How team sports change a child's brain

Adult depression has long been associated with shrinkage of the hippocampus, a brain region that plays an important role in memory and response to stress. Now, new research has linked participation in team sports to larger hippocampal volumes in children and less depression in boys ages 9 to 11.

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World's smallest bears' facial expressions throw doubt on human superiority

The world's smallest bears can exactly mimic another bear's facial expressions, casting doubt on humans and other primates' supremacy at this subtle form of communication. It is the first time such exact facial mimicry has been seen outside of humans and gorillas.

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Comcast has a new streaming box for cord cutters that you can get for $5 per month

A new Comcast device will allow its broadband-only customers to watch streaming video without an outside connected device.

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Apple shares surge to 4-month high, as stock chart points to growing investor confidence

Apple's stock rose more than 3 percent on Thursday, putting the stock on pace for its ninth positive day in the past 10 days of trading.

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Margaret W. ‘Hap’ Brennecke: Trailblazer

Margaret W. ‘Hap’ Brennecke was the first female welding engineer to work in the Materials and Processes Laboratory at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center.

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Facebook employees had access to millions of user passwords

The passwords of up to 600 million users dating back to 2012 were stored as plain text on Facebook servers.

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Stunning picture shows dead star racing away from a massive explosion

A speedy pulsar moving 1100 kilometres per second is racing away from the supernova explosion that created it in this image taken by the Very Large Array radio telescope

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Tesla is suing former employees and self-driving startup Zoox for allegedly taking secrets

The electric car maker says former employees stole proprietary Tesla documents useful to their new employer Zoox, and used company information to try to poach other Tesla employees.

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Unprecedented privacy risk with popular health apps

Researchers call for greater regulation and transparency as analysis of medicines-related apps found most directly shared user data -- including sensitive health data -- with third parties, posing an unprecedented privacy risk.

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T-Mobile just announced how it will use wireless networks to take on the cable industry

T-Mobile is piloting a home web service that will provide 4G LTE braodband to homes, a step toward using 5G to offer internet everywhere.

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Pinterest hires Walmart CTO ahead of IPO

An IPO and subsequent public disclosures would open the company and its underlying tech up to heightened scrutiny.

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Adhesive gel bonds to eye surface, could repair injuries without surgery

An adhesive gel packed with light-activated chemicals can seal cuts or ulcers on the cornea -- the clear surface of the eye -- and then encourage the regeneration of corneal tissue, according to a preclinical study. The new technology, named GelCORE (gel for corneal regeneration), could one day reduce the need for surgery to repair injuries to the cornea, including those that would today require corneal transplantation.

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Better water testing, safer produce

Irrigation water's E. coli results can differ between labs, test types.

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San Francisco could ban Amazon's cashier-free stores

New Jersey and Philadelphia recently signed into law bills that ban stores that do not accept cash, citing issues of discrimination.

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WhatsApp Business for iPhone Finally Available in Select Markets

WhatsApp Business for iPhone has goes out of beta and rolled out in select markets.

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Evidence for a Human Geomagnetic Sense

Scientists develop a robust experiment that shows human brain waves respond to changes in Earth-strength magnetic fields.

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HMD under scanner after Nokia 7 Plus phones allegedly sent data to Chinese servers

Norwegian public broadcaster NRK was alerted to the data breach issue after a Nokia 7 Plus user contacted them to say his phone often contacted a particular server.

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Apple is on a hardware-launching bonanza ahead of its big TV announcement

Apple has launched three new hardware products ahead of a big launch focused on its TV service.

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'Amazon is a threat' but Ikea's digital chief says she has a plan

The intersection of the physical and digital worlds are still to be defined, according to Ikea Group's digital director Barbara Martin Coppola.

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Cadillac banks on SUVs, electric vehicles to revive brand as sales languish

Sales of utility vehicles of all kinds that are dominating the American are critical to the automaker's long promised "renaissance," Cadillac President Steve Carlisle said in an interview.

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2020 hopeful Beto O'Rourke says he'd rather see Big Tech regulated than broken up

The comments appear to run slightly counter to Sen. Elizabeth Warren's proposal to dismantle some of Silicon Valley's giants.

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Facebook explains why its A.I. didn't detect the New Zealand mosque shooting video

Facebook said its artificial intelligence requires a large amount of content to learn patterns that would help it detect harmful content.

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Disney Now Owns Hotstar After Buying Star India as Part of $71 Billion Fox Deal

Walt Disney Company now owns Indian TV giant Star, a Mumbai-based media company with dozens of sports and entertainment channels and other assets including Hotstar.

