Amazon in advanced talks to build second HQ in Virginia
Amazon is reportedly in advanced talks to build its second headquarters in Crystal City, Virginia. E-commerce means buying and selling goods and services on the...
Junk news dominates US midterms coverage on social media, study
Junk news is dominating coverage of US midterms on social media, a new study has found. One-quarter (25%) of news content people shared around...
Beagle, a visualization tool, helps catch email scammers
Beagle, a new visualization tool, helps law enforcement agencies trace the trail of email scammers. The new software speeds up forensic email investigations and...
5G is Coming and Companies are Pulling Together in Preparation
Long gone are the days of painstakingly slow dial-up internet connections. They are now but a distant memory in the past, much like VHS...
The Hex tells athletes what their muscle oxygen levels are
A wearable device – The Hex - gives athletes real-time data on the levels of oxygen in their muscles during workouts. Maximizing performance is...
IBM to buy Red Hat becoming world’s No.1 hybrid cloud provider
IBM and Red Hat announced on Sunday that they had reached a definitive agreement regarding IBM's acquisition of Red Hat. IBM will purchase all...
Driverless car technology may mean no speeding tickets or traffic lights
New driverless car technology may make speeding tickets and traffic lights obsolete, say two researchers. They foresee cars one day talking to each other...
Google fired 48 employees for sexual harassment
On Thursday, Google CEO Sundar Pichari sent an email to employees stating that the Company had fired 48 employees for sexual harassment.
Pichari mentioned that...
Small flying robot – FlyCroTug – can carry heavy loads
FlyCroTug is a small flying robot, i.e., a drone, that can haul surprisingly heavy loads. A closed door, for example, poses no barrier for...
Cambridge Analytica scandal – Information Commissioner’s Office fines Facebook £500k
The UK's Information Commissioner's Office has fined Facebook £500k over the Cambridge Analytica scandal. Half-a-million pounds is the maximum possible. According to the Information...