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Dutch police closes probe into fatal Tesla crash
AFP, Published on 09/09/2016
» THE HAGUE - Dutch police closed a probe Friday into a fatal crash involving a Tesla, accepting the US electric car firm's findings that the Model S sedan was not on auto-pilot when it smashed into a tree.
Facebook, Twitter failing on extremist content: UK MPs
AFP, Published on 25/08/2016
» LONDON - Facebook, Twitter and Google are not doing enough to prevent their social networks from being used by extremists for a recruitment drive, a panel of British MPs said Thursday.
Updates confuse and infuriate users
Life, James Hein, Published on 17/08/2016
» Most software builders want each successive version of their application to be better, faster and have more features. In the latest version of Yahoo Messenger, Yahoo decided to buck the trend and remove useful features to the point where their application is next to useless. They've started by no longer indicating if one of your contacts was online or not. I typically only send a message to someone I see is online. Yahoo also decided to hide many of your contacts, make it hard to add them, and I'm not sure where conversation history went. They removed groups, audio and video chat, got rid of emoticons and a lot of other stuff including no configuration of options. Basically they took a good, usable application and turned it into a steaming pile of trash.
In violence-racked Venezuela, Pokemon Go as protest
AFP, Published on 15/08/2016
» CARACAS - When Cristian Fragoza takes to the streets of Caracas hunting the virtual monsters of Pokemon Go, he knows the risks he's running are real -- his cell phone, and maybe even his life.
After German attacks, Facebook insists it works with probes
AFP, Published on 08/08/2016
» BERLIN - Facebook on Monday dismissed complaints by German officials that it had not been helpful in fighting terrorism and urged authorities to better formulate their requests.
Baidu earnings fall as user growth ebbs
AFP, Published on 29/07/2016
» NEW YORK - Baidu reported lower second-quarter earnings Thursday as the Chinese Internet giant experienced slower user growth following a scandal over its policies for displaying paid ads.
Don't hunt Pokemons while driving, warn Portuguese police
AFP, Published on 20/07/2016
» LISBON - Portuguese police have issued a list of commonsense rules for using the smash hit Pokemon Go augmented-reality game, warning users not to play it while driving and not to wander off with it alone.
UAE warns Pokemon Go may expose users to criminals
AFP, Published on 15/07/2016
» ABU DHABI - The United Arab Emirates warned on Friday that criminals could exploit users of the smash hit virtual reality Pokemon Go game and other apps to hack their phones and spy on their movements.
Negotiating heavy traffic
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 13/07/2016
» The Electronic Government Agency (EGA) was founded in 1997 as a central unit to utilise information and communication technology among various government agencies. Two decades later, it is on course to develop many tools through the analysis of big data with the hope of promoting efficiency among government offices as well as for the benefit of taxpayers.
Dallas robot bomb highlights technology in policing
AFP, Published on 09/07/2016
» WASHINGTON - The "bomb robot" killing of a suspected Dallas shooter may be the first lethal use of an automated device by American police, and underscores growing role of technology in law enforcement.