Innovation

Alphabet’s Pichai Urges ‘Proportionate’ AI RegulationAlphabet’s Pichai Urges ‘Proportionate’ AI Regulation

Alphabet’s Pichai Urges ‘Proportionate’ AI Regulation

Chief executive of Google parent urges regulators to refrain from a heavy-handed approach to new AI rules as EU readies…

5 years ago
EU Proposes Five-Year Ban On Facial Recognition TechnologyEU Proposes Five-Year Ban On Facial Recognition Technology

EU Proposes Five-Year Ban On Facial Recognition Technology

European Commission could temporarily bar facial recognition in public places as new rules to protect individuals' privacy are worked out

5 years ago
Microsoft Pledges To Be Carbon Negative By 2030Microsoft Pledges To Be Carbon Negative By 2030

Microsoft Pledges To Be Carbon Negative By 2030

No more carbon footprint. Ever. Redmond pledges to remove all the carbon it has created since it was founded back…

5 years ago
Tesla To Open Chinese Design And Research CentreTesla To Open Chinese Design And Research Centre

Tesla To Open Chinese Design And Research Centre

New Chinese research and design centre planned for Tesla to make “Chinese-style” vehicles and follows its Chinese factory in Shanghai

5 years ago
US ‘Set To Ground Civilian Drone Programme’ Over Spying RiskUS ‘Set To Ground Civilian Drone Programme’ Over Spying Risk

US ‘Set To Ground Civilian Drone Programme’ Over Spying Risk

Department of the Interior may permanently ground fleet of nearly 1,000 civilian drones over China espionage fears

5 years ago
CES 2020: Mixed-Reality Glasses Win Praise At Tech ShowCES 2020: Mixed-Reality Glasses Win Praise At Tech Show

CES 2020: Mixed-Reality Glasses Win Praise At Tech Show

Nreal's upcoming augmented-reality headset projects high-quality virtual images in a package that looks like an ordinary pair of sunglasses

5 years ago
Apple Accused Of Stealing Health Tech For Apple WatchApple Accused Of Stealing Health Tech For Apple Watch

Apple Accused Of Stealing Health Tech For Apple Watch

Lawsuit alleges Apple stole technology for use in its Apple Watch and poached key members of staff from Masimo and…

5 years ago
Waymo Awarded $128m Over Staff Move To UberWaymo Awarded $128m Over Staff Move To Uber

Waymo Awarded $128m Over Staff Move To Uber

Arbitrators award Waymo $128 million over Uber's use of stolen technology after employee defection to rival driverless car division

5 years ago
CES 2020: Samsung Shows Off Virtual KeyboardCES 2020: Samsung Shows Off Virtual Keyboard

CES 2020: Samsung Shows Off Virtual Keyboard

Look Mum, no keyboard. Samsung shows off invisible keyboard that uses AI and finger tracking via a device's 'selfie' camera

5 years ago
Sonos Slaps Google With Patent Lawsuit Over Smart SpeakersSonos Slaps Google With Patent Lawsuit Over Smart Speakers

Sonos Slaps Google With Patent Lawsuit Over Smart Speakers

Speaker maker Sonos alleges Google stole its technology, and it now seeks a sales ban on all Google speakers, phones…

5 years ago
Facebook To Remove Deepfake Videos, If It Meets Certain CriteriaFacebook To Remove Deepfake Videos, If It Meets Certain Criteria

Facebook To Remove Deepfake Videos, If It Meets Certain Criteria

U-turn at Facebook? Social network confirms it will remove some videos modified by artificial intelligence, known as deepfakes

5 years ago
CES 2020: Intel Shows Off Folding Computer PanelCES 2020: Intel Shows Off Folding Computer Panel

CES 2020: Intel Shows Off Folding Computer Panel

Intel concept of a laptop-like computer created from a single folding screen, plus impressive self-driving Mobileye demonstation using camera-only tech

5 years ago
The State of MobileThe State of Mobile

The State of Mobile

What is the current state of mobile, and how will this sector develop over the next few years? For businesses,…

5 years ago
CES 2020: Rules To Govern AI Proposed By White HouseCES 2020: Rules To Govern AI Proposed By White House

CES 2020: Rules To Govern AI Proposed By White House

US administration also wants European nations to adhere to rules over the development and use of artificial intelligence (AI)

5 years ago
Wi-Fi Alliance Looks To Next Generation With ‘Wi-Fi 6E’Wi-Fi Alliance Looks To Next Generation With ‘Wi-Fi 6E’

Wi-Fi Alliance Looks To Next Generation With ‘Wi-Fi 6E’

Industry group is pushing governments to open up 6 GHz spectrum, which it says would ease Wi-Fi network congestion in…

5 years ago

CES 2020: Amazon’s Ring Adds Gadgets, Tightens Security

Amazon-owned Ring launches electronic gate-unlocking gadget and announces security feature to keep intruders out of smart home devices

5 years ago

CES 2020: 8K Televisions, Virtual Assistants On Display At Tech Show

Samsung and others show off massive 8K televisions, as virtual assistants make their way into electric vehicles and showerheads

5 years ago

US ‘Pressured’ Netherlands To Block China Chip Equipment Sale

US officials mounted an 'extensive campaign' to pressure the Netherlands to block ASML from selling chip lithography equipment to China,…

5 years ago

Former Executive Slams Google Over Human Rights

Former head of international relations has alleged that things have changed from Google's original moto of “don't be evil”

5 years ago

Tesla Faces Racism Lawsuit In California

Federal judge in the US rejects car maker's effort to dismiss lawsuit that alleges racism at California electric car factory

5 years ago

Sonos Criticised For Bricking Old Speakers

Recycle mode for a discount actually bricks expensive Sonos speakers, earning ire from owners over added ewaste being thrown away

5 years ago

AI More Accurate Than Doctors For Detecting Breast Cancer – Report

AI system from Google is more accurate than doctors in diagnosing breast cancer from mammograms, study from UK and US…

5 years ago

New Tesla Fatal Accident To Be Investigated

Tesla vehicle allegedly may have been on autopilot when it ran a red light at the weekend and killed two…

5 years ago

2019: Highlights and lowlights for the tech sector

2019 has seen technology and big name tech firms dominate news headlines, amid privacy concerns, digital tax and national security…

5 years ago

Freeview Disruption Blamed On Atmospherics

Disruption of Freeview television services across the United Kingdom this week blamed on high pressure weather conditions

5 years ago

Apple ‘Working On Secret Satellite Data Project’

iPhone maker hiring engineers to develop satellite data tech, potentially allowing it to link iPhones direclty to satellite data services

5 years ago

Amazon Hit By Regulatory Probe Over Deliveroo Stake

UK regulators say Amazon's propoposed purchase of a minority stake in Deliveroo could harm competition in food and grocery deliveries

5 years ago

Swiss President Says Facebook’s Libra Has ‘Failed’ In Current Form

Facebook's Libra cryptocurrency cannot be approved without changes, says president of Switzerland, where Libra Association has headquarters

5 years ago

Amazon Hit By Potential Class-Action Lawsuit Over Ring Security Issues

Lawsuit accuses Amazon and Ring of failing to provide adequate protection against cyber-attacks amidst rash of security incidents

5 years ago

Travis Kalanick To Sever Ties With Uber

Controversial Uber co-founder Travis Kalanick is to step down from the company's board of directors after selling off most of…

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