“Grinch Bots” are forcing toy prices up by as as much as 6000%
Cyber bots, also being called “Grinch bots” are apparently killing the spirit of Christmas by snatching up the most popular…
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Nissan to test self-driving “robo-taxi” service as early as 2018
It has been just four years since Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn said that the company would start building self-driving cars…
China Web Watchdog’s Internet Event Attracts the Biggest Names in Tech
A galaxy of U.S. tech CEOs and senior executives are expected to attend the annual World Internet Conference that kicks…
3 Things to look for in file recovery software
Now that many things have become tech-driven in today’s world, data loss has become a common thing. There are many…
World’s largest Lithium-ion battery goes live in South Australia, courtesy Elon Musk
Tesla’s massive 100MW lithium-ion battery, the largest of its kind in the world and a project that won Elon Musk…
“Death by Pokémon GO” study says 145,632 traffic accidents caused while playing the augmented reality game
A recent study shows that more than 145,000 traffic accidents have been caused by users playing Pokémon Go in the 148 days…
YouTube Go officially out of beta testing, now available key developing markets
Last year Google experimented with YouTube Go, a low-data-usage version of the user-generated video streaming platform, specifically meant for countries…
Facebook’s AI will proactively spot suicide posts, critical to Facebook Live
The Short: Facebook is rolling out its “proactive detection” AI update to users worldwide, except in the EU. The software…
Uber sends executives on the road to address regulator issues after data breach fallout
The Short: Following the mass global fallout of the data breach at Uber last year that was only just revealed…
A “Substitute Phone” for smartphone addicts to avoid withdrawal symptoms
When is a smartphone not a smartphone? When it’s a “Substitute Phone”, of course! Austrian designer Klemens Schillinger has come up…
Credit card and gift card issues ruined Black Friday for Macy’s, problem now fixed
Reports started flowing from around midday on Black Friday that Macy’s was having problems with processing credit cards and gift…
2020 Roadster has a 620-mile range, but faster than a Koenigsegg Agera RS?
Alongside the formal unveiling of the Tesla semi truck, Tesla CEO Elon Musk delivered breaking news of what he called…
Apple completes $30M acquisition of augmented reality headset maker “Vrvana”
TechCrunch has reported that Apple has acquired Canadian startup Vrvana to further its ambitions in the augmented reality (AR) space….
So-called net neutrality nightmare in Portugal essentially a mirror of U.S. practices?
California Congressional representative Ro Khanna tweeted a seemingly nightmarish scenario of what could happen if the FCC’s plan to dismantle…
Google does an Uber on privacy, says it tracked user location even if settings are turned off
If you have a new Android phone that you bought this year, it’s very likely Google has been tracking your…