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Social media bosses face jail under 'world first' Australian laws

Apr 04, 2019 (AFP)

Lawmakers voted overwhelmingly in favour of the laws, which hold firms like Facebook and YouTube -- and their executives -- responsible for removing "abhorrent ...

Pompeo warns France against new tax on digital giants

Apr 04, 2019 (AFP)

The top US diplomat raised his objections as he met French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian in Washington during 70th anniversary celebrations for the NATO a...

Shape shifting mirror opens a vista for the future

Apr 03, 2019 (SPX)

Because piezo actuators and a mirror substrate in conventional deformable mirrors were bonded with epoxy glues, this caused problems such as organic gas emissio...

Tiny optical elements could one day replace traditional refractive lenses

Apr 03, 2019 (SPX)

The flat and versatile lens, a type of metalens, has a thickness 100 times smaller than the width of a human hair. "This miniaturization and integration with de...

US, China leading race for 5G wireless: survey

Apr 02, 2019 (AFP)

The report shows the United States has closed the gap with China in "readiness" for the ultrafast wireless systems and has more 5G deployments planned in 2019 t...

Polythene films strong as aluminum could be used for windows, screens and phones

Apr 02, 2019 (SPX)

In a new research paper entitled "Glass-like transparent high strength polyethylene films by tuning drawing temperature." Published online - 1st April 2019 - in...

New see-through film stronger than aluminum

Apr 01, 2019 (UPI)

Thanks to a new transparent polythene film, shattered phone screens "could be a thing of the past," according to Ton Peijs, professor at the University of Warwi...

Facebook seeks tab to promote 'high quality news'

Apr 01, 2019 (AFP)

Zuckerberg made the comments in a video conversation about the future of technology and society with Mathias Doepfner, chairman of German-based media giant Axel...

Facebook's call for global internet regulation sparks debate

Apr 01, 2019 (AFP)

Here are key questions about the latest proposal from Facebook: What is Facebook seeking? The leading social network wants a single set of rules on content to a...

New Australian laws could see social media execs jailed over terror images

Mar 30, 2019 (AFP)

The tough new legislation will be brought to parliament next week as Canberra pushes for social media companies to prevent their platforms from being "weaponise...

Apple pulls plug on AirPower wireless charging mat

Mar 29, 2019 (AFP)

The project announced in late 2017 proved to be an engineering challenge, Apple senior vice president of hardware engineering Dan Riccio told AFP. "After much e...

Breaking up Big Tech not the answer: EU commissioner

Mar 29, 2019 (AFP)

"There is a risk that with the network effects, even if we split up companies, very soon they will be big again," Vestager told reporters during a visit to Wash...

US accuses Facebook of discrimination over housing ads

Mar 28, 2019 (AFP)

Administrative charges filed by the US Department of Housing and Urban Development said Facebook "unlawfully discriminates based on race, color, national origin...

US judge recommends partial ban on iPhone imports to US

Mar 27, 2019 (AFP)

International Trade Commission Administrative Law Judge MaryJoan McNamara wrote that she would be recommending a "limited exclusion order together with a cease ...

Australia threatens social media execs with jail over terror images

Mar 26, 2019 (AFP)

Prime Minister Scott Morrison met with a number of tech firms Tuesday -- including Facebook, Twitter and Google -- to ask how they planned to keep their platfor...

Apple pivot led by star-packed video service

Mar 25, 2019 (AFP)

Director Steven Spielberg, TV host Oprah Winfrey and Hollywood stars Jennifer Aniston, Reese Witherspoon and Steve Carrell made appearances at the event that br...

Aiming for reinvention, Apple eyes streaming, services

Mar 24, 2019 (AFP)

Having seen a pullback in the once-sizzling smartphone market, Apple will seek to diversify by getting deeper into the television business, and with the likely ...

Visual discovery startup Pinterest files for IPO

Mar 22, 2019 (AFP)

The San Francisco-based bulletin board that connects people with interests including food, fashion, travel and lifestyle said it would trade under the symbol PI...

Trump ramps up claims of Big Tech bias

Mar 19, 2019 (AFP)

The latest diatribe from the president comes with online platforms facing heightened scrutiny on how they filter and amplify content -- but with the industry fi...

Google moves to disrupt video games with streaming, studio

Mar 19, 2019 (AFP)

The California-based technology giant said its Stadia platform will open to gamers later this year in the United States, Canada, Britain and other parts of Euro...