Japanese researchers build robotic tail to keep elderly upright
Millions of years after the ancestors of humans evolved to lose their tails, a research team at Japan’s Keio University have built a robotic one...
Barclays no longer banking Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase: sources
Barclays is no longer providing banking services to cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters, ending a relationship that started in March...
Avast upgrades forecast as users protect online privacy
Cybersecurity company Avast said demand for products that protected users’ privacy, such as VPN and AntiTrack, would drive revenue growth for the year to the...
Avast sees strong year after beating first-half forecast
Cybersecurity company Avast said revenue growth for the year would be at the upper end of its high, single digit percentage range after a strong...
Google, Facebook, Amazon to testify in U.S. against French digital tax
Alphabet Inc’s Google unit, Facebook Inc and Amazon.com Inc are among the companies that will testify Monday at a U.S. government hearing on the French...
U.S. FTC chief says regulator is prepared to break up big tech firms: Bloomberg
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is prepared to break up major technology companies if necessary by undoing past mergers, Chairman Joe Simons said in an...
U.S. FTC chief says prepared to break up big tech firms: Bloomberg
U.S. Federal Trade Commission is prepared to break up major technology platforms if necessary by undoing their past mergers, Chairman Joe Simons said on Tuesday...
Facebook paid contractors to transcribe users’ audio: Bloomberg
Facebook Inc has been paying outside contractors to transcribe audio clips from users of its services, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the...
Snap, in augmented reality push, launches new Spectacles version
Snap Inc said Tuesday it will launch a new version of its Spectacles sunglasses that will have the capability of capturing photos and videos and...
Shanghai fines Didi, Meituan for using unlicensed vehicles
Shanghai authorities have fined ride-hailing service providers Didi Chuxing and Meituan Dianping for using unlicensed vehicles and warned their smartphone applications could be suspended if...