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EA cancels gaming events after gamers shot dead

EA cancels gaming events after gamers shot dead

-- 2018-08-28 15:05:20

A major eSports tournament has been suspended by games publisher Electronic Arts (EA) after a shooting that saw two competitors killed on Sunday. Three events have been cancelled while the firm condu...

Musk's U-turn on Tesla deal could intensify his legal woes

Musk's U-turn on Tesla deal could intensify his legal woes

-- 2018-08-27 10:26:01

Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) Chief Executive Elon Musk’s decision to abruptly abandon a plan to take his electric carmaker private will not resolve his mounting regulatory and legal woes, and may even mak...

Flow of money in cyber-crime economy

Flow of money in cyber-crime economy

-- 2018-08-26 15:38:11

Turning virtual cash into real money without being caught is a big problem for successful cyber-criminals. They often have to get creative when "cashing out" or laundering the money they have stolen,...

Smart app now detects pests on crops

Smart app now detects pests on crops

-- 2018-08-25 14:23:26

It is difficult for even veteran farmers to recognise every pest variety, making choosing the right pesticide to kill them difficult. But Chinese scientists have made the work as easy as using a smart...

Russia answers Tesla electrically

Russia answers Tesla electrically

-- 2018-08-24 16:57:09

Russian manufacturing firm Kalashnikov has wheeled out a retro-looking electric car it says will give Elon Musk's Tesla a run for its money. The firm behind the famous AK-47 assault rifle presented t...

Nikon mirrorless cameras to battle Sony

Nikon mirrorless cameras to battle Sony

-- 2018-08-24 14:10:15

Nikon Corporation, also known just as Nikon, is a Japanese multinational corporation headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, the company specialises in optics and imaging products and has unveiled its first fu...

Wind mapping satellite lifts off

Wind mapping satellite lifts off

-- 2018-08-23 17:00:14

PA Waves crash into the sea wall at Seaham Harbour Aeolus data should mean there are fewer surprises in the forecasts 1 A British-assembled satellite has been launched into space to make the first tr...

IBM files patent for smart coffee delivery drones

IBM files patent for smart coffee delivery drones

-- 2018-08-23 14:24:57

IBM has spent much of the last decade turning away from its hardware roots towards new, fast-growing technologies like artificial intelligence and cloud computing. A new patent filing suggests the 107...

Stone tools discovered; reveal human-like grip 0.05m years ago

Stone tools discovered; reveal human-like grip 0.05m years ago

-- 2018-08-21 20:35:51

A recent study has revealed our ancestors to have a high precision grip that enabled them to develop advanced stone tools such as spear points, reports Moneycontrol News, As reported by Heritage Dail...

Water ice 'detected on Moon's surface'

Water ice 'detected on Moon's surface'

-- 2018-08-21 19:44:39

  Scientists say they have definitive evidence for water-ice on the surface of the Moon. The ice deposits are found at both the north and south poles, and are likely to be ancient in origin. T...

Largest king Penguin colony in World drops by 90pc

Largest king Penguin colony in World drops by 90pc

-- 2018-08-21 19:19:02

  After three decades out of the public eye, a giant colony of king penguins has lost 90 per cent of its population, according to a new study, reports NY Times. The colony of 500,000 breeding...

Facebook to make MRI scans faster thru’ artificial intelligence

Facebook to make MRI scans faster thru’ artificial intelligence

-- 2018-08-21 19:03:14

Facebook has announced its new research project targeting use of artificial intelligence (AI) for making MRI scans up to 10 times faster. It has been granted access to approximately 3 million MRI imag...

Microsoft claims win over 'Russian political hackers'

Microsoft claims win over 'Russian political hackers'

-- 2018-08-21 18:26:56

  Russian attempts to launch cyber-attacks against US conservative groups have been thwarted, Microsoft says, reports BBC. The software company said Russian hackers had tried to steal data from...

WhatsApp to clamp down on ‘sinister’ messages in India

WhatsApp to clamp down on ‘sinister’ messages in India

-- 2018-08-21 15:19:46

Facebook-owned WhatsApp assured the Indian government on Tuesday that it would develop tools to combat the problem of fake messages, Indian information technology minister said, according to Reuters....

Apple removes illegal lottery apps from China store

Apple removes illegal lottery apps from China store

-- 2018-08-20 14:15:48

American multinational technology company Apple Inc says it has pulled illegal lottery apps from its App Store in China amid tightening regulation and a barrage of criticism from state media. Accordi...

