U.S. tech companies unite behind Apple ahead of iPhone encryption ruling
Tech industry leaders including Alphabet Inc’s Google, Facebook Inc, Microsoft Corp, AT&T and more than two dozen other Internet and technology companies filed legal briefs on Thursday...
How to tame your robot
Madeline Gannon (A 2016), a Ph.D. candidate in Carnegie Mellon University’s School of Architecture, has put the power of interacting with robots into our hands — literally. Now...
EPA requests information from Mercedes-Benz over emission levels
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said on Monday it had not opened an official investigation into Daimler’s luxury car brand Mercedes-Benz but had only requested information to explain...
Zain acquires strategic stake in the innovative mobility provider and consultancy firm FOO
Zain Group, a leading telecom innovator in eight markets across the Middle East and Africa, announces a strategic investment in FOO, a successful Lebanon-based entity offering a full spectrum of...
US space-endurance champ says he could do another year
America’s space-endurance champ, Scott Kelly, returns to Earth next week after nearly a year in orbit aboard the International Space Station. High on his to-do list when he gets back: jumping...
The State of Android Phones: Expandable, But Not As Big
This week, in the sprawling smartphone showroom that is Mobile World Congress, I’ve had a chance to survey the current state of Android phones. Some of what I found is good, some of it is a mess,...
Facebook “Liking” Posts Improved with the New Addition: Reactions !
Have you ever wanted to express your emotions regarding your Facebook friends’ posts, with more than just “liking” them? The posts might have made you angry, amazed, etc… Now...
UN adopts Saudi proposal to protect Internet users’ data
The United Nations Information and Communication Technologies Task Force has adopted a proposal submitted by Saudi Arabia on the protection of personal data online. The Saudi proposal discussed...
