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Apple Holiday Season Tops Projections As Iphone Bounces Back
Apple is still reaping huge profits from the iPhone while mining more moneymaking opportunities from the growing popularity of its smartwatch, digital services, and wireless earbuds.
‘Bad Boys for Life' Is Kinda Bad. Watcha Gonna Do?
The third edition of the “Bad Boys” franchise starts as it must do: With a gleaming Porsche swerving at impossible speeds through Miami traffic under the expert control of Will Smith, with Martin Lawrence growing very sick beside him.
Drones: Soaring Innovation Changing The World
There are few pieces of technology that excite us quite like drones. Though these unmanned ariel marvels aren’t new, it’s only now that we’re realizing their full potential across virtually every aspect of our lives, including entertainment, public services, travel, and distribution…
THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT'S NEW QUARREL WITH APPLE
The deadly shooting of three U.S. sailors at a Navy installation in December could reignite a long-simmering fight between the federal government and tech companies over data privacy and encryption.
NO ASTROVANS FOR SPACEX, CREWS RIDING TO ROCKETS IN TESLAS
Astronauts launched by SpaceX in coming months will ride to their rockets in high fashion.
UK POLICE USE OF FACIAL RECOGNITION TESTS PUBLIC'S TOLERANCE
When British police used facial recognition cameras to monitor crowds arriving for a soccer match in Wales, some fans protested by covering their faces. In a sign of the technology’s divisiveness, even the head of a neighboring police force said he opposed it.
GOOGLE CEO CALLS FOR REGULATION OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
Partnering with Europe on Responsible AI
UN EXPERTS: JEFF BEZOS PHONE HACK SHOWS LINK TO SAUDI PRINCE
The phone of Amazon founder and Washington Post owner JeffBezos was hacked after receiving a file sent from an account used by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, United Nations experts said Wednesday.
GM'S CRUISE HEADS DOWN NEW ROAD WITH NEW ROBOTAXI CONCEPT
General Motors’ self-driving car company will attempt to deliver on its long-running promise to provide a more environmentally friendly ride-hailing service in an unorthodox vehicle designed to eliminate the need for human operators to transport people around crowded cities.
WHY TECH HAS BEEN SLOW TO FIGHT WILDFIRES, EXTREME WEATHER
For two years running, California’s wildfires have sent plumes of smoke across Silicon Valley.
BOEING DOESN'T EXPECT MAX JET TO BE CLEARED UNTIL SUMMER
Boeing said that it doesn’t expect federal regulators to approve its changes to the grounded 737 Max until this summer, several months longer than the company was saying just a few weeks ago.
Internet Of Things: Innovations Happening In Every Space
IoT is changing the way we live. Virtually every aspect of our lives has been digitized; from turning on our lights before we arrive home to prescribing medication without a doctor.
US, China Deal Aims To Simmer Long-Running Trade Tensions
President Donald Trump signed a trade agreement Wednesday with China that is expected to boost exports from U.S. farmers and manufacturers and is aimed at lowering tensions in a long-running dispute between the economic powers.
‘Holy Grail' Digital Effects Rewinding The Clock For Actors
With Martin Scorsese’s “The Irishman” expected to battle “Once Upon a Time in… Hollywood” and “1917” for the best picture Oscar in February, all eyes are on the special effects team that made the sprawling crime epic possible.
STARTUPS SEE A MARKET IN RENTING COUCHES BY THE MONTH
Zachariah Mohammed’s living room is filled with stuff he doesn’t own.
WANT TO SELL ON AMAZON? BUSINESSES MUST WEIGH PROS, CONS
While many small manufacturers and retailers believe Amazon is the place to be, Lyris Autran is forgoing the opportunity.
PRIYANKA CHOPRA JONAS JOINING AMAZON'S SPY SERIES ‘CITADEL'
Priyanka Chopra Jonas will star opposite Richard Madden in the U.S. edition of “Citadel,” a drama series to be produced in conjunction with programs from several other countries.
MIT WARNS FOREIGN STUDENTS OF POSSIBLE VISITS FROM ICE
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is warning international students that federal immigration officials may visit their work sites to verify that their employment is directly related to their studies.
TO STOP SIGN STEALING, MLB COULD FIGHT TECH WITH MORE TECH
If Major League Baseball really wants to stop its teams from electronically stealing signs, it might consider fighting technology with more technology.
HOLLYWOOD-BACKED QUIBI THINKS YOU'LL PAY FOR ITS VIDEO BITES
A startup heavily backed by Hollywood is wagering that you’re ready to set aside YouTube and TikTok to watch star-studded short videos on your phone — for a price.
CITIGROUP PROFITS RISE 15%, HELPED BY TRADING LIKE JPMORGAN
Citigroup’s fourth-quarter profits rose by 15%, as the banking conglomerate benefited from a boost in trading similar to competitor JPMorgan Chase.
White House Proposes Guidelines for Regulating The Use of AI
The Trump administration is proposing new rules to guide future federal regulation of artificial intelligence used in medicine, transportation and other industries.
CES Gadget Show: Surveillance 2 Is In- And In A Big Way
From the face scanner that will check in some attendees to the cameras-everywhere array of digital products, the CES gadget show is all-in on surveillance technology — whether it calls it that or not.
HONG KONG STEPS UP RESPONSE 10 MYSTERY DISEASE FROM CHINA
Hong Kong authorities activated a newly created “serious response’ level as fears spread about a mysterious infectious disease that may have been brought back by visitors to a mainland Chinese city.
'JOKER' TOPS NOMINATIONS FOR BRITISH ACADEMY FILM AWARDS
The film Joker” has topped the nominations for the British Academy film awards announced Tuesday.
Celebs Donate Millions To Help Australia Wildfire Efforts
Elton John and Chris Hemsworth are among the celebrities donating big bucks for relief efforts as wildfires engulf Australia.
RISE OF SKYWALKER' IS A SOUR END TO A GRAND SAGA
Not much has caused a disturbance in the “Star Wars” galaxy quite like-Rian Johnson's “The Last Jedi,’ an erratic but electric movie ' that, regardless of how you felt about it, was something worth arguing about.
SPACE: WHERE WE'RE HEADED IN THE 2020S
Though the 2010s saw incredible advancements in space exploration, including the Curiosity Lander, SpaceX reusable rockets and a stunning image of the black hole, it’s the 2020s where innovations will take us to new heights, with out-of-this-world opportunities awaiting.
GERVAIS' 9TH — AND FINAL? — TURN LEADS RAUCOUS GOLDEN GLOBES
Ricky Gervais made a big deal Sunday about how this was the fifth and final time he was going to host the Golden Globes.
Superpower: Macbook Pro And Air Models Refreshed
As Apple bids farewell to the MacBook for a second time, we take a closer look at its history, explore whether there’s a gap in the market for a 12-inch model, and get hands-on with the new MacBook Pro and MacBook Air notebooks which serve as the MacBook’s successors…