Germany’s justice minister has asked Facebook (FB.O) Chief Executive in a letter to be transparent with users by giving them more control, saying allegations of the improper use of data for millions of people is unacceptable, a German medi…
Chinese smartphone and connected device maker Xiaomi is bringing its blockbuster initial public offering to Hong Kong, where it could raise about $10 billion in the largest listing globally in almost four years.
The IPO plans, filed on …
The past several weeks have made clear that people want more information about how Facebook (www.Facebook.com) works and the controls they have over their information. And today at F8 we're sharing some of the first steps we're taking to b…
General Motors Co said on Thursday it was working with design software company Autodesk Inc to manufacture new, lightweight 3D-printed parts that could help the automaker meet its goals to add alternative-fuel vehicles to its product lineu…
A Chinese drone company has broken the Guinness World Record for most drones flown simultaneously in a 13-minute flight that involved 1,374 drones spread over a kilometer.
Chinese UAV firm EHang Egret clinched the record by 156 drones f…
LG's latest flagship phone seeks to stand out from rivals by offering a brighter display and a "boombox" facility meant to make separate speakers unnecessary.
The G7 ThinkQ's 6.1in (15.5cm) screen also features a notch reminiscent of th…
Apple has been accused of finding unnecessary faults with iPhones and thereby profiting from a battery replacement initiative.
When the US firm announced it had been slowing down iPhones in order to "preserve battery life" in December l…
At the 2013 annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, flashy organic light-emitting diode (OLED) televisions sporting credit card-thin screens were at the front and center of Samsung Electronics’ (005930.KS) new gadgets display.
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Ford is developing a new smart car window to let blind passengers experience the passing landscape.
A prototype, called Feel the View, uses high-contrast photos to reproduce scenery using LED lights.
Passengers can touch the display …
Singapore's Changi airport is testing a facial recognition system it hopes will speed passengers through the facility.
It is expanding existing uses of the smart ID system and is looking into ways it can replace passport checks.
Reut…
Square Inc, the payments company led by Twitter Inc Chief Executive Officer Jack Dorsey, will acquire website building startup Weebly, the company said on Thursday.
Square will pay about $365 million in a mix of cash and stock for Weebl…
Japanese video game maker Nintendo Co said on Friday it has teamed up with Tokyo-based online games developer Cygames Inc, aiming to step up the mobile gaming business and reduce reliance on volatile console sales.
The Kyoto-based co…
A Transformers-style, humanoid robot that can shape shift into a sports car in about 60 seconds was unveiled in Japan on Wednesday.
The “J-deite RIDE” robot is the brainchild of Kenji Ishida, CEO of Brave Robotics and a fan of anime mov…
Ride-hailing service Uber has resumed operations in Vienna after a two-day suspension to comply with an injunction pending a ruling in a local taxi firm’s lawsuit.
A spokesman for the court in the Austrian capital had said that the inju…
Fake online reviews are being openly traded on the internet, a BBC investigation has found.
BBC 5 live Investigates was able to buy a false, five-star recommendation placed on one of the world's leading review websites, Trustpilot.
I…
Facebook is now testing its "downvote" button in New Zealand, following a similar trial which took place in the US in February.
The tool, which appears on some public posts, will let people hide comments and provide feedback about them.…
The French government is being sued over the way it has sought to take over the France.com web domain.
In 2015, France started legal action against Frenchman Jean-Noel Frydman, who had registered France.com in 1994.
Two years la…
On today’s wildly successful earnings call, Amazon CFO Brian Olsavsky dropped a bit of a bombshell for Amazon Prime subscribers. The retailer’s everything-and-the-kitchen-sink annual subscription plan is about to get pricier. On May 11, …
Google has joined Apple in a growing chorus of tech giants coming out in support of the Clean Power Plan. The company filed a statement with the Environmental Protection Agency, which it has since shared with TechCrunch, supporting the O…
After a brief delay (though Microsoft won’t confirm or deny this), Microsoft today announced that the Windows 10 April 2018 Update will be available as a free download to users worldwide on Monday, April 30, with the broader rollout sta…
Over coming years Ford intends to stop selling most of its cars in North America. This plan would leave just the Mustang and upcoming Focus Active as the only traditional car it sells while crossovers, SUVs and trucks make up the rest of…
The excitement around 5G is palpable at the Brooklyn 5G Summit this week, and for good reason. Once the province of academic engineers, there is increasingly a consensus emerging among technology leaders that millimeter-wave technology i…
Britain is banking on a series of ancient mines on its southwestern tip to secure a slice of the global electric car revolution.
The English county of Cornwall and the surrounding area boast one of the world’s largest tin deposits yet t…
With Microsoft’s BUILD 2018 conference right around the corner, the company just made good on a promise from last year’s conference; Apple iTunes is finally coming to the Windows Store.
The music software was originally forecast to ar…
Many app users' inboxes are bulging with requests to review new terms of service and privacy conditions.
