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Facebook Expands Job Posting Feature
Posted by Toi Williams on Mar 4th, 2018 //
Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) says that its new job posting feature has been wildly popular in the U.S. and Canada, where it rolled out last year. The company has now rolled out the feature to 40 more countries. The international expansion...
Tesla Posts Worst-ever Quarterly Loss
Posted by Toi Williams on Feb 8th, 2018 //
Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) just posted its worst-ever quarterly loss for the fourth quarter of its fiscal year. Its net loss increased to $675.4 million, or $4.01 per share, for the fourth quarter ended Dec. 31 from $121.3 million,...
Dutch Intelligence Helped FBI Detect Russian Hacking
Posted by Toi Williams on Jan 26th, 2018 //
A Dutch newspaper and television show have jointly reported that the Netherlands’ spy service was the first to alert the FBI to the hacking of the U.S. Democratic National Committee. The reports were published in the highly-respected...
Facebook Opens New Office in London Adding 800 Jobs
Posted by David Ancetti on Dec 4th, 2017 //
In 2018, Facebook will open a new office in London that will create 800 new jobs in the UK.
Before the end of 2018, close to 2,300 people will be working for the social media giant across the UK. The new office will be the biggest...
General Motors Pledges Driverless Fleets in 2019
Posted by David Ancetti on Dec 1st, 2017 //
Detroit-based General Motors has outlined its plan not to just mass deploy autonomous cars across public roads during 2019, but to launch them profitably, something that the automaker’s competitors across Silicon Valley have had...
Firefox Picks Google for U.S. Default Search
Posted by David Ancetti on Nov 15th, 2017 //
Alphabet Inc.’s Google reclaimed its spot on Tuesday as the default search engine on Internet browser Firefox, by Mozilla Corp, for the U.S. and other regions. The decision by Mozilla shocked Yahoo, now owned by Verizon Communications,...
Toyota Seeking Additional Investments in Israel
Posted by David Ancetti on Nov 6th, 2017 //
Toyota Motor Corp, Japan’s largest automaker by volume, is seeking additional investments in vehicle and robotic technologies in Israel, after its venture segment led an investment of $14 million in Intuition Robotics this past July.
The...
Pay With Google Will Speed Up Payments Online
Posted by David Ancetti on Oct 23rd, 2017 //
Pay with Google, the online payment portal by Google, has launched in an attempt to speed up and streamline the process of online checkout. Google announced the service’s availability on Monday.
Through a blog post, the online search...
Russia Gives Big Boost to Internet in North Korea
Posted by David Ancetti on Oct 2nd, 2017 //
TransTeleCom a state-owned business in Russia has provided North Korea with a new Internet connection according to the monitoring project of the country known as 38 North.
Experts in cybersecurity also confirmed the latest Russian...
Saudi Arabia Lifting Ban on WhatsApp and Skype Calls
Posted by David Ancetti on Sep 22nd, 2017 //
The government of Saudi Arabia is lifting its ban on calls that are made through apps online such as WhatsApp and Skype it announced on Thursday. The move is part of its ongoing economic reforms, but a government spokesperson said...
Deere Acquires Agricultural Tech Startup Blue River
Posted by David Ancetti on Sep 7th, 2017 //
Just five months after ending a proposed deal to acquire the precision planting subsidiary of Monsanto, agricultural equipment behemoth Deere and Company has announced it will acquire agricultural tech startup Blue River Technology...
Nissan’s Leaf Is Cheaper and Has More Range
Posted by David Ancetti on Sep 6th, 2017 //
The new Nissan Leaf electric vehicle can go further between charges and has new drive technology with the possibility of driving with a single pedal. The electric car will be cheaper as well, although the top-selling electric vehicle...
Jury Finds Against Nintendo with $10 Million Verdict
Posted by David Ancetti on Sep 1st, 2017 //
A Dallas, Texas jury has awarded iLife $10 million after it found that Nintendo of America had infringed on the motion-sensing accelerometer tech of iLife, which the company had used in its remote controllers for Wii.
The jury started...
Leak of Apple Data Reveals Latest iPhone will be Huge
Posted by David Ancetti on Sep 1st, 2017 //
The new generation iPhone is expected to be the biggest ever of Apple’s iPhones in a number of ways. It is going to have the largest display of any previous iPhones, the largest increase of price of any prior iPhone, and most believe...
Fitbit Attempting to Catch Apple Watch
Posted by David Ancetti on Aug 30th, 2017 //
Fitbit has given its biggest rival Apple a head start of over two years on smartwatches. It is now just catching up.
The leader in the wearable devices market hopes the Fitbit Ionic is the product that will increase interest in its...
Uber Ending Its Post-Trip Tracking
Posted by David Ancetti on Aug 29th, 2017 //
Uber Technologies will reverse its controversial decision to track the location of its users following the end of their trip. The change of strategy related to privacy will come first to its iPhone app, which is expected to be updated...
Android banking Trojan “Faketoken” resurfaces
Posted by Jon Anderson on Aug 22nd, 2017 //
Security experts have sent alarm bells ringing after they detected a new variant of the notorious mobile banking Trojan “Faketoken” on the loose.
The Android malware is able to steal credentials from popular taxi applications...
Microsoft announces new APIs in Visual Studio 2017
Posted by Jon Anderson on Aug 20th, 2017 //
San Francisco: Microsoft has announced the availability of new Application programming interfaces (APIs) `ASP.NET Core 2.0` and `.NET Core 2.0` in its Visual Studio 2017 for developers.
ASP.NET is an open source server-side web application...
Zebronics launches wooden tower speakers
Posted by Jon Anderson on Aug 20th, 2017 //
New Delhi: Consumer electronics company Zebronics on Friday launched wooden tower speakers `Full Moon` at a price of Rs 15,999.
The `Full Moon` features two 20.32cm sub-woofer drivers packed in slim wooden enclosure with round RGB...
Apple Watch ‘Series 3’ enters final testing phase
Posted by Jon Anderson on Aug 19th, 2017 //
San Francisco: It seems like Apple could release its upcoming smartwatch soon as Taiwan-based “Quanta Computer” — an integral part of the Cupertino-based company`s supply chain — is ramping up to begin manufacturing...
Facebook is developing augmented reality glasses
Posted by Jon Anderson on Aug 19th, 2017 //
San Francisco: A patent application filed earlier this week has revealed that Facebook is working on developing augmented reality (AR) glasses that could blend digital objects with the physical world.
According to a report in Quartz...
Canon celebrates World Photography Day
Posted by Jon Anderson on Aug 18th, 2017 //
Canon is celebrating World Photography Day to promote imaging culture by organising a series of activities and workshops across the country in celebration of ‘World Photography Day’ that falls on August 19.
The company...
COMIO lands in India with 3 smartphones
Posted by Jon Anderson on Aug 18th, 2017 //
Chinese smartphone maker COMIO is going to India by launching three smartphones – P1, S1 and C1 – at Rs 9,999, Rs 8,999 and Rs 5,999, respectively. Further the smartphone maker has joined hands with Reliance Jio to offer...
