Watchdog sues for data on airport facial recognition
A civil liberties watchdog sued the US government Thursday seeking the disclosure of records on the use of facial recognition technology being deployed at American airports. Read More Views: 0
Digital giants in giveaway for Italy coronavirus shutdown
Several big communications and entertainment companies are contributing giveaways for Italians stuck indoors because of the country’s coronavirus outbreak, the Italian government said Thursday. Read More Views: 0
Norwegian Air to lay off half of staff over virus, travel ban
Norwegian Air Shuttle said Thursday it would temporarily lay off up to half its staff, following the US travel ban and the novel coronavirus outbreak. Read More Views: 0
BMW profits slump as legal woes, investment costs bite
German carmaker BMW reported a 29-percent drop in profits in 2019 on Thursday, blaming heavy legal costs and high investments in a challenging economic environment. Read More Views: 0
Amazon is discussing how its employee health tech could assist coronavirus response
Amazon is discussing with local public health leaders how its Amazon Care infrastructure—a medical system that was launched this year for employees in the Seattle area—can be used to support coronavirus response, a spokesperson confirmed Wednesday. Read More Views: 0
Unsecured database exposes 76,000 fingerprints
A security firm handling employee fingerprint identification for companies worldwide has exposed more than 2 million bits of data, including 76,000 fingerprints, according to a cyberthreat research group. Read More Views: 0
Bombardier removes CEO after trains, planes divisions sold off
Bombardier has removed its chief executive Alain Bellemare, who oversaw the Canadian manufacturing behemoth’s sell-off of its trains and commercial aviation divisions in a painful restructuring. Read More Views: 0
Latam cancels 30% of flights over coronavirus
Latin America’s biggest airline Latam said Thursday it was canceling 30 percent of its international flights for a two-month period due to falling demand over the coronavirus scare. Read More Views: 0
Robots popular with older adults
A world without robots is now almost inconceivable. Not only do they take on important tasks in production processes, they are also increasingly being used in the service sector. For example, machines created to resemble humans—known as androids—are helping to care for elderly people. However, this development conflicts with the preconception that senior citizens are…
Fast-charging damages electric car batteries
Commercial fast-charging stations subject electric car batteries to high temperatures and high resistance that can cause them to crack, leak, and lose their storage capacity, write engineers at the University of California, Riverside in a new study published in Energy Storage. To remedy this, the researchers have developed a method for charging at lower temperatures…