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US blames North Korea for ‘WannaCry’ cyber attack
The Trump administration has publicly blamed North Korea for unleashing the so-called WannaCry cyber attack that crippled hospitals, banks and other companies across the globe...
Twitter to put warnings before swastikas, other hate images
Twitter said on Monday it would begin putting a warning in front of pictures that show Nazi swastikas and other items it determines are hateful...
U.S., Russian, Japanese crew blasts off for space station
A trio of U.S. and Japanese astronauts and a Russian cosmonaut blasted off from Kazakhstan on Sunday for a two-day trip to the International Space...
Google crunches data to help Nasa find two new planets
Alphabet’s Google and Nasa said on Thursday that advanced computer analysis identified two new planets around distant stars, including one that is part of the...
US regulators ditch net neutrality rules as legal battles loom
The US Federal Communications Commission voted along party lines on Thursday to repeal landmark 2015 rules aimed at ensuring a free and open internet, setting...
Amber discovery shows ‘Dracula’ sucked blood of feathered dinosaurs
Ticks, the notorious disease-spreading parasites, have been making life miserable far longer than human beings have walked the Earth. Even dinosaurs felt their blood-sucking wrath....
Group SMS texting for all industries and departments
What does mobile messaging mean for business in 2017? It is literally everything in the era when we use different kinds of tools to keep...
Singapore drone frees your fingers to take photos
As more people shoot pictures and videos from consumerdrones, researchers in Singapore have found a way round the frustrating task of framing and taking photos...
‘Smart bags’ may not fly if battery cannot be removed
“Smart suitcases” may be able to charge mobile phones or be easily found if misplaced, but unless their battery can be removed they risk being sent...
Facebook rolls out messenger app for kids under 13
Facebook Inc on Monday rolled out Messenger Kids, an app that lets the world’s biggest social media company expand into a so-far untapped market of...
Tesla switches on giant battery to shore up Australia’s grid
Tesla switched on the world’s biggest lithium ion battery on Friday in time to feed Australia’s shaky power grid for the first day of summer, meeting...
YouTube sharpens how it recommends videos despite fears of isolating users
Google’s YouTube has updated its recommendation feature to spotlight videos users are likely to find the most gratifying, brushing aside concerns that such an approach...
Nasa plans new rover for Mars 2020 mission
Nasa’s next mission to Mars in 2020 will feature a souped-up unmanned rover vehicle to search for signs of ancient microbial life in areas of...
Millions of insecure gadgets exposed in European cities
A year after a wave of denial-of-service attacks knocked out major websites around the world, millions of unsecured printers, network gear and webcams remain undefended...
Are robots about to take over our jobs?
Although many jobs are at risk of upheaval due to automation, humans still possess valuable skills unmatched by robots. As long as educational institutions adapt...
Virtual reality boom brings robots, cyberpunk castles to China
Giant robots and futuristic cyberpunk castles rise out of lush mountain slopes on the outskirts of Guiyang, the capital of one of China’s poorest provinces....
Uber paid hackers to cover up massive data breach
Uber Technologies Inc paid hackers $100,000 to keep secret a massive breach last year that exposed the personal information of about 57 million accounts of...
US prosecutors charge Iranian in ‘Game of Thrones’ hack
US prosecutors have charged an Iranian-based hacker with penetrating the network of cable TV provider HBO and stealing episodes and plot summaries for unaired programs including...
Vietnamese researcher shows iPhone X face ID ‘hack’
A researcher in Vietnam has demonstrated how he apparently fooled Apple’s face recognition ID software on its new iPhone X using a mask made with...
