Amazon's digital assistant Alexa will be installed in some US Marriott-owned hotels, following a partnership between the two firms.
Its functions will include ordering room service, housekeeping and providing concierge advice, the firm …
On a stage in San Francisco, IBM’s Project Debater spoke, listened and rebutted a human’s arguments in what was described as a groundbreaking display of artificial intelligence.
The machine drew from a library of “hundreds of millions” …
In November, Google introduced Datally, a data-saving app largely aimed at emerging markets where users often rely on prepaid SIM cards, and don’t have access to all-you-can-eat unlimited data plans. The app lets users granularly control w…
- Investment will accelerate the growth of GPS and drive its international expansion plans -
- GPS is the tech powerhouse behind the most exciting digital banks, challenger banks, fin-techs and financial institutions –…
Apple this morning announced a new feature in iOS 12 which will automatically share your location with first responders when U.S. users dial 911 using their iPhone. The move is meant to address the problems with dialing emergency services …
The World Health Organisation's classification of gaming disorder as a condition which is capable of debilitating addiction is an important moment in the shifting relationship between technology and society.
Concern among parents about …
Children will stop seeing adverts for gun accessories on Facebook as it updates its policy from 21 June.
Currently, ads for scopes, holsters, gun-mounted lights, slings, sights, belt extras, safes and many other items can be seen by any…
Weeks after French President Emmanuel Macron unveiled a $76 million African startup fund at VivaTech 2018, TechCrunch paid a visit to the French Development Agency (AFD) — who will administer the new fund — to get more details on how le no…
In November, Google Home gained the ability to multitask with added support for a feature called “multiple queries,” which allows you to combine two requests into one voice command. For example, “OK Google, turn up the volume and play mus…
The taxi of tomorrow might be dead but Ford today announced two new models that combine forward-looking technology with proven body styles. For the first time, Ford is offering a hybrid powertrain in a taxi model that is said to get a 4…
Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) is working on technology that would eliminate cashiers and checkout lines from stores, in a nascent challenge to Amazon.com Inc’s (AMZN.O) automated grocery shop, six people familiar with the matter told Reuters.
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Instagram’s shoppable tags are about to pop up in Stories. The company started testing the feature back in 2016 with a limited set of 20 partners. Since then it’s been a hit, expanding broadly to regular brand posts in the feed. Starting …
Today Snapchat finally gets a true developer platform, confirming TechCrunch’s scoop from last month about Snap Kit. This set of APIs lets other apps piggyback on Snap’s login for sign up, build Bitmoji avatars into their keyboards, displa…
Fewer people are using Facebook to discover and discuss news, as messaging apps such as WhatsApp gain in popularity, a study has suggested.
The seventh annual Digital News Report said the fall in users accessing news on Facebook reflect…
Apple says it is to change the default settings of its iPhone to stop hackers and others unlocking devices without proper legal authorisation.
The move will also make it more difficult for police to unlock handsets without authorisation…
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One of Africa’s most inspirational and successful women will top the bill at this year’s eLearning Africa conference in Kigali, Rwanda. A medical doctor, an academic and a businesswoman, Dr Mamphela Ramphele is also the former leader of So…
Children were left distressed after seeing ads for a horror film on YouTube, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has revealed.
Three parents contacted the ASA after their children saw ads for Insidious: The Last Key - rated 15 in …
Australia has agreed to fund underwater internet cables and a cyber security center for the Solomon Islands, forestalling plans by Chinese telecom giant Huawei Technologies Co Ltd that could have compromised Australian internet security.
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Cyber-security experts have expressed surprise that journalists at the summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un in Singapore were given USB-powered fans.
Some warned reporters not to plug them in to t…
A hi-tech padlock secured with a fingerprint can be opened by anyone with a smartphone, security researchers have found.
On its website, Tapplock is described as the "world's first smart fingerprint padlock".
But researchers said it …
Iceland's largest online marketplace is to expand the number of drones it flies across the country's capital, Reykjavik.
The company Aha, which launched a limited trial with Israeli company Flytrex last year, will phase in further drone…
It is a terrifying vision of the future - a robot police officer with dark eyes and no discernible mouth that can identify criminals and collect evidence.
The robocop, complete with police hat to give it that eerie uncanny valley feel, …
Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) is set to cut more jobs in Britain as it moves all production of its Discovery car to lower-cost Slovakia before building its new Range Rover at an English factory.
Britain’s biggest automaker, JLR has previously…
Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi booked a first-quarter net loss of 7 billion yuan ($1.09 billion) ahead of its blockbuster initial public offering.
That compares with a net loss of 43.89 billion yuan for the whole of 2017, according to …
Those not looking at the Bitcoin markets lately will either gasp or smile. Bitcoin, down from its all time high of around $19,000, is now floating at $6,785 as of this writing. To many this means that either the Bitcoin experiment is ove…
Microsoft has shared a first look at the next Halo video game at its E3 Xbox press conference.
