Snap royalty Kylie Jenner helped erase $1.3 billion in one tweet
Snap Inc.’s flagship platform has lost some luster, at least according to one social-media influencer in the Kardashian-Jenner clan.
Shares of the Snapchat parent company...
Web vulnerabilities in 2017 surge 212% — study
The number of web application vulnerabilities soared to an alarming rate in 2017, with more than a third these vulnerabilities unsolvable by any software fix,...
Security experts raise the alarm over ‘malicious use’ of AI tech
PARIS -- Artificial intelligence (AI) could be deployed by dictators, criminals and terrorists to manipulate elections and use drones in terrorist attacks, more than...
Palmreaders? Japan team builds second skin message display
TOKYO -- Palmreading could take on a whole new meaning thanks to a new invention from Japan: an ultra-thin display and monitor that can...
Cyberattacks are costly, and things could get worse
WASHINGTON -- Cyberattacks cost the United States between $57 billion and $109 billion in 2016, a White House report said Friday, warning of a...
Tech with a conscience: Accenture report shows social responsibility driving tech companies
BREAKTHROUGHS in artificial intelligence (AI) and other emerging technologies are paving the way to the rise of intelligent enterprises and enabling companies to integrate...
Acer, Inc. counts on extra life from gamers to escape PC purgatory
ACER, INC. is finally showing signs of life. Now it’s hoping a growing legion of gamers will help pull it out of a multi-year...
Jack Dorsey: There’s ‘strength’ in Twitter’s independence
TWITTER, INC. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Jack Dorsey said there’s “strength” in the social media company remaining independent, deflecting renewed speculation that it may...
Messaging app hit by crypto mining malware, Kaspersky Lab reports
MOSCOW -- Previously undetected malware directed at users of the desktop version of the messaging app Telegram has been discovered by the Russian security...
London warned it is unready for robot taxis and drone deliveries
EUROPE’s largest city is a hotbed of ideas to make getting around the metropolis that little bit easier -- but it isn’t ready for...
Google releases version of Instagram’s ‘Stories’
PARIS -- Google launched its own “Stories” format Tuesday to compete with Snapchat and Instagram with image-driven news articles aimed at mobile phone and...
‘M factors’ that will drive a company’s innovation
By Michael Ngan
IN every sector, innovation is the inevitable next step. Companies everywhere are under immense pressure to generate new product and service innovations...