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Will Google's new partnership lead to smartphones that learn?Google's partnership with Movidius on the development of neural networking in smartphones and other hand-held devices could lead to advanced computing that 'learns' from real-world data.
First LookFacebook's new reactions are nearly ready. Will users 'like' them?Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg says the company is nearly ready to roll out a new system for responding to users' posts with a single click.
When NASA moves out of low Earth orbit, will private companies move in?NASA is urging private companies to take advantage of the International Space Station while they still can.
Starry aims to bring gigabit Internet to every US homeStarry, a startup company from the founder of the now-defunct Aereo Internet TV service, plans to use previously-unusable wireless spectrum to beam gigabit Internet to people's homes.
How technology that detects gunfire is helping Pittsburgh policeThe system, known as ShotSpotter, uses acoustic sensors and software to determine whether and where a gunshot has been fired. Pittsburgh police credit it with helping them arrest a suspect in a recent murder case. But the impact of predictive technologies has been debated by researchers.
Is 'like' too simple? Facebook moves toward a range of 'Reactions'Facebook recently rolled out testing of an expanded set of emotional responses, to replace its ubiquitous thumbs-up. What will this look like, and what lies behind this momentous shift for the online behemoth?
Churchill Solitaire: Why Donald Rumsfeld made an iPhone appThe former defense secretary says he learned of a special version of Solitaire played by British Prime Minister Winston Churchill during World War II. Now, you can play it on an iPhone.
Want a peek at experimental new apps? Check out Microsoft Garage.The Microsoft Garage is an experimental lab where employees can work on software projects in their spare time. If a Garage app catches on with users, it may become an official Microsoft product; if it doesn't, it may be abandoned.
Why Uber is testing smartphone tech to track speeding driversThe ride-hailing company is hoping to resolve disputes between passengers and drivers using smartphone data that tracks whether a car makes sudden starts and stops. But how Uber uses that data could raise privacy concerns.
Sony spins off PlayStation and doubles down on the Internet of ThingsSony is spinning off PlayStation, one of its few profitable divisions, into its own separate company in April. It also announced its acquisition of Altair Semiconductor, which makes LTE chips for Internet-enabled devices.
Why the Schrems case was never 'anti-US,' just 'anti-mass-surveillance'Officials from agencies in the US and Europe reflected on the state of Internet policy, law enforcement and privacy at the State of the Net 2016 conference in Washington, discussing tech policy in the wake of a court challenge by privacy activist Max Schrems that struck down the Safe Harbor agreement.
Throw away the shovel: How electric concrete melts snowShovels, snowplows and salt may be a thing of the past, says one engineer.聽
Who invented the mechanical television? A ScotsmanScottish inventor John Logie Baird is honored with a Google Doodle. The first TV images in 1926 were blurry, but supported the audacious inventor's claims.
Do fewer orders at Apple suppliers mean iPhone sales are slipping?Several of Apple's largest suppliers in Asia are expecting orders from the tech giant to drop this quarter. As the company prepares to release its December-quarter sales results on Tuesday, some suppliers are predicting that sales of the flagship iPhones could be slowing.
Study asks: How many Facebook friends are real friends?Social networks such as Facebook can help strengthen real-life relationships, but having a huge online network is no predictor of the number of offline friends a person has.
#Ferguson: How Twitter helped empower ordinary residentsResearchers at Northeastern University found that from the early moments after Michael Brown was killed in Ferguson, Mo., in August 2014, local residents and activists used the social media site to chronicle the unfolding protests and draw attention to police violence.
New iPhone in March: Why bigger isn't always betterA rumored new iPhone 5se will be smaller, a sign that tinier tech could mark the next wave of digital gadgets.
Why Blue Origin's reuseable rocket is such a big dealBlue Origin made history as the first private company to reuse a spacecraft to launch into space and land on Earth. The major space-race competitors seems focused more than ever on unlocking reusable spacecraft.
US prisons now offer inmates 'electronic messaging,' but it's not really e-mailInmates in some jails and prisons can receive 鈥� but not always send 鈥� messages, which cost on average 50 cents each, a burden that falls particularly on inmates' families, finds a new report released Thursday by the Prison Policy Initiative.
Google paid Apple to maintain search on iPhone, court documents sayDetails on a confidential deal between Google and Apple to keep the Google search engine on iOS devices surfaced during court proceedings.