LG Electronics begins indoor robot delivery service trial
South Korean firm LG Electronics has begun a service trial of its fleet of LG Cloi Servebots. Anyone within LG Science Park, the company’s headquarters in Seoul, will now be
Cross-border GDPR enforcement lagging behind, report finds
European consumer protection umbrella group Beuc has released a new report that examines the question of whether cross-border enforcement of GDPR is as effective as it should be. For example,
Popular Chinese apps found to be leaking user-tracking data
Thanks to the efforts of security researchers from Palo Alto’s Unit 42 team, it is now known that two popular Chinese apps on Google Play Store are leaking sensitive data.
GoDaddy employees targeted in recent cryptocurrency service scandal
In a recent cryptocurrency service scandal, fraudsters targeted employees at GoDaddy, one of the largest web hosting and domain registration providers. As part of the scam, the employees were tricked
Robotaxi companies in California allowed to charge for their services
On Tuesday, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) approved two new programmes addressing autonomous vehicles. The nascent automated vehicle technology industry has tried to convince the CPUC for months that
Google Chrome update brings performance improvements
Google’s flagship Chrome browser is getting massive performance improvements to wrap up 2020. Matt Waddell, Chrome’s director of product, said that it is the largest performance increase in years. What
Fujitsu working on a supercomputer for AI research in Japan
The National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) Kashiwa Centre in Japan will soon house a brand-new supercomputer system developed by Fujitsu. Its AI capacities will be used
Vanishing messages coming to Messenger and Instagram
Facebook has announced a ‘vanishing messages’ feature for Messenger and Instagram. The new Snapchat-like feature is called Vanish Mode. In Vanish Mode, as soon as the recipient reads the message
November’s edition of Microsoft Patch Tuesday
In the latest Patch Tuesday release, Microsoft addressed 112 security flaws, one of which is a zero-day vulnerability that malicious third-party actors are already taking advantage of. Out of the
CSIRO to end plastic waste with AI and machine learning
The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) has entered a partnership with Microsoft, Chemistry Australia and Hobart City Council in an effort to address Australia’s plastic waste problem with