Mark Zuckerberg Testifies In Court, Reveals Oculus Cost $3B Instead Of $2B

Jan 18, 2017 11:00 am UTC| Technology Law

When Oculus was acquired by Facebook as a promising startup, it was revealed that it cost the social media company $2 billion. After sitting on the witness stand, the social networks founder, Mark Zuckerberg said that he...

Memory Implants Come Closer To Reality, No Need To Cheat During Exams

Jan 18, 2017 09:36 am UTC| Technology

As the world progresses to a more technologically advanced state, it has had a staggering effect on the attention span and memory of humans. With the prospect of challenges related to retaining good memory as people age...

Renewable Energy First, Renewable Electronics Follow

Jan 18, 2017 09:01 am UTC| Technology

Much of the focus regarding the fight for environmentally friendly technology revolves around renewable energy, forgetting that there are also other facets of modern industries that cause harm. Electronics are prime...

US Suing Qualcomm Over Accusations Of Strong-Arming Apple Into Anti-Competition Deal

Jan 18, 2017 08:00 am UTC| Technology Law

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is currently suing the chip maker Qualcomm, accusing it of forcing Apple to only use its chips for its devices and cutting off the competition. This puts the government agency directly in...

Facebook To End Live Compensation, Shifts Focus To Video Instead

Jan 18, 2017 07:59 am UTC| Technology

Last year, Facebook launched its live streaming service called Facebook Live with huge fanfare. Spending over $50 million, the social media site paid celebrities and professional content producers to drum up some business....

How to be human when technology is driving the new industrial revolution

Jan 17, 2017 15:29 pm UTC| Technology

As the World Economic Forum convenes in Davos, on the agenda for the assembled super-rich, politicians and celebrities will be the implications of a dramatic and impending shift in how our world works. This transition, the...

Detecting methane leaks with infrared cameras: They're fast, but are they effective?

Jan 17, 2017 15:14 pm UTC| Insights & Views Technology

Methane is the major component of natural gas, which heats our homes and recently surpassed coal as the top fuel for generating electricity in the United States. But methane is also a powerful greenhouse gas that...