The user base of photo-sharing service Instagram has surged to half a billion, adding its latest 100 million in less than a year, the Facebook-owned application said Tuesday. “Today, we’re excited to announce our community…
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#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…
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…
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…
#Tech: Smartphone growth slows to a trickle in 2016
The global smartphone market is sputtering in 2016, with Apple likely to see its first “down” year for the iPhone, a research report said Wednesday. Research firm IDC said worldwide smartphone sales will likely increase…
Microsoft to end smartphone manufacturing
Microsoft announced Wednesday it would let go up to 1,850 employees and a Finnish union called it the end of the company’s smartphone manufacturing business, bought from Finnish telecom equipment maker Nokia. “Microsoft Corp. on…
#WeirdNews – Volkswagen’s other speciality: curry sausage
Known worldwide for its popular Beetle camper van and, of late, its engine-rigging scandal, German automaker Volkswagen also has another slightly lesser-known speciality: the curry sausage. An icon of popular food culture in Germany, the…
Tech world eyes digital life beyond the smartphone
The smartphone revolutionized how people live and work, but the technology world is now struggling to see what comes next. As smartphone sales have peaked in most major markets, Apple, Samsung and others are being…
#Tech: Australian entrepreneur reveals himself as Bitcoin creator
Australian entrepreneur Craig Wright on Monday revealed himself as the creator of the virtual Bitcoin currency to media outlets, the BBC, The Economist and GQ magazine. He presented proof that only the true creator of…