Default passwords such as "admin" and "password" will be illegal for electronics firms to use in California from 2020.
The state has passed a law that sets higher security standards for net-connected devices made or sold in the region.
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When your feed and Stories trays go stale, or your follower count stops rising, you drift away from Instagram . That’s why the app is rolling out two big new features designed to connect you to new people and diversify your graph so there’…
Former Love Island contestant Olivia Buckland has become the latest reality TV star to fall foul of the UK's advertising watchdog, after she failed to specify one of her Instagram posts had been sponsored by a brand.
But disciplinary ac…
After 12 years developing hydrogen propulsion systems for small unmanned aircraft, HES Energy Systems is today unveiling its plans for Element One, the world’s first regional hydrogen-electric passenger aircraft.
One century after the s…
Toyota Motor Corp (7203.T) and SoftBank Group Corp (9984.T) are teaming up to develop self-driving car services, signaling deepening alliances between top automaker and tech firms as the global race to develop autonomous cars intensifies.
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More than 200 million US mobile phones have received a test "Presidential Alert" notification.
The trial is designed to check that a previously unused emergency communications system works properly.
Unlike other alerts - such as natu…
“Dream Team” of Longevity-Focused R&D Start-Ups Adds Proprietary Data Engine
Life Biosciences today announced it is acquiring Lua, the communication and technology platform. This bold step is intended to facilitate the creation of a pro…
Apple and Amazon are among US companies and agencies who have had data stolen by Chinese spies, claims Bloomberg.
The data had been siphoned off via tiny chips inserted on server circuit boards made by a company called Super Micro Compu…
EBay has accused Amazon of using an "unlawful" scheme to tempt sellers on its auction site to move to the online retailer.
In a cease and desist letter, the auction site alleged that Amazon had used its internal messaging system to repe…
SES Networks’ fibre-like global connectivity is empowering customers to reach new geographic markets and support new applications on the IBM Cloud
Through the IBM Cloud Direct Link Service Provider Program, SES Networks is enabling high…
Video streaming service Netflix is the world's most data-hungry application, consuming 15% of global net traffic, according to research from bandwidth management company Sandvine.
Video in general accounts for more than half of net traf…
The quest for extreme selfies killed 259 people between 2011 and 2017, a 2018 global study has revealed.
Researchers at the US National Library of Medicine recommend that 'no selfie zones' should be introduced at dangerous spots to redu…
You’d be forgiven if you thought Amazon was finished announcing new hardware after last month’s massive Echo event. The retail giant has at least a few more announcements up its sleeve, starting with updates to the Fire TV line. The new TV…
In today’s digital era, if you are not online, you're locked out of society. Sadly, this is the current situation many South Africans face as the cost of broadband access for them far exceeds that of most of their peers living in other par…
Google has acquired a small startup that builds tools for businesses looking to automate their customer service or sales workflows. Onward and some of its key employees, including co-founders Rémi Cossart and Pramod Thammaiah, as well as …
Dell Technologies Inc (DVMT.N) confirmed on Wednesday it had met with some investment banks to explore an initial public offering if its plan to buy the tracking stock of VMware Inc (VMW.N) falls through.
Dell, which owns 80 percent of …
In 2016, the global test automation market was valued at around $US16 billion. In a study done by Zion Market Research, the company also predicted that this market will reach $US55 billion by 2022 with a CAGR of just over 23% from 2017. Dr…
Nine million broken Wikipedia links have been fixed thanks to an alliance with the Internet Archive.
The online encyclopedia's editors have long been encouraged to provide links to web-based sources. But the details can be lost if the t…
Facebook Inc’s (FB.O) photo-sharing social network Instagram is back up for some users on Wednesday, after suffering a worldwide outage days after it installed a new head of the app.
According to a check by Reuters, the mobile app and t…
Asteroid and NAPAfrica have announced that they have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen the friendship and cooperation between the two organisations, and to collaborate on developing African Internet interconnec…
Google is offering a limited number of gamers the chance to play popular video game Assassin's Creed Odyssey free of charge via its Chrome browser.
In a blogpost outlining its plans for Project Stream, the search engine said it wanted t…
Britain’s telecoms regulator said on Tuesday it was investigating whether mobile operators EE and Vodafone had provided accurate information about the coverage of their 3G and 4G mobile networks.
Ofcom said it was launching the investig…
The technology sector appears to be doing just fine on Wall Street a week after it lost two of its highest-profile components to a newly christened communication services group.
The S&P 500 technology index .SPLRCT has gained 1.3 percen…
Browser company Opera is back doing what it does best, offering you beautifully designed alternatives to the stock browsers from the likes of Google and Apple . This week the company brought its ‘Opera Touch’ browser to iOS to give i…
U.S. President Donald Trump plans to host executives of internet and social media companies at the White House, likely later this month, White House adviser Larry Kudlow said on Tuesday.
