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The European Union will ask major US technology companies including Facebook, Google and Twitter to help tackle online extremism at a meeting on Wednesday, officials said. The dinner meeting in Luxembourg comes amid rising concerns about the use of the Internet to radicalise young European Muslims w
With cloud services proliferating, Seattle startup Azuqua has raised $5 million from Ignition Partners to help businesses create processes that integrate multiple software-as-a-service applications. The company says its Web-based software allows integration among more than 40 cloud services, helping
Another exit for a Berlin tech company, albeit not necessarily a home run. Fyber, the adtech company formerly known as SponsorPay has been acquired by the publicly-listed European media company RNTS Media. Terms of the deal aren’t being disclosed, except to say that it’s a mixture of cash and stock,
A few days ago, a certain HTC Desire 612 was spotted on Verizon’s website. It wasn’t exactly the most powerful Android handset we’ve seen, but we suppose it would appeal to those looking for a relatively inexpensive device. Well the good news is that Verizon has since officially announced the HTC De
The US Navy has a cool new trick up its sleeve , its unmanned boats can now autonomously swarm enemy targets. The technology is called CARACaS (Control Architecture for Robotic Agent Command and Sensing) and it can be fitted on any boat, allowing it to operate either autonomously, or as a part of a
In the city where it all began, Airbnb is now moving toward legalization. San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors approved initial legislation on Tuesday that would legalize short-term rentals popularized on sites like Airbnb and VRBO, after certain requirements are met. For the past six years, t
With so many companies hopping on board the bandwagon, it was only assumed that companies such as HTC would want to get in on the fun as well. In fact there were rumors that HTC could be working on a wearable of their own that could be launching in the near future. Well the bad news […]
If Volvo has its way, truck accidents could be on the way out. The automaker is working on system for the haulers to help drivers avoid wrecks, aiming to combat low visibility as one of the primary causes of wrecks. In order to keep an eye on things, the company is developing tech that continuously
Is Samsung’s Gear VR too hot for your head to handle? G for Games points us to a new report from Korean publication Asia Today that claims Samsung’s virtual reality headset may start overheating after only 25 minutes of use. The good news is that the offending headset in question was apparently only
How much technology can you fit into a 0.8-millimeter-thick credit card? Last November, Coin offered a first taste of what was possible. The device promised to digitally hold eight credit or debit cards and let you choose between them at will. You could swipe Coin in any conventional card reader, an
Truck drivers are often asked to haul goods over long distances and usually have deadlines to meet, which means that many of them resort to staying up late at night in order to reach their destination in a timely manner. This also means that there are some of them who are sleep deprived which could
The customer base for IBM’s Watson cognitive computing technology is expanding as companies from an increasingly wide variety of industries start to incorporate the service into their businesses. Watson is being used by organizations in 25 countries, including Australia, England, Thailand, Canada an
