Category: Biz Tech

Microsoft launched officially its latest chat bot, Zo.ai, along with a new external AI web site with information on its various AI-related projects.

Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos and a number of other prominent figures among the world's richest people are pledging a $1 billion investment fund for clean energy efforts. The new investment fund aims to help advance clean energy production, which in turn would help fight climate change and the negative impact it has on the environment. Breakthrough Energy Innovations The effort is a multiyear fund called Breakthrough Energy Ventures, which spans over the next two decades. More than a dozen prominent individuals from the technology and

Qualcomm said it will work with Google to combine Android Things, an Internet of things operating system, and its Snapdragon processor.The move could give Google a much larger ingredient brand play in the smart home, Internet

Intuit's TurboTax Online software is the bedrock of the company's consumer tax product portfolio. During the 2016 tax season, Intuit sold 33.9 million TurboTax units, a growth of 12 percent from the previous year. But with

 [caption id="attachment_72584" align="alignleft" width="363"] Lost City Antarctica[/caption]Conspiracy theorists claim that photos taken by NASA's Operation IceBridge mission show what could possibly be proof of an ancient human settlement frozen beneath layers of ice in Antarctica. Could this be Atlantis? Antarctica: Home Of The Lost City Of Atlantis? The legend goes that the city of Atlantis sank underwater. Theories abound where the civilization drowned and one of these proposes that the lost city now lies frozen beneath what is now Antarctica.Proponents of the

Salesforce on Tuesday outlined LiveMessage, a conversational service available for Service Cloud that aims to connect consumers and enterprise via text messaging and apps.The gist of LiveMessage is that companies should be able to connect to

In what could probably be the most outlandish concept for a dating simulation game ever, My Horse Prince has gamers play through an anime-style visual novel on the romance between a girl and a horse with a boy's face. Yes, you read that right. Not even a majestic centaur, but literally a horse with its face replaced by that of a boy. You can't make stuff like this up. My Horse Prince, The Dating Sim Originally known as Uma no Prince-sama before it was translated into English,

It seems that Netflix's integration into the Google Home platform is proceeding smoothly. A number of users are now confirming that the popular media-streaming service is already popping up on their devices alongside Google's native Photos service. Netflix, Photos On Google Home The world got a first glimpse of how Netflix will get integrated into Google Home last October during the platform's demonstration. There was no follow-up to the demo until now. With the recent development, users are about to find out

Here's a little known fact about supermoons: They're made up and a complete waste of everyone's time. Supermoons are a by-product of an always-on media machine that demands a constant stream of things to comment on and—in the absence of actual commentary-worthy items—is more than willing to completely fabricate them. The term "supermoon" refers to a full moon that occurs when the moon makes its closest approach to the Earth during its monthly orbit. Sounds like it should make for a really

Google Pixel and Pixel XL have some connectivity problems, but the Mountain View company is on top of it, bringing a fix by releasing a new Android 7.1.1 Nougat build. Earlier this month, owners of the Phones by Google reported that the stable version of the latest Android already took care of the LTE Band 4 issues, but that wasn't the case for everyone. This time around, the new build named NMF26Q release 6 is coming hot on the heels and is expected to

TechnologyOne, an enterprise software company listed among the ASX 200, has claimed the Australian Taxation Office's (ATO) corporate tax transparency report, which states the company has paid less than 30 percent tax in the 2014-15 financial

Google on Monday signed a deal with Cuba's state-run telecommunications provider, bringing the Google Global Cache to the communist country. The deal won't expand internet access in the communist country, but it will give Cubans who

Minecraft arguably stands as one of the biggest names in gaming today, an impressive feat since its history harks back to a lone developer working on a project that would one day end up being bought by Microsoft for a hefty sum. A lot of factors contribute to Minecraft's popularity, one of which is the effortless accessibility with which players can let their creativity run amok. But what would happen if Nintendo had made the game in the first place? Turns out it

BMC announced Monday that Peter Leav is joining the enterprise software firm as its new president and CEO.Leav comes to BMC from Polycom, the global collaboration company where he served as president and CEO for the

A court in Denmark has barred Apple from using a refurbished iPhone as replacement for a device that it fails to repair. Danish customers are, therefore, entitled to a new handset if they exchange a faulty iPhone that is still covered by Apple warranty. New vs. Refurbished iPhone Replacement The ruling is based on a complaint filed by David Lysgaard, who returned a damaged iPhone 4 in 2011. Apple gave Lysgaard a refurbished replacement in 2012. Once that was discovered, Apple was dragged

