Apple’s staggered smartphone launch this year threatens to diminish excitement around Friday’s release of the iPhone 8, analysts say. MORE..
US police say an Instagram Live video helped lead to the arrest of a “most wanted” fugitive earlier this week. Christopher Ricardo Gonzalez allegedly streamed footage of himself alongside several guns on the Facebook-owned app. MORE...
The Engine, based out of MIT and Cambridge, has raised a $200 million fund to back and help incubate startups working on “tough tech” — new challenges in areas like aerospace, advanced materials, biotech, genetic engineering and renewable energy. MORE...
NASA received its last data transmission from the Cassini spacecraft at 4:55:46 a.m. PDT (7:55:46 a.m. EDT, 1146 GMT) on September 15, before losing contact with the probe as it hurtled into Saturn’s atmosphere. It was a fiery grand finale for the probe, which spent 13 years orbiting the ringed planet. MORE...
The new iPhone X can be unlocked with your face. But how secure is the technology? MORE...
Apple has unveiled the iPhone X, its new radically redesigned smartphone that drops the traditional home button for an all-screen design, as well as a new iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus models. MORE...
Apple’s latest special edition of the iPhone will be called the iPhone X, according to an apparent leak. The name of the device was reported by two news sites given access to an unreleased version of the iOS operating system. MORE...
Nissan (NSANF) on Tuesday night unveiled a brand new version of its Leaf, the best-selling electric car in the world. It’s the first complete redesign of the car since it was first introduced in 2010. MORE...
Facebook says it has discovered a Russian-funded campaign to promote divisive social and political messages on its network. The company said $100,000 (£77,000) was spent on about 3,000 ads over a two-year period, ending in May 2017. MORE...
A paedophile has been jailed for 16 years after admitting rape, despite being thousands of miles away when the offences happened. Paul Leighton, 32, from Seaham, County Durham, created up to 40 fake Facebook profiles to befriend teenagers in the UK, Canada, the US and Australia. MORE...
iPhone users awaiting the arrival of Apple’s next-generation smartphone now have a date to circle on the calendar. MORE..
More than 100 of the world’s top robotics experts wrote a letter to the United Nations recently calling for a ban on the development of “killer robots” and warning of a new arms race. But are their fears really justified? MORE...
A team of medical clinicians and computer scientists have teamed up to create an app designed to spot early signs of pancreatic cancer. MORE...
Instagram has revealed a flaw in its systems revealed “a number of” stars’ phone numbers and email addresses to cyber-attackers. The Facebook-owned social network has emailed verified members, usually prominent figures, to let them know. MORE...
For the last 12 years, YouTube’s logo has been a pair of anachronisms wrapped inside each other. “We have the word tube in a tube,” says Christopher Bettig, the head of YouTube’s art department. MORE...
The US Coast Guard is asking people not to seek help via social media if they need assistance during Storm Harvey. It is urging them to “keep trying” the emergency phone numbers as many people are tweeting their addresses and asking to be rescued. MORE...
A court in South Korea has sentenced Samsung’s billionaire heir-apparent Lee Jae-yong to five years in prison for corruption. MORE...
It was the most disastrous product recall in the history of the mobile phone industry. Now, a year on from the exploding Galaxy Note 7 fiasco, Samsung has unveiled the new version of its giant smartphone. MORE...
Google’s newest Android has officially been named Oreo, adding new features that would allow users to multitask on their home screen, as well as a system supported by stronger security protections. MORE..
WhatsApp today began to roll out Status updates you can make by writing text on a colorful image background, a company spokesperson has informed VentureBeat. MORE..
Android 8.0 is set to be launched later today at a livestream event from New York City starting at 2:40 PM. MORE..
Cyber attacks on a shipping firm’s computer systems could allow attackers to access all kinds of sensitive information creating a whole new dynamic for piracy. MORE...
HBO’s Facebook and Twitter accounts have been compromised in the latest cyber security breach to hit the firm. MORE...
Google’s speech-to-text recognition has added another 21 languages including Sinhala and Tamil, the global internet giant announced today. MORE..
A US technology firm has developed a drone that is able to aim and fire at enemies while flying in mid-air. MORE...