TV firm’s content with millions of customers still using this platform. However, it may be a good time to consider switching to Sky Q with a big new feature arriving in November. Sky Q already offers a number of improvements over Sky+ including…
[ad_1] Apple iPhone XS review (Image: EXPRESS NEWSPAPERS) APPLE iPHONE XS REVIEW – from £999 FOR – Blistering performance • Improved cameras • More robust design • Best facial recognition on the market • Bigger internal storage AGAINST – Still very expensive • No fast charger in the box • Cheaper iPhone XR could offer better value If you’re looking…
[ad_1] Apple announced its new iPhone Xs and Xs Max at its yearly keynote in Cupertino earlier this month with the firm boasting they are their most power devices to date. Both of these phones include the new A12 Boinic brains which offer a speed bump of around 15 percent over its A11 predecessor. The…
[ad_1] MotoGP 2018 continues today with the latest instalment of an exciting season about to take place at the Aragon Grand Prix. Last time out Marc Marquez extended his lead at the top of the championship standings to 67 points over nearest rival Andrea Dovizioso. Dovizioso looked to be heading a Ducati one-two win at…
[ad_1] The RCMP and Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of British Columbia are investigating allegations of a possible data breach involving the bankrupt computer retailer NCIX. Authorities are investigating a claim that NCIX’s database servers have been advertised for sale online with all of the information still intact. In doing so, it may have compromised the security of countless…
[ad_1] Office workers at Public Services and Procurement Canada were cited 3,075 times last year for failing to lock up documents, USB keys and other storage devices containing sensitive information, says a new security report. And six of those employees were found to be chronic offenders during a “security sweep” at the department in 2017-2018,…
[ad_1] Realme 2 Pro is all set to launch in India next week, on September 27, and ahead of that date, the company has begun teasing the smartphone in the country. We know now that the Realme 2 Pro will be exclusive to Flipkart, and that it will come with a new ‘Dewdrop Full Screen’ design,…
[ad_1] Cities around the world are opting to bring rivers back to light. Burying rivers underground used to be common in urban planning, but centuries of man-versus-nature reshaping of the landscape is now being rethought. While many new developments are being designed to work within natural landscapes, existing cities — built atop networks of culverts and…
[ad_1] Apple is widely presumed to be planning a major refresh to the iPad Pro later this year. It has been rumoured the device could take design aspects from the iPhone X by radically reducing bezels and implementing an all-screen design. Such claims were echoed by a recent Bloomberg report that insisted the new tablets…
[ad_1] Joshua v Povetkin LIVE STREAM 10:15pm UPDATE: Joshua v Povetkin are both ready and facing off at Wembley. Bout expected to start at 10:20pm 10:11pm UPDATE: Joshua is now in the ring. Expect the fight to start in the next 10 minutes. UPDATE: Joshua v Povetkin are expected in the ring around 9.50pm with the fight due to…
[ad_1] Amazon cares about pushing products while Google cares about pushing advertising. “Amazon wants to sell stuff to me — whether its content, services, or products — 24-hours-a-day,” says Gartner analyst Werner Goertz. It wants to be a platform that “takes a cut of all economic activity.” By selling low-cost smart home devices of all…
[ad_1] Real Madrid will take on Espanyol at the Bernabeu in La Liga this evening. The Spanish giants began the day two points behind their bitter rivals Barcelona after dropping points last weekend against Athletic Bilbao. Real bounced back from that 1-1 draw to register an impressive 3-0 win against Roma in the Champions League…
[ad_1] Russ Foxx strolls up to his home in Vancouver and lifts his arm to unlock his door — but instead of using keys, he simply waves the back of his hand near the knob until it clicks open. Foxx, 36, is able to do so because of a small transponder implanted just beneath his skin on his…
[ad_1] Also called: Active Cruise Control, Radar-Guided Cruise Control, Dynamic Radar Cruise Control, Traffic-Aware Cruise Control, Intelligent Cruise Control Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) uses the vehicle’s forward-looking radar or cameras to detect slower-moving traffic and automatically adjust your speed accordingly. The driver sets a maximum speed and the vehicle maintains it, like with a typical…
[ad_1] When the Stanford Cardinal football team beat the University of Southern California by 14 points two weeks ago, it was a big victory for Salesforce Chief Product Officer Bret Taylor over his boss, Marc Benioff. “I am a simple man.” Taylor, a Stanford alum, posted in a tweet on Sept. 7, the day before…
[ad_1] Disney’s acquisition of Fox gives the entertainment titan Fox’s entertainment assets — which include a 39 percent stake in Sky. Comcast’s Brian Roberts has said he views Sky as a “unique asset,” while Disney’s Bob Iger called the British broadcaster the “crown jewel” of Fox’s television and movie assets. Sky is seen as an…
[ad_1] Alex Wong | Getty Images President Donald Trump holds up an executive order that he signed during a meeting of the National Space Council at the East Room of the White House June 18, 2018 in Washington, DC. President Trump signed an executive order to establish the Space Force, an independent and co-equal military…
[ad_1] That’s a point often lost in the current debate over teen use of these products: e-cigarettes were designed for smoking cessation, and that remains a goal that many of these advocacy groups still support, but there is barely any science on which to base a belief that e-cigarettes are more likely to result in…
[ad_1] In its bid to suppress a memo revealing information about a plan to launch a censored search engine in China, Google has sent an email to employees asking them to delete the sensitive document, The Intercept reported. Authored by a Google engineer familiar with the project, the memo disclosed that the search system would…
[ad_1] There’s a building material that could keep houses intact during hurricanes, earthquakes, tornadoes and fires. While it’s been widely used around the world, the U.S. is a laggard in adopting the construction technique. One company trying to change that is RSG 3-D, which is bringing a building material known as 3D cementitious sandwich panel…
[ad_1] Two members of Congress are calling on Google to address concerns that YouTube might violate children’s privacy. Rep. David Cicilline, a Rhode Island Democrat, and Rep. Jeff Fortenberry, a Nebraska Republican, sent a letter this week to Google CEO Sundar Pichai asking for more details about how the service collects data. Their letter comes…
[ad_1] Fans looking to live stream Joshua v Povetkin for free tonight could be in for a nasty shock. The fight is expected to be one of the biggest bouts of the year with millions tuning in across the world. But those hoping to watch without paying for the fight through official channels could face…
[ad_1] Samsung is giving fans a big Galaxy S9 price cut and launching a swathe of new smartphones. The Korean technology giant has just slashed the cost of its flagship Galaxy S9 device by £100 – reducing it to £639. This lower price is available right now via the Samsung website and online retailers including…
[ad_1] Fulham vs Watford LIVE STREAM Fulham will be hoping to upset Watford this afternoon and climb the Premier League table with some vital points. Slavisa Jokanovic’s squad sit at 15th place in current standings with four points. But Waford have had an incredible start to the season, winning four games before suffering a defeat…
[ad_1] Battery life is exceptional on the LG Gram and is by far one of its most appealing features (Image: Express Newspapers) LG GRAM • £1,349 (as tested) FOR – Thin and lightweight design • Beautiful display with thin bezels • Incredible battery life AGAINST – Unjustifiably high price • Does not feel built to last…
[ad_1] iPhone Xs and iPhone Xs Max were announced by the technology giant at its hardware showcase on September 12 and boast a ton of new features. Apple’s new A12 Bionic chip is packed inside and promises to deliver incredibly fast speeds. The processor should be able to whiz through anything Apple’s iOS 12 operating…
[ad_1] WhatsApp is used by roughly 1.5billion people across the globe. Because of this, it is widely considered to be the most popular messenger in the world. Next month those using the application on Android are set for a big change. WhatsApp currently uses Google Drive to back up chat data to the cloud. At…
[ad_1] Huawei has been leading the field when it comes to smartphone cameras with its P20 Pro featuring a triple snapper on its glass rear case. However, it seems the Chinese firm is getting some competition with Samsung suddenly releasing a new device that also comes with a trio of rear cameras. The new Galaxy…
[ad_1] Android fans are being warned about a new strain of malware which can infect your Google device without you even knowing. Android is one of the most used pieces of software in the world, with more than two billion active devices running Google’s mobile OS each month. And now Android users have been warned…
[ad_1] OnePlus continues to have a stellar year. The Chinese smartphone brand has already been lauded for its brilliant OnePlus 6 and a new smartphone launch, in the coming months, could make this device even better. The OnePlus 6T is expected to arrive soon with it bringing new features such as a fingerprint scanner under…
[ad_1] Google has tweaked the privacy policy of its Indian digital payments mobile application, days after local rival Paytm complained that the US tech giant’s platform allowed disclosure of customer data for advertising and other purposes. The row has erupted amid heightened debate about user privacy and how technology firms treat data in India and abroad.…
[ad_1] The illegal ivory trade is a global industry worth $4 billion US annually. Now, research from the University of Washington is closing in on the biggest cartels in the business using genetics. The new study, released yesterday in Science Advances, used genetic analysis to track the origins of 38 large ivory seizures made around…
[ad_1] A Vancouver technology co-operative is gaining recognition for developing a mobile app and three other digital monitoring tools aimed at preventing overdoses, especially among drug users who are dying alone. Brave Technology is the only Canadian participant among 12 companies awarded $200,000 in the Ohio Opioid Technology Challenge, and they are all now vying…
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[ad_1] Cybersecurity executives who think their mission is to defend against and stop cyberattacks in real time are “dead wrong,” Q6 Cyber founder and CEO Eli Dominitz told CNBC’s Jim Cramer. “Why? It’s too late,” Dominitz said in an interview on “Mad Money.” “By the time the bad guys are knocking down your door, banging…
[ad_1] Wall Street wasn’t pleased with Red Hat’s second-quarter revenue miss on Wednesday, but the software company’s outlook is much brighter than this quarter made it seem, Red Hat President and CEO Jim Whitehurst told CNBC on Friday. An open-source software provider that helps enterprises get onto the cloud, Red Hat gets much of its…
[ad_1] Wall Street wasn’t pleased with Red Hat’s second-quarter revenue miss on Wednesday, but the software company’s outlook is much brighter than this quarter made it seem, Red Hat President and CEO Jim Whitehurst told CNBC on Friday. An open-source software provider that helps enterprises get onto the cloud, Red Hat gets much of its…
