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Signal Claims Egypt Is Blocking Access to Encrypted Messaging App

December 21, 2016

Egypt has been censoring access to encrypted messaging app Signal, according to Open Whisper Systems, the company behind the app. The move highlights that as privacy-focused [...]

4k drone footage shows just how far Apple’s new ‘Spaceship’ campus has come

December 20, 2016

Apple’s Spaceship campus is still a long way from complete, but this amazing time lapse shows just how far it’s come — especially when you compare it to a similar one [...]

Transmitter tech opens the door to underwater radio

December 19, 2016

It’s easy to take modern wireless communication for granted above ground, but it’s useless in areas where the signals can’t propagate, like underwater or in [...]

This driverless bus is about to roll out in Singapore

December 19, 2016

The autonomous vehicle can hold 15 passengers, and will ferry them between the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) campus and the CleanTech eco-business park roughly 1.5 [...]

London fintech startup Curve brings mobile wallet and all-your-cards-in-one app to Android

December 16, 2016

After launching on iOS, all the way back in February, London fintech startup Curve has finally brought its wares to Android. The mobile wallet lets you sync your debit and [...]

First offshore wind farm in US waters delivers power to Rhode Island

December 14, 2016

On Monday, energy company Deepwater Wind announced that its wind farm three miles off the coast of Block Island, Rhode Island, has the all-clear to sell electricity to the [...]

Microsoft is creating talking bots that will call you on Skype

December 14, 2016

Microsoft has spent a large part of this year focusing on its bot efforts within Skype. While a number of new messaging bots like Expedia and UPS are starting to appear in [...]

Ramsay Health app gives doctors more hours in a day

December 14, 2016

In the world of healthcare, time is everything. It’s why CIO John Sutherland and his team at Ramsay Health are striving to give clinical staff the right tools to best [...]

This Job Could Be Yours If You Speak Fluent Emoji

December 14, 2016

One thousand thinking-faces for this job listing: Today Translations is hiring an Emoji Translator/Specialist. The London-based company provides translation and list their [...]

Wannabe Hackers Are Willing to Pay To Learn How To Use the Mirai Botnet

December 14, 2016

Around two months ago, a hacker called Anna-senpai published the source code of a piece of malware designed to automatically scan the internet and infect easy-to-hack devices [...]