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Nine months after fatal accident, Uber returns its self-driving cars to public roads

By Maria Deutscher Dec 20, 2018

Uber Technologies Inc. today resumed self-driving car tests on public roads in North America, albeit on a limited basis, nine months after a fatal accident led it to suspend trials. An autonomous vehicle belonging…

Apps

DC attorney general sues Facebook over Cambridge Analytica leak

By James Farrell Dec 19, 2018

The attorney general of the District of Columbia today sued Facebook Inc. for not protecting user privacy during the scandal involving the campaign data analysis firm Cambridge Analytica. “Facebook failed to protect the privacy of its…

Security

Microsoft issues urgent security update for Internet Explorer

By Duncan Riley Dec 19, 2018

Microsoft Corp. today issued a rare standalone security update for Internet Explorer after the discovery of an actively exploited vulnerability. Discovered by Google LLC’s Threat Analysis Group, it’s described as a vulnerability in the…

Apps

Adding to a growing queue, Pinterest prepares for 2019 initial public offering

By Duncan Riley Dec 19, 2018

Adding to a growing list of big tech companies ready to test the public markets, photo sharing site Pinterest is reported to be preparing for an initial public offering in 2019. The Wall Street…

AI

3M buys M*Modal’s healthcare-focused conversational AI assistant tech

By Mike Wheatley Dec 19, 2018

Specialized healthcare software provider 3M Co. has bought itself an early Christmas present, M*Modal IP LLC’s medical technology business, for a “total enterprise value” of $1 billion. 3M said the acquisition, announced today, is intended to…

Security

NASA reveals employee data stolen in October hack

By Duncan Riley Dec 19, 2018

The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration has admitted in an internal memo that employee information was stolen in a hack that occurred in October. The memo, first reported Tuesday by Spaceref.com, states that on…

Apps

Apple claims iPad Pros with bends are normal, not defective

By Duncan Riley Dec 19, 2018

Apple Inc. was once highly respected for quality control in relation to its high-priced, premium hardware but for a number of years, it seems to have fallen short. Just when you thought it couldn’t get any worse,…

AI

SoftBank pumps $500M into driving data analytics firm Cambridge Mobile Telematics

By Mike Wheatley Dec 19, 2018

Cambridge Mobile Telematics Inc., which uses smartphone data in order to analyze the behavior of drivers on the road, today became the latest beneficiary of SoftBank Corp’s $100 billion Vision Fund. The eight-year-old startup,…

Emerging Tech

Facebook’s Oculus open-sources DeepFocus code for more realistic VR images

By Mike Wheatley Dec 19, 2018

Facebook Inc.’s Oculus virtual reality team today open-sourced the code behind its DeepFocus software that’s used to create more realistic visuals for VR headsets. The DeepFocus software first came to public attention in May,…

Apps

Microsoft to release a native desktop virtualization service for Windows 10

By Maria Deutscher Dec 19, 2018

Microsoft Corp. will introduce a native virtualization service for Windows 10 as part of an upcoming operating system release slated to arrive next year. The technology, which the company detailed today, is set to…

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Nine months after fatal accident, Uber returns its self-driving cars to public roads

DC attorney general sues Facebook over Cambridge Analytica leak

Microsoft issues urgent security update for Internet Explorer

Adding to a growing queue, Pinterest prepares for 2019 initial public offering

NASA reveals employee data stolen in October hack

Apple claims iPad Pros with bends are normal, not defective

SoftBank pumps $500M into driving data analytics firm Cambridge Mobile Telematics

Facebook’s Oculus open-sources DeepFocus code for more realistic VR images

Microsoft to release a native desktop virtualization service for Windows 10

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