[ad_1] Proponents of Canada’s energy sector are raising the alarm about Ottawa’s move to overhaul the environmental assessment process for major resource projects — warning that Bill C-69 could devastate an industry already grappling with constrained pipeline capacity and depressed commodity prices. And as the Senate begins to dig into the lengthy 340-page bill, oilpatch boosters are…
[ad_1] Spotting bears in B.C.’s backcountry is fairly routine for Mike Robertson. Spotting a black bear feasting on another bear, however, is not. “I tell ya, I’ve seen a lot of bears, a lot of wildlife over the years, but that sent chills down my bones,” Robertson said. The policy adviser works with the Cheslatta Carrier…
[ad_1] Mario Gabelli, a major Viacom and CBS shareholder, told CNBC on Friday he would like those media giants to remain separate in the short term. “I’d like both of them to show their numbers. CBS is a loaded laggard,” the billionaire value investor said on “Fast Money Halftime Report.” “Viacom is an even doubly…
[ad_1] Google scrambled to delete an internal memo circulating among employees with details about its proposed censored search app for China that showed that plans were farther along than company executives had previously indicated, The Intercept reports. The memo, written by a Google engineer who was asked to work on the product, started circulating earlier…
[ad_1] The strategy mentions in nearly every section that federal cybersecurity efforts hinge on support from private industry. The plan lays out seven industries that will have priority in terms of information sharing with government partners: “national security, energy and power, banking and finance, health and safety, communications, information technology, and transportation.” It also lends…
[ad_1] Chris Wattie | Reuters Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey testifies before the House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing on Twitter’s algorithms and content monitoring on Capitol Hill in Washington, September 5, 2018. Twitter said Friday it has patched a bug that could have shared users’ private messages with software developers outside of the company. The…
[ad_1] This article was reported and written in a collaboration with ProPublica, the nonprofit investigative journalism organization. An artificial intelligence start-up founded by three insiders at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center debuted with great fanfare in February, with $25 million in venture capital and the promise that it might one day transform how cancer is…
[ad_1] Instagram tells me Regramming, or the ability to instantly repost someone else’s feed post to your followers like a retweet, is “not happening”, not being built, and not being tested. And that’s good news for all Instagrammers. The denial comes after it initially issued a “no comment” to The Verge’s Casey Newton, who published…
[ad_1] One of the worst performing cryptocurrencies this year is making a comeback. XRP rose more than 80 percent Friday to a high of 77 cents, bringing its gains this week to 185 percent, according to data from CoinMarketCap.com. Its market capitalization jumped to roughly $26.8 billion, surpassing ethereum as the world’s second most valuable…
[ad_1] Waves of Change is a CBC series exploring the single-use plastic we’re discarding, and why we need to clean up our act. You can be part of the community discussion by joining our Facebook group. When someone tried to give four-year-old Lydia Rovers a plastic bag recently, she responded simply: “We don’t really do plastic at home.” It was an answer…
[ad_1] Although Micron Technology‘s profitability will take a hit due to President Donald Trump’s latest round of tariffs on Chinese imports, CEO Sanjay Mehrotra told CNBC’s “Squawk Alley” that the company will be able to “easily mitigate” their future impact. Micron shares fell 5 percent before the market opened on Friday following revelations a day…
[ad_1] Ride-hailing company Uber Technologies Inc is in early talks to buy food delivery company Deliveroo, Bloomberg reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter. The value of the deal is not known, Bloomberg reported, adding that the offer would need to be considerably above Deliveroo’s latest valuation. London-based Deliveroo was last year valued…
[ad_1] Amazon introduced the concept of checker-free grocery stores when it opened its first Amazon Go store in Seattle in February. Now, San Francisco start-up Zippin is trying to bring that experience to everyone. Co-founder and CEO Krishna Motukuri says Americans spend more than 100 hours a year standing in lines. And he wants to…
[ad_1] PARIS — The eighth-grade girls already know what to expect from France’s new smartphone ban in all primary and middle schools because their school voluntarily instituted one last year. “Annoying,” was the assessment of Zoélinh Masson, 12, as her friend Grace Blahourou, 13, agreed. Still, they said that with no smartphones, students did talk…
[ad_1] India’s largest hotel aggregator Oyo on Friday announced its plan to hire over 2,020 technology experts and engineers by the year 2020. “At Oyo, we currently have 700 technology experts and engineers that have developed over 20 in-house products helping 10,000+ asset partners globally and making them better hospitality players,” Ritesh Agarwal, Founder &…
[ad_1] Friday, many of Apple’s new model iPhones go on sale. And after having an iPhone since it debuted in 2007, I won’t be getting one. I made the switch to Samsung on Sept. 11, — the day before Apple announced its new iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max and iPhone XR. After using the Samsung…
[ad_1] Photo Credit: Android Police WhatsApp’s new inline images format in Android Pie notifications With Android 9 Pie now rolled out to the Pixel family, WhatsApp has started testing support for MessagingStyle inline images for the notification panel. WhatsApp used to show inline images in notifications earlier as well, but it looks to now support…
[ad_1] Jefferies believes AMD shares can go higher even after the chipmaker’s stock stunning rise this year. The firm raised its price target for AMD shares to $36 from $30, predicting big market share gains for the chipmaker due to Intel’s processor shortages. Jefferies also reiterated its buy rating for the shares. “Fubon’s report that…
[ad_1] Deepening its partnership with Amazon, Microsoft has announced Skype calling for Alexa devices. The latest move will ultimately let users on Amazon Echo speakers to communicate not just with Alexa but also directly with their friends and family using their voice. There will be an ability to make and receive Skype calls or even…
[ad_1] Airbnb wants its hosts to own a stake in the company, and it’s asking the Securities and Exchange Commission for a rule change to make it legal. “Airbnb believes that twenty-first century companies are most successful when the interests of all stakeholders are aligned,” the company said in a letter to the SEC on…
[ad_1] For their work in using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support the healthcare system in India, Bengaluru-based SigTuple was given the “Judges’ Choice” award at the Google’s first Demo Day Asia programme held in Shanghai, Google said on Thursday. SigTuple creates AI-based solutions to automate healthcare screening. It has built intelligent screening solutions to aid…
[ad_1] Micron confirmed investors’ worst fears, saying PC processor shortages are hurting demand for its memory chips. The chipmaker’s shares are down 4.2 percent in Friday’s premarket session, a day after it gave weaker-than-expected fiscal first-quarter guidance. Micron estimates the company will generate November quarter sales of between $7.9 billion and $8.3 billion versus the…
[ad_1] Xiaomi has expanded its range of notebooks by launching the Mi Notebook Youth Edition. The new model comes as a toned-down version of the new Mi Notebook that was launched last month with up to eighth-generation Intel Core i7 processors and 8GB of RAM. Being a part of the existing Mi Notebook family, the…
[ad_1] Emails between Google employees appear to show them discussing ways to alter the company’s search engine algorithm so that results pages detailed ways of countering President Donald Trump’s travel ban, after his administration restricted immigration from several Middle Eastern and African countries in January 2017. The messages, seen by the Wall Street Journal, discussed…
[ad_1] Instagram’s new IGTV video service suggested content that showed potential child abuse, according to a report by Business Insider. In one video, called “Hot Girl Follow Me,” a girl aged around 11 or 12 is shown in a bathroom, about to take her top off. It appeared on Instagram’s “Popular” tab, one of the…
[ad_1] The auction process will officially begin Friday at 5 p.m. London time (12 p.m. ET). As laid out by the U.K.’s takeover watchdog on Thursday, that process will take the form of three bids. Each must be submitted in British pounds, the Takeover Panel said. In the first round, the company with the lowest…
[ad_1] iPhone Xs and iPhone Xs Max were detailed by Phil Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of worldwide marketing, on stage of the Steve Jobs Theatre at Apple’s Cupertino campus. The devices boast the same futuristic all-screen design that made the iPhone X so popular when it debuted last year. However the iPhone Xs and…
[ad_1] Chinese smartphone maker Huawei trolled Apple by driving a van past the U.S. tech giant’s flagship London store on Friday, as the iPhone XS and XS Max went on sale. The Huawei van was serving juice to passers by with the tagline: “Get ju%ce that lasts,” followed by “No traces of Apple.” The reference…
[ad_1] Today is the day when Apple fans can finally get their hands on the new iPhone XS and XS Max. These flagship devices were announced last week at Apple’s keynote in Cupertino and they arrive in stores this morning. Apple is boasting that these are their most powerful devices to date but before you…
[ad_1] Facebook-owned image and video sharing platform Instagram on Thursday announced the extension of GIF support into the Direct Messages (DM) section of the app. A collaboration with Giphy previously enabled the support of GIF-based messages in Instagram Stories, and now users can utilise them in Direct Messages on the Instagram app available on Android…
[ad_1] UPDATE 3: NatWest has iterated customers are still able to use its automated phone service for money transfers, balances and statements. It has also emphasised services in its branches and ATMs will work as usual. UPDATE 2: As of 9am NatWest online and mobile banking functionality continues to be down for customers. This brings…
[ad_1] Reduce, Reuse and Rethink is a CBC News series about recycling. We’re exploring why our communities are at a turning point and how we can recycle better. You can be part of the conversation by joining our Facebook group. What to do with all those non-recyclable plastic forks, toys and broken patio chairs in our garbage? Canada and its…
[ad_1] iPhone Xs and iPhone Xs Max were detailed by Apple at its Gather Round hardware event on September 12. The iPhone Xs comes with a 5.8-inch screen while the iPhone Xs Max boasts the biggest screen ever put on the product line, coming in at 6.5-inches. In addition to coming with a bigger screen,…
[ad_1] iOS 12 is out, and just days later it is being learnt that WhatsApp won’t work on iOS versions prior to iOS 7.1.2. While the company has not updated its end-of-support blog post since June this year, when it announced iOS 7 and earlier versions will not be supported from February 1, 2020, it…
