Twitter admits phone numbers meant for security used for ads 1 min read

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Twitter admits phone numbers meant for security used for ads

For tech giants such as Twitter, privacy and internet data are hot political topics Twitter on Tuesday apologized after “inadvertently” using phone numbers and email... Read More

China criticizes Apple for app that tracks Hong Kong police 1 min read

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China criticizes Apple for app that tracks Hong Kong police

Supporters of Hong Kong activist Edward Leung gather outside the High Court in Hong Kong, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2019. Last year, Leung was sentenced to... Read More

Predicting the impact of climate change on bridge safety 4 min read

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Predicting the impact of climate change on bridge safety

The Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge in Japan, the world’s longest suspension span. Credit: Wikipedia Climate change will ultimately affect our bridges. But to what extent? That is... Read More

Renault president wants CEO Bollore replaced: French press 1 min read

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Renault president wants CEO Bollore replaced: French press

Renault seeks to overhaul its leadership in the aftermath of the Carlos Ghosn scandal Renault’s new chairman will ask the French carmaker’s board to find... Read More

Can hiding likes make Facebook fairer and rein in fake news? The science says maybe 4 min read

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Can hiding likes make Facebook fairer and rein in fake news? The science says maybe

On Facebook, we like what other people have already liked before us. Credit: Shutterstock You may have read about—or already seen, depending on where you... Read More

Using machine learning to hunt down cybercriminals 5 min read

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Using machine learning to hunt down cybercriminals

Left to right: senior research scientist David Clark, graduate student Cecilia Testart, and postdoc Philipp Richter. Credit: Jason Dorfman, MIT CSAIL Hijacking IP addresses is... Read More

Sticker is adhesive tracker in Tile lineup 3 min read

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Sticker is adhesive tracker in Tile lineup

“Where’s the remote!” “I’m just looking for the camera.” “Did you find our…you fill in the blanks. At the time of this writing, someone somewhere... Read More

A peek at 2020's most notable vehicles 4 min read

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A peek at 2020's most notable vehicles

This undated photo provided by General Motors shows the 2020 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray, the new mid-engine version of the Corvette. (General Motors via AP) The... Read More

OECD suggests 'unified approach' to break deadlock on digital tax 3 min read

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OECD suggests 'unified approach' to break deadlock on digital tax

Digital firms have exposed weak spots in international tax rules, letting them pay little or no taxes in some countries where they sell to consumers... Read More

Robots could learn to recognise human emotions, study finds 3 min read

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Robots could learn to recognise human emotions, study finds

Credit: CC0 Public Domain Robots could be taught to recognise human emotions from our movements, a new study shows. Researchers found humans could recognise excitement,... Read More

EU warns hostile countries are 5G risk, avoids naming names 3 min read

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EU warns hostile countries are 5G risk, avoids naming names

European Commissioner for Security Union Julian King, center, speaks during a media conference for the Presidency press release on member states’ report on EU coordinated... Read More

Li-ion batteries: Science 'directly into your hand' 4 min read

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Li-ion batteries: Science 'directly into your hand'

Lithium ion batteries are used in a range of electronics, from laptops to electric vehicles They are omnipresent and essential to navigating modern life. Small,... Read More

Linksys announces motion detection with its mesh Wi-Fi routers 2 min read

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Linksys announces motion detection with its mesh Wi-Fi routers

Linksys, a division within Belkin International and Foxconn Interconnect Technology, has announced that it is offering a new motion detection service with its mesh Wi-Fi... Read More

Start-up unveils robot with human-like dexterous grip 4 min read

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Start-up unveils robot with human-like dexterous grip

Associate professor Pham Quang Cuong (left) working with lead engineer Dr Pham Tien Hung on Archimedes. Credit: NTU Singapore A robotics technology start-up from Nanyang... Read More

5G wireless to connect robots on the ground to AI in the cloud 3 min read

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5G wireless to connect robots on the ground to AI in the cloud

Credit: NYU A research team at the NYU Tandon School of Engineering, with the support of the National Science Foundation’s National Robotics Initiative 2.0, is... Read More

Researchers develop new technology for precision grinding 3 min read

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Researchers develop new technology for precision grinding

A novel approach to ultrasonically-assisted grinding is focusing on the excitation of the workpiece rather than the tool. Credit: KTU A team of researchers at... Read More

Deep-learning method to design fly-like robots 3 min read

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Deep-learning method to design fly-like robots

Concept design of fly-robots. Credit: P. Ramdya, EPFL “Just think about what a fly can do,” says Professor Pavan Ramdya, whose lab at EPFL’s Brain... Read More