Technology
Better plane tracking to be trialed one year on from MH370 mystery
Australia, Indonesia and Malaysia will lead a trial to enhance the tracking of aircraft over remote oceans, allowing planes to be more easily found should...
Facebook rolls out suicide-prevention feature for concerned friends
Facebook is rolling out a new suicide-prevention feature. If you spot a worrisome post from a Facebook friend, there will now be an option to report it. Facebook...
Facebook rolls out suicide-prevention feature to offer online support
Facebook is rolling out a new suicide-prevention feature. If you spot a worrisome post from a Facebook friend, there will now be an option to report it. Facebook...
59th state as Facebook adds ‘fill in the blank’ gender option for users
Facebook users who do not fit any of the 58 gender identity options offered by the social media giant are now being given a rather big 59th option: Fill...
Facebook adds new gender option for users: fill in the blank
Facebook users who do not fit any of the 58 gender identity options offered by the social media giant are now being given a rather big 59th option: fill...
Australia researchers create ‘world first’ 3D-printed jet engines
Australian researchers revealed on Thursday they have created two jet engines using 3D printing in what is described as a world-first that has attracted...
The drone problem: Parisians alarmed by unmanned vehicles
At least five drones were spotted flying over central Paris landmarks during the night, and police haven’t been able to find the suspects.
Apple building £628m Irish facility ‘which will run only on renewable energy’
Apple is set to open a multi-million pound data centre in the west of Ireland as part of its biggest project in Europe to date.
Japan’s Polar Robear: Strength of a robot, face of a bear
The world’s most “kawaii” country has come up with the “Robear” - a robot with a cub-like face, doe eyes but is packed with...
Report: Apple wants to start producing cars in five years
Apple Inc., which has been working secretly on a car, is pushing its team to begin production of an electric vehicle as early as 2020, people with knowledge...
Lenovo to stop preinstalling controversial software
China’s Lenovo Group Ltd., the world’s largest PC maker, said on Thursday that it would no longer preinstall software that cybersecurity experts...
Google hits back at FBI plans to search personal computers outside the U.S.
Google says a proposed law change to allow the FBI to search for personal data held on computers outside the U.S.
Snapchat says it’s now worth $19bn as it seeks more funding
Snapchat - the app which lets you send and receive self-destructing photographs and videos - says it is worth $19bn (£12.4bn). The company is looking...
Cyber-espionage: Did NSA plant spyware in computers around world?
A new report from Russian cybersecurity firm Kaspersky Lab said its researchers identified a new family of malicious programs or worms that infected computers...
Cyber attacks on Israel traced to Gaza: researchers
A series of cyber attacks against Israel since mid-2013 appears to be coming from “Arab parties located in the Gaza Strip” and elsewhere, U.S.
The future of F1? Ferrari shows off radical concept car idea
Ferrari has come up with a design for an aggressive-looking concept car it believes could be the future of Formula One.
Russian researchers expose breakthrough U.S. spying programme
The U.S. National Security Agency has figured out how to hide spying software deep within hard drives made by top manufacturers, giving the agency the...
Many perils for online love seekers this Valentine’s Day
Advice for people seeking love on the Internet for Valentine’s Day: keep looking, but watch for scams and other risks. Security experts say hackers...
We’ll Apple-y take it: iTunes give green light to spoof Kim Jong-Un game
The makers of a satirical App game about North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un say Apple has now allowed it on iTunes despite previously rejecting it. Little...
Finland starts to build 5G test network
Finland may be the first country in the world to build a 5G network after the country’s University of Oulu and the VTT Technical Research Centre...
#WhereIsTheBomb warns Egyptians of violence-related traffic
Egypt’s long-suffering drivers, worn down by decades of jams and crashes, are turning to social media to stave off a new, even more pressing threat—chaotic...
'CyberCaliphate' hacks Newsweek Twitter account, threatens Obama
Newsweek magazine’s Twitter account was the victim of hackers on Tuesday who posted a threat to U.S.
Revolutionary lung cancer ‘breathalyser’ to go on trial in British hospitals
A “breathalyser” that can diagnose lung cancer will be used in two British hospitals this summer as part of a US$1.5 million clinical trial.
SpaceX launch with deep-space weather buoy reset for Tuesday
Rainy weather in the U.S. state of Florida forced SpaceX to move to Tuesday its planned launch of a $340 million sun-observing spacecraft, followed by...
The TV that listens to you while you watch it - then reports what you say
Samsung has warned people against discussing sensitive and private information in the vicinity of its new smart televisions - because it will be translated...
Alibaba takes $590m stake in China smartphone maker Meizu
China’s Alibaba has agreed to pay $590 million for a minority stake in domestic smartphone maker Meizu, a joint statement said Monday, as the e-commerce...
Facebook and LinkedIn join efforts to boost the number of women in tech
Facebook and LinkedIn are teaming up to boost the dwindling number of women studying engineering and computer science.
Internet ‘becoming more like a human right’ says man who invented web
Internet access is becoming “more and more” like a human right, according to the man who invented the world wide web.
Stalking old flames on Facebook can lead to depression, study finds
Reading Facebook posts about your friends’ beautiful babies, delicious meals and invigorating jobs can seriously damage your mental health.
I’ll be back: The return of artificial intelligence
The artificial-intelligence industry, a field that conjures up images of humanoid robots and self-aware computer systems, is making a comeback at Silicon...
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