[ad_1] The queue was significantly smaller than last year. Outside the Orchard Road Apple store in Singapore the story was very different. Photos posted on social media show several hundred people waiting for the new devices. Tweet Dubai‘s Apple store witnessed a similar story. Tweet Despite the lack of people turning up to buy the…
[ad_1] In a move with the power to shake up the music industry, Spotify said Thursday that it will allow select artists to upload songs directly without record labels or distributors. Spotify, by far the biggest player in the fast-growing format of streaming, said that the feature for now is only in the test phase…
[ad_1] Amazon has been busy revealing a host of new Alexa-enabled smart devices. During a major keynote at the firm’s HQ in Seattle the US online retail giant unveiled a new Echo Dot, Echo Plus and a smart plug. However, perhaps one of the most exciting announcements has come in the form of a refreshed…
[ad_1] OnePlus 6T is the presumed name given to the successor of the lauded OnePlus 6 that released back in May. The OnePlus 6 was critically-acclaimed for packing a ton of flagship features into a device that started below £500. A Snapdragon 845 processor was housed inside the OnePlus 6, making it incredibly quick when…
[ad_1] Samsung Electronics Co is planning to curb growth in memory chip output next year to keep supplies tight amid an expected slowdown in demand, Bloomberg reported on Thursday, citing people briefed on the matter. The world’s biggest producer of NAND and DRAM chips expects bit growth of less than 20 percent for dynamic random access…
[ad_1] Gmail is used by over a billion people across the globe and its popularity has surely stemmed from the vast array of functions provided. The client received a radical redesign back in April that introduced a number of notable new features. Google’s signature Material theme arrived on Gmail and made it look more modern…
[ad_1] Go Pro HERO7 Black Edition (Image: LUKE JOHN SMITH•EXPRESS NEWSPAPERS) GO PRO HERO7 Black Editon REVIEW – £379 (as tested) FOR – Dramatically improved UI, Timewarp function, Hypersmooth stabilised video AGAINST – Stabilisation struggles in low-light, the picture quality is okay, no manual focus control Go Pro has today launched the all-new HERO7 Black…
[ad_1] Ride-hailing company Uber Technologies is in early talks to buy food delivery company Deliveroo, Bloomberg reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter. The value of the deal is not known, Bloomberg reported, adding that the offer would need to be considerably above Deliveroo’s latest valuation. London-based Deliveroo was last year valued at more…
[ad_1] Amazon’s hugely popular Echo Dot has got a refresh the update announced at the company’s big September keynote in Seattle. This mini Echo has been completely redesigned with it now offering a new friendly look plus bigger sound. In fact, Amazon is boasting that its new speaker is 70 percent louder than its predecessor.…
[ad_1] Sky first announced that it was finally bringing Netflix to its Q platform earlier this year. Now, after many months of waiting, we finally know when this hugely popular streaming service will arrive. Customers with Sky Q and a Netflix accounts will be able to see these services integrated for the first time from…
[ad_1] The Canadian Wildlife Service is investigating a “mortality event” in which dozens of birds literally fell from the sky on a road near Tsawwassen, B.C. People were shocked to witness the birds, believed to be starlings, plunge to the ground near the BC Ferries terminal on Sept. 14. It is unclear whether they were…
[ad_1] Waves of Change is a CBC series exploring the single-use plastic we’re discarding, and why we need to clean up our act. You can be part of the community discussion by joining our Facebook group. Canada’s environment and climate change minister has pledged to eliminate unnecessary single-use plastics within the federal government. Catherine McKenna made the announcement…
[ad_1] Alibaba’s Jack Ma may be considered one of the leading lights of the business world. But he doesn’t want you to try and replicate his success. In fact, when people hold his name in such esteem, it makes him “sort of sad,” the Chinese billionaire said Thursday. Speaking at the World Economic Forum on…
[ad_1] The elasmosaurus isn’t technically a dinosaur, but it certainly looks close. A cast skeleton of the ancient marine reptile has been installed at the University of British Columbia, with 13 metres of brown bone suspended across the atrium of the Pacific Museum of the Earth. Nine of those 13 metres are in the creature’s…
[ad_1] Scientists say they’ve confirmed that puzzling fossils from more than 500 million years ago are traces of an animal. That would make it one of the earliest known creatures. The fossils are impressions in rock: oval shapes with internal lines, looking somewhat like a leaf imprint densely packed with veins. First described in 1947,…
[ad_1] Tesla is losing another executive — its vice president of global supply management Liam O’Connor, is said to be leaving the electric vehicle maker. News of his departure was first reported by Bloomberg. Select company insiders also knew he had resigned, according to a person familiar with the matter. Neither Tesla nor O’Connor responded…
[ad_1] A tossed net has managed to capture space junk in a demonstration of ways to clean up debris in orbit. In the British-led experiment, a big net was cast from a mini satellite Sunday. The net successfully wrapped around its target, an inflated structure that had just been deployed as part of the test.…
[ad_1] GoPro has been outfitting its flagship adventure cameras with shareable, social-focused features like easy uploading and unique video formats in an effort to revive sales. The company’s stock has fallen 92.7 percent during the past five years. It currently trades below $7 after peaking at $86.97 on Oct. 3, 2014. Woodman told CNBC that…
[ad_1] Luke MacGregor | Bloomberg | Getty Images David Limp, senior vice president of devices at Amazon.com Inc., gestures whilst speaking during the U.K. launch event for the Amazon.com Inc. Echo voice-controlled home assistant speaker in London, U.K., on Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2016. Amazon is hosting an event at its headquarters in Seattle on Thursday.…
[ad_1] Matthew Staver | Bloomberg | Getty Images The headquarters building of Micron Technology Inc. stands in Boise, Idaho, U.S. Micron Technology shares fell more than 6 percent in after-hours trading Thursday after CFO David Zinsner said that the semiconductor company’s gross margins would suffer due to President Donald Trump’s latest round of tariffs on…
[ad_1] Mador also said he’s observed recent cases of corporate employees posting on these same types of forums, offering their services as corporate insiders. The continued trend is just one part of the greater intellectual property and privacy concerns of big companies doing business overseas. Tech giants like Apple, Amazon and IBM have been concerned…
[ad_1] Eric Schmidt, who has been the CEO of Google and executive chairman of its parent company, Alphabet, predicts that within the next decade there will be two distinct internets: one led by the U.S. and the other by China. Schmidt shared his thoughts at a private event in San Francisco on Wednesday night convened…
[ad_1] A week ago rumors were flying that Adobe would be buying Marketo, and lo and behold it announced today that it was acquiring the marketing automation company for $4.75 billion. It was a pretty nice return for Vista Equity partners, which purchased Marketo in May 2016 for $1.8 billion in cash. They held onto…
[ad_1] The potential reward is huge. The smart home market is expected to grow into a $53 billion industry by 2022, according to Zion Market Research. With Amazon taking an early lead in this space, it could open up a massive new revenue channel for the company going forward. The new microwave and amplifier bring…
[ad_1] David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Shantanu Narayen, CEO of Adobe Systems Inc. Adobe on Thursday announced that it’s acquiring Marketo, a company that sells marketing software, from Vista Equity Partners for $4.75 billion. Adobe executives will hold a conference call with investors and analysts at 5 p.m. Eastern to discuss the…
[ad_1] CNBC had a chance to look at the new Amazon Basics Microwave, which works with Alexa. It ships in November and Amazon says it’s still perfecting the device. It connects to an Echo to provide the smart assistant integration. Users can speak commands like, “Alexa, reheat my coffee,” or “Alexa, defrost a potato,” and…
[ad_1] Smart Plug. A $25 Alexa smart plug will allow users to plug items directly into it, and it will automatically sync with an existing Echo. A demo of the product allowed Limp to set up a smart lamp in 20 seconds using only voice commands. Wall Clock. The company also announced an Echo Wall…
[ad_1] Alex Wong | Getty Images Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, founder of space venture Blue Origin and owner of The Washington Post, participates in an event hosted by the Air Force Association September 19, 2018 in National Harbor, Maryland. Morgan Stanley is optimistic over Amazon’s strategy to build out more physical stores. The firm reiterated…
[ad_1] The acquisition will help Adobe better compete with Salesforce, which got into marketing automation — for managing outreach to potential and existing customers over multiple channels in order to drive sales — with its $2.5 billion acquisition of ExactTarget in 2013. A deal would be Adobe’s largest acquisition ever, according to data compiled by…
[ad_1] David A. Grogan | CNBC Brian Roberts, CEO, Comcast, speaks with Jim Cramer, on CNBC’s “Mad Money” from Philadelphia, September 6, 2018. Comcast expects its rivals at Disney and Fox will force them to bump their bid, likely by billions of dollars, in the coming one-day auction for British satellite TV provider Sky, according…
[ad_1] Chamath Palihapitiya, one of Silicon Valley’s most outspoken investors, has decided he doesn’t want to be a traditional venture capitalist. The founder of Social Capital has adjusted the firm’s investor payouts and sought to advance the company beyond “Stanford MBAs in fleece vests,” Palihapitiya said in an interview with The Information. In a blog…
[ad_1] Geofenced sharing, Quiz stickers, Stories Highlight stickers, and a separate interface for adding hashtags to posts are amongst a slew of new features Instagram has prototyped or is now testing. The last one could finally #cure #the #hashtag #madness that’s infected many of Instagram’s 1 billion users, causing them desperately fill up their captions…
[ad_1] Brendan McDermid | Reuters Eventbrite CEO Julia Hartz (C) and her husband Kevin Hartz, Co-Founder and Chairman of Eventbrite ring the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange, September 20, 2018. Online ticketing company Eventbrite soared 60 percent in its stock market debut Thursday. Shares opened at $36 and climbed above $37 in…
[ad_1] ESPN+, the streaming video service from the sports network, has reached more than 1 million paid subscribers, the company said Thursday. It’s an impressive feat, given the service just launched in April. ESPN+ will stream 10,000 live sporting events in its first year, in addition to on-demand content and past sporting events. It features…
[ad_1] The Tesla Model 3 has earned a perfect 5-star safety rating from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. This means all of Tesla’s production vehicles have received a perfect rating from the agency. Both the larger Tesla Model S sedan and the Model X sport utility vehicle have received 5-star ratings from the agency…
