US Extends License For Businesses to Work With Huawei by 90 Days
The United States on Monday granted another 90 days for companies to cease doing business with China’s telecoms giant Huawei,...
Pakistani Women Advance in Tech
A few Pakistani women friends, working for big tech companies in the U.S., decided they wanted to create the mentoring...
House, Senate Agree on Something: A Way to Fight Robocalls
It’s looking like an anti-robocall bill will be sent to President Donald Trump this year, helping tackle an infuriating problem...
Twitter Details Political Ad Ban, Admits It’s Imperfect
Twitter’s new ban on political ads will cover appeals for votes, solicitations for campaign contributions and any political content. But...
Esper Defends as Fair Pentagon Contract Disputed by Amazon
U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Friday he was certain that the awarding of a $10 billion cloud-computing contract to...
Facebook Removes Millions of Posts and Billions of Fake Accounts
Facebook released its Community Standards Enforcement Report on Wednesday, detailing its work in regulating its main app and Instagram from...
China Tests Mars Lander in Push for International Cooperation
China invited observers to a successful test Thursday of its Mars lander as the country pushes for inclusion in more...
Facebook Signs Lease for Office Space in Hudson Yards
Facebook Inc signed a lease for over 1.5 million square feet of office space across 30 floors and three buildings...
Google Buys Fitbit for $2.1 Billion, Stepping Back into Wearables
Fitbit is being acquired by Google’s parent company for about $2.1 billion, a deal that enables the internet company to...
Sources: US Opens National Security Probe of TikTok Owner’s Acquisition
The U.S. government has launched a national security review of TikTok owner Beijing ByteDance Technology Co.’s $1 billion acquisition of U.S. social media app Musical.ly,...
Dubai Displays Tech Reputation With Global Robotics Contest
Seeking to bolster its image as a forward-looking metropolis, Dubai hosted the largest-ever international robotics contest this week, challenging young...
Security Firm Says Chinese Hackers Intercepted Text Messages
Chinese hackers with a history of state-sponsored espionage have intercepted the text messages of thousands of foreigners in a targeted...
India Asks WhatsApp to Explain Privacy Breach
India has asked Facebook-owned WhatsApp to explain the nature of a privacy breach on its messaging platform that has affected...
Going Its Own Way: Twitter Bans Political Ads from Its Service
In a major break from other internet companies, Twitter said on Wednesday it would no longer accept political ads, a...
Twitter to Ban Political Advertisements
Twitter is banning all political advertising from its service, saying social media companies give advertisers an unfair advantage in proliferating...
Facebook Removes 3 Russian Networks It Says Engaged in Foreign Interference in Africa
Less than a week after the Africa-Russia Summit, Facebook has suspended three networks of Russian accounts it says were engaging...
A Female Drone Community Blooms Despite Industry Attempt to Target Men
After falling in love with flying her drone, a young videographer searched for a community of other female drone flyers—but...
Concert Promoters Turn Away From Facial Recognition Tech
Concert promoters in the U.S. are stepping back from plans to scan festivalgoers with facial recognition technology, after musicians and...
Apple Resumes Human Reviews of Siri Audio With iPhone Update
Apple is resuming the use of humans to review Siri commands and dictation with the latest iPhone software update.In August,...
China Accuses US of ‘Economic Bullying’ Over Equipment Ban
China on Tuesday accused the U.S. of “economic bullying behavior” after U.S. regulators cited security threats in proposing to cut...
Maryland University Trusts Drones With Organ Delivery
Drones are being taught to deliver food and medical supplies to customers. Now, doctors and scientists at the University of...
Technology Remaking How We See Ancient Art of Theater
When James Corden kicked off the Tony Awards this year, his opening number was a full-throated endorsement of the live...