3D printing is often touted as a great tool for designers to test and refine their designs prior to manufacturing. But you can do a lot more with 3D printing, even with inexpensive

The Samsung Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 are already among the most hotly anticipated smartphones of 2017 and foldable screens could make them worth the wait. Following the disastrous Galaxy Note 7 release this year, which ended up with two recalls and a kill switch to permanently disable it, Samsung has some serious catching up to do and it needs to come up with something big for its next flagship smartphones. The Galaxy Note line has traditionally sported top-notch specifications that kept

For the last 28 years, I have written a prediction column for the new year. I study our research and look for trends that provide hints of what might impact the tech industry in the near future. In 2017, be on the lookout for augmented reality products (more so than VR), the further development of autonomous vehicles and smart cities, and the impact of the Internet of Things in the business world. But for all the wonderful advancements on the horizon, there

In Australia, over 137,390 animals once called pets are received annually by the RSPCA [PDF] alone, with rescue homes and animal shelters receiving surrendered animals faster than they can re-home those already in care.With few options

Samsung recently confirmed that an update that will prevent Galaxy Note 7 smartphones from charging will soon be released in the United States. The update, which was said to be rolled out starting Dec. 19, will look to bring in all the units of the recalled device that still remain held by customers. The Release Dates Of Carriers For The Final Galaxy Note 7 Update Earlier reports on the update, which will effectively brick the Galaxy Note 7 smartphones once the charge in their

From July 1 2017, users of fixed-line broadband capable of 25Mbps or more are set to be hit with a AU$7 monthly charge, to be contributed to a Regional Broadband Scheme, under draft legislation released by

Owners of some of the latest Android flagship devices and a number of handsets will now be able to unlock their bootloaders thanks to the efforts of the TeamWin Recovery Project. North American variants of the ZTE Axon 7 and the OnePlus 3T as well as the Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime, LeEco Le 2, BQ Aquaris U Plus, Aquaris U Lite and Aquaris U already have their respective recovery images available for download. They are now listed alongside a growing number of handsets

The NSW Department of Industry's Division of Resources and Energy (DRE) has tasked Singapore-based data startup Latize with helping it transform mining safety and incident analysis processes using data intelligence.While the value of the contract has

IT management and consultancy firm ASG Group expects to be wholly acquired by Japan's Nomura Research Institute (NRI) before the year is out, after the Federal Court of Australia gave the nod to the arrangement

Nvidia, a company known for its graphics cards and processors, has taken another step into the self-driving car industry. The company has received approval from California's Department of Motor Vehicles to test its self-driving technology in public roads, and it seems that Nvidia did not waste any time after being granted permission. Nvidia Receives California DMV Permit For Self-Driving Car Testing On the Testing of Autonomous Vehicles webpage of the official website of the California DMV, Nvidia is now listed under the companies

For the first time, a common bacterium present in improperly cooked chicken meat was shown to cause Guillain-Barre Syndrome. In a study published in the journal Autoimmunity, lead author Linda Mansfield and colleagues not only demonstrated that the food-borne bacterium Campylobacter jejuni leads to Guillain-Barre Syndrome but they also shed light on how treatment interventions can be carried out for more effective results. The study received funding support from the Enterics Research Investigational Network at the National Institutes of Health. Food-borne Bacterium Causing Disease Campylobacter

Mobile computing in 2016 was quite literally explosive, but when you look beyond the schadenfreude of watching Samsung mishandle its defining crisis of the year, the past 12 months have hardly set the world alight.

Apple's products are arguably very polarizing in terms of specs and value, with some opening that there's no shortage of cheaper and more powerful alternatives eclipsing the Cupertino company's products in the market. However, one thing people can all agree on, Apple or non-Apple fan, is that all its products are very fragile pieces of technology, often ending up looking like props from a Michael Bay film if not for the best iPad cases you can find out there. Apple's current

A new kind of ransomware comes with its own "referrals" program, one that you probably wouldn't want to join.The malware called dubbed "Popcorn Time" locks your Windows computer's files with strong AES-256 encryption, until you a

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An astounding 60 percent of employees have been given their walking papers at Yik Yak, a chat app particularly popular among college students. The massive layoff saw the 50-strong startup reduced to a motley crew of 20 on Dec. 8. Yik Yak Layoff The recent development has been surprising for tech industry observers because Yik Yak has managed to raise $73.5 million from investors since it began its meteoric rise three years ago. Its popularity was largely driven by the anonymity that the app