[ad_1] With the Apple Watch Series 4, Apple introduced a new, larger display. It now has rounded edges and thinner bezels. And the company took advantage of that display to introduce new fire, water, liquid metal and vapor faces. Apple didn’t use CGI to create those faces — they shot those faces in a studio.…
[ad_1] Graph databases have always been useful to help find connections across a vast data set, and it turns out that capability is quite handy in artificial intelligence and machine learning too. Today, Neo4j, the makers of the open source and commercial graph database platform, announced the release of Neo4j 3.5, which has a number…
[ad_1] Facebook announced on Thursday that it has begun testing its new dating feature in Colombia. This feature is focused primarily on an algorithm-powered home screen of suggested romantic matches based on everything the user decides to share, such as a free-form bio and information about workplace, education, religion, height and if they have children,…
[ad_1] MariaDB, the company behind the eponymous MySQL drop-in replacement database, today announced that it has acquired Clusterix, which itself is a MySQL drop-in replacement database, but with a focus on scalability. MariaDB will integrate Clusterix’s technology into its own database, which will allow it to offer its users a more scalable database service in the…
[ad_1] Qilai Shen | Bloomberg | Getty Images A pedestrian walks past Tencent Holdings Ltd.’s new under construction headquarters in Shenzhen, China; Baidu, Alibaba and Tencent, also known as the BATs, are China’s tech superstars. After these stocks had a solid run in 2017, market watchers expected them to challenge the market leadership on major…
[ad_1] Google Keep rebranded version doesn’t have any noticeable changes over the previous build Google Keep, the widely popular note-taking app by Google, has received an update that renames its identity to “Keep Notes”. Google hasn’t yet rebranded the Keep app on iOS. Its Web app is still called Keep as well. However, the search…
[ad_1] Entertainment company Ticketmaster has been secretly setting up deals with scalpers even while publicly criticizing the practice, according to a new report from Canadian media groups The Star and Canadian Broadcast Company. Ticketmaster essentially has a monopoly on the sale of tickets to all kinds of events, including sports, music and theater in North…
[ad_1] Inside a lab at Dalhousie Medical School, 12,000 zebrafish swim in tanks that line the room from floor to ceiling. It looks like a pet store or an aquarium, but these guppy-sized fish have an important connection to children being treated across the street at the IWK Health Centre: they share the same cancers. “That may seem…
[ad_1] Apple Music for Android has received a new update that brings Android Auto support. With this new addition, you can now play your favourite tracks from Apple Music directly in your Android Auto-powered car. You can also control the audio through your in-car entertainment system. The updated Apple Music (version 2.6.0) also brings the…
[ad_1] The Canadian government insists pot legalization will help the country snuff out crime — but internally it’s wondering what will become of the fuzzy world of illegal online weed transactions. In less than a month, Canada will become the first industrialized country to legalize recreational marijuana. The Liberal government has argued the end of…
[ad_1] iOS 12 is out, and just days later it is being learnt that WhatsApp won’t work on iOS versions prior to iOS 7.1.2. While the company has not updated its end-of-support blog post since June this year, when it announced iOS 7 and earlier versions will not be supported from February 1, 2020, it…
[ad_1] The first U.S. stop for the Apple counterfeits was Brooklyn’s Borough Park neighborhood, a quiet section of single and multifamily homes near the elevated D Train subway above New Utrecht Avenue. The area is home to approximately 200,000 people. Many are part of the area’s strictly Orthodox Jewish community, families who come and go…
[ad_1] Today you can use a smartphone to make objects appear out of thin air. Sure, the objects are virtual. And you can only see them by looking at the world around you through your smartphone, wielding it like a lens. But these augmented reality (AR) experiences can feel magical when at their best. The problem…
[ad_1] Does deeper data produce perfect matches? Facebook is finally ready to find out, starting today with a country-wide test in Colombia of its Dating feature. It’s centered around an algorithm-powered homescreen of Suggested romantic matches based on everything Facebook knows about you that other apps don’t. There’s no swiping and it’s not trying to…
[ad_1] Twenty-First Century Fox and Comcast are heading for an auction to settle a takeover of British broadcaster Sky. The bidding process will officially begin on Friday evening and comes to end on the following day, the U.K.’s Takeover Panel said Thursday, with a maximum of three rounds to decide the fate of the deal.…
[ad_1] Samsung launched the Galaxy A7 on Thursday, the first smartphone in its portfolio that sports a triple camera, as it seeks to fend of challenges from Chinese players. The triple camera is made up of three different lenses — an 8-megapixel wide angle lens, a 24-megapixel lens and a depth lens that allows the…
[ad_1] The Kingdom of Bahrain been receiving more attention from Chinese e-commerce companies as it diversifies its economy away from oil, according to the Bahrain Economic Development Board. There’s “growing interest” from China’s tech sector, said Simon Galpin, managing director of the Bahrain EDB, a public agency that helps companies set up and expand their…
[ad_1] China’s commitment to electric vehicles presents “amazing” growth opportunities in the sector, according to the founder of battery technology start-up, Cadenza Innovation. New battery technologies can improve the reliability and safety of electric vehicles, while bringing down the total cost, Christina Lampe-Önnerud, a chemist and an entrepreneur, told CNBC at the World Economic Forum…
[ad_1] One section of the report said that “almost twenty percent of executed volume” on Coinbase’s platform was attributable to its own trading. This information was voluntarily provided by Coinbase. “Such high levels of proprietary trading raise serious questions about the risks customers face on those platforms,” the New York Attorney General said. But Lempres…
[ad_1] Banks may be in sound condition post-Lehman Brothers, but the financial system could crack again if hit with a devastating cyber attack, J.P. Morgan Chief Executive Jamie Dimon warned on Thursday. “I think the biggest vulnerability is cyber, just for about everybody” he told CNBC’s Indian affiliate CNBC TV-18 on Thursday. “I think we…
[ad_1] You might not think there’s much the classroom can teach you about the boardroom. But, according to Jack Ma, co-founder and executive chairman of Alibaba Group, starting out his career as a teacher is what made him into the world-renowned businessman he is today. “The only thing that made me into a successful businessman…
[ad_1] A video posted to Instagram shows an unreal scene of a fire tornado pulling the hose of a B.C. wildfire crew high into the air. Three firefighters are seen struggling to control the hose as it is sucked toward the flames, while a spinning vortex of fire appears metres away. Warning: video contains profanity Firefighter Mary Schidlowsky shot and posted…
[ad_1] Facebook may face sanctions because it has yet to comply with EU consumer rules while Airbnb has made the necessary changes in response to regulatory demands, EU sources said on Wednesday. Online platforms are under pressure in Europe because of their dominance and anti-competitive business practices, which have resulted in hefty fines handed down to…
[ad_1] TIANJIN, China —Jack Ma, the iconic co-founder of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, said Thursday that he will not return to run the company after his planned departure next year. That’ll still hold even if his successor is facing difficulties leading the tech behemoth, Ma said, adding that he expected to remain in frequent communication…
[ad_1] A British diver who helped rescue youth soccer players trapped in a cave in Thailand is suing Elon Musk, alleging that the Tesla chief executive falsely accused him of being a pedophile. Vernon Unsworth, who lives north of London, contends that Musk made the false allegation on Twitter and then repeated multiple other falsehoods…
[ad_1] Capcom Vancouver, the videogame developer behind the Dead Rising series, is closing its doors and laying off all of its staff. The company confirmed that it closed the Burnaby studio on Tuesday and will offer severance packages to 158 employees. In a written statement, the developer said it’s “focused on increasing the efficiency and growth” of…
[ad_1] Video A new report on combating rising flood costs in Canada suggests that natural infrastructure is underutilized. Posted: Sep 18, 2018 9:52 PM ET | Last Updated: September 19 A new report on combating rising flood costs in Canada suggests that natural infrastructure is underutilized. 2:03 Report Typo or Error|Send Feedback [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] It’s hard to imagine any operation involving 4.5 tonnes of rock encasing an animal that’s been dead for 76 million years as delicate. But that’s exactly how a team of experts at Research Casting International (RCI) approached the pristinely preserved specimen of a newly discovered species of dinosaur on Tuesday — as they worked to slice, mount and flip the huge…
[ad_1] Canadians are known as friendly folks, but these crabby brutes migrating from Canadian waters are better suited for the hockey rink. Green crabs from Nova Scotia are the same species as their cousins that already inhabit Maine waters, but are ornerier and angrier, threatening to accelerate harm to the coastal ecosystem by gobbling up…
[ad_1] When bison hear Brad Ramstead’s pickup truck roaring down to their pasture, the normally skittish animals come near. Ramstead has been the herd’s caretaker for as long as wood bison have roamed Syncrude’s lease north of Fort McMurray. He’s been there so long his family and friends call him many things — bison shepherd, bison keeper or…
[ad_1] Star Trek fans take note: the planet Vulcan is real. It may not be inhabited by green-blooded, pointy-eared, humanoids (that we know of) and it’s not even formally named Vulcan. But this newly discovered planet orbits a star that Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry once claimed to be the parent star of his fictional…
[ad_1] It was a busy summer for fossil hunters from the Royal Saskatchewan Museum. This summer, scientists, students and volunteers scoured the province for significant dinosaur discoveries, finding everything from a long-necked dinosaur skull at Lake Diefenbaker to a duck-billed dinosaur near Shaunavon. While each fossil hunters had their favourite finds, Ryan McKellar, the museum’s…
[ad_1] Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon and the world’s wealthiest man, has been publicly agonizing over a vexing problem: what to do with all his money. Last week, more than a year after asking his Twitter followers for philanthropic ideas, Mr. Bezos and his wife, MacKenzie, announced an initial plan. They said they would…
[ad_1] Autonomous vehicles and robots have to know how to get from A to B without hitting obstacles or pedestrians — but how can they do so politely and without disturbing nearby humans? That’s what Stanford’s Jackrabbot project aims to learn, and now a redesigned robot will be cruising campus learning the subtleties of humans…
