Why private equity is betting on your online shopping habit
PRIVATE EQUITY firms, sitting on record piles of cash, are targeting a geeky corner of the online shopping industry as the next frontier in...
Japan firm builds the Rolls Royce of fidget spinners, sells toy at $157
FUJISAWA, JAPAN -- One company in perfectionism-obsessed Japan is claiming it has developed a fidget spinner that whirls longer than any rival on the...
Meet Wim, the kitchen device that makes fro-yo in minutes
THE KITCHEN counter has become a crowded place. Alongside coffee machines, mixers, and toasters are now juicers, dehydrators, soda makers, and the darling of...
Facebook is building a device for video chat in hardware push
FACEBOOK, Inc. is working on a video chat device for the home -- the first major hardware product from its experimental Building 8 lab.
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Crime-tracking tools could help discover new mineral reserves — experts
MIAMI -- Striking gold used to be a matter of luck, but tools used to track criminals, diseases and social networks could soon uncover...
Technology improvements so dramatic it’s depressing… for energy statistics
By Nathaniel Bullard
Bloomberg
FIFTEEN YEARS ago, Japan’s Earth Simulator was the most powerful supercomputer on Earth. It had more than 5,000 processors. It consumed 6,400...
Apple battles trademark sleuths bent on revealing gadget names
ONE of Apple’s most fiercely guarded secrets? The name of the next iPhone. It’s known that the device will launch later this year, complete...
Global ransomware attacks on the rise — Europol report
THE HAGUE -- Global ransomware attacks soared by over 11% in the 12 months to March, Europol reported Tuesday, but specialist tools developed with...
Chat bot lets companies do job interviews via chat
A Singapore-based tech start-up has introduced a faster way for employers to screen job applications through a messaging app powered by artificial intelligence (AI).
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Adobe Flash to be phased out by 2020
SAN FRANCISCO -- Adobe on Tuesday said its Flash software that served up video and online games for decades will be killed off over...
Microsoft moves to erase Paint, then takes it back after a change of art
SAN FRANCISCO -- Microsoft put out word that it would not abandon Paint after reports of its pending demise triggered a deluge of lament...
Acer introduces new cloud solutions
By Zsarlene B. Chua
Reporter
THE CLOUD solutions arm of New Taipei-based Acer, Inc., has presented three new solutions under its Build Your Own Cloud (BYOC)...