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WASHINGTON—Our fear of sharks may be able to teach us something about how to manage cybersecurity threats, says Melanie Ensign, security and privacy communications lead at Uber. It’s not the shark’s superb hunting skills or ability to kill its prey that is useful, so much as the effect on the human brain. Humans have an […]

Facebook Inc said it was investigating if a security breach that it revealed last week had impacted users of its corporate chat app, Workplace. The company’s shares were down 2 percent at $159.26. The social media giant had said hackers stole digital login codes that could have allowed them to take over nearly 50 million user […]

YouTube has removed the most popular channel focused on Chinese politics from its search suggestions just as YouTube’s parent company, Google, faces scrutiny for allegedly developing a censored web search app for the Chinese market. While typing into the YouTube search bar, the website provides a drop-down list of suggested search queries, which appears to […]

Cellular companies such as Verizon are looking to challenge traditional cable companies with residential internet service that promises to be ultra-fast, affordable and wireless. Using an emerging wireless technology known as 5G, Verizon’s 5G Home service provides an alternative to cable for connecting laptops, phones, TVs and other devices over Wi-Fi. It launches in four […]

Facebook Inc said on Friday that hackers had discovered a security flaw that allowed them to take over up to 50 million user accounts, a major breach that adds to a bruising year for the company’s reputation. Facebook, which has more than 2 billion monthly active users, said it has been unable to determine yet […]

A Google employee who was fired after complaining of sexual harassment has filed a lawsuit. Britt Storkson, 63, worked at a Google data center in The Dalles, Oregon. He said he was subject to an environment of sexual harassment, and wants $400,000 in damages. Storkson said he has been in the workforce for over 40 […]

Digital mapping company TomTom will probably lose some business in future as a result of Google’s deal with carmakers Renault, Nissan and Mitsubishi, TomTom’s finance chief said on Sept. 19. Carmakers opting for Google Maps would have an impact on TomTom’s order flow, CFO Taco Titulaer told Dutch news agency ANP, although that would not […]

European Union regulators are checking whether U.S. online retailer Amazon is using merchants’ data in a way that stifles competition, Europe’s antitrust chief said on Sept. 19. The comments by European Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager come as the world’s largest online retailer faces calls for more regulatory intervention and even its potential break-up because of […]

Legal services may be one of the last industries to be disrupted by technology, but the momentum is picking up.

The Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi carmaking alliance said on Sept. 18, it will adopt Alphabet’s Google Android operating system, handing a victory to the U.S. tech giant as it pushes for a bigger share of the infotainment market. Renault, Nissan, and Mitsubishi, with combined sales of 10.6 million vehicles last year, said future models will “integrate Google applications […]

The absence of a striking new feature left major tech blogs and newspapers lukewarm on the new XS range of Apple Inc’s iPhones in the first batch of reviews on Sept. 18, although most praised the improvements to a wide range of standard features. The new iPhones have subtle additions to last year’s reimagined iPhone […]

Qualcomm Inc is preparing to add at least two new directors to its board, people familiar with the matter told Reuters, as the U.S. smartphone chip maker looks to appease shareholders who withheld voting support for its board last March. Qualcomm has been forced to defend its track record this year after upsetting some investors […]

Taiwan’s Ministry of Science and Technology group held an extended investment promotion and marketing conference for its three major science parks: Hsinchu, Central, and Southern science parks at the Hyatt Regency in Boston on Sept. 13. Yu-Chin Hsu, Deputy Minister of Science and Technology, shared experiences with over a hundred guests attending the event. Hsu voiced the […]

A senior researcher has quit his job at Google in protest over the company’s leaked plans to create a censored web search app for China, codenamed “Dragonfly.” Jack Poulson, 32, who worked for the research and machine-intelligence department, left Google on Aug. 31 after discussing his concerns with his bosses for several weeks. He felt […]

Taiwan’s Ministry of Science and Technology group held an extended investment promotion and marketing conference for its three major science parks: Hsinchu, Central, and Southern science parks at the Hyatt Regency in Boston on Sept. 13. Yu-Chin Hsu, Deputy Minister of Science and Technology, shared experiences with over a hundred guests attending the event. Hsu voiced the […]

The Swiss watch industry faces an increased threat from a new Apple Watch, which is able to detect heart problems and is likely to appeal to older shoppers, industry experts said on Sept. 13. Apple Inc presented the new Apple Watch Series 4, able to take an electrocardiogram to detect an irregular heartbeat and start an […]

Spotify is increasingly attracting viewers as well as listeners to its free music streaming service and is finding new ways to target adverts and podcasts at customers, its head of global advertising sales told Reuters. The Swedish company, which has risen 39 percent in value since it floated in New York in April, is seeing […]

Toronto as a tech hub keeps getting bigger. Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi announced the ride-sharing company would be investing over $200 million in the next five years as it opens a new engineering office in 2019. Microsoft and Intel also unveiled plans to expand in Toronto this week. Canada’s largest city has a growing reputation […]

The European Union’s chief executive on Sept. 12, proposed hefty fines on Google, Facebook, Twitter, and other online platforms if they fail to remove extremist content within one hour. Brussels gave internet firms three months in March to show they were acting faster to take down radical posts. Industry lobby groups said they have made […]

Six major Web companies and internet-service providers, including AT&T Inc, Twitter Inc, and Alphabet Inc’s Google, will detail their consumer data privacy practices to a U.S. Senate panel on Sept. 26, according to a congressional statement on Sept. 12. The Senate hearing will give the six technology-related companies, which also include Amazon.com Inc, Apple Inc, […]