[ad_1] After five months in public beta, Google today announced that its Cloud Memorystore for Redis, its fully managed in-memory data store, is now generally available. The service, which is fully compatible with the Redis protocol, promises to offer sub-millisecond responses for applications that need to use in-memory caching. And because of its compatibility with Redis,…
[ad_1] Stocks climbed higher in market action overnight on Wall Street, the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 158.80 points to close at 26,405.76, while the S&P 500 saw gains of 0.13 percent to finish at 2,907.95 and the Nasdaq Composite declined slightly at 0.08 percent to end at 7,950.04. On Wednesday, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang…
[ad_1] The EU regulators behind a $5 billion fine against Google are turning their attentions to Amazon. European Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager has begun questioning merchants on Amazon’s use of their data, Vestager said Wednesday. The issue, she said, is whether Amazon is using data from the merchants it hosts on its site to secure…
[ad_1] Jack Ma, founder and chairman of Chinese retail giant Alibaba, says the company no longer plans to create 1 million jobs in the United States in the wake of the ongoing trade conflict between the U.S. and China. Ma made his original job creation pronouncement during a high-profile meeting with Donald Trump in January…
[ad_1] Amazon is reportedly considering opening 3,000 of its cashierless stores by 2021, Bloomberg said on Wednesday, based on conversations with people familiar with the matter. The e-commerce giant’s push into retail would threaten the likes of convenience stores and fast-food chains across the U.S. selling items for customers in a pinch for time. Amazon…
[ad_1] Nearly three months after Amazon employees first noticed defaced LGBT Pride posters in its Seattle headquarters, Amazon‘s leadership has come out to criticize those moves. In an email sent to Amazon’s Seattle-based employees on Tuesday, Amazon Senior VP of Human Resources Beth Galetti said it is “wrong” to discriminate against others and that all…
[ad_1] Postmates, the US online food delivery start-up, has raised $300 million in venture capital funding, boosting its financial firepower against well-capitalized competitors including Uber and SoftBank-backed DoorDash. The latest round led by Tiger Global Management values Postmates at about $1.2 billion, including the new funds, according to a person familiar with the matter, up…
[ad_1] Red Hat stock fell as much as 7 percent and then rebounded on Wednesday after the company reported lower revenue than expected for the second quarter of its 2019 fiscal year, which ended on Aug. 31. Executives will discuss the results with analysts on a conference call at 5 p.m. Eastern time. Here are…
[ad_1] [The stream is slated to start at about 3:40 p.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] Jeff Bezos will deliver the keynote speech Wednesday of the 2018 Air, Space & Cyber conference, hosted by the Air Force Association (AFA) in Maryland. The CEO of…
[ad_1] Google-owned Nest went to great lengths to conceal its acquisition of Seattle health monitoring start-up Senosis in order to keep its interest in digital health a secret, new records obtained by GeekWire show. While GeekWire had previously reported that Google had bought the start-up in the summer of 2017, the records confirm that it…
[ad_1] A security researcher has published details of a vulnerability in a popular cloud storage drive after the company failed to issue security patches for over a year. Remco Vermeulen found a privilege escalation bug in Western Digital’s My Cloud devices, which he said allows an attacker to bypass the admin password on the drive,…
[ad_1] John Thys | AFP | Getty Images Global activists of Avaaz, set up cardboard cutouts of Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg, on which is written ‘Fix Fakebook’, in front of the European Union headquarters in Brussels, on May 22, 2018. Facebook may face sanctions because it has yet to comply with EU consumer rules while…
[ad_1] MENLO PARK, Calif. — Sandwiched between Building 20 and Building 21 in the heart of Facebook’s campus, an approximately 25-foot by 35-foot conference room is under construction. Thick cords of blue wiring hang from the ceiling, ready to be attached to window-size computer monitors on 16 desks. On one wall, a half dozen televisions…
[ad_1] Sony’s next video game console is going retro. The electronics giant announced early Wednesday it will sell the PlayStation Classic, a miniature version of its first PlayStation console, on Dec. 3. Instead of requiring discs to play games, the PS Classic will come pre-loaded with 20 retro games, including “Final Fantasy VII” and “Tekken…
[ad_1] GitLab, the developer service that aims to offer a full lifecycle DevOps platform, today announced that it has raised a $100 million Series D funding round at a valuation of $1.1 billion. The round was led by Iconiq. As GitLab CEO Sid Sijbrandij told me, this round, which brings the company’s total funding to $145.5 million,…
[ad_1] Alex Brandon | AP Tim Cook, Chief Executive Officer of Apple, speaks as President Donald Trump listens during an American Technology Council roundtable in the State Dinning Room of the White House, Monday, June 19, 2017, in Washington. Apple has been more successful than others in Silicon Valley in avoiding policy blowbacks from President…
[ad_1] This Friday will see two iconic consumer products go head-to-head on the high street for the first time. The launch of the largest and most expensive iPhone to date is happening on the same day as the biggest “sneaker drop” yet from Kanye West’s Yeezy line of Adidas trainers. They are two of the…
[ad_1] Salespeople usually spend their days talking. They are on the phone and in meetings, but when it comes to updating Salesforce, they are back at the keyboard again typing notes and milestones, or searching for metrics about their performance. Today, Salesforce decided to change that by introducing Einstein Voice, a bit of AI magic…
[ad_1] “This is a new way to shop, allowing customers to browse millions of items and quickly refine the selection based solely on visual attributes,” an Amazon spokesperson said in an emailed statement. “Amazon uses imagery from across its robust selection to extract thousands of visual attributes for showing customers a variety of items so…
[ad_1] Mike Jackson, longtime leader of AutoNation, accused Elon Musk of running a “bait-and-switch” on his promise of a $35,000 Model 3 sedan, saying Tesla may not be around to see electric cars become a real force in the industry. “We’re past the inflection point on electrification,” Jackson told CNBC on Wednesday, predicting 30 percent…
[ad_1] iOS 12 is still brand new, but Apple is already testing iOS 12.1 with a developer beta version. Steve Troughton-Smith and Guilherme Rambo found references to a brand new iPad that would support Face ID. First, there are changes to Face ID. You can find references to landscape orientation in the iOS 12.1 beta.…
[ad_1] Ghostery is launching new versions of its browsers for iOS and Android. In fact, Director of Product Jeremy Tillman said this is the first big update to Ghostery’s mobile browsers in several years. It’s not that mobile wasn’t a priority for the team before this, but Tillman said, “In our previous company, we didn’t…
[ad_1] Leena AI, a recent Y Combinator graduate focusing on HR chatbots to help employees answer questions like how much vacation time they have left, announced a $2 million seed round today from a variety of investors. Company co-founder and CEO Adit Jain says the seed money is about scaling the company and gaining customers. They…
[ad_1] Oyo Hotels, India’s largest and fastest-growing hotel chain, aims to shake up Britain’s budget accommodation market with a franchising and marketing strategy to sign up 300 independent hotels before 2020, its founder told Reuters on Wednesday. Marking its first expansion outside Asia, the franchiser said it planned to invest GBP 40 million ($53 million) to…
[ad_1] Scott Eells | Bloomberg | Getty Images A pedestrian passes in front of 200 West St., which houses the headquarters of Goldman Sachs Group, in New York. Goldman Sachs shares jumped 2 percent after word it has lined up rival banks to take stakes in its three-year-old app devoted to selling complex investment products.…
[ad_1] Flipkart has announced a new payment option, called Cardless Credit, just days after Amazon India launched its own Amazon Pay EMI credit option. It offers the same ‘up to Rs. 60,000’ instant credit, is said to be a continuation of the company’s fintech journey that started with the Pay Later feature it launched in…
[ad_1] “We would use the lunar habitat to prove out the technology to serve as a baseline for habitats for future deep space missions beyond the Moon,” Hauf tells CNBC Make It. “Everything for the NextSTEP contract is to validate technologies to eventually go to Mars. Cislunar, or anything around the Moon, is a perfect…
[ad_1] Amazon’s Echo Dot may have been a bestseller on Prime Day, but Google’s Home Mini device is now the top-selling smart speaker worldwide, according to a new report out this morning from Strategy Analytics. The analyst firm says Google’s small speaker accounted for 1 in 5 smart speaker shipments in Q2 2018, edging out…
[ad_1] Global tech companies plan to oppose new legislation in India that would require Facebook, PayPal and others to store user data in the country, arguing it will hurt investment and the business models of foreign and domestic firms. In July, a government panel recommended that all “critical personal data” should be processed in India,…
[ad_1] Amazon is taking a larger chunk of the U.S. digital ad business than expected this year, according to market research firm eMarketer. The firm revised its annual U.S. digital advertising estimates, and now projects Amazon will rake in $4.61 billion in 2018. Previously, it thought the company was only going to make $2.89 billion.…
[ad_1] Newegg is clearing up its website after a month-long data breach. Hackers injected 15 lines of card skimming code on the online retailer’s payments page which remained for more than a month between August 14 and September 18, Yonathan Klijnsma, a threat researcher at RiskIQ, told TechCrunch. The code siphoned off credit card data from…
[ad_1] Digital mapping company TomTom will probably lose some business in future as a result of Google’s deal with carmakers Renault, Nissan and Mitsubishi, TomTom’s finance chief said on Wednesday. Carmakers opting for Google Maps would have an impact on TomTom’s order flow, CFO Taco Titulaer told Dutch news agency ANP, although that would not…
[ad_1] Tencent Music Entertainment Group, China’s biggest music-streaming company, has halved the amount it is seeking to raise in a U.S. listing to about $2 billion, according to three people close to the deal. The subsidiary of Chinese tech giant Tencent Holdings two weeks ago filed confidentially with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC),…
[ad_1] The new tax code makes a big change to the individual retirement account landscape, according to financial advisor Winnie Sun. People are no longer allowed to go back and recharacterize their individual retirement accounts — if, for example, they realize they paid more taxes than they needed to, she said. “This is critical, because…
[ad_1] After WhatsApp, the anticipated YouTube app has now ultimately reached Jio Phone. The app, which was initially scheduled for August 15 but rolled out only in batches last month, is now available for download through JioStore. It lets you watch YouTube videos while on-the-go and share them with your contacts through Facebook, Twitter, and…
