Snapchat Launches New Feature
Snapchat is known for letting users share real-time events with their friends and followers for a limited amount of time. Photos and videos really don’t last that long on Snapchat as the app...
Pinterest Takes a Shot at Camera-Search Technology
A new Pinterest Inc. feature aims to eliminate the need to ask questions such as: “Where did you get that shirt?” Taking advantage of the rise in mobile photography, Pinterest says its...
Sensor Technology Could Revolutionize What You Sleep On
Susan Bernard was at a NASA Tech Days event in Cleveland when she saw something that caught her attention. “They were describing sensor technology,” said Bernard, who at the time had a...
A 10 year old who wants to create a robot to make the streets of Paris ‘happy again’ just landed a PhD-level fellowship
One letter stuck out in the stack of applications from people with well-polished resumes applying for the Paris Summer Innovation Fellowship. Eva, a 10-year-old girl, applied to the program in the...
An app knows if a beer has gone stale
Beer is one of the most widely consumed alcoholic beverages in the world. The flavour of each brand is one of its most relevant quality standards. However, depending on the beer type and its storage...
Tesla driver killed on ‘autopilot’ mode, US probe opened
Tesla said Thursday a driver was killed while using its “autopilot” self-driving mechanism on its Model S electric car, leading to a US federal safety investigation. The National Highway...
Facebook wins appeal against Belgian privacy watchdog over tracking
Facebook has successfully overturned a decision that blocked the social network from using its so-called datr cookies to track the internet activity of logged-out users in Belgium. This is the...
Facebook to prioritise posts from friends rather than brands
Facebook is to give greater weight to posts from individuals rather than corporations in a change to its newsfeed likely to affect traffic to publishers. In a posting on its Newsfeed blog, Facebook...
