logo
Just in:
Pinarayi faults UDF over mounting road crashes // Vance attributes Republican midterm defeats to Iran conflict // AI trust gap reveals distinct retail priorities: Divergent paths to consumer growth in Hong Kong and the GBA // OpenAI identifies 948 Linux privilege escalation flaws using AI // Arrow Electronics showcases technologies advancing intelligent robotics, mobility and digital infrastructure // Cloudflare unveils Zero Wire vulnerability intelligence service // Govt opposes Arlekar’s PSC action // SC to examine students’ exam plea today // As AI Reshapes Education, Singapore Convenes Global Dialogue on the Future of Early Childhood Education // ADIA and partners establish $1.4 billion aviation venture // Meraas showcases five residential zones at Dubai Design Week // U.S. Mid Term Result Is A Clear Verdict Against Trump’s Authoritarianism // Middle East governments assess Iran war after US vote // Democrats capture Senate majority with seven Republican seats // After Reaching 7 Million Users in the Philippines, Skyro Launches Transparent Cash Loans in Malaysia // xCube Access Welcomes Entrust Capital Limited  Expanding Access to Professional Portfolio Management // Oil and chip shares retreat after Democratic victories // CR Longdation Aethereal Cybersecurity × Global Cybersecurity Alliance (GCSA) Join Hands to Establish the “AI and Cybersecurity Research Centre” // APT29-linked campaign exploits outdated Apple and Android software // Fast Just Got Fastest: STING Energy Boost™ Celebrates Kimi Antonelli’s Formula 1® World Championship and the Fan Energy Behind It //

News related to
Tech

By Dustin Volz | WASHINGTON WASHINGTON The Senate’s main investigation into allegations of Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election is equipped with a much smaller staff than previous high-profile intelligence and scandal probes in Congress, which could potentially affect its progress, according to sources and a Reuters review of public records. With only seven staff members initially assigned to the Senate Intelligence Committee’s three-month-old investigation, […]

The finalized prototype of Google self-driving car. First, it was just a dream. Then it became a quirky research project undertaken by a handful of the nerdiest engineers in the robotics industry. Now self-driving cars are on the brink of transforming transportation. The industry creating the technology for autonomous vehicles has morphed from a collaborative space of free-flowing ideas into a high-speed road race where the winners […]

· Emaar Hospitality Group, which marks its tenth year in operation, now has 26 upcoming projects · Showcases its portfolio of 10 operational hotels and three serviced residences, and other new properties at the premier travel, tourism and hospitality event 24 April 2017 Dubai, UAE – Emaar Hospitality Group, the hospitality and leisure business of Emaar Properties, today unveiled six new hotel projects as part of […]

Technion researchers have a developed safe and efficient way to produce hydrogen on board a plane in flight. Using aluminum particles and (fresh or waste), the technology could one day help meet in-flight energy needs on commercial aircraft. (via WSJ)

Newsrooms around the world are experimenting with virtual reality more and more, but mass adoption of the medium has been slowed by the lack of quality content and an industry-wide inability to make money from it. That’s the gist of a new report, released this evening by the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, that tracks adoption of and experimentation with virtual reality at major legacy […]

By Sam Nussey and Ritsuko Shimizu | TOKYO TOKYO Japan’s growing labor shortage threatens the nation’s ubiquitous convenience stores, whose business model relies on an army of part-timers packing bento lunch boxes, manning cash registers and delivering goods 24/7. The big three “combini” operators 7-Eleven, FamilyMart and Lawson, which have expanded through Japan’s long slump, are scrambling to ease the pressure on franchisees by offering a mix […]

The Campbell Soup Company has voluntarily recalled more than 4,000 pounds of chicken soup because of misbranding and undeclared allergens. Potential Allergen Not Indicated On Label Of Affected Products The Food Safety and Inspection Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which announced the recall on April 22, said that the affected products contain a potential allergen that was not declared on the label. The affected chicken with […]

Advertisements

Liam disassembles iPhones and sorts components into bins for further processing. (Image: Apple) Apple has released new details about Liam, its line of robots that disassembles the iPhone 6 so that individual components can be reused to make new gadgets in the future. Liam was first introduced last year , and now that the pilot has been successful, there are plans to expand the project. This will […]

According to newly unsealed documents, a federal court in California ruled that it is unlawful for Adobe to remain under an indefinite gag order regarding a search warrant for one of its users. In the ruling, the Los Angeles court concluded that the government had not made a sufficient argument to support the ongoing nature of a gag order it issued to Adobe 2016. Effectively, Adobe successfully […]

Escalation of alcoholic cirrhosis is more pronounced in regions where peak cold climate prevails accompanied by less sunshine, according to a study. The study was led by Neil Shah, MD, of the University of North Carolina. To some extent, the findings implicitly endorse the popular perception that an alcoholic drink is the best means to stay warm. However, it invariably exposes people to many consequences, noted Shah at […]

Security is the Internet of Things’ (IoT) Achilles heel. One reason that’s so is there is a lack of common IoT development standards. The Linux Foundation, along with 50 companies, is addressing this by building a common open-framework for IoT edge computing and an ecosystem of interoperable components under a new open-source consortium: The EdgeX Foundry. EdgeX is seeking a common open-source framework for the IoT. The […]

Enviroserve UAE has signed an agreement with Dubai Wholesale City for the construction of a 228,000 sq ft electronics and specialised waste recycling plant at Dubai Industrial Park. Backed by the Swiss Government Export Finance Agency, the AED120 million project represents one of the largest foreign direct investments in the field of environmental management in the UAE, a statement said. It added that the facility will serve […]

