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MIT’s The Engine raises $200M to fund ‘tough tech’
MIT’s The Engine raises $200M to fund ‘tough tech’
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...
RIP Cassini: Historic Mission Ends with Fiery Plunge into Saturn
RIP Cassini: Historic Mission Ends with Fiery Plunge into Saturn
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...
How secure is iPhone X’s new Face ID tech?
How secure is iPhone X’s new Face ID tech?
The new iPhone X can be unlocked with your face. But how secure is the technology? MORE...
iPhone X: new Apple smartphone dumps home button for all-screen design
iPhone X: new Apple smartphone dumps home button for all-screen design
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...
Details of Apple’s new premium iPhone, the ‘iPhone X’, revealed in leak
Details of Apple’s new premium iPhone, the ‘iPhone X’, revealed in leak
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...
New Nissan Leaf goes farther for less
New Nissan Leaf goes farther for less
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 uncovers Russia-funded misinformation campaign
Facebook uncovers Russia-funded misinformation campaign
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...
Facebook predator jailed for rapes committed thousands of miles away
Facebook predator jailed for rapes committed thousands of miles away
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...
Apple will likely unveil new iPhones on Sept. 12
Apple will likely unveil new iPhones on Sept. 12
iPhone users awaiting the arrival of Apple’s next-generation smartphone now have a date to circle on the calendar. MORE..
Is ‘killer robot’ warfare closer than we think?
Is ‘killer robot’ warfare closer than we think?
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...
Selfie app ‘spots early signs of pancreatic cancer’
Selfie app ‘spots early signs of pancreatic cancer’
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 hack: Celebrity contact details revealed
Instagram hack: Celebrity contact details revealed
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...
YouTube brandishes new look after 12 years
YouTube brandishes new look after 12 years
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...
Storm Harvey: victims asked to call not tweet
Storm Harvey: victims asked to call not tweet
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...
Samsung heir Lee Jae-yong jailed for corruption
Samsung heir Lee Jae-yong jailed for corruption
A court in South Korea has sentenced Samsung’s billionaire heir-apparent Lee Jae-yong to five years in prison for corruption. MORE...
Galaxy Note 8: Samsung’s phoenix phone?
Galaxy Note 8: Samsung’s phoenix phone?
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 launches newest Android named ‘Oreo’
Google launches newest Android named ‘Oreo’
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 adds colorful text status updates, just like Facebook
WhatsApp adds colorful text status updates, just like Facebook
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 to be called Android Oreo?
Android 8.0 to be called Android Oreo?
Android 8.0 is set to be launched later today at a livestream event from New York City starting at 2:40 PM. MORE..
Pirates 2.0: How hackers target shipping
Pirates 2.0: How hackers target shipping
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 social accounts hacked in latest cyber security breach
HBO social accounts hacked in latest cyber security breach
HBO’s Facebook and Twitter accounts have been compromised in the latest cyber security breach to hit the firm. MORE...
Google adds voice recognition for Sinhala and Tamil languages
Google adds voice recognition for Sinhala and Tamil languages
Google’s speech-to-text recognition has added another 21 languages including Sinhala and Tamil, the global internet giant announced today. MORE..
US firm reveals gun-toting drone that can fire in mid-air
US firm reveals gun-toting drone that can fire in mid-air
A US technology firm has developed a drone that is able to aim and fire at enemies while flying in mid-air. MORE...
Facebook introduces new video service
Facebook introduces new video service
Social media giant Facebook has made a move into dedicated video, pitting it against YouTube and TV networks. MORE...
Health tech start-up StoriiCare heads to Silicon Valley
Health tech start-up StoriiCare heads to Silicon Valley
A Glasgow-based health tech start-up that has been dubbed the “Facebook for care” is to open an office in Silicon Valley after catching the eye of US venture capitalists. MORE...
