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China’s $11B app that wants to organize the world’s information

A wildly popular Chinese news app is fast becoming one of the world's hottest upstarts.

First published by Kevin | June 12, 2017 | Science & Technology | 0 responses

Google sells maker of ‘nightmare-inducing’ robots to Japan’s SoftBank

Google is ditching one of its highest-profile robotics businesses, selling it off to a Japanese tech giant.

First published by | June 9, 2017 | Science & Technology | 0 responses

Apple taking on Venmo with peer-to-peer payments

At WWDC, Apple's developer conference, Monday, Apple said Apple Pay is coming to Messages in iOS 11.

First published by | June 5, 2017 | Science & Technology | 0 responses

New Nest camera zooms in and recognizes faces

You've seen it in every cheesy police procedural: A suspect is caught on grainy security camera footage.

First published by | May 31, 2017 | Science & Technology | 0 responses

Google AI defeats human Go champion

Google's DeepMind AlphaGo artificial intelligence has defeated the world's number one Go player Ke Jie.

First published by | May 25, 2017 | Science & Technology | 0 responses

How automation could simplify emissions reductions

In March, Rocky Mountain Institute and our partners convened more than 60 stakeholders from across the electricity industry for two days in Chicago to explore the potential for a new and promising technology: automated emissions reduction, or AER.

First published by | May 25, 2017 | Science & Technology | 0 responses

This app gives parents a real-time view of the classroom

Ever wanted to know what your kids really get up to at school? There's an app for that.

First published by | May 24, 2017 | Science & Technology | 0 responses

This gadget turns iPhones into photo printers — with a virtual twist

In 2017, people around the world will take an estimated 1.2 trillion digital photos, according to digital imaging research firm InfoTrends.

First published by | May 23, 2017 | Science & Technology | 0 responses

Leaks ‘expose peculiar Facebook moderation policy’

How Facebook censors what its users see has been revealed by internal documents, the Guardian newspaper says.

First published by | May 22, 2017 | Science & Technology | 0 responses

FCC votes to overturn net neutrality rules

The US Federal Communications Commission has voted to overturn rules that force ISPs to treat all data traffic as equal.

First published by | May 19, 2017 | Science & Technology | 0 responses