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Exploring the possibilities of Google’s self-driving cars

Self-driving cars are the technology that labeled Google as a company who tries to turn science-fiction into reality. The cars have been in testing for many years and are expected...

Robotic deer continue to snare illegal poachers

Robotic wildlife has been used as a tool to catch illegal poachers for many years. The animals can be remotely controlled to move their tail, ears, or head and have been...

Scientists develop a battery that heals itself

Lithium-ion batteries with silicon electrodes allow batteries to store much more energy than other batteries. The problem, however, is that the batteries degrade and become unusable fairly quick. Fortunately, scientists...

Supercomputing startup PiCloud joins Dropbox

PiCloud will be closing its service in late February because the startup will be joining with Dropbox. However, its service wills till live on as an open-source project called Multyvac. ...

China is tightening its grip over social networking citing worries about the nation’s stability

China has gradually been implementing economic and social reforms for the last few years and has recently released a blueprint detailing its future plans to reform the country. However, when...

Bethesda trademarks Fallout 4 in Europe

Fallout 3 was released over five years ago and Bethesda has still yet to say anything about the highly anticipated sequel. Now reports are coming in that Fallout 4 has...

Google and Microsoft are taking steps to block links to child porn in Internet search results

Google has finetuned its algorithms to clean up the results for more than 100,000 queries that might be related to the sexual abuse of children and Microsoft will be rolling out...

Employees confesse that working at Google isn’t all it’s cracked up to be

Current and former Google employees have come together to confess the worst things about working for the tech giant. Their complaints included being overqualified for their positions, an inability to...

Apple’s app store has been rated “more mature” than Google’s

Pfeiffer Report analysed all the major app store and rated them based on search, discovery assistance and content curation, an App Store Maturity Evaluation Grid, and user experience friction. According to...

Twitter expands its emergency alert services to the U.K. and Ireland

Twitter has launched Twitter Alerts in the U.K. and Ireland. The service allows organizations to send emergency, relief, or charity alerts to opted-in users. Some 57 Twitter accounts from the...

Apple has opened pre-orders for its new iTunes-exclusive charity album

Apple has once again teamed up with The Global fund to create another iTunes-exclusive charity album, all of the proceeds of which will go to charity. The album features tracks from...

Q&A with the most tech-focused mayor in America

Eric Garcetti, the 42-year-old mayor of Los Angeles, recently discussed L.A.'s growing tech sector and his plans to raise the digital profile of the entertainment capital.  Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti...