Why It Matters Whether a Robot Is Given a Gender
Humans feel a greater sense of attachment to robots they consider to be male or female, a study found. But...
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The Technology Skills Every Employee Should Have Today
Journal Reports: TechnologyWhat Is a Digital Twin? And How Can It Make Companies—and Cities—More Efficient?By Jackie SnowMarch 17, 2023 at...
Why the Future of the Computer Is Everywhere, All the Time
Imagine this scenario in the not-too-distant future. You’re awakened at 6:11 a.m. by the gentle sounds of tinkling bells and...
South Korean Internet Giant Offers Glimpse of a 5G Private Network Future
SEONGNAM, SOUTH KOREA—At the new headquarters of South Korea’s largest internet company, a fleet of self-driving robots whirl around delivering...
A Different Kind of Solar Power Attracts Attention
When you think of solar energy, you probably picture the photovoltaic panels that capture sunlight to be converted to electricity....
Tencent is giving away $16 billion of its stake in JD.com
Tencent (TCEHY) plans to distribute more than $16 billion worth of its stake in JD.com (JD) to its shareholders as...
OnlyFans founder Tim Stokely steps down as CEO
Tim Stokely, the founder of OnlyFans, announced on Monday that he is stepping down as CEO of the video subscription...
Analysis: The Communist Party thinks China’s prolific censors are not censoring enough
But in the eyes of the Chinese Communist Party, it is not censoring enough — and needs to pay a...
Crypto heists are only getting bigger. Here’s what you should know
Four months later, hackers stole at least $150 million from crypto exchange Bitmart. According to one analysis, unidentified hackers used...
Uber partners with Meta to launch ride-booking via WhatsApp in India
The San Francisco-based company has partnered with Meta (FB) to launch a ride booking ability via its WhatsApp service in...
What we learned this week in the trial of Elizabeth Holmes
Holmes, once hailed as the next Steve Jobs, faces a dozen federal fraud charges over allegations that she knowingly mislead...
Want to help the climate crisis? Don’t toss your old iPhone, fix it
"The greenest smartphone is the one you already own," said Cole Stratton, an associate instructor at Indiana University Bloomington, who...
Internet goes dark for millions in Indian state’s bid to stop exam cheats
Hundreds of thousands of candidates sat the Rajasthan Teacher Eligibility Test (REET), an exam that paves the way to employment...
Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou reaches agreement with US to resolve fraud charges
The deal, which allowed Meng to return to China, could bring to an end a nearly three-year legal saga that...
This mobile app is helping Afghans navigate Kabul following the Taliban takeover
Days later, when two suicide bombing explosions killed more than 70 people near Kabul's Hamid Karzai Airport as people frantically...
Former Theranos employee describes being starstruck by Elizabeth Holmes, quickly growing concerned over startup’s capabilities
Cheung, a lab worker, joined Theranos in 2013 out of undergrad and described being excited about working for the blood-testing...
India’s got the next big thing in tech, and it could be worth $1 trillion
Now, Asia's third largest economy is ready for the next big frontier in tech: Coming up with a new generation...
China will create a stock exchange in Beijing
President Xi Jinping announced the Beijing-based exchange at an international trade fair on Thursday, saying that he wanted to create...
Hong Kong just won back ‘Asia’s biggest’ tech conference
Rise, an annual tech conference whose recent speakers have included executives from Uber (UBER), Alibaba (BABA) and Stripe, said Thursday...
China blasts ‘996’ excessive work culture
"Recently, extreme overtime work in some industries has received widespread attention," the Supreme People's Court wrote in its statement, which...
