Whether it’s a tummy ache or a pain in the knee, Google is working to come up with better answers to questions on specific health issues. Google says around one percent of all Internet searches…
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TED Talks aim for wider global reach
TED Talks, known for “ideas worth spreading,” are aiming for a wider global audience with a new mobile application that can be used in two dozen languages. The non-profit behind prestigious conferences focused on captivating…
#Tech: world’s highest solar tower looks to future
In the middle of southern Israel’s desert, engineers are hard at work building the world’s tallest solar tower, reflecting the country’s high hopes for renewable energy. Once completed in late 2017, the Ashalim Tower will…
Microsoft puts its cloud into cannabis startup
Microsoft on Thursday teamed up with a California startup on technology to track sales of cannabis seeds to local governments, a sign of growing acceptance of marijuana. The deal with Kind Financial provides tracking technology…
Napster is back as digital music service Rhapsody rebrands
Napster, the brand that popularized online music sharing in the early days of the Internet, is back. The digital music group Rhapsody, which bought the Napster brand in 2011, announced it was rebranding the company,…
PlayStation VR headset to hit market in October
Sony Interactive Entertainment says its keenly awaited PlayStation virtual reality headset will hit the market on October 13 at a price of $399. The arrival of PlayStation VR will come later than expected, to provide…
Is it Internet or internet? Debate rages on downshift
Are you on the Internet or the internet? This debate has been raging for years, but the tide appeared to turn when major US news organizations decided to drop the capitalization of Internet, making it…
Apple opens up assistant Siri to outside applications
Apple said Monday it was opening up its Siri digital assistant to outside applications, stepping up its artificial intelligence efforts to compete against rival services from Amazon, Google and Microsoft. The new feature will enable…
Lenovo looks beyond computers with slick new phones
Chinese computer titan Lenovo showed off a keenly-awaited Tango smartphone on Thursday as it focused on a future at the heart of the Internet of Things. A market-ready PHAB2 Pro smartphone imbued with Google-created Tango…
Time to change your password? Hackers selling stolen Twitter log-in data
Tens of millions of stolen Twitter credentials evidently lifted from web browser programs were put up for sale online, according to a search engine devoted to leaked data. Twitter on Thursday was adamant that its…