The Senate has passed a bill to provide $1 billion for small telecom providers to replace equipment made by China’s Huawei and ZTE, sending the measure to President Donald Trump. Read More
Bill to help small telecoms excise Huawei goes to Trump Read More »
A popular game that allows players to create a virus and spread it worldwide has been pulled from Apple’s App Store in China, its developer said, as the country battles a real-life epidemic. Read More
Virus game ‘Plague’ app pulled in China: developer Read More »
Walmart is confirming that it’s developing a competitor to Amazon’s juggernaut Prime membership program. Read More
Walmart confirms it will launch a rival to Amazon’s Prime Read More »
Facebook on Thursday canceled its annual F8 developers conference, the biggest annual event for the US tech giant, over fears about the possible spread of the novel coronavirus. Read More
Facebook nixes developers conference due to coronavirus Read More »
Chinese telecom giant Huawei said Thursday that it would begin manufacturing radio equipment for next-generation 5G networks in France, its first such facility outside of China. Read More
Huawei to open European 5G factory in France Read More »
Facebook on Thursday filed a federal lawsuit against oneAudience data intelligence firm over a tactic it used to gather information about users of social media platforms. Read More
Facebook sues analytics firm for data misuse Read More »
Two tree species native to the Northeast have been found to be structurally sound for use in cross-laminated timber (CLT) – a revolutionary new type of building material with sought-after sustainability characteristics, according to research by a University of Massachusetts Amherst timber engineer. Read More
Two NE tree species can be used in new sustainable building material Read More »
Of all the cool things about octopuses (and there’s a lot), their arms may rank among the coolest. Read More
Octopus-inspired robot can grip, move, and manipulate a wide range of objects Read More »
If the world is using more and more data, then it must be using more and more energy, right? Not so, says a comprehensive new analysis. Read More
Data centers use less energy than you think Read More »
Ultrasonic waves don’t make a sound, but they can still activate Siri on your cellphone and have it make calls, take images or read the contents of a text to a stranger. All without the phone owner’s knowledge. Read More
‘Surfing attack’ hacks Siri, Google with ultrasonic waves Read More »