And it is no coincidence that so many developers have revamped their small print at the same time.
In just under a month, the EU…
Iran has started to disrupt the way that people can use the popular Telegram messaging app.
In an official statement, Iran's net regulator said swapping images and videos via the service was no longer permitted.
It said the move was …
Video game loot boxes are "in violation of gambling legislation", according to the Belgium Gaming Commission.
Loot boxes give random rewards and can be acquired either through gameplay or by spending real cash.
Those that can be boug…
MPs have urged Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg to speak to them after evidence given by his chief technology officer was deemed unsatisfactory.
A parliamentary committee said Mr Schroepfer had failed to fully answer 40 points put to hi…
Photos, not just video. No yellow ring alerting people to the camera. Underwater-capable. Classier colors with lighter lenses. Prescription options. Faster syncing. And a much slimmer frame and charging case. Snapchat fixed the biggest pai…
Google says it will add new parental controls to its YouTube Kids app, after inappropriate videos were repeatedly discovered on the service.
One of the new options only shows channels that have been vetted by human moderators on the app…
The headphone jack could still have a future in an iPhone. These leaked pics show an iPhone SE 2 with a glass back and headphone jack. Like the current iPhone SE, the design seems to be a take on the classic iPhone 5. I dig it.
The le…
One of the questions we’re asked most often is how we decide what’s allowed on Facebook (Facebook.com). These decisions are among the most important we make because they’re central to ensuring that Facebook is both a safe place and a place…
Millions of electronic door locks fitted to hotel rooms worldwide have been found to be vulnerable to a hack.
Researchers say flaws they found in the equipment's software meant they could create "master keys" that opened the rooms witho…
Google is to replace the gun emoji with a water pistol on its Android operating system, bringing it in line with Apple, Samsung and Twitter.
Apple led the way in 2016 in the wake of a series of shootings in the US.
It was criticised …
Two weeks ago TechCrunch called on Instagram to build an equivalent to Facebook’s “Download Your Information feature so if you wanted to leave for another photo sharing network, you could. The next day it announced this tool would be com…
Xiaomi, the Chinese smartphone maker tipped for a public listing this year, has made a unique pledge: if it makes too much money, it’ll give a chunk of its profits back to its customers.
Yes, that’s right.
The company said today i…
Popular messaging service WhatsApp is banning under-16s from using its platform in the European Union.
Users must currently be at least 13, but the firm is changing the rules ahead of the introduction of new EU data privacy regulations …
Google's email service is adding the option to allow messages to become inaccessible after a set time as it prepares for tougher data privacy laws.
A new "confidential mode" can also be used to stop recipients being easily able to forwa…
Careem, the Middle East ride-hailing app, said on Tuesday it would appeal after a Jordanian court banned its services in the capital Amman.
Jordan’s telecommunications regulator said in a statement on its website that the app was blocke…
The BBC has broadcast a live event in 4K resolution and high dynamic range (HDR) colour for the first time.
Its iPlayer service streamed a full rugby match on Sunday, which was made available to the public but not promoted in advance.
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Lenovo Group Ltd is looking to make smart wearables in India and raise its share of the local market by three-fold, in a plan that will help boost Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s scheme to promote the country an electronics manufacturing hu…
Hackers have used ransomware to take the website of Ukraine's energy ministry offline and encrypt its files.
The website currently contains a message written in English, demanding a ransom of 0.1 bitcoin - worth $927.86 (£664.98) by tod…
Facebook has considered profiling its users' personalities and using the information to target adverts.
A patent filed by the social network describes how personality characteristics, including emotional stability, could be determined f…
The nomination recognizes the innovation and originality of using NFV for an all-in-one carrier-grade WiFi offload and monetization solution
The solution has been deployed across South America by both telecommunication companies and b…
Iran's central bank has banned other banks from dealing in crypto-currencies, over concerns the technology could be used illegally.
It said Bitcoin could be "turned into a means for money-laundering and financing terrorism" and "a means…
Social media firms are being threatened with new laws if they don't do more to protect children online.
In a letter to companies including Facebook and Google, Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt accuses them of "turning a blind eye" to their …
Careem, Uber’s main ride-hailing app rival in the Middle East, was hit by a cyber attack that compromised the data of 14 million users, it said on Monday.
The company learned of the breach, in which access was gained to a computer syste…
Netflix Inc said on Monday it planned to raise $1.5 billion in debt, the second time the company is tapping the debt market in less than a year to fuel a rapid expansion in original content.
The video streaming pioneer, which raised $1.…
China is looking to catch up with rivals like the United States and Germany in high-end technology, making a major push with a “Made in China 2025” strategy that identifies 10 key sectors, including robotics, aerospace and clean-energy car…
Ebay is rolling out an app update designed to make it easier to list items for sale on its online marketplace. Instead of filling out detailed forms on your mobile phone’s small screen, you can now scan the barcode on the item in questi…