Crime-tracking tools could help discover new mineral reserves — experts
MIAMI -- Striking gold used to be a matter of luck, but tools used to track criminals, diseases and social networks could soon uncover...
Technology improvements so dramatic it’s depressing… for energy statistics
By Nathaniel Bullard
Bloomberg
FIFTEEN YEARS ago, Japan’s Earth Simulator was the most powerful supercomputer on Earth. It had more than 5,000 processors. It consumed 6,400...
Apple battles trademark sleuths bent on revealing gadget names
ONE of Apple’s most fiercely guarded secrets? The name of the next iPhone. It’s known that the device will launch later this year, complete...
Global ransomware attacks on the rise — Europol report
THE HAGUE -- Global ransomware attacks soared by over 11% in the 12 months to March, Europol reported Tuesday, but specialist tools developed with...
Chat bot lets companies do job interviews via chat
A Singapore-based tech start-up has introduced a faster way for employers to screen job applications through a messaging app powered by artificial intelligence (AI).
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Adobe Flash to be phased out by 2020
SAN FRANCISCO -- Adobe on Tuesday said its Flash software that served up video and online games for decades will be killed off over...
Microsoft moves to erase Paint, then takes it back after a change of art
SAN FRANCISCO -- Microsoft put out word that it would not abandon Paint after reports of its pending demise triggered a deluge of lament...
Acer introduces new cloud solutions
By Zsarlene B. Chua
Reporter
THE CLOUD solutions arm of New Taipei-based Acer, Inc., has presented three new solutions under its Build Your Own Cloud (BYOC)...
Tech billionaires Musk, Zuckerberg trade barbs over artificial intelligence
SAN FRANCISCO -- Visionary entrepreneur Elon Musk and Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg were trading jabs on social media over artificial intelligence this week in...
Why you should replace your PC screen with an AR headset
By Selina Wang
Bloomberg
IMAGINE an office without computer monitors, cubicles or chairs. Everyone is wearing headsets that project their work in the form of 3-D...
Google Glass returns, eyes enterprise market
SAN FRANCISCO, UNITED STATES -- After spending two years on the sidelines, Google Glass Internet-linked eyewear is back in the game, this time aimed...
Microsoft Cloud to help Baidu smart cars effort
SAN FRANCISCO -- Microsoft’s cloud computing platform will be used outside China for collaboration by members of a self-driving car alliance formed by Chinese...