2017-03-15 23:37
Inside the Russian hack of Yahoo: How they did it
One mistaken click. That's all it took for hackers aligned with the Russian state security service to gain access to Yahoo's network and potentially the email messages and private information of as many as 500 million people.
2017-03-15 22:55
The FCC chief's call to action could push 5G along faster
U.S. FCC Chairman Ajit Pai has pledged his agency will respond more quickly to new technology proposals, a move that might influence the direction of 5G development around the world.
2017-03-15 21:51
Crime ring used Amazon, eBay to sell stolen printer ink
Apparently, big bucks can be made selling stolen printer ink cartridges online.
2017-03-15 21:41
Intel pursuing new chips as it plots a wearables future
Every year, Intel is present at Fashion Week in New York, showing off how technology will change fashion. It's an odd match, but the depth of technologies shown by Intel has changed every year.
2017-03-15 20:56
Robotics industry learns from successes and failures at Fukushima
Without robots, there would be no safe way to clean up the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.
2017-03-15 20:53
Startup works on safer carbon-ion batteries
New non-flammable, quick-charging batteries being demonstrated by private startup ZapGo Ltd. could begin showing up in popular smartphones in the next two years.
2017-03-15 20:15
Fossil updates its three Q watches to Android Wear 2.0
When Google announced Android Wear 2.0 was finally ready to ship, a bunch of watch makers lined up to be first to push out the new update. Now, Fossil is among the first to make good on its promise, announcing it has begun pushing the new OS to its tri
2017-03-15 20:12
Chrome makes power move, suppresses background tabs
Google's latest upgrade to the Chrome browser began what will be a series of moves over the next several years to reduce the browser's power consumption by limiting activity in background tabs.
2017-03-15 19:58
Intel-Mobileye merger to boost BMW's self-driving car plans
Intel's $15.3 billion buyout of advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) maker Mobileye will help advance an alliance between the two companies and BMW, which plans to ship self-driving cars by 2021.
2017-03-15 19:31
Microsoft fixes record number of flaws, some publicly known
Microsoft's batch of security patches for March is one of the largest ever and includes fixes for several vulnerabilities that are publicly known and actively exploited.