‘Appliancegate’ on the horizon? EU household devices guzzle more energy than labeled
Domestic appliances use up to double as much energy as stated on their energy labels, according to an EU product survey. Outdated official tests are “vulnerable to misuse” by...
WhatsApp rises as a major force in news media
WhatsApp is becoming one of the prevailing ways people discover and discuss news, according to a study. But use of the messaging app appears to vary widely between countries. In Malaysia, more than...
Uber chief executive Kalanick resigns
Uber boss Travis Kalanick has resigned as chief executive after pressure from shareholders. Mr Kalanick will remain on the board of the firm, however, the New York Times reported. His resignation...
Personal details of nearly 200 million US citizens exposed
Sensitive personal details relating to almost 200 million US citizens have been accidentally exposed by a marketing firm contracted by the Republican National Committee. The 1.1 terabytes of data...
Computing in schools – alarm bells over England’s classes
Computing education in England’s schools is going through a revolution, but there is evidence that too few pupils want to be part of it. Figures from the Office of Qualifications and...
More than a quarter of the market’s technology stocks are already in a correction
A man takes a picture of the Nvidia DGX-1 supercomputer during a news conference at the Computex computer expo in Taipei, Taiwan, on May 30, 2016. Big tech names facing losses like Apple and...
E3 2017: Sony teases virtual reality games
Sony has teased a string of new games for its PSVR virtual reality headset hardware prior to the E3 video games show in Los Angeles. VR content for role-playing adventure Skyrim was shown, as was a...
Technology for smart cricket: How it impacts the future of the game is for us to wait and see
Cricket is turning smart. Rather, has in the ICC Champions Trophy 2017. The bat, which for generations underwent little innovation except in thickness, is now a smart equipment. A sensor, exactly...
