Facebook Data Help Track COVID-19 Spread
Facebook likely knows a lot about you already. So would you fill out a survey on the social media site...
US Moves to Cut Off Huawei From Global Chip Suppliers
The Trump administration on Friday moved to block shipments of semiconductors to Huawei Technologies from global chipmakers, in an action...
Taiwanese Chip Company to Build $12 Billion Arizona Plant
A Taiwan-based company is planning a $12 billion semiconductor factory in the U.S. state of Arizona.Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. is...
The Scramble to Create COVID-19 Apps
It’s a race against time.As communities start to open, governments are rushing to put together smartphone apps that can be...
Australia Parliament Debunks 5G COVID-19 Conspiracy Theory
An Australian parliamentary report has debunked a conspiracy theory linking COVID-19 to 5G technology. Anti-lockdown protesters in Australia and beyond...
Australian Parliamentary Committee Debunks 5G COVID-19 Conspiracy Theory
An Australian parliamentary report has debunked a conspiracy theory linking COVID-19 to 5G technology. Anti-lockdown protesters in Australia and beyond...
Robots Reduce Spread of Infection, but Are They Threat to Jobs?
Retailers are turning to robots to perform essential tasks that employees are no longer able to do because of social...
Colombia, Netherlands to Probe TikTok’s Management of Children’s Data
Colombia’s commerce regulator will be investigating whether Chinese-owned social media app TikTok complies with laws on the collection and treatment...
People Move Around Less During Lockdown, Tech Giants Say
As governments and communities around the world respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, Google and other tech giants have been tracking...
Tech Giants Confirm People Moving Around Less During Lockdown
As governments and communities around the world respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, Google and other tech giants have been tracking...
Virtual Political Conventions Becoming a Realistic Alternative
Events and event planning are among the societal casualties of the coronavirus pandemic. In 2020, in the United States, the biggest among them could be national political nominating conventions....
Pandemic Gives Fresh Momentum to Digital Voice Technology
In a world suddenly fearful of touch, voice technology is getting a fresh look.Voice-activated systems such as Google Assistant, Amazon...
‘Smart Helmets’ at Rome Airport Check On Passengers’ Temperatures
Fiumicino International Airport in Rome is the first one in Europe to use “smart helmets” to check the temperature of travelers...
Australia Urges Citizens to Download COVID-19 Tracing App
More than four million Australians have downloaded the government’s CovidSafe tracing App, but officials insist many more need to sign on to...
House Panel Wants Amazon’s Bezos to Testify in Antitrust Probe
House lawmakers investigating the market dominance of Big Tech are asking Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos to testify to address possible...
YouTube Expands Fact-Check Feature to US Video Searches During COVID-19 Pandemic
YouTube, the video service of Alphabet Inc’s Google, said on Tuesday it would start showing text and links from third-party...
Smartphone App Warns If You’ve Been Exposed to COVID-19
Communities in the United States and around the world are talking about when and how to ease lockdown measures as...
Smartphone App Warns If You’ve Been Exposed to Coronavirus
The smartphone in your pocket may soon let you know if you’ve been exposed to COVID-19.As communities around the world...
Smartphone App Sends Alert If You’ve Been Exposed to COVID-19
Communities in the United States and around the world are talking about when and how to ease lockdown measures as...
Australians Race to Download COVID-19 Tracing App Despite Privacy Concerns
More than a million Australians have downloaded a coronavirus contact tracing app within hours of it being released by the...
Amazon Tests Screening New Merchants for Fraud via Video Calls in Pandemic
Amazon.com Inc is piloting the use of video conference calls to verify the identity of merchants who wish to sell...
Senior Communities Adopt Virtual Reality to Fight Dementia, Social Isolation
Seventy-five-year-old Eileen Higa loves to travel and has visited many countries, but she never got a chance to see the...
