WIRED –TOM SIMONITE – 21 February, 2019 – IN DECEMBER, MICROSOFT President Brad Smith urged lawmakers to set rules on facial-recognition technology to prevent a privacy-threatening “race to the bottom.” Now the
(WIRED) – THE LAST TIME the Pentagon directed all of its bases to raise their threat level, the danger came from an unlikely source: social media. That’s where accounts connected
(RTÉ News) – German regulators have banned an internet-connected doll called ‘My Friend Cayla’ that can chat with children, warning that it was a de facto “hidden spying device”. Parents
(PAVEGEN) – LONDON, 11th May 2016, Pavegen unveils the latest iteration of its energy-generating technology, revolutionising the way the company and product operate in a pivotal step for the business. The
By Jeremy Wagstaff LAUNCESTON, Australia, (Reuters) – The future of communications may be 5G, where mobile networks push bandwidth-heavy video to phones and pull data from self-driving cars, but some firms
TOKYO (Reuters) – On the heels of its $32 billion takeover of chip designer ARM Holdings, SoftBank Corp founder Masayoshi Son is embarking on another “crazy idea”: talking cars that
(Reuters) – South Korea installs an alert system on subway cars encouraging passengers to give up their seats to expectant mothers on busy commuter trains. Sharon Reich reports. This technology
(ACS) – The “Internet of Things” could make cities “smarter” by connecting an extensive network of tiny communications devices to make life more efficient. But all these machines will require
(SPACE DAILY) – The consumer marketplace is flooded with a lively assortment of smart wearable electronics that do everything from monitor vital signs, fitness or sun exposure to play music, charge
