Month: May 2020

This represents a shift in Nuro’s typical operations Nuro, the autonomous vehicle startup founded by two ex-Google engineers, will use its small fleet of road-legal delivery robots to transport pharmaceuticals to CVS customers in Houston, Texas, the companies announced on Thursday. The deliveries will start in June and will come at no extra charge to … Continue reading Nuro’s driverless delivery robots will transport medicine to CVS customers in Texas Continue Reading →

Security firm Pen Test Partners ordered the 5GBioShield, and found that it’s just a cheap unbranded USB stick likely made in Shenzhen, China.   No, 5G won’t give you coronavirus. But that isn’t stopping scammers from trying to exploit misguided fears about the technology.    Case in point: A UK vendor has been selling a $350 USB … Continue reading $350 USB Stick That Claims to Block 5G Is Actually a $6 Generic Thumb Drive Continue Reading →

Trump’s executive order to regulate US social media companies will likely spark a legal battle over the First Amendment and a US law that shields internet platforms from liability over user content. Twitter’s decision to fact-check Donald Trump has prompted the president to sign an executive order that’s intended to prevent US social media companies from censoring conservative viewpoints.  … Continue reading Trump Launches All-Out Effort to Regulate Social Media Companies Continue Reading →

Technology has once again become indispensable as millions of us spend our time locked inside our homes. From helping us connect with our loved ones and colleagues to order essential items online, technology is showing that this backbone cannot be fractured. The biggest sign of technology or tech companies being at the helm of this … Continue reading Technology or apps to learn new things during lockdown: Duolingo, Skillshare and more Continue Reading →

Payments solutions provider Vesta today announced that it raised $125 million in capital, bringing its total raised to over $145 million. The company says it will use the financing to grow and accelerate the deployment of its fraud protection and ecommerce payment products. Payment fraud is pervasive — in 2018, $24.26 billion was lost due to credit … Continue reading Vesta raises $125 million to fight payment fraud with AI Continue Reading →

This new ranking factor won’t be live until 2021, at the earliest. Here is what you need to know. Google today announced a new ranking algorithm designed to judge web pages based on how users perceive the experience of interacting with a web page. That means if Google thinks your website users will have a poor experience … Continue reading The Google Page Experience Update: User experience to become a Google ranking factor Continue Reading →

Possibly how the Google Pixel 4a will look When it launches later in the year, the Google Pixel 4a will be the first Pixel phone to come without an XL variant, according to multiple leaks we’ve been hearing for a long time, however that hasn’t stopped people creating renders to show the apparently-canceled Pixel 4a XL. Pictures coming from … Continue reading Google Pixel 4a XL leaks may show us what the apparently-canceled phone looked like Continue Reading →

With millions working from home for the first time thanks to coronavirus, many businesses have had to act quickly in order to facilitate remote communication which may never have been an option before the virus struck. Though these businesses may have already made the switch to internet-hosted calls and communications at work, providing access to … Continue reading How to ensure communication security when working from home Continue Reading →