Kudlow said Google Chief Executive Sundar Pichai …
Britain will unilaterally implement a digital service tax if there is no international agreement soon on how to tax big internet companies, finance minister Philip Hammond said on Monday, blaming U.S. tax reforms for slow multilateral prog…
During 2017, the WannaCry ransomware attack impacted more than 300,000 people across 150 countries in less than two days. In 2018, criminals are evolving their tactics, including launching well-researched, targeted attacks intended to infe…
When you’re ready to start a small business, having some helpful essentials will make the process a bit easier. Whether you need to print your own business cards or you’re ready to process orders on a reliable laptop, we’ve put t…
Medical experts have been told to draw up advice on the maximum amount of time young people should spend on social media, the health secretary has said.
In an interview with the Observer, father-of-three Matt Hancock said he was "very w…
Elon Musk must step down as Tesla chair and pay a fine after reaching a deal with US regulators over tweets he posted about taking the firm private.
It follows Thursday's decision by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to …
One of China's most popular video games is testing the use of facial recognition to check users' ages.
Honour of Kings' publisher Tencent announced the move at the weekend.
It said the trial would initially be limited to "thousands" …
YouTube is expanding the ways advertisers can connect with their audience, thanks to an expansion to its TrueView in-stream ad format that will now push viewers to take actions when viewing ads beyond just a click. The company was already…
Over the last several months, Dropbox has been undertaking an overhaul of its internal search engine for the first time since 2015. Today, the company announced that the new version, dubbed Nautilus, is ready for the world. The latest se…
The music industry has always been cut-throat, and on-going internet fragmentation only complicates matters. Musicians have to be their own promoters, tour managers, bookers and a million other things just to get off the ground.
If no…
This summer, Microsoft pushed off the inevitable end of Skype Classic (7.0) support after a fair bit of user backlash. Nearly a month after the original September deadline, the company announced today that it’s going to pull the plug in No…
Slowly but surely, Google is expanding its portfolio of travel offerings that now range from hotel- and flight-booking services to trip planning tools. Today, it’s launching yet another set of new travel features that focus on travel pl…
BLOCKDRAW, is the world's most advanced distributed blockchain gambling platform created by industry regulators and insiders, announced the preparation stage and early private sale before the ICO.
Globally the estimated value of …
ZephyrTel Welcomes Vasona to Its Portfolio of Software Solutions Serving the Global Telecommunications Sector
ZephyrTel, an ESW Capital software company dedicated to serving the global telecommunications industry, is pleased to announ…
Easy Visual has launched Banners App - a mobile application that shows targeted banners ads to users when they unlock their smartphones.
Recent Boston Consulting Group research indicates that consumers spend 25% of their total offline a…
-- Introduces “Essence of Toshiba,” a statement of values and guiding principles --
Toshiba Corporation (TOKYO:6502) has today unveiled a new global brand identity the “Essence of Toshiba,” a restatement of its abiding purpose and value…
Arensis and Schneider Electric Launch Smart Microgrid Partnership and Development of ENTRADE IO Blockchain Technology
Arensis CEO Forms New Entity to Bring Renewable Energy Access to Rural Areas Around the World
Arensis, a leading in…
WIPO and the research-based pharmaceutical industry today launched a new online tool designed to help procurement agencies better understand the global patent status of medicines.
The Patent Information Initiative for Medicines (Pat-INF…
"Panasonic Prime Smash!" Has Been Given a Complete Makeover - An iPhone, iPad Game That Awakens Children's Interest in Mathematics
On August 28, 2018, Panasonic Corporation gave the iPad app, "Panasonic Prime Smash!" a complete makeover…
Prototype Tech Quickly Warns Drivers of Accidents Ahead, Could Help Clear Way for Emergency Vehicles to Save Lives
• Ford and Vodafone are testing connected vehicle tech that can automatically warn other drivers of accidents ahead and s…
This glimpse of the future was crafted by: Ele Ndlovu
Bette Midler was right: from a distance the earth does look very blue and green. It also looks pitch black at night to those in search of the world’s second largest continent – and h…
Uber Technologies Inc [UBER.UL] will pay $148 million for failing to disclose a massive data breach in 2016, marking a costly resolution to one of the biggest embarrassments and legal tangles the ride-hailing company has suffered.
The s…
Thousands of drivers for ride-hailing services Uber and Cabify, waving flags and chanting slogans such as “we want to work”, marched down Madrid’s central boulevard on Thursday ahead of plans by the government to tighten regulation.
Dri…
Limiting children's recreational screen use has been linked with improved cognition.
Children aged eight to 11 who used screens for fun for less than two hours a day performed better in tests of mental ability, a study found.
Combini…
Facebook has announced Oculus Quest, a virtual reality headset it hopes will rejuvenate the VR industry.
Facebook's founder Mark Zuckerberg said the device would offer the types of VR experiences that previously required a device to be …