Masterson: It’s something election officials hear about all the time. I can tell you my experience in Ohio. When we dug into that. It was virtually non-existent. But to the extent that election officials could, they looked at their processes, looked at ways they could both educate the public on the process to serve voters. It is my opinion, in the vast majority of jurisdictions today in […]

Saturday, April 29, marks what may be a bittersweet anniversary for the Administration: it is President Trump’s 100th day in office. It could also mark Day 1 of a government shutdown if Congress doesn’t pass a spending bill authorizing funding, or if the president doesn’t sign it before then. This is a risk the GOP will be eager to avoid, although in recent days chatter has again […]

UK and US share a similar mindset when it comes to horizontal drilling for shale energy, say Cardiff University researchers and colleagues While an entire ocean separates the UK from the US, when the issue of fracking arises, the great divide—philosophically speaking—narrows considerably. Concerns about short-term and long-term impacts of horizontal drilling for shale energy are prevalent in both countries. According to a new study by […]

By Barbara Goldberg | NEW YORK NEW YORK Anti-Semitic incidents, from bomb threats and cemetery desecration to assaults and bullying, have surged in the United States since the election of President Donald Trump, and a “heightened political atmosphere” played a role in the rise, the Anti-Defamation League said on Monday. A sharp increase in the harassment of American Jews, including double the incidents of bullying of schoolchildren […]

Zika — caused due to disease carrying mosquitoes — is expected to rear its ugly head once again in Texas. Places with plenty of mosquito growth are the worst impacted when it comes to the disease’s outbreak. In 2016, Texas was the worst hit state in the country. Numerous Zika cases occurred in the Rio-Grande Valley and health officials are worried that with the approaching monsoons, the virus […]

A new method that could lead to lithium batteries that are safer, have longer battery life, and are bendable has now been developed, providing new possibilities such as flexible smartphones. His new technique uses ice-templating to control the structure of the solid electrolyte for lithium batteries that are used in portable electronics, electric vehicles, and grid-level energy storage. (via WSJ)

Three-dimensional printing allows extremely small and complex structures to be made even in small series. A new method now allows glass to be used for this technique. As a consequence of the properties of glass, such as transparency, thermal stability and resistance to acids, the use of this material in 3D-printing opens up manifold new applications in production and research, such as optics, data transmission, and biotechnology. […]

Apple is working on a sensor that would monitor diabetics’ blood sugar levels, according to CNBC. It’s been in the works since the days of Steve Jobs, who reportedly envisioned a wearable like Apple Watch that would keep tabs on people’s health. This story is of great personal interest to me since I have been a type 2 diabetic for over 25 years. I have […]

Thousands of people have marched this weekend in Washington, D.C., in an attempt to defend science and support its evolution. The march came as a response to President Trump’s massive budget cuts. President Trump’s budget proposal is expected to have massive effects on scientific work. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will receive roughly two thirds of the funding it was expected to. Additionally, the National Institutes of Health […]

Former BP boss Tony Hayward will in June leave Genel Energy, the Kurdistan-focused oil explorer he co-founded, following several troubled years for the lossmaking company. He will be succeeded as Genel chairman by Stephen Whyte, an energy industry veteran, whose career has included a long spell at Royal Dutch Shell in various technical and commercial roles. Since 2013, Mr Hayward has been chairman of Glencore, the mining-cum-trading […]

Risk is definitely on this morning as European shares soar, led by French stocks and a new record high in Germany’s Dax, after a “French relief rally” in which the first round of the country’s presidential elections prompted investors to bet that establishment candidate Emmanuel Macron will win a runoff vote next month, and who is seen as a 61% to 39% favorite to defeat Le Pen […]

Light can be used as an accurate method to control gene expression, shows groundbreaking optogenetics study. In a new study, the researchers were able to induce and inhibit the expression of genes in mammalian cell cultures and were able to regulate intracellular protein levels using light signals. The approach was also used to regulate gene transcription at endogenous genomic sites when combined with CRISPR/Cas9 technology. (via WSJ)

VISHNU RAJA
RYO YAMADA
HITORI GOTOH
IKUYO KITA
Just in:
Ta’ziz finalises $1.39bn funding for Ruwais industrial facilities // Anthropic to prohibit persistent abuse of Claude chatbot // AI trust gap reveals distinct retail priorities: Divergent paths to consumer growth in Hong Kong and the GBA // Vance attributes Republican midterm defeats to Iran conflict // CR Longdation Aethereal Cybersecurity × Global Cybersecurity Alliance (GCSA) Join Hands to Establish the “AI and Cybersecurity Research Centre” // Hong Kong mandates crypto transaction disclosures to tax authorities // Emirates Group records AED 4.1 billion half-year profit // Democrats capture Senate majority with seven Republican seats // Meraas showcases five residential zones at Dubai Design Week // Arrow Electronics showcases technologies advancing intelligent robotics, mobility and digital infrastructure // Oil and chip shares retreat after Democratic victories // Middle East governments assess Iran war after US vote // xCube Access Welcomes Entrust Capital Limited  Expanding Access to Professional Portfolio Management // Fast Just Got Fastest: STING Energy Boost™ Celebrates Kimi Antonelli’s Formula 1® World Championship and the Fan Energy Behind It // APT29-linked campaign exploits outdated Apple and Android software // Utilities pursue ₹1,992 cr in unpaid bills // Asia Left Behind: Ten international companies have yet to report delivering on their cage-free egg pledges across the region // Cloudflare unveils Zero Wire vulnerability intelligence service // Govt opposes Arlekar’s PSC action // OpenAI identifies 948 Linux privilege escalation flaws using AI //