But Halo Infinite - which will complete the second trilogy in the blockbuster series - was only briefly teased.
More time was given to oth…
It’s the end of an era for Yahoo Messenger, one of the first instant messaging apps on the market. Today, Oath (which also owns TechCrunch) announced that it would be winding down the service on July 17 as it continues to experiment and …
A senior U.S. senator said on Thursday that he has asked Google parent Alphabet Inc and Twitter Inc for information about any data sharing agreements they have with Chinese vendors, after Facebook Inc this week disclosed such partnerships …
Chinese electronics maker TCL Corp on Thursday launched a high-end smartphone in the United States that it developed with Canada’s BlackBerry Ltd, touting security and privacy features to distinguish it from other devices.
TCL unveiled …
Customers who use social media to vent frustration at their banks when services go down are inadvertently making themselves targets for fraudsters, law enforcement officials and industry insiders said.
That was the case for customers of…
Google will not allow its artificial intelligence software to be used in weapons or unreasonable surveillance efforts under new standards for its business decisions in the nascent field, the Alphabet Inc (GOOGL.O) unit said on Thursday.
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China’s securities regulator has received on June 7 application from smartphone and connected device maker Xiaomi for its initial share offering in China, a filing on the regulator’s website showed.
Xiaomi, which submitted its IPO prosp…
From expensive brushes to fingertips, luxury mascara to budget-friendly concealers - make-up lovers all have their own tips and tricks.
Millions watch YouTube beauty tutorials every day. Watching vloggers empty out bags after their late…
A Fortnite player in Croatia has completed one of the game's hardest achievements - getting back to its starting point.
YouTuber OrangeGuy posted a video showing how he managed to reach "spawn island" where players gather before each ro…
Memes, remixes and other user-generated content could disappear online if the EU's proposed rules on copyright become law, warn experts.
Digital rights groups are campaigning against the Copyright Directive, which the European Parliamen…
Back in 2015, Google launched an initiative to bring free WiFi to India’s railway stations and today the U.S. tech giant announced that the program has passed its target of reaching 400 stations, attracting a base of eight million users…
Instagram is preparing to unveil a home for longer-form video — a YouTube competitor and its take on Snapchat Discover. According to multiple sources, Instagram will offer a dedicated space featuring scripted shows, music videos and mor…
Google is expected to be hit with a second EU antitrust fine in mid-July for using its dominant Android mobile operating system to squeeze out rivals, three people familiar with the matter said.
The European Commission, which has been i…
India has asked social media company Facebook Inc to respond by June 20 to media reports of sharing users data without their explicit consent, a government statement said on Thursday.
“Recently there are media reports claiming that Face…
Premium speaker maker Sonos is expected to float on the markets later this year - but if it's going to do well, the company will need to prove to investors why it has staying power.
That's becoming more difficult as some of the tech gia…
A couple who admitted stealing more than $1.2m (£900,000) worth of goods from Amazon have been sentenced to nearly six years in jail.
Erin and Leah Finan had previously pleaded guilty to charges of postal fraud and money laundering.
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The use of robot journalism, or articles generated by artificial intelligence, does not pose a threat to jobs, the chief executive of German publisher Axel Springer said on Wednesday.
“Is it going to take the jobs of journalists? What w…
Uber, the ride-hailing company which has been banned from many European cities, is about to launch its JUMP electric bicycle sharing service in Germany as it diversifies and seeks to build bridges with local authorities.
Uber’s Chief Ex…
Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) shares headed for their best day in more than two years on Wednesday after Chief Executive Elon Musk said the car maker was now churning out 500 of its Model 3 sedans a day and should achieve its 5,000 per week target by…
Facebook has confirmed it has a data-sharing partnership with Chinese firms including Huawei, a company US intelligence previously flagged as a security threat.
The agreements gave the Chinese firms some access to users' data to help th…
Amazon and eBay are among retailers pulling a brand of cuddly smart toys from sale after warnings they pose a cyber-security threat.
Concerns were raised about CloudPets products in February 2017 after it was discovered that millions of…
Well-known open source database community advocates Daniel Saito and Colin Charles sign on to advise decentralised database provider Bluzelle on open source strategy and implementation.
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From advancements in AR to Memojis to group FaceTime, there is plenty to be excited about with iOS 12. But one of the more practical updates to Apple’s mobile operating system, coming this fall, went unmentioned during the keynote at WW…
The operator of a fan page on Facebook is also responsible for protecting visitors’ personal data and cannot hide behind the social network, the European Union’s highest court ruled on Tuesday.
The case stems from a dispute between a Ge…