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Level Up: With Xbox Adaptive Controller, Anyone Can Play
Many people enjoy playing video games but take for granted that they can hold and easily operate game controllers. Now Microsoft is making it possible for disabled gamers to join …
your ads here!Facebook, Twitter to Face US Lawmakers Over Politics, Internet
Top Twitter and Facebook executives will defend their companies before U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday, with Facebook insisting it takes election interference seriously and Twitter denying its operations are influenced by …
your ads here!After Fresh Cyberattacks, Experts Say Silicon Valley Showing Improved Response
As legislators prepare to grill Silicon Valley executives over Russian hacking ahead of midterm elections, some observers say the debate over expanded government oversight is far from over. On Tuesday, …
your ads here!Amazon Eyes Chilean Skies as It Seeks to Datamine Stars
Amazon.com is in talks with Chile to house and mine massive amounts of data generated by the country’s giant telescopes, which could prove fertile ground for the company to develop …
your ads here!Twitter CEO Says Company Isn’t Biased, Wants Healthy Debate
Twitter’s CEO says the company is not biased against Republicans or Democrats and is working on ways to ensure that debate is healthier on its platform. In prepared testimony …
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Science fiction has long teased consumers about a future where robots are our personal assistants. But it’s no longer science fiction. The recent spike in consumer-grade “smart speakers” that respond …
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The U.S. space agency NASA is offering a public challenge, with a lofty $750,000 reward, to anyone who can find ways to turn carbon dioxide into compounds that would be …
your ads here!Group: US, Russia Block Consensus at ‘Killer Robots’ Meeting
A key opponent of high-tech, automated weapons known as “killer robots” is blaming countries like the U.S. and Russia for blocking consensus at a U.N.-backed conference, where most countries wanted …
your ads here!Facebook Adds Alaska’s Inupiaq as Language Option
Britt’Nee Brower grew up in a largely Inupiat Eskimo town in Alaska’s far north, but English was the only language spoken at home. Today, she knows a smattering of Inupiaq …
your ads here!Time May Be Running Out for Millions of Clocks
President Donald Trump’s administration wants to shut down U.S. government radio stations that announce official time, a service in operation since World War II. WWV and WWVB in the state …
your ads here!California Lawmakers Vote for Net Neutrality
California lawmakers have voted to make net neutrality state law, becoming the latest of several states to approve such measures. The move by state legislators is a rejection of the …
your ads here!Microsoft to Contractors: Give New Parents Paid Leave
Microsoft will begin requiring its contractors to offer their U.S. employees paid leave to care for a new child. It’s common for tech firms to offer generous family leave benefits …
your ads here!Republican US Senator Asks FTC to Examine Google Ads
U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch on Thursday added to the growing push in Washington to have the Federal Trade Commission rekindle an antitrust investigation of Alphabet Inc’s Google. Hatch, the Republican …
your ads here!Germany, Seeking Independence From US, Pushes Cybersecurity Research
Germany announced a new agency on Wednesday to fund research on cybersecurity and to end its reliance on digital technologies from the United States, China and other countries. Interior Minister …
your ads here!Virtual Reality: Digital Medicine to Combat Pain
More than 100 hospitals across the United States are using virtual reality or VR, as a form of therapy for patients to help manage symptoms such as pain and anxiety. An …
your ads here!Rights Groups Urge no Censored Google Search for China
More than a dozen human rights groups have sent a letter to Google urging the company not to offer censored internet search in China, amid reports it is planning to …
your ads here!Rights Groups to Google: No Censored Search in China
More than a dozen human rights groups are urging Google not to offer censored internet search in China, amid reports it is planning to again provide the service in the …
your ads here!Cameroon Gaming Stars Train New Generation of Business Superheroes
Off a dusty path in the capital city, flanked by chickens roosting in the grass, one of Cameroon’s most successful digital startups is capitalizing on its success to foster a …
your ads here!Oprah, John Legend Voice ‘Madagascar’ Director’s VR Passion Project
It’s been around for decades, but, unlike regular 3D, virtual reality (VR) has yet to make a big impact in the movie industry, something a maker of Hollywood animations believes …
your ads here!Sucking Carbon From Air, Swiss Firm Wins New Funds for Climate Fix
A small Swiss company won $31 million in new investment on Tuesday to suck carbon dioxide from thin air as part of a fledgling, costly technology that may gain wider …
your ads here!Trump Expands Google Criticism to Include Facebook, Twitter
U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday that Google, Twitter and Facebook were “treading on very, very troubled territory” and warned them to “be careful.” Trump made the comments just hours after …
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