Ford to invest $182M in software development company
Ford says it is investing $182 million in a San Francisco software development company called Pivotal.
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Passengers take mobile measure of comfort for railway companies
Scientists at the University of Birmingham have developed a smartphone app that allows passengers to measure ride comfort themselves using their smartphones.
Engineering
Feb 13, 2017
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Is Google's project to monitor healthy people just a bit creepy?
You donate gigabytes of valuable data to Google every day. Your browsing history, search results, and gmail behaviour as well as the countless smartphone apps which monitor your movements and personal relationships all tell ...
Internet
Jul 31, 2014
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Satellites helping to assess risk of epidemics
Learning about our enemy through satellites is helping us to combat diseases spread by insects and other pests.
Space Exploration
Dec 2, 2014
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Fighting wars and disease, smartphones on the frontlines
At the sharp end of conflict in Syria, in a schoolchild's bag in Kenya, whether fighting deadly diseases or studying forestry, the smartphone has become ubiquitous in just over a decade.
Consumer & Gadgets
Nov 13, 2018
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Your period tracking app could tell Facebook when you're pregnant. An 'algorithmic guardian' could stop it
Most of us know tech platforms such as Facebook and Google track, store and make money from our data. But there are constantly new revelations about just how much of our privacy has been chipped away.
Internet
Feb 28, 2019
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EBay targets mobile users, hoping to seem hip
(AP) -- EBay's name is synonymous with auctions, but that's created an image problem for the online marketplace.
Internet
Sep 14, 2011
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Russia blocks app used to organize protests
Russia has banned the use on its territory of a smartphone app widely used like a walkie-talkie to organize demonstrations and other gatherings.
Security
Apr 13, 2017
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Drivers who can 'bid' for parking spaces may improve parking options around the world
Parking is of paramount concern to urban car owners and urban planners. The current arsenal of solutions available to policymakers addressing the increasingly urgent parking shortage in cities around the world includes better ...
Other
Dec 17, 2018
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Taiwan Uber drivers protest fine hike as app halts service
Protesting Uber drivers circled Taiwan's transport ministry Friday as the ride-hailing app halted operations on the island following an impasse with the government which deems the service illegal.
Business
Feb 10, 2017
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