In this July 16, 2019, file photo, a man walks across the street from a Capital One location in San Francisco. Federal prosecutors say Paige Thompson, the woman accused of hacking Capital One and at least 30 other organizations, is a threat to herself and society, a flight risk and should be kept locked up… read more »
Ryanair had announced last month that it would close some bases because of problems with Boeing’s crisis-hit 737 MAX jet Unions representing Ryanair cabin crew in Spain warned on Tuesday of a 10-day strike in September to protest against the anticipated closing of some airport bases for the low-cast Irish airline. After meeting with Ryanair… read more »
Only ‘two or three’ people a week use the PayPay system at Katsuyuki Hasegawa’s bike repair shop Once a pioneer in cashless transactions, Japan is now lagging behind as the world’s biggest economies increasingly embrace electronic payments—because its ageing population still prefers physical money. Four out of five purchases are still made with cash in… read more »
Facebook’s News Tab will be curated by a team of journalists who select relevant, reliable breaking and top news stories Facebook on Tuesday confirmed plans for a News Tab that will be edited by seasoned journalists, in a departure from its longstanding practice of letting algorithms dictate a user’s experience. A human team will select… read more »
Apple is placing greater emphasis on offering digital content and services as the once-sizzling smartphone market cools Apple on Tuesday launched a smartphone-generation credit card in the US and moved closer to hitting the hot streaming television market with a new subscription service. The moves come as Apple shifts to emphasize digital content and other… read more »
The team tested ShareAR with three case study apps: Cubist Art (top panel), which lets users create and share virtual artwork with each other; Doc Edit (bottom left panel), which lets users create virtual notes or lists they can share or keep private; and Paintball (bottom right panel), which lets users play paintball with virtual… read more »
The newly designed high voltage aqueous Zn anode batteries can challenge Li-ion’s current dominance. Credit: G.G. Yadav et al, ACS Energy Lett., 2019, 4, 2144-2146. A new rechargeable high voltage manganese dioxide zinc battery, exceeding the 2 V barrier in aqueous zinc chemistry, is the latest invention by City College of New York researchers. With… read more »
Huawei’s founder Ren Zhengfei, reacts during an interview at the Huawei campus in Shenzhen in Southern China’s Guangdong province on Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2019. Ren said he expects no relief from U.S. export curbs due to the political climate in Washington but expresses confidence the company will thrive with its own technology. (AP Photo/Ng Han… read more »
In this March 27, 2018 file photo, the Jaguar I-Pace vehicle outfitted with Waymo’s suite of sensors and radar is introduced in New York. Google autonomous vehicle spinoff Waymo says it will start testing on public roads in Florida to better experience heavy rain. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File) Google autonomous vehicle spinoff Waymo says it… read more »
Credit: CC0 Public Domain More than 20 local governments in Texas are facing a coordinated ransomware attack, authorities said. The Texas Department of Information Resources said in a statement Saturday that it believes a single source is behind all 23 of the attacks. It didn’t name the affected cities or provide details about the attacker’s… read more »