From bioengineering and gene editing to cybersecurity, 5G, and much more, the future is very much under the spotlight at the 40th annual Gulf Information Technology Exhibition in Dubai. It’s the only major tech event to have gone ahead this...
Under normal circumstances this would have been one of the busiest weeks in the tech calendar. Thousands of new products would have been unveiled; chief executives and celebrities would have vied for attention; and robots would have probably malfunctioned on...
Apple kicked tens of thousands of products off the Chinese version of its App Store on the final day of the year to meet Beijing's demands. The bulk of them were unlicensed games. But civil rights campaigners have said the...
Covid-19 catapulted the health sector to the forefront of cyber-security in 2020, but the next year is likely to see the dangers continue and evolve. Threats from nation states and criminals to the health system are a growing concern. The...
Now that coronavirus vaccines are starting to roll out in the US and abroad, many people may be dreaming of the day when they can travel, shop and go to the movies again. But in order to do those activities,...
Facebook has switched off some of its child abuse detection tools in Europe in response to new rules from the EU. The company said it has had no choice but to do so, since the new privacy directive bans automatic...
Big tech firms face yearly checks on how they are tackling illegal and harmful content under new rules unveiled by the European Commission. Fresh restrictions are also planned to govern their use of customers' data, and to prevent the firms...
How much is a moon rock worth? According to new contracts inked between NASA and four startups, it's somewhere between $1 and $15,000. NASA pledged in September to buy moon rocks from companies that can get robotic rovers to the...
Facebook's independent appeals court is now in session. The Facebook Oversight Board has chosen the first six cases it will weigh in on: three involving hate speech, and individual cases involving the topics of nudity, dangerous individuals, and the potential for violence...
An outage with Amazon's web infrastructure left smart-home enthusiasts unable to use basic household items. Amazon Web Services is a huge part of the company's business and the backbone of the internet's most popular sites and services. A widespread US...
