Every now and then, it pays to revisit abandoned methods for using a waste product of an industrial process. Researchers in Scotland found a profitable way to use byproducts of …
your ads here!Cobiz
Spyware in Mexico Targeted International Experts Critical of Government
Investigators said Monday that targets of high-tech spying in Mexico included an international group of experts backed by the Organization of American States who had criticized the government’s probe into …
your ads here!Game Explores, Encourages the Creative Side of Coding
A common assumption is that writing computer code is a highly technical skill for people who are good at math and logic, but software engineers say another quality is just …
your ads here!The Creative Side of Coding
A common assumption is that writing computer code is a highly technical skill for people who are good at math and logic. There is another quality in the tech world …
your ads here!Report: Russia Behind Hacking of US Energy, Nuclear Companies
Hackers who penetrated the business networks of U.S. energy and nuclear companies in recent weeks were working for the Russian government according to a report in a prominent newspaper. The …
your ads here!Fiber Optics Help Understand Australian Bushfires
Each year, wildfires around the world devastate thousands of square kilometers of forests and grasslands and make many people homeless. Some plants recover faster from fire than others, and scientists …
your ads here!Facebook to Build Housing in Silicon Valley for First Time
The shortage of housing in California’s Silicon Valley has gotten so severe that Facebook Inc. on Friday proposed taking homebuilding into its own hands for the first time with a …
your ads here!US Energy Department Helps Power Firms Defend Against Cyber Attacks
The U.S. Department of Energy said on Friday it is helping U.S. firms defend against a hacking campaign that targeted power companies including at least one nuclear plant, saying the …
your ads here!Facebook Meets With Pakistan Government After Blasphemy Death Sentence
A senior Facebook official met with Pakistan’s interior minister on Friday to discuss a demand the company prevent blasphemous content or be blocked. The meeting comes after a Pakistani counter-terrorism …
your ads here!Tesla to Install World’s Largest Battery in Australia
South Australia has picked Tesla to install the world’s largest grid-scale battery, which would be paired with a wind farm provided by France’s Neoen, in a major test of the …
your ads here!Security Apps Help Users Avoid Shooting Incidents in Violent Cities
Street violence and gang shootings are on the rise in many big cities worldwide. Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro sees an average of 15 gun battles a day, and innocent bystanders …
your ads here!Turning Carbon Dioxide Into Stone
While our fossil fuel-dependent civilization keeps releasing greenhouse gasses into the atmosphere, scientists are racing to find a viable method for lowering the emission of the most harmful one — …
your ads here!US Judge Allows Twitter Lawsuit Over Surveillance to Move Forward
A U.S. judge ruled on Thursday that Twitter could move forward with a lawsuit that aims to free technology companies to speak more openly about surveillance requests they receive from …
your ads here!Microsoft to Lay Off Thousands of Workers in Sales Shake-up
Microsoft is laying off thousands of employees in a shake-up aimed at selling more subscriptions to software applications that can be used on any internet-connected device. Most of the people …
your ads here!Bringing the Internet to the World’s Far-flung Corners
Without adequate power, even the best smartphone or laptop can quickly become useless. It’s a simple concept that’s often taken for granted in industrialized nations. But not in the developing …
your ads here!France Vows to End Sales of Gas, Diesel Cars by 2040
France will stop selling gasoline and diesel cars by 2040. The move, announced by the country’s ecology minister Nicolas Hulot, is part of a plan to meet emissions targets set …
your ads here!Afghan Girls Robotic Team Not Deterred Despite US Visa Denial
A team of Afghan teenage girls who were denied a visa to participate in a robotics contest in Washington say they will not be deterred and have sent their home-made …
your ads here!Experts Warn That Robots Can Also be Hacked
While the public contemplates how to protect large computer systems, such as banks and voting machines, from hacking, experts warn that another critical part of the data-based world may be …
your ads here!Volvo to Go All Electric in 2019
Swedish carmaker Volvo says it is phasing out the internal combustion engine in favor of electric motors by 2019. Volvo, which is Chinese owned, is the first traditional carmaker to …
your ads here!UN Survey Finds Cybersecurity Gaps Everywhere Except Singapore
Singapore has a near-perfect approach to cybersecurity, but many other rich countries have holes in their defenses and some poorer countries are showing them how it should be done, a …
your ads here!Ukraine Software Firm Says Computers Compromised After Cyberattack
The Ukrainian software firm at the center of a cyber attack that spread around the world last week said on Wednesday that computers which use its accounting software are compromised …
your ads here!Watchdog: British Hospital Trust Failed to Protect Patient Data in Google Trial
A British hospital trust misused patient data when it shared information with Google for work on a smartphone app to help detect kidney injuries, a British data protection watchdog said …
your ads here!