How Facebook could stop a disease outbreak
PARIS -- Facebook accounts and telephone records can be used to pinpoint the best individuals to vaccinate to stop a disease outbreak in its...
Spotify hit with $1.6-B copyright lawsuit
MUSIC streaming company Spotify was sued by Wixen Music Publishing, Inc last week for allegedly using thousands of songs, including those of Tom Petty,...
Driverless ride-hailing cars to debut at CES 2018
RIDE-HAILING start-up Lyft, Inc. and self-driving software company Aptiv Plc will show off a fully automated ride-hailing service at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES)...
WeChat denies it stores user chat histories
HONG KONG -- Tencent Holdings’ WeChat, China’s most popular messenger app, on Tuesday denied storing users’ chat histories, after a top businessman was quoted...
Apple gets sued after saying it slows down aging iPhones
SAN FRANCISCO -- Apple, Inc. defrauded iPhone users by slowing devices without warning to compensate for poor battery performance, according to eight lawsuits filed...
Analysts cut forecasts for iPhone X shipment, cite lukewarm demand
APPLE, INC. looks like it’s having a not-so Merry Christmas.
Analysts lowered iPhone X shipment projections for the first quarter of next year, citing signs...
Autonomous cars need tougher batteries, pioneer of lithium-ion says
BATTERY makers must rethink their technology if predictions for a wave of self-driving vehicles pan out, according to one of the inventors of the...
Facebook to notify users when photos of them are uploaded
SAN FRANCISCO -- Facebook, Inc said on Dec. 20 it would begin using facial recognition technology to tell people on the social network when...
Repealing net neutrality: Much ado about nothing
By Michael R. WadeÂ
On December 14th, the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) repealed the American net neutrality rules that went into effect in 2015.
Net...
Sophos warns vs rise in cybersecurity threats
By Patrizia Paola C. Marcelo
Reporter
CYBERSECURITY company Sophos Group Plc has warned against increasing cybersecurity threats.
“The global threat landscape would be very similar to the...
Apple buys early iPhone app hit Shazam
APPLE, INC. agreed to acquire music-identification service Shazam, taking ownership of one of the first apps to demonstrate the power of the iPhone, recognizing...
DeepMind has simple tests that may prevent Elon Musk’s AI apocalypse
YOU don’t have to agree with Elon Musk’s apocalyptic fears of artificial intelligence (AI) to be concerned that, in the rush to apply the...