[ad_1] Guggenheim Securities believes Netflix shares will go higher due to its rising international streaming business. The firm raised its price target to $420 from $360 for Netflix shares, saying the company’s locally-produced content offerings will spur demand in India. Guggenheim Securities also reiterated its buy rating for the company. “We believe that Netflix subscriber…
[ad_1] I tested the GPS and Cellular model, which can continue to stream music to headphones, place calls and send text messages even when you’re away from your iPhone. This worked well, and the watch seemed to transfer over to cellular faster than last year’s model, which had a delay. The battery life is good,…
[ad_1] IBM has launched a software service that scans AI systems as they work in order to detect bias and provide explanations for the automated decisions being made — a degree of transparency that may be necessary for compliance purposes not just a company’s own due diligence. The new trust and transparency system runs on…
[ad_1] Microsoft is expanding its Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based Dynamics 365 apps lineup with two new Mixed Reality (MR) business apps. The new apps, called Dynamics 365 Remote Assist and Dynamics 365 Layout, have been added with the intention of merging MR and business applications together. “With the release of our new AI and mixed reality…
[ad_1] AutoNation CEO Mike Jackson will step aside in 2019 after 20 years running the nation’s largest chain of auto dealerships. Jackson will transition from his current role of chairman, CEO and president to executive chairman next year. In that role, he has extended his contract until 2021. AutoNation’s board has hired executive search firm…
[ad_1] U.K. lawmakers have said they want to clamp down on the “Wild West” cryptocurrency market and prepare Britain as a legitimate home for the trading of digital currencies. The Treasury Committee released a report on Wednesday that called for the government to address the issues of poor security from hackers, volatile price swings, and…
[ad_1] Blockchain technology is not yet mature enough to fully support the global supply chain, according to the CEO and co-founder of Tradeshift, a digital invoicing start-up. Using blockchain is a great idea when there are multiple stakeholders involved since the ledger records every transaction that takes place, Christian Lanng told CNBC at the World…
[ad_1] If NASA’s longest-serving planetary rover doesn’t pick up the phone soon, its mission on Mars may finally be over. Opportunity is the space agency’s workhorse, roving the Red Planet since 2004 on a mission that was only supposed to last 90 Martian days. (A Martian day, or sol, is about 40 minutes longer than a day…
[ad_1] The Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi carmaking alliance said on Tuesday it will use Alphabet’s Google Android operating system in future vehicles – handing a victory to the US tech giant which seeks to carve out a bigger share of the infotainment market. Renault, Nissan, and Mitsubishi, with combined sales of 10.6 million vehicles last year, said they will…
[ad_1] Tech darlings such as Chinese mobile phone maker Xiaomi might have seen weak investor interest in Hong Kong lately, but they don’t appear be motivated by high stock valuations anyway, said Charles Li, the CEO of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX). Many of these rising companies are cash rich and maintaining top positions…
[ad_1] When Katy Jean of Dartmouth, N.S., sent in a sample of her DNA to Ancestry.com a year ago, she was hoping the genealogy website would tell her more about her background and maybe fill in gaps on her family tree. Once the results came in, Jean said she wasn’t too surprised by the outcome — except for an unexplained…
[ad_1] A G7 ministers meeting in Halifax will promote the Canadian-led oceans plastic charter, with Ottawa planning to take the accord to the United Nations General Assembly, says the federal environment minister. The non-binding accord was agreed to by five of the G7 leaders and the European Union at the G7’s Charlevoix summit in June,…
[ad_1] Peer-to-peer lending platform Funding Circle announced the pricing range for its initial public offering (IPO) on Wednesday that could value the company up to around £1.8 billion ($2.4 billion). The British fintech firm said the price range of the offer has been set at 420 pence to 530 pence per share. The flotation will…
[ad_1] The World Economic Forum is looking to China for ideas on how governments can appropriately regulate the technologies of the future. The organization, which runs the annual conference of world leaders in Davos, Switzerland, announced Wednesday it is launching a hub in Beijing for government officials, businesses and academics to come up with suggestions…
[ad_1] Spencer Platt | Getty Images A man places bruised fruit in a bin at a market on January 10, 2013 in New York City. “What this technology, and other technologies, allows you to do is be a lot more predictive: How should this product be sorted, ripened, distributed best in accordance with its chemical…
[ad_1] Scientists have successfully tagged a great white shark in Atlantic Canadian waters for the first time. Heather Bowlby, a researcher with Halifax’s Bedford Institute of Oceanography, says the three-metre juvenile male shark was tagged off southwest Nova Scotia last week. “This animal, based on its size, would be about 20 years old and it…
[ad_1] Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook, whose products have been spared from new US tariffs imposed on Chinese goods, said on Tuesday he was optimistic that the United States and China will eventually work through their trade differences. “I’m optimistic because trade is one of those things where it’s not a zero-sum game,” Cook told ABC News’…
[ad_1] David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Salesforce co-CEO Marc Benioff speaks at the grand opening of the Salesforce Tower in San Francisco in May 2018. Microsoft’s widely used PowerPoint software for creating slide presentations has some new competition from a familiar rival: Salesforce. Salesforce’s Quip business, which already offers tools for word…
[ad_1] An Institutional Investor hall of famer has a message for investors: Don’t turn too cautious. Richard Bernstein, who has spent decades on Wall Street, believes the late-cycle economic environment is creating too much confusion on Wall Street — pushing many investors to make ill-advised decisions. “Late in the cycle makes it sound like the…
[ad_1] The ACLU accused Facebook of discrimination, saying the company violated federal and state laws prohibiting businesses from excluding women from job ads. In a complaint filed Tuesday with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the ACLU also lists 10 employers that it claims have placed discriminatory ads. The group says changes that Facebook made to…
[ad_1] For Amazon, Hollywood awards also draw people to online shopping, according to Jeff Bezos, chief executive of the online retailer. “When we win a Golden Globe, it helps us sell more shoes,” Bezos said at an industry conference in 2016. The Emmy battle between HBO and Netflix has raged since 2013 when Netflix launched…
[ad_1] Women in Silicon Valley own less than half the startup equity that men own, according to a new study. CARTA, a company that manages equity and ownership, found female startup employees own just 47 cents for every dollar their male counterparts own. The disparity is even greater for female founders, who hold just 39…
[ad_1] Just as discussions about initial public offerings for Kuaishou and Douyin course through the market, live streaming companies are facing slowdowns in user growth and weak earnings guidance, According to a report released by big data research institute QuestMobile, in June 2018, the number of monthly active users in the live streaming industry declined…
[ad_1] Last year, Microsoft talked about how it worked closely with a handful of customers, like HP and Macy’s, to build sophisticated domain-specific customer-service technology. Every PC that HP shipped even came with the resulting chatbot as part of HP’s Support Assistant software. But Microsoft won’t be doing these sorts of high-touch AI engagements with…
[ad_1] At an event in Tokyo, Google today announced the launch of Work Insights, a new tool that gives businesses more insights into how their employees use the company’s G Suite productivity tools and how teams collaborate using those tools. In addition, Google is also launching its investigation tool for helping business better secure their…
[ad_1] Google is launching a new tool for its business customers that allows managers to see whether employees are actually using its G Suite productivity apps like Gmail, Docs for document creation and sharing, Sheets for spreadsheets, or Slides for presentations. G Suite is a distant rival to Microsoft‘s Office 365 offering. As it tries…
[ad_1] Earlier this year we saw the headlines of how the users of popular voice assistants like Alexa and Siri and continue to face issues when their private data is compromised, or even sent to random people. In May it was reported that Amazon’s Alexa recorded a private conversation and sent it to a random…
[ad_1] Enough about retail. Now, fintech giant Square is trying to cultivate an “omnichannel” approach in the restaurant industry, the company’s CFO, Sarah Friar, told CNBC on Tuesday. To push this strategy, which could involve sweeping changes at some smaller and more high-end restaurants, Square will leverage its fast-growing food-ordering subsidiary, Caviar, Friar said. “What…
[ad_1] It didn’t hurt. I thought someone dropped a small cardboard box on my head. It felt sharp and light. I was sitting on the floor, along the back of the crowd and then an Intel Shooting Star Mini drone dropped on my head. Audi put on a massive show to reveal its first EV,…
[ad_1] With investors seemingly undecided about how badly trade tensions with China will hit U.S. markets, CNBC’s Jim Cramer wanted to define the issue a bit more for Wall Street. “‘Who has more to lose?’ People keep asking this question about the trade war with China as though we don’t really already know the answer.…
[ad_1] There’s an empty space in my heart for a minimalist phone with only the most basic functions. Bad for my heart, but good for a handful of companies putting out devices aiming to fill it. Punkt’s latest, the MP02, goes a little ways to making the device I desire, but it isn’t quite there…
[ad_1] Tesla CEO Elon Musk is a nice guy who doesn’t know how to run a car company, Bob Lutz, former vice chairman of General Motors, told CNBC on Tuesday. “They will never make money on the Model 3 because the cost is way too high. He’s got 9,000 people in that assembly plant producing…
[ad_1] FedEx isn’t too worried about Amazon‘s continued expansion in delivery and logistics. During FedEx’s earnings call on Monday, the company’s executive VP and chief marketing and communications officer Rajesh Subramaniam downplayed Amazon’s logistics threat, saying it shouldn’t be “confused as competition with FedEx.” “While there has been significant media interest in what Amazon is…
[ad_1] Netflix shares closed about 5 percent higher Tuesday after cleaning up at the Emmys Monday night. The company took home 23 honors at the television awards ceremony. Netflix tied with HBO, which had previously been the top network award winner for 16 years. “The Crown” took home five awards, with “Black Mirror” and “Godless”…
[ad_1] DEL RIO, Tex. — In this tiny town at the edge of South Texas brush country, a black steel fence runs along the Mexican border. About 15 feet high and topped by small metal spires that bend toward Mexico, it stretches west from a Border Patrol checkpoint for about a mile and a half.…
