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…
A group of Apple developers recently banded together as a group called “The Developers Union” in order to plead with Apple, en masse, to allow them to offer free trials of their apps to end users. While not a traditional union with dues, i…
Goldman Sachs Group Inc (GS.N) has joined a $45 million investment round in Marqeta, a U.S. fintech company offering technology businesses can use to issue payment cards, the startup said on Tuesday.
The round, which brings Marqeta’s to…
Apple has become the latest tech giant to prioritize digital wellbeing. At its Worldwide Developer Conference this morning, Apple announced a series of new controls that will allow iOS users to monitor how much time they spend on devices,…
Apple will attempt to frustrate tools used by Facebook to automatically track web users, within the next version of its iOS and Mac operating systems.
"We're shutting that down," declared Apple's software chief Craig Federighi, at the f…
The use of advanced metering technologies is steadily on the rise in Africa, but, to evolve the business models of the electrical utilities operating on the continent, utilities still need to harness the full digital potential of technolog…
A self-driving car service could be on Tokyo’s public roads in time for the 2020 Olympics as Japan looks to drive investment in new technology to drive economic growth, according to a government strategic review announced on Monday.
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Instagram users were missing 70 percent of all posts and 50 percent of their friends’ posts before the app ditched the reverse chronological feed for an algorithm in July 2016. Despite backlash about confusing ordering, Instagram now sa…
Carmakers including Renault, Jaguar Land Rover and Peugeot have boosted revenues by over $1 billion in the past decade by using sophisticated pricing software, according to sales presentations prepared by the software vendor, Accenture, an…
In the heart of the bustling city of Barcelona is a square that at first sight seems like an oasis of calm. The Plaza del Sol, as the name suggests, is a suntrap and the perfect place to while away a few hours.
The problem is that the s…
Microsoft has announced it is to acquire the code-sharing site Github.
Github, based in San Francisco, is an online platform that allows coders to collaborate with each other on their work.
It is used by employees at many big compani…
A Canadian student has been fined Canadian $400 (£230, $310) for looking at her Apple smartwatch while waiting at traffic lights.
Victoria Ambrose was found guilty of breaking Ontario's distracted driving law.
In court, Ms Ambrose sa…
Once a month or so, I’m reminded that my phone has a front-facing camera when I accidentally hit the toggle button, only to be greeted with a closeup image of my own, dumb face.
Honestly, I can’t remember the last time I used the thin…
I was surprisingly impressed when I tested out Motiv’s fitness ring. Honestly, I’m not a ring wearer myself, but it’s nice to see a hardware startup think outside the fitness band — and produce a surprisingly capable product in the proce…
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV will add up to 62,000 more cars to Alphabet Inc’s autonomous driving unit Waymo, the companies said on Thursday, as part of Waymo’s plan to roll out a robotaxi service in the U.S. later this year.
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Nokia said on Thursday it had sold its small digital health business, including activity trackers and smartwatches, and the executive who wound down the company’s consumer ventures will leave Nokia after less than a year in the job.
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Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi [IPO-XMGP.HK], lining up for a $10 billion IPO, held a rock concert-style launch on Thursday to unveil its latest flagship smartphone and a virtual reality headset developed with Facebook Inc’s Oculus.
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Walmart Inc (WMT.N) is starting a new same-day delivery service where customers can place orders using a text message, another step in its effort to scale up its e-commerce offerings and compete with rival Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O).
The s…
Chinese retail giant Alibaba has unveiled a new automated vehicle which it says is easy to mass-produce and could serve a number of functions.
These could include delivery courier or automated coffee vendor, it said.
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Samsung will not be forced to update the software on its mobile phones for years after their release, after it won a court case in the Netherlands.
A consumer association had argued that Samsung should update its phones for at least fou…
Google has addressed an unusual glitch in its Search and Assistant apps that made SMS text messages appear when specific search terms were entered.
