US Officials Fear Ransomware Attack Against 2020 Election
The U.S. government plans to launch a program in roughly one month that narrowly focuses on protecting voter registration databases...
App Helps African Farmers Detect Crop Disease
A team of Cameroonian entrepreneurs has created a mobile application that helps the farmers detect crop disease. The app also...
Leather Wallets, Loose Change Pose Danger for new Apple Card
Apple tried to make the new Apple-branded credit card attractive, copying the heft and sleekness of higher-end cards like the...
Concerns Growing that China’s Influence Operations Getting Bolder
Nike Ching contributed to this report, which includes information from Reuters.Revelations that China has been using social media accounts to...
A Biometric ID: A Scan of the Iris or Fingerprint, to get Food, Medical Supplies
To get medical supplies or food, people in some places around the world are showing not a government ID but...
Twitter, Facebook Take Down Chinese Fake News Accounts
After Hong Kong saw one of its biggest protests yet over the weekend, a social media war has broken out...
Facebook Rolls Out Tool to Block Off-Facebook Data Gathering
Soon, you could get fewer familiar ads following you around the internet — or at least on Facebook.Facebook is launching...
As World Watches Hong Kong, Twitter and Facebook Take Down Accounts Associated with Chinese Government
After Hong Kong saw one of its biggest protests yet over the weekend, a social media war has broken out...
Plans Detailed for First US Mission to Land on Moon Since Apollo
The first American spacecraft expected to land on the moon in nearly 50 years will be a robotic moon lander...
A Digital Setting For A Classical Violin Concert
Imagine listening to a violin concert in one of New York City’s majestic cathedrals or in the National Arboretum, surrounded...
The Next Unicorn Startup Might Be in a US Government Lab
Every day, cutting-edge research is being performed in government and university labs across the country. Tech transfer is the process...
Apple CEO Warns Trump About China Tariffs, Samsung Competition
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday that he has spoken with Apple Inc’s Chief Executive Tim Cook about the...
Intelligent Threat-Sensing Building on Horizon
As back to back mass shootings in the U.S. prompt more difficult debates on gun laws, researchers at University of...
In Uganda’s Capital, Huawei Adds Cameras Capable of Facial Recognition
Lawmakers in the United States have long been wary of Chinese telecom giant Huawei. They say the corporation is unlike...
Google Employees Call for Pledge Not to Work With ICE
Hundreds of Google employees are calling on the company to pledge it won’t work with U.S. Customs and Border Protection...
Ugandan Online Publishers Criticize Registration as Political Control
Ugandan social media influencers and news organizations are critical of a new requirement announced last week that all commercial online...
Former Child Prostitute Inspires as Computer Programming Teacher
Marieme Jamme, once a child prostitute, has made it her mission to teach one million women and girls — including...
Former Child Prostitute Inspires as Computer Programming Teacher
Marieme Jamme was trafficked from Senegal to France at the age of 13 to work as a prostitute. Later, she...
A Wheelchair that Moves with a Kiss, a Smile or Raised Eyebrows
Getting around in a wheelchair takes some maneuvering, but Wheelie makes it as easy as raising your eyebrows. Tina Trinh...
Apple’s AirPods Will Not Escape Trump’s China Tariffs
Apple’s AirPods, Apple Watch and HomePod, which have helped the company offset waning sales of its bestselling iPhone this year,...
After High-Profile Deaths, Social Media Erupts in Conspiracies
Hours after the death of Jeffrey Epstein, a financier at the center of a sex trafficking case, theories about his...
After High-Profile Death, Social Media Erupts in Conspiracies
Hours after the death of Jeffrey Epstein, a financier at the center of a sex trafficking case, theories about his...
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