[ad_1] Elon Musk paused. “You mean like me, personally?” Musk asked. “Oh.” The founder and CEO of SpaceX was thinking out loud about whether he would hitch a ride on one of his company’s rockets. SpaceX has flown from milestone to milestone over the past year and is preparing an attempt to put humans in…
[ad_1] Like virtually every other major tech company, Microsoft is currently on a mission to bring machine learning to all of its applications. It’s no surprise then that it’s also bringing ‘AI’ to its highly profitable Dynamics 365 CRM products. A year ago, the company introduced its first Dynamics 365 AI solutions and today it’s…
[ad_1] Lyft has delivered its 1 billionth ride, the company announced Tuesday, a milestone that represents its continued growth. Fueling this growth: Lyft’s expansion into new markets. The ride-hailing service was at 500 million rides in October 2017, and has since launched in 20 new markets, including Toronto and Ottawa in Canada, the company told…
[ad_1] Popular travel app Kayak has put augmented reality to clever use with a new feature that lets you measure the size of your carry-on bag using just your smartphone. Its updated iOS app now takes advantage of Apple’s ARKit technology to introduce a new Bag Measurement tool that will help you calculate your bag’s…
[ad_1] Microsoft HoloLens mixed reality glasses have always been interesting technology, but it’s never been clear how the company would move from novelty device to actual viable business use cases. Today, it made a move toward the latter, announcing a couple of applications designed to put the HoloLens to work in Dynamics 365, giving it…
[ad_1] Cryptocurrency exchanges are vulnerable to market manipulation and lack standard consumer protections that come with established financial markets, according to a months-long investigation by the New York State Attorney General’s office. The 32-page “Virtual Markets Integrity Report” published Tuesday highlights issues of “transparency, fairness, and security” in cryptocurrency trading. In many cases, exchanges are…
[ad_1] Fortnite has taken the world by storm. In fact, the game is so popular that Epic has released versions for PC, Xbox, PS4, iOS, Android and the Nintendo Switch, making the game about as accessible as possible. The popularity of the game stems from the general popularity of the Battle Royale genre and popular…
[ad_1] Winter is coming, logistics world. Last week brought the news that Amazon.com Inc. had ordered 20,000 delivery vans from Mercedes-Benz. CNN reports that this deal is a big leap from the Seattle-based e-commerce company’s first order of 5,000 vans. Amazon will lease these to third-party partners, who will operate them for last-mile delivery —…
[ad_1] Over the last few years, we’ve reviewed a couple of network-attached storage (NAS) devices from Synology. We first got our hands on the entry-level DS215j, one of the predecessors of the modern-day DS218j, and then we tested the enterprise-focused DS716+II, which has since been succeeded by the DS718+. Synology is one of the leading…
[ad_1] Lenovo CEO Yuanqing Yang said last week a prolonged trade war is bad for both the economy and consumers and said, “We should see the two governments sit down and reach an agreement.” Colette Kress, chief financial officer at chipmaker Nvidia, addressed the tariffs earlier this month and said all the company can hope…
[ad_1] Facebook is getting ready to purposefully influence the U.S. mid-term elections after spending two years trying to safeguard against foreign interference. Instagram plans to run ads in Stories and feed powered by TurboVote that will target all US users over 18 and point them towards information on how to get properly registered and abide…
[ad_1] Present in human liver and blood is a natural enzyme called butyrylcholinesterase, which we abbreviate as BChE. One of this enzyme’s jobs is to break down, or metabolize, cocaine into inactive, harmless components. In fact, there is even a mutant human BChE (hBChE), which was genetically engineered to greatly accelerate the metabolism of cocaine.…
[ad_1] Accelerated Mobile Pages, or AMP, has been a controversial project since its debut. The need for the framework has been clear: the payloads of mobile pages can be just insane, what with layers and layers of images, Javascript, ad networks, and more slowing down page rendering time and costing users serious bandwidth on metered…
[ad_1] President Donald Trump has made it very clear that U.S. companies who do business with China will be impacted by his tariffs, CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Tuesday. “I think the president is saying, ‘Hey, listen guys, you are not going to make as much money in China as you used to. That game is…
[ad_1] YouTube will no longer maintain a separate app targeting gaming and live game streaming, the company announced today. The YouTube Gaming app, which first arrived in 2015, will be sunset sometime next spring as its host of features make their way over to YouTube’s main site. Over the years, the YouTube Gaming app has…
[ad_1] The outlook for the global auto industry over the next 12-18 months remains stable so far, thanks in part to rising sales in China, India and Europe. But looming trade tensions and the threat of tariffs could hurt sales next year, said Moody’s on Tuesday. The credit rating agency said it expects light vehicle…
[ad_1] Spire’s Health Tags, the dark and tiny devices you stick on your clothes to gather all sorts of health data from your steps, heartbeat and stress levels is now available at your local Apple Store. The company started out with a breath tracking device to detect when you are feeling tense and help calm you…
[ad_1] Peter Parks | AFP | Getty Images Elon Musk, chairman and chief executive officer of Tesla Motors Tesla shares dropped almost 5 percent after Bloomberg News reported that the company is facing a criminal probe over CEO Elon Musk’s tweets about taking the company private. Musk tweeted on Aug. 7 that he was thinking…
[ad_1] The first reviews of Apple’s newest iPhones, the iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max are in. Most reviewers say if you own one of the older models, then this year’s iPhone is a big upgrade and worth the money. But if you already own the iPhone X, then there isn’t enough improvement to justify…
[ad_1] But only 5 percent actively recruit ex-offenders, the survey said. The most important factors in getting hired: A verifiable work history, and some level of education or training after the workers were convicted, indicating that they improved themselves while imprisoned. That’s consistent with a study by the RAND Institute, which found that 59 percent…
[ad_1] David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer and founder of Facebook, holds his phone after the morning session at the Allen & Co. Media and Technology Conference in Sun Valley, Idaho, July 13, 2018. J.P. Morgan is getting less optimistic about Facebook due to the company’s rising investment…
[ad_1] UiPath is bringing automation to repetitive processes inside large organizations and it seems to have landed on a huge pain point. Today it announced a massive $225 million Series C on a $3 billion valuation. The round was led by CapitalG and Sequoia Capital. Accel, which invested in the companies A and B rounds…
[ad_1] With a view to leveraging the forthcoming festive season to bring new customers on board, Uber on Tuesday launched a “Gift Card” model. The Gift Cards offered by the San Francisco, California startup under the new model are redeemable across Uber rides and Uber Eats. These cards are available for purchase through Paytm and…
[ad_1] Stephen Lam | Reuters Tim Cook, CEO of Apple, speaks on stage for the start of an Apple Inc product launch event at the Steve Jobs Theater in Cupertino, California, September 12, 2018. Apple CEO Tim Cook defended the highest-priced new iPhones, telling ABC’s “Good Morning America” that “it’s the most advanced iPhone we’ve…
[ad_1] Stephen Lam | Reuters Tim Cook, CEO of Apple, smiles during a demonstration of the newly released Apple products following the launch event at the Steve Jobs Theater in Cupertino, California, September 12, 2018. Apple CEO Tim Cook is reveling in the company’s near miss with tariffs, saying Tuesday “it’s not really great for…
[ad_1] Ride-sharing platform Ola on Tuesday announced its plans begin its operations in New Zealand, with service offerings in Auckland, Christchurch and Wellington. Serving a billion rides annually, Ola has successful operations in India, Australia and the UK. To build Ola’s presence locally, Brian Dewil has been appointed as Country Manager for New Zealand. Dewil…
[ad_1] Yuriko Nakao | Bloomberg | Getty Images Elon Musk, co-founder and chief executive officer of Tesla Audi’s launch of its e-tron car revealed how far behind the competition is compared to Tesla, according to UBS. On Monday, Audi unveiled the e-tron SUV which will hit the market next spring. UBS, one of Tesla’s biggest…
[ad_1] China could target U.S. tech stocks as part of the ongoing trade war, according to the top equity strategist at Goldman Sachs. Peter Oppenheimer told CNBC’s “Street Signs” on Tuesday that China may impose tariffs on industry components that could have an effect on supply chains. U.S.Technology firms could be first in the firing…
[ad_1] Navigation apps like Waze are trying to help motorists avoid hurricane flooding. But can people really rely on their smartphones to steer themselves out of a disaster zone? Amid heavy rain from Florence, some smartphone or in-car map directions in recent days have sent people in North Carolina onto flooded roads and others closed…
[ad_1] Ola, Uber’s main rival in India, has announced its latest overseas push with a planned expansion into New Zealand. The company said in a statement Tuesday that it plans to launch services in Auckland, Christchurch and Wellington. The news marks the Bengaluru-based ride-hailing upstart’s latest international foray, following its entry into Australia in February…
[ad_1] Amazon India has now announced the availability of a new payment method called Amazon Pay EMI for its mobile users. The cardless mode of payment gives users instant credit, and lets them pay via EMIs using their debit cards, at low interest rates. The company has partnered with Capital Float to let users link…
[ad_1] 25. MODERN Logistics Global headcount: 157 Headquarters: Jundiai Modern Logistics provides airfreight logistics services, as well as ground transportation and warehouse facilities, within Brazil. The young company currently has a fleet of three freighter aircraft, which it intends to build out to 18 by 2021. 24. Contabilizei Global headcount: 205 Headquarters: Curitiba Contabilizei provides…
[ad_1] The iPhone X, even a year later, is still arguably the best phone on the market. The XS is basically a new model with some improvements. Most of those improvements, though, are kind of hard to notice. Take the screen, for example. It’s still a brilliant, colorful and sharp OLED display that supports next-gen…
[ad_1] Virgin Media is launching a new foray into 4K viewing that offers a host of tantalising content. Dubbed the Virgin TV Ultra HD channel, broadcasts will show all programmes in a crisp 3840×2160 pixels. Virgin Media is focusing on three main areas for the channel; dramas, concerts and documentaries. The TV provider has labelled…
[ad_1] Space debris has become a huge problem. Their accumulation in Earth’s orbit has become a hindrance and can endanger future missions to the moon or Mars, according to the chief of a company that’s trying to solve the issue. A surge in aggressive space ventures in recent years has seen a build-up of space…
