Tech
Hackers plead guilty in data breach that Uber covered up
Two computer hackers have pleaded guilty to concocting an extortion scheme that entangled Uber in a yearlong cover-up of a data breach that stole sensitive information about 57 million of the ride-hailing service's passengers and drivers.
Google falls short on third-quarter profit
San Francisco, Oct 29 (AP/UNB) — Google parent company Alphabet reported mixed third-quarter results Monday, beating analyst expectations for revenue but falling short on profits. The stock fell more than 2% in after-hours trading.
China to launch Chang'e-5 lunar probe in 2020
Xiamen, Oct 28 (Xinhua/UNB) – China plans to launch the Chang'e-5 probe in 2020 to bring moon samples back to Earth, according to Wu Weiren, chief designer of China's lunar exploration programme.
Tiger IT's Biometric Software ensures citizens' Right to Privacy in Indian Aadhaar Project
Dhaka, Oct 27 (UNB)-(AsiaNet/UNB) - TigerIT's biometric software (SDK) in combination with Renesas semiconductors have secured Aadhaar's ecosystem by becoming the only approved device that has passed the strictest security and privacy compliances in India.
Dutch inventor unveils device to scoop plastic out of rivers
Rotterdam, Oct 27 (AP/UNB) — Dutch inventor Boyan Slat is widening his effort to clean up floating plastic from the Pacific Ocean by moving into rivers, too, using a new floating device to catch garbage before it reaches the seas.
China launches website for Chinese-language students
Beijing, Oct. 26 (Xinhua/UNB) -- China's Ministry of Education launched a website (www.chinese-learning.cn) for students of the Chinese language on Friday.
NASA to send robotic rover to map water ice on moon
Washington, Oct 26 (Xinhua/UNB) -- The U.S. space agency NASA is planning to send a mobile robot to the South Pole of the moon in 2022 to get a close-up view on the water ice in the region and sample it for the first time.
Xi stresses development, application of blockchain technology
Beijing, Oct. 25 (Xinhua) -- Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, has underscored the important role of blockchain technology in the new round of technological innovation and industrial transformation, urging more efforts to quicken development in the sector.
Facebook launches a news section - and will pay publishers
Oct 25 (AP/UNB) -- Over the course of its 15 year history, Facebook has variously ignored news organizations while eating their advertising revenue, courted them for video projects it subsequently abandoned, and then largely cut their stories out of its newsfeeds .
Technology is remaking how we see the ancient art of theater
New York, Oct 24 (AP/UNB) — When James Corden kicked off the Tony Awards this year, his opening number was a full-throated endorsement of the live theatrical experience.