Thousands of self-driving cars are now that much closer to hitting the streets after House lawmakers approved a bill Wednesday to expand companies’ ability to test the next-generation technology. It’s a major step forward for tech companies, Detroit manufacturers and urban planners who believe automated cars will transform the economy. Here’s what you need to... >>>
The MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab will focus on furthering artificial intelligence-based research in areas such as healthcare and cybersecurity. The MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab will focus on furthering artificial intelligence-based research in areas such as healthcare and... >>>
Tech giants Apple and Amazon, each with voice assistants and standalone products that use them, are growing their engineering teams working on their Siri and Alexa products, respectively, as voice technology moves towards the mainstream, according to reports. Tech giants Apple and Amazon, each with voice assistants and standalone products that use them, are growing... >>>
As Lenovo resolves the Superfish bloatware scandal from 2015, a surprising detail has emerged from the fine print of the settlement. Consumers who bought Lenovo laptops with “man-in-the-middle” Superfish adware (by a company called VisualDiscovery) likely fell for a trick later made infamous by Microsoft: clicking the “X” to dismiss the program actually opted them... >>>
Your next business trip to Singapore could see you breezing even more quickly through checkpoints at the world’s best airport as early as next month. Your next business trip to Singapore could see you breezing even more quickly through checkpoints at the world’s best airport as early as next... >>>
Lego Group is being forced to retrench after years as a toy-industry standout during which the Danish company leveraged its plastic brick sets and swiveled-arm characters with licensed films, video games and theme parks to double its annual revenue to $6 billion. Lego Group is being forced to retrench after years as a toy-industry standout... >>>
With new research shedding light on the necessity for all pixels of an online ad to be in view, given the increased impact of influence on the consumer, the call for an enhanced viewability metric across media types is gaining traction. With new research shedding light on the necessity for all pixels of an online... >>>
Aerospace supplier United Technologies Corp (UTX.N) has struck a $30 billion agreement to buy avionics and interiors maker Rockwell Collins Inc (COL.N), the companies said on Monday, in a deal that bulks up UTC’s power with plane makers by creating one of the world’s largest makers of civilian and defense aircraft components. Aerospace supplier United... >>>
Tronc, the publisher of The Los Angeles Times and The Chicago Tribune, announced on Monday that it had acquired The Daily News, the nearly 100-year-old tabloid that for decades set the city’s agenda with its gossip, sports and city coverage. Tronc, the publisher of The Los Angeles Times and The Chicago Tribune, announced on Monday... >>>
Ad fraud costs advertisers billions of dollars a year, but now a solution may be at hand as two leading adtech companies have joined forces with the aim of detecting bot traffic before a digital ad impression is even bought. Ad fraud costs advertisers billions of dollars a year, but now a solution may be... >>>
There’s a new executive in charge of Apple’s AI assistant, Siri. Apple updated its leadership page on Friday with new profiles for China managing director Isabel Ge Mahe, and Deirdre O’Brien, Apple’s new head of HR. There’s a new executive in charge of Apple’s AI assistant, Siri. Apple updated its leadership page on Friday with... >>>
An Overwatch League team has signed a 17-year-old Overwatch professional player to a $150,000 contract, showing how lucrative an eSports career can turn out to be. An Overwatch League team has signed a 17-year-old Overwatch professional player to a $150,000 contract, showing how lucrative an eSports career can turn out to... >>>
A configuration error by one of Time Warner Cable’s vendors left a database containing more than 4 million records with info about the cable operator’s customers publicly available on the internet, according to a security software firm. A configuration error by one of Time Warner Cable’s vendors left a database containing more than 4 million... >>>
Tech and media companies are already preparing for tough data protection laws that the European Union will introduce next year, but new analysis suggests Google and Facebook still risk seeing their current business models disrupted. Tech and media companies are already preparing for tough data protection laws that the European Union will introduce next year,... >>>
Facebook launched its Watch video service in the United States on Thursday as it vies with YouTube for video advertising revenue. Facebook launched its Watch video service in the United States on Thursday as it vies with YouTube for video advertising... >>>
Electronics giant Samsung is the latest company to get the go-ahead to test self-driving cars on California’s public roads. Electronics giant Samsung is the latest company to get the go-ahead to test self-driving cars on California’s public... >>>
There are only a few dozen residents and one general store in the remote community of Deadhorse, Alaska, but starting Thursday, you can request a Lyft driver to shuttle you around the frosty outpost. There are only a few dozen residents and one general store in the remote community of Deadhorse, Alaska, but starting Thursday,... >>>
The extent to which consumers now expect brands to meet their immediate needs has been highlighted in new analysis of search trends on Google. The extent to which consumers now expect brands to meet their immediate needs has been highlighted in new analysis of search trends on... >>>