Amazon said Wednesday that it plans to use self-driving drones to deliver packages to shoppers’ home in the coming months The online shopping giant did not give exact timing or …
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YouTube Bans Holocaust Denial Videos in Policy Reversal
YouTube said on Wednesday it would remove videos that deny the Holocaust, school shootings and other “well-documented violent events,” a major reversal in policy as it fights criticism that it …
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China on Wednesday launched a rocket from a mobile platform at sea for the first time, sending a five commercial satellites and two others containing experimental technology into space. The …
your ads here!American Lawmakers Try To Balance Security Benefits of Facial Recognition Against Privacy Rights
Lawmakers in Washington DC met Tuesday to discuss facial recognition software. Law enforcement says the technology helps to identify and track suspected criminals. But privacy advocates say the technology intrudes …
your ads here!Virtual Reality Films Pave the Way for Next-Gen History Lessons
At the Tribeca Film Fest in New York, filmmakers are mining current and historical events for inspiration. For tech-savvy youth, it’s one way to ensure the lessons of history won’t …
your ads here!Apple to Preview New Software as It Makes Big Transition
Apple will preview upcoming changes to its phone and computer software Monday as it undergoes a major transition intended to offset eroding sales of its bedrock iPhone. The company’s software …
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Congested Google servers in the eastern United States caused problems for users of Snapchat and YouTube on Sunday, with complaints on social media that the popular apps weren’t accessible. Google …
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While there’s no exact date set, an small cargo vessel called the Maxlimer is in final preparations for its first transatlantic voyage. But this ship is special because there won’t …
your ads here!Report: US Regulators Divide up Scrutiny of Google, Amazon
U.S. antitrust regulators have divided oversight of Amazon.com Inc. and Alphabet Inc.’s Google, putting Amazon under the watch of the Federal Trade Commission and Google under the Justice Department, the …
your ads here!Scientists Use Specialized Florida Lab for Magnetic Field Research
Powerful magnets at a laboratory in Florida are allowing researchers to see the unseeable, understand the nature of things, and break the boundaries of scientific knowledge. Faith Lapidus has more …
your ads here!Report: US to Launch Google Antitrust Inquiry
The U.S. Justice Department is preparing an investigation of Alphabet Inc.’s Google to determine whether the tech giant broke antitrust law in operating its sprawling online businesses, two sources familiar …
your ads here!Study: Kids Who Play Violent Video Games May Be More Likely to Handle Guns
Children who either played or watched a video game that included gun violence were more likely afterward to handle a gun and pull the trigger, a new study finds. More …
your ads here!Telecoms Giant EE Launches Britain’s First 5G Services
British mobile phone operator EE on Thursday became the first in the country to launch a high-speed 5G service, but without smartphones from controversial Chinese technology giant Huawei. EE, which …
your ads here!Should Facebook Delete Fake Pelosi Video?
When a doctored video of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi — one altered to show the Democratic leader slurring her words — began making the rounds on Facebook last week, the …
your ads here!How One Pollution-Weary Asian Island Adopted Electric Vehicles
Electric vehicles have struggled to gain mass appeal in much of the world despite the fanfare surrounding Tesla Motors, the world’s best-selling brand of plug-in cars last year. Drivers worry …
your ads here!MacKenzie Bezos Pledges to Give Away Half Her Fortune
MacKenzie Bezos, who just months ago divorced the world’s richest man, has pledged to give away half her fortune to charity. The former wife of Amazon founder and chief executive …
your ads here!Facebook Drops 51 Fake Accounts Traced to Iran
Facebook has dropped 51 accounts, 36 pages, and seven groups after the cybersecurity firm FireEye revealed they were fake accounts originating in Iran. Three Instagram accounts were also deactivated. The …
your ads here!AI Phones, PCs Edging Into Global Consumer Technology
Artificial intelligence-driven phones that turn photos into 3D images and PCs with interactive speakers will come a step closer to reality this week during Asia’s biggest consumer technology show. …
your ads here!Facial Recognition Technology Raising Alarms Around the World
San Francisco, California recently became the first U.S. city to ban police and other city agencies from using facial recognition technology. The city is not alone. More people are growing …
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When a natural disaster strikes, some of first pieces of infrastructure to go down are communication networks. And for first responders, that could lead to chaos and in some cases …
your ads here!Virtual Reality Offers Glimpse of Rome’s Circus Maximus
The Circus Maximus Experience, opened in Rome this week and offers visitors the chance to relive the ancient splendors of chariot racing in the Imperial period of Rome through augmented …
your ads here!Drones Monitor Whale Health In Australia
A water-proof drone is being used by Australian scientists to collect the highly-treasured nasal mucus of migrating whales. The snot is rich with fresh DNA, viruses and bacteria, and is …
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