Amazon has teamed up with police in the US in an effort to stop thieves who steal parcels left outside homes.
Officers in New Jersey are planting dummy boxes fitted with GPS trackers, coupled with hidden doorbell cameras, at homes aroun…
The start of 2018 saw global technology research and advisory firm, International Data Corporation (IDC), predict that South African channel partners would have to evolve strategy and platform to meet the growing demand for digital transfo…
Apple has announced a major expansion that will see it open a new campus in North Austin and new offices in Seattle, San Diego and Los Angeles as it bids to increase its workforce in the U.S. The firm said it intends also to significant…
A leaked email from an employee warned Uber's bosses that its self-drive cars were involved in multiple crashes, only days before one killed a pedestrian.
Robbie Miller, operations manager for Uber's self-driving trucks, wrote to the fi…
Google said on Thursday it had launched an artificial intelligence program in Thailand to screen for a diabetic eye disease which causes permanent blindness.
The eye screening program in Thailand follows a similar Google program in Indi…
Hackers have stolen data from a French foreign ministry website created for citizens traveling abroad, the ministry said on Thursday.
The breach raises questions about the security of French government websites, though the ministry soug…
New Markets, New Initiatives, and Newly-Licensed Drivers: Ford's Driving Skills for Life Trains In Excess of 1 600 Motorists Throughout Africa and Middle East in 2018
Driving Skills for Life benefitted more than 1 600 drivers across…
Soon after Google unveiled the top trends in what people searched for in 2018, Baidu published what captivated the Chinese in a parallel online universe, where most of the West’s mainstream tech services, including Google and Facebook,…
Apple has announced a major expansion that will see it open a new campus in North Austin and open new offices in Seattle, San Diego and Los Angeles as it bids to increase its workforce in the U.S. The firm said it intends also to signific…
"Meghan Markle" was the most searched-for person's name for the second year running on Google's UK search service.
But the Duchess of Sussex came second to the overall winner of the most queried term - "World Cup" - in the company's sea…
According to a new report from Bloomberg, Apple is thinking about multiple scenarios when it comes to tariffs and iPhone production. Right now, iPhones are not affected directly by the trade war between China and the U.S.
But if U.S. …
Defunct startup Sidecar Technologies Inc, which pioneered on-demand ride-hailing, is suing Uber Technologies Inc [UBER.UL], alleging it engaged in predatory pricing and anticompetitive practices that ultimately put Sidecar out of business.…
Amazon.com Inc on Wednesday opened a compact version of its cashier-less Amazon Go food stores, broadening its footprint in the bricks-and-mortar world in a move to add shops in places such as office lobbies and hospitals.
Located in on…
Facebook today announced a redesign of its “Life Events” feature, which allows people to share significant milestones in their life, like an engagement, graduation, a new job, a move to a new city and more. The feature has existed since th…
Nokia 5.1 Plus gives you premium performance and design in an accessible package
HMD Global, the home of Nokia phones, today announced the Nokia 5.1 Plus. With impressive processing power, the Nokia 5.1 Plus delivers a great gaming perf…
Two smartphone-makers have unveiled handsets featuring a "hole-punch" selfie camera.
The screens of the Samsung A8s and Huawei Honor View20 both feature a small circular space for the component.
The design is intended to be less obtr…
Google has found another bug in its Google+ social network that it says affects as many as 52.5 million users.
It said the flaw allowed "name, email address, occupation, and age" to be exposed to third-party developers, even if accounts…
Many customers who experience fixed broadband or landline loss will soon automatically receive compensation.
The £8-per-day deal follows a new agreement between Openreach and five of the UK's internet service providers.
It will apply…
Uber Technologies Inc has filed paperwork for an initial public offering, according to three people with knowledge of the matter, taking a step closer to a key milestone for one of the most closely watched and controversial companies in Si…
This week, a basic error by Sweden's Ericsson took millions of mobile customers offline, while its Chinese rival Huawei faced mounting pressure from those who consider it a security risk.
On the latest Tech Tent podcast, we ask: can we …
Residents of a remote First Nation island in northern Ontario will begin receiving goods by drone next year.
The Moose Cree First Nation has signed a C$2.5m (£1.5m) commercial deal with a drone delivery company to transport supplies, me…
Alibaba Group takes majority control of loss-making movie unit Alibaba Pictures with $160M share purchase
Alibaba Group announced today that it will increase its stake in Alibaba Pictures from 49% to 50.92%, making it the loss-making m…
Google is increasing its efforts in India after it snapped up the team behind popular transportation app ‘Where is my Train.’
The app claims 10 million registered users and, as the name suggests, it helps commuters track arrivals and…
Three dimensional modeling used to be hard. It used to require something at least as big as the Xbox Kinect to get really high quality scans you needed high-powered laser sensor systems. Now all you need is your phone and Capture.
Captu…
When Apple announced its latest Series 4 Watch with electrocardiogram features, my mom took a sigh of relief, and then proceeded to set a reminder to order one for my dad. That’s because we found out last year, by chance, that he has atria…
SWIFT announces it will begin piloting an integrated pre-validation gpi payments service, focussing on enabling the speedy identification and elimination of errors and omissions in payment messages.