Body scanners to screen LA subway riders

Body scanners to screen LA subway riders

-- 2018-08-18 16:21:55

Body scanners will be used on the Los Angeles subway to screen passengers for explosives and weapons, the local transport authority has announced. It is the first mass transport system in the US to a...

Google staff demand more oversight  of China search engine plan

Google staff demand more oversight of China search engine plan

-- 2018-08-17 14:08:08

Google is not close to launching a search engine app in China, its chief executive said at a companywide meeting on Thursday, according to a transcript seen by Reuters, as employees of the Alphabet In...

‘Strange behaviour’ of Russian satellite concerns US

‘Strange behaviour’ of Russian satellite concerns US

-- 2018-08-16 16:10:02

A mysterious Russian satellite displaying ‘very abnormal behaviour’ has raised alarm in the US, reports BBC citing a State Department official. "We don't know for certain what it is and t...

Facebook struggling against hate speech in Myanmar

Facebook struggling against hate speech in Myanmar

-- 2018-08-16 12:55:53

Facebook has been “too slow” to address hate speech in Myanmar and is acting to remedy the problem, the company said in a statement on Thursday. The acknowledgement came a day after a Reu...

Wi-fi could be used to detect weapons, bombs

Wi-fi could be used to detect weapons, bombs

-- 2018-08-15 19:43:01

Ordinary wi-fi could be used to detect weapons and explosives in public places, reports BBC citing a study led by the Rutgers University in New Jersey. Wireless signals can penetrate bags to measure...

India to send manned flight into space

India to send manned flight into space

-- 2018-08-15 13:33:54

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi says the country will send a manned flight into space by 2022. The announcement came amid celebrations Wednesday of India's independence from British colonialist...

Google tracks users even after location history disabled

Google tracks users even after location history disabled

-- 2018-08-14 19:03:44

Google records users' locations even when they have asked it not to, BBC has said citing a report from the Associated Press. The issue could affect up to two billion Android and Apple devices which u...

Sainsbury's supermarket goes 'till-free'

Sainsbury's supermarket goes 'till-free'

-- 2018-08-14 17:09:25

Supermarket chain Sainsbury's - the second largest chain of supermarkets in the United Kingdom, with a 16.9 per cent share of the industry in the UK is trialling its first "till-free" store, in which...

China Mobile Hong Kong completes  5G network tests

China Mobile Hong Kong completes 5G network tests

FE Online Desk 2018-08-13 12:26:15

China Mobile Hong Kong (CMHK) Company Limited is the first network provider in Hong Kong to successfully complete end-to-end 5G network testing (client terminal to application). It made the announcem...

NASA launches mission to Sun

NASA launches mission to Sun

-- 2018-08-12 18:28:42

US space agency NASA has launched its mission to send a satellite closer to the Sun than any before. The Parker Solar Probe rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida. The probe is set to become...

Researchers develop new way to make high-quality artificial wood

Researchers develop new way to make high-quality artificial wood

-- 2018-08-12 17:22:41

Chinese scientists developed a new strategy for large-scale fabrication of bio-inspired artificial wood that manifested lightweight and high-strength properties with the mechanical strength comparable...

NASA delays mission to Sun

NASA delays mission to Sun

-- 2018-08-11 18:26:46

US space agency NASA has delayed its mission to send a satellite closer to the Sun than any before. The Parker Solar Probe was set to launch from Cape Canaveral, Florida on Saturday, but last-minute...

Britain in race to launch 2,000 satellites

Britain in race to launch 2,000 satellites

-- 2018-08-11 17:08:36

British Business Secretary Greg Clark said Thursday Britain was poised to compete for the launch of an estimated 2,000 satellites by 2030. Clark expanded on the commercial opportunities to be gained...

Gene-editing startups ignite the next 'Frankenfood' fight

Gene-editing startups ignite the next 'Frankenfood' fight

-- 2018-08-10 15:17:26

In a suburban Minneapolis laboratory, a tiny company that has never turned a profit is poised to beat the world’s biggest agriculture firms to market with the next potential breakthrough in gene...

Samsung unveils Note 9

Samsung unveils Note 9

-- 2018-08-09 21:24:56

Samsung Galaxy Note 9 was unveiled on Thursday at the company’s annual ‘Unpacked’ event in New York. The new phone is part of Samsung’s productivity-focused Galaxy Note-series...