Hi Tech & Innovation
It might sound like pie in the sky, but Japan's government is banking on a future with flying cars, launching an initiative Wednesday with the private sector to develop futuristic vehicles.
Aug 29, 2018
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Hi Tech & Innovation
A futuristic Saudi megacity is to feature two skyscrapers extending across a swathe of desert and mountain terrain, according to the latest disclosures on the project by the kingdom's de facto ruler.
Jul 27, 2022
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Security
The ability of chatbots to infer private details about users from otherwise innocuous texts is a cause for concern, say Swiss university researchers at ETH Zurich.
Business
In the latest significant step for California's efforts to build offshore wind farms in the Pacific Ocean, the Biden administration has awarded nearly half a billion dollars for a project to construct and deploy hundreds ...
Jan 26, 2024
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Consumer & Gadgets
Our homes are getting smarter every day. The next time you buy a toaster, fridge or dishwasher, setup might involve connecting to your home WiFi network and downloading an app on your phone.
Oct 26, 2023
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Computer Sciences
According to home automation company IFTTT (an initialism of If This, Then That) around 11 million people use over 1 billion home automation rules, commonly referred to as "applets," each month in their homes. But a 2017 ...
Aug 24, 2020
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Internet
A trio of Google users has filed a lawsuit seeking billions of dollars in damages for millions of people allegedly tricked into giving up their web-use data by promises of "private browsing" in "Incognito mode."
Jun 5, 2020
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Hi Tech & Innovation
Silent voice commands? Microsoft is on it, thank you very much. They have filed a patent "Silent Voice Input." Microsoft is, in this patent, looking at a module that can detect a user's voice commands that cannot be detected ...
Software
Open source software—software that is freely distributed, along with its source code, so that copies, additions, or modifications can be readily made —is "everywhere," to quote the 2023 Open Source Security and Risk Analysis ...
Dec 1, 2023
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Business
Spanish train operator Renfe on Thursday said it had signed a $6-billion deal with US rail developer Texas Central to design, build and run a high-speed rail line in the United States.
Feb 21, 2020
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