[ad_1] The feverishly-anticipated iOS 12 mobile operating system is now available to download on almost all iPhones and iPads right now. After it was first revealed back in June, Apple fans have been desperately waiting for this blockbuster upgrade to go live and tonight it finally has. This major release includes a whole host of…
[ad_1] How comfortable are you with facial recognition? Apple garnered lots of buzz over the launch of Face ID to unlock its iPhone X, and facial recognition software has since become the security standard for smartphones. Now the technology is being pitched as the future of everything from advertising to law enforcement. And, sure, it’s convenient. But…
[ad_1] OnePlus is expected to announce the launch of its next smartphone, the OnePlus 6T, in the coming months but that’s not all the Chinese firm is planning. It seems the technology firm now wants to produce larger screen devices in the form of smart TVs. Speaking about the company’s vision Pete Lau, OnePlus Founder…
[ad_1] Uber Technologies is in discussions to buy its Dubai-based rival Careem Networks FZ as the ride-hailing giant expands in the Middle East, people familiar with the matter said. A deal could value Careem at $2 billion to $2.5 billion (roughly Rs. 14,500 crores or 18,000 crores), the people said, asking not to be identified because…
[ad_1] iOS 12 introduces a number of notable features that radically change how Apple fans use their iPhone or iPad. Apple has insisted the new software will bring a number of performance improvements that will make devices faster than ever before. In a release discussing iOS 12, the Cupertino-based giant said: “iOS 12 brings performance…
[ad_1] Artificial intelligence has a bias problem and the way to fix it is by making the tech industry in the West “much more diverse”, according to the head of AI and machine learning at the World Economic Forum. Just two to three years ago, there were very few people raising ethical questions around the…
[ad_1] Two men from Australia are making the most of Yukon’s 13 hours of daylight. Joel Hayes and Keegan Taccori, who are driving from the Arctic Circle north of Fairbanks, Alaska, to Argentina, need all the sun they can get to charge their solar-powered electric van. “I have in the back of my mind constantly, the impending doom of winter,”…
[ad_1] Chinese workers are insufficiently trained in technology and need to upgrade their skills in order to be aligned with new trends like automation and artificial intelligence, a recruitment expert said on Tuesday. In the long run, China has to shift its agenda to focus on the quality of the labor market, instead of the…
[ad_1] In a city where Teslas are a common sight — and just a few minutes from the factory where Elon Musk’s company is cranking out a record number of electric vehicles — Audi rolled out an all-electric SUV it hopes will cut into Tesla’s dominance of the luxury EV market. Audi’s new e-tron, which…
[ad_1] Researchers at the University of B.C. and the Stanley Park Ecology Society are on the prowl for urban coyotes and have launched a program that aims to capture more of the animals on camera. “They are rather elusive,” said Dr. Kristen Walker, a UBC animal welfare biologist. “They’re used to living in an environment such as…
[ad_1] Town officials in Midland, Ont., have paid the ransom to reclaim data after hackers held their computer systems hostage for 48 hours, and are working to get servers back up and running again. On September 1st, anonymous hackers took control of the town’s encryption keys, rendering computer operations useless. “At that point you confront the situation…
[ad_1] VCG | Getty Images A PLA Navy fleet including the aircraft carrier Liaoning, submarines, vessels and fighter jets take part in a review in the South China Sea. The United States needs to make room for China as a rising military power in the Asia-Pacific region, even if a declining U.S. presence there reduces…
[ad_1] Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa signed with SpaceX to fly around the moon on the company’s next generation rocket, CEO Elon Musk announced on Monday. Maezawa will attempt to be the first to return to the moon in nearly half a century, launching aboard a Big Falcon Rocket (BFR), which SpaceX is developing. BFR is…
[ad_1] 22. InterviewBit Global headcount: 45 Headquarters: Pune InterviewBit helps jobseekers prepare for tech interviews, particularly in the software engineering space. The company provides users with a plan on how to prepare for their interviews, practice coding problems, as well as access to mentors and feedback. It plans to hire 50 employees within the next…
[ad_1] [The stream is slated to start at about 9 p.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] SpaceX CEO Elon Musk will announce the company’s latest endeavor on Monday, unveiling the identity of the person signed with the company to fly around the moon. This…
[ad_1] Privacy watchdogs from across the country are collectively calling on federal and provincial governments to force political parties to disclose any personal information they have collected, and to allow for independent oversight to ensure they are respecting the privacy of the electorate. In a joint resolution published today, Canada’s information and privacy ombudsmen and…
[ad_1] Tesla’s Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk acknowledged that the electric carmaker’s problems have now shifted to delivery logistics from production delays, the latest speed bump in its efforts to achieve profitability. “Sorry, we’ve gone from production hell to delivery logistics hell, but this problem is far more tractable. We’re making rapid progress. Should be…
[ad_1] WHILL, the startup known for creating sleek, high-tech personal mobility devices, announced today that it has closed a $45 million Series C. The funding will be used for expanding into new international markets, as well as developing new products for large venues, including airports and “last-mile” sidewalk transportation. The round’s lead investors were SBI…
[ad_1] If shoppers are looking for something out of the ordinary this holiday season, Macy’s is hoping they’ll hunt for it at one of its pop-up marketplaces. The department store chain is beefing up this offering while adding new experiences, such as virtual reality headsets, to make shopping easier and, it hopes, to drive sales.…
[ad_1] Elon Musk is working hard for Tesla shareholders and the company’s focus remains on delivering the Model 3, said Musk’s brother and Tesla board member Kimbal Musk on Monday. Kimbal Musk made the remarks during an appearance on CNBC’s “Closing Bell.” He said his brother is “doing a great job.” “We are trying to…
[ad_1] It’s unclear how commercially successful the new devices will be. Amazon has often taken a scattershot approach to its hardware initiatives, releasing not only massively successful products like the Echo home devices, but also experimental projects like Echo Buttons, a light-up device designed for gaming. But the move signifies Amazon’s heavy interest in the…
[ad_1] Apple’s announcement last week of a Watch with an FDA-approved ECG reader to track heart health looked to be the undoing of original ECG reader company AliveCor. But, to prove it still has a hearty pulse, AliveCor tells TechCrunch it is coming out with a “never-before-seen” 6-lead electrocardiogram (ECG), pending FDA approval. In a…
[ad_1] Instagram announced two new updates to its app on Monday, making it easier for users to purchase items featured by businesses and influencers. Users will be able to click links to purchase items from stories and from the explore tab. Instagram, a unit of Facebook, began testing shopping in stories in June, and is…
[ad_1] Daily Burn, the online fitness brand owned by IAC, launched a new iPhone app today devoted to the popular workout style known as HIIT (high-intensity interval training). Daily Burn already offers a general training app, but the company says it’s planning a whole series of vertical workout apps, starting HIIT Workouts. The is “bringing personalized workout…
[ad_1] A billionaire with good intentions might be the best kind of owner for a media organization, former CNN chairman and Time managing editor Walter Isaacson told CNBC on Monday. “I tend to think that a well-intentioned, good sole proprietor, starting with Ben Franklin and now going all the way to Marc Benioff, is probably…
[ad_1] Oracle shares fell almost 5 percent in extended trading on Monday after the company reported fiscal first-quarter sales that missed analysts’ estimates. Executives will discuss the results with analysts on a conference call at 5 p.m. Eastern time. Here are the key numbers: Earnings: 71 cents per share, excluding certain items, vs. 69 cents…
[ad_1] Instagram is embracing its true identity as a mail-order catalog. The question will be how much power merchants will give Instagram after seeing what its parent Facebook did to news outlets that relied on it. In a move that could pit it against Pinterest and Wish, Instagram is launching Shopping features across its app to…
[ad_1] Amazon.com said on Monday it was investigating suspected internal leaks of confidential information by its employees for bribes to remove fake reviews and other seller scams from its website. Amazon employees are offering internal data and other classified information through intermediaries, to independent merchants selling their products on the site to help them boost…
[ad_1] Apple has just released the final version of iOS 12. This update is all about making your phone work better — and there are also a bunch of new features. The update is currently rolling out and is available both over-the-air in the Settings app, and by plugging your device into iTunes for a…
[ad_1] Musk and Unsworth have been locked in a heated back-and-forth for weeks, after Unsworth questioned Musk’s efforts to aid in the rescue of a Thai boys soccer team. Musk shot back at Unsworth on Twitter in mid-July, calling him a “pedo guy,” among other claims. “You know what, don’t bother showing the video,” Musk…
[ad_1] With today’s release of iOS 12, Apple is also rolling out a new feature called Siri Shortcuts, which allows users to create their own voice commands to take actions in apps. For example, you could create a shortcuts for ordering your morning coffee, playing your favorite music, getting your daily schedule, and much more.…
[ad_1] In Michigan State University’s Food Literacy and Engagement Poll, we surveyed over 2,100 Americans in 2018 asking, “How likely would you be to purchase foods that look and taste identical to meat, but are based on ingredients that are produced artificially?” We intentionally didn’t use terms like “cultured meat” and “lab-grown meat” to avoid…
[ad_1] iOS 12, Apple’s latest mobile software for iPhone and iPad, is finally out. The new software packs in a bunch of new security and privacy features you’ve probably already heard about. Here’s what you need to do to take advantage of the new settings and lock down your device. 1. Turn on USB Restricted…
[ad_1] Elijah Nouvelage | Reuters Apple Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook speaks at the Apple Worldwide Developer conference (WWDC) in San Jose, California, June 4, 2018. Apple shares trimmed losses Monday after a report from Bloomberg that smart watches will be spared from the latest round of proposed tariffs on China, lessening the threat of…
[ad_1] iOS 12 is finally here. And the update is packed with many improvements. In particular, Apple has tucked away many little features that you won’t see right away. If you want to impress all your friends with your mad iOS skills, here is a list of some of these features. I also wrote a…