The pilot is the first stage in …
Delivers a secure, end-to-end automated cloud platform tailored to applications
Lenovo Data Center Group (HKSE: 992) (ADR: LNVGY), one of the fastest growing hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) vendors (according to IDC) is further exp…
India finally has its answer to Spotify after Reliance Jio merged its music service with Saavn, the startup it acquired earlier this year.
The deal itself isn’t new — it was announced back in March — but it has reached its logical co…
libaba Group Holding Ltd said on Wednesday it has signed an agreement with the Belgium government to launch an e-commerce trade hub, which will include investments in logistics infrastructure.
The project is part of Alibaba’s Electronic…
Chinese ride-hailing firm Didi Chuxing on Wednesday announced a reorganization plan aimed at improving safety on its platform, as it works to address public and government concerns raised after the murders of two of its users.
In a post…
Google has made a rare investment in Japan after the company led a follow-on round for AI and machine learning startup ABEJA.
The deal amount is undisclosed but a little digging suggests that it is likely a single-digit million U.S. …
Hulu will top 23 million subscribers by year-end, according to comments made by Hulu CEO Randy Freer speaking at Business Insider’s Ignition conference this morning. While Freer didn’t state the number outright, he said that the business …
European Union finance ministers failed to agree a tax on digital revenues on Thursday, despite a last minute Franco-German plan to salvage the proposal by narrowing its focus to firms like Google (GOOGL.O) and Facebook (FB.O).
The Euro…
Volkswagen’s (VOWG_p.DE) premium auto brand Audi said on Tuesday it would invest 14 billion euros ($15.9 billion) through 2023 in electric mobility, digitalization and autonomous driving.
Overall, the company’s total projected expenditu…
Telecom operator Iliad unveiled on Tuesday a new high-end set-up box with luxury audio speakers and embedded video applications which it sees reviving sluggish sales in France.
Iliad’s triangle-shaped white box, dubbed Freebox Delta, in…
A seven-year-old boy who reviews toys has been revealed as YouTube's highest-earning star, raking in $22m (£17.3m).
The estimate by Forbes magazine found that Ryan of Ryan ToysReview pipped Jake Paul by $500,000 for the 12 months to Jun…
Samsung tipped its hand yet again, revealing another key piece of its 2019 road map. As it did with the foldable phone a few weeks back, the company will be revealing a proof of concept this week at the annual Qualcomm Snapdragon Summit …
Sirius XM’s recent all-stock $3.5-billion purchase of the music-streaming service Pandora raised a lot of eyebrows. A big question was why Sirius paid so much. Is Pandora’s music library and customer base really worth that amount? The ans…
Rapper Cardi B was due to appear in New York City criminal court on Monday facing charges of assault and reckless endangerment in connection with a fight at a strip club.
The 26-year-old performer, whose real name is Belcalis Almanzar, …
Earlier this year, we reported that Trackr, a startup that makes a small Bluetooth device that you attached to items like keys to locate them when lost, would be rebranding as Adero and pivoting the business amid an increasingly commoditiz…
Verizon Communications Inc and Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said on Monday they plan to release 5G smartphones in the first half of 2019 in the United States.
The news comes after Bloomberg reported, citing sources, that Apple Inc is plan…
For three hours this week Richard Allan was in one of the world's most uncomfortable seats.
In a Westminster committee room, parliamentarians from nine countries battered Facebook's European policy chief, mostly over one issue: why was …
YouTuber PewDiePie is battling Indian channel T-Series in a bid to retain his status as the YouTuber with the most subscribers.
One fan hacked 50,000 printers over the weekend to print out a message urging people to subscribe to his chann…
It’s that time of the year when consumers have shopping on their minds. The need for something new and different for oneself and for family and friends that also delivers great value for money.
When it comes to getting great advice for …
Bitcoin fell as much as 7 percent on Friday BTC=BTSP, heading towards a recent one-year low in a broad-based selloff in cryptocurrencies.
The world’s biggest and best-known cryptocurrency fell to $3,920.35 in late morning trade, heading…
Ford Reveals How Big Data Could Help Make Cities Safer – by Highlighting Where Future Traffic Incidents Might Happen
* Ford has developed a smart solution that could help to identify where traffic incidents are likely to occur – and…
Uber is speeding toward a historic IPO next year that could value it as high as $120 billion, but that doesn’t scare its rivals that operate across Europe.
Speaking on stage at TechCrunch Disrupt Berlin, Markus Villig — the CEO of $1 …
Lemonade this morning revealed plans to expand into the European market. The news marks the first international expansion for the AI-powered insurance app, which launched in New York City in 2016.
The official announcement issued by t…
In the world of online language learning, there are basically two heavyweights: Duolingo and Babbel. Duolingo is betting on a freemium model and a strong focus on using algorithms to help you learn better, while Berlin-based Babbel is a p…
Amazon.com Inc said on Friday Apple Music will become available on its Echo smart speakers starting Dec. 17, signaling increasing collaboration between the tech heavyweights.
Apple Music subscribers who own Echo devices will be able to …