Entering phrases including "the1975..com" and "izela viagens" into the apps made the pho…
Apple has prevented the Telegram messaging service from updating globally ever since Russia banned the service and ordered Apple to remove it from its online store, Telegram’s chief executive and founder claimed on Thursday.
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Your prayers have been answered, dear internet user. Facebook’s (FB) Instagram is finally adding a long pined-for mute button to help you shut up your annoying friends on the social network without also totally alienating them.
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The number of electric vehicles on roads worldwide rose to a record high of 3.1 million in 2017, but more research, policies and incentives are needed to drive further uptake, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said.
The number of el…
HTC is in trouble. The smartphone maker’s sales have crumbled in recent years, as it struggles to come up with interesting designs and faces competition from the likes of Android handset makers ranging from Samsung to Huawei.
But the ai…
Event on June 4 celebrates the inauguration of Ceiba-2 fiber optic cable, connecting Equatorial Guinea’s continental and island regions and Cameroon.
The President of Equatorial Guinea, H.E. Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, will attend …
Pokemon has brought its popular role-playing video game series to Nintendo Switch for the first time with the launch of Pokemon Quest.
Two more Switch titles are set for an autumn release, with another due to come out in 2019.
A game…
UK drone users may have to pass online safety tests under legislation being introduced to the Commons on Wednesday.
Restrictions around airport boundaries have also been clarified stopping any drone flying within 1km of them.
The cha…
Uber has officially launched its 911 in-app calling feature, after first announcing it in April. As you can see below, riders can tap the safety icon at the bottom right corner of the app to call 911. Once on the line with the 911 dispa…
Google is ramping up its efforts to return to China. Earlier this year, the search giant detailed plans to bring its ARCore technology — which enables augmented reality and virtual reality — to phones in China and this week that effort …
Fresh from completing its acquisition of Uber’s Southeast Asia business, ride-hailing firm Grab has officially launched its food delivery business — GrabFood — today.
The service is already available in beta in a handful of countries,…
The makers of Fortnite, one of the world's most popular video games, have been accused of copying rival title PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG).
The studio behind PUBG has asked a court in South Korea to determine whether Epic Games …
U.S. ride-hailing company Uber Technologies [UBER.UL] is in talks to resume services in Abu Dhabi after a nearly two-year suspension, a transport official said on Tuesday.
Services of Uber and Middle East rival Careem were suspended in …
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Ahead of 2018 U.S. midterm elections, Twitter is taking a visible step to combat the spread of misinformation on its famously chaotic platform. In a blog post this week, the company explained how it would be adding “election labels” to …
As HTC gears up for a stateside launch of their Vive Focus standalone headset, the company announced a number of changes that they’re bringing to the device currently available in China.
The company has long fancied itself the “premi…
Wi-Fi password sticker on your router? Snap. Cute sweater in a store’s window display? Snap. Party invitation? Snap. Cool gift idea for mom? Snap. If any of this sounds familiar to you, then you probably also use your iPhone’s camera to …
France and Germany are pushing for an EU-wide initiative to fund innovation and research in tech start-up projects across the bloc so that Europe can compete more effectively against the likes of China and the United States.
Europe has …
Well, that didn’t take long. Yahoo Finance’s new social savings app Tanda, which launched just this January, is already shutting down. The company announced the news of the app’s closure via a blog post, which vaguely hinted at a lack of…
Some of YouTube's most popular stars have criticised the website for "experimenting" with how their videos are delivered to their fans.
Unannounced, YouTube started testing an algorithm that changed the order videos appeared in users' s…
Europe should set global standards for tougher regulation of digital technology, finding a way between an excessively lax United States and an over-restrictive China, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday.
Addressing the bos…
Samsung’s AR Emojis were met with a…lukewarm reception when they launched alongside the Galaxy S9. The augmented reality avatars were regarded as a me-too response to Apple’s Animojis — and more to the point, were downright creepy.
Bu…