World News

Ocean plastic is a big problem. Blockchain could help.

The nonprofit Plastic Bank offers cryptocurrency in exchange for collected plastic waste.

17/10/2018

Ireland

Facebook hack affected 3 million Europeans, Irish official says

Facebook could face a sizable fine due to the E.U.'s General Data Protection Regulation.

16/10/2018

USA

Tech figureheads lead tributes to Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen | The Cube

Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen has died of cancer aged 65

16/10/2018

World News

Facebook bans false information about voting ahead of midterms

The social networking company announced the change in policy on Monday, three weeks before the Nov. 6 midterm elections, as voter mobilization efforts are heating up.

16/10/2018

World News

Facebook posts may point to depression, study finds

The findings raise significant privacy issues, the researchers said.

16/10/2018

World News

How much does space travel cost?

With the rise of private spaceflight, costs are falling — but leaving the planet is still far from cheap.

16/10/2018

USA

Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen dies at 65

Allen died in Seattle from complications from non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, his family said in a statement released by Vulcan Inc, a company Allen founded to pursue his various interests.

16/10/2018

World News

Watch what happens when a drone smashes into an airplane wing

Dramatic experiment spotlights the growing risk of collisions between drones and other aircraft.

15/10/2018

World

Donald Tusk tears through Paris on a scooter

European Council President Donald Tusk impressed everyone by cruising through the Paris on a fashionable electric scooter.

15/10/2018

World News

Driverless car hype gives way to e-scooter mania among technorati

Millions of dollars in funding and billions of dollars in valuations have made scooters the next big thing since the last big thing.

15/10/2018

World News

Fake software update turns computers into cryptocurrency miners

Cryptojacking, which uses unsecured computer systems to mine cryptocurrency, has rapidly emerged as a popular tool with hackers looking to

15/10/2018

World News

Watch Boston Dynamics' Atlas robot do parkour and try not to squirm

Some people find the bot's remarkable agility unsettling.

15/10/2018

World News

Tech titans feud over funding for homeless

'Homelessness is all of our responsibility,' Salesforce chief Marc Benioff tweeted to Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey.

13/10/2018

World News

Soyuz astronauts' emergency descent was a harrowing, high-G ordeal

A ballistic re-entry is "basically an unguided, uncontrolled free fall."

11/10/2018

World News

DNA databases can now identify most Americans

"Genetic genealogy databases act like a GPS system for anonymous DNA," one researcher said.

11/10/2018

World News

Facebook takes down hundreds of U.S. news pages for spam

The removal is an escalation of the company's battle against fake or sensationalist news stories.

11/10/2018

World News

Dow Jones opens with triple-digit losses after global markets plunge overnight

President Donald Trump blamed the Federal Reserve for the market plunge, saying the Fed was "going loco."

11/10/2018

World News

Google wants to help screen those incessant robocalls

It's robots fighting robots as Google uses its artificial intelligence to respond to spam calls.

11/10/2018

World News

Snapchat launches original video series but problems loom

The project, called "Snap Originals," will start with 12 shows featuring a mix of scripted series and reality content.

11/10/2018

World News

Instagram to use artificial intelligence to detect bullying in photos

The move highlights efforts from tech companies to use automation to moderate their platforms.

10/10/2018