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Infosys, Roland-Garros team up for digital innovation

Infosys, a global leader in next-generation digital services and consulting, and Roland-Garros Grand Slam tennis tournament, also called the French Open, on Thursday announced a three-year strategic technology partnership.

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Fiat is struggling in the US. Is the Italian brand ready to pull the plug on America, again?

After pulling out of the American market in the early 1990s due to poor sales, Fiat staged a comeback in 2011. Despite grand expectations, a number of analysts are questioning the flagship brand's long-term viability in the U.S.

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Needham upgrades Apple to strong buy, sees 20% rally in the next year

Apple was upgraded to strong buy from buy at Needham on Thursday, as the firm primarily sees Apple's ecosystem as having "value upside."

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Volvo to put cameras and sensors in its cars to tackle drunk driving

The company wants to use technology to monitor the behavior of drivers in its cars.

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The new iPad Mini is compact but incredibly powerful, and fans will love it

CNBC's Todd Haselton reviews the long-awaited Apple iPad Mini, a powerful but compact tablet that fans of the more compact form factor will love.

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Micron says memory chip recovery is coming later in the year, sending shares higher

Micron Technology said it sees a recovery in the memory chip market coming and reported a quarterly profit that beat estimates as cost controls helped offset falling demand and prices.

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NIT Kurukshetra issues ‘wedding warning’ for students

The National Institute of Technology (NIT) in Kurukshetra has warned its students against "gate crashing" weddings near its premises.

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Zomato Introduces 'Tamper-Proof Packaging' In 10 Indian Cities to Prevent Food Tampering Cases

Zomato has introduced new tamper-proof packaging in 10 Indian cities to prevent food tampering cases like last year.

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Russian hackers are targeting European governments ahead of May election, report says

The findings are likely to fuel worries over the possibility that Russia may influence upcoming EU elections.

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Analysts say investors should avoid shares of a $36-billion, widely used Chinese tech firm

Analysts are urging investors to stay away from shares of Chinese tech firm Meituan Dianping, with the company's stock in the doldrums since it listed last September.

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US allies defy Trump administration's plea to ban Huawei from 5G networks

Countries including Germany and Thailand have not banned Huawei from their 5G networks despite the U.S. government urging allies to do so.

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Go-Pay sets out to 'strengthen' its digital wallet presence in cash-reliant Indonesia

To tap the massive potential of Indonesia's electronic payment market, Go-Pay is planning to "strengthen and deepen" its position in that space, according to its CEO Aldi Haryopratomo.

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South Korean semiconductor stocks surge on the back of Micron earnings

Shares of semiconductors companies in South Korea soared during Thursday's trading session after earnings results from Micron.

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Apple AirPods launched at Rs 14,990: Here’s how it compares to rivals from Samsung, Bose, Sony and Nokia

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Apple AirPods launched: 10 things to know about the 'world's most popular' wireless headphones

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'Chronoprints' identify samples by how they change over space and time

Modern analytical tools like mass spectrometers can identify many unknown substances, allowing scientists to easily tell whether foods or medicines have been altered. However, the cost, size, power consumption and complexity of these instruments often prevent their use in resource-limited regions. Now, researchers report that they have developed a simple, inexpensive method to identify samples by seeing how they react to a change in their environment.

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What oil leaves behind in 2.5 billion gallons of water every day in US

Purdue University researchers have developed a process to remove nearly all traces of oil in produced water.

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‘Growing alarm’ over Fall Armyworm advance, with cash crops ‘under attack’ across Asia

The Fall Armyworm pest is continuing to sweep across the globe, having moved eastwards from their native Americas, onto Africa, before arriving in Asia only last summer, where they now threaten to cost farmers from India to Thailand, billions of dollars in lost production. 

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Instagram Spotted Testing Wheel Layout for Stories

Instagram is testing a selector wheel format to display filter options for 'Stories' on its platform.

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Google Pay Now Allows Train Ticket Bookings in India, Available on Both Android and iOS

Google Pay, the UPI-based payments app, has added IRCTC train tickets booking support in India.

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Call of Duty Mobile for Android and iOS Announced, Pre-Registrations Now Open

Call of Duty Mobile to be made by Activision in collaboration with PUBG Mobile hitmaker Tencent.

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Google Photos Brings Express Backup for Android Users in India

Express backup option in Google Photos is finally expanding to all users in India.

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Netflix CEO Reed Hastings on Censorship in India: Self-Regulation Better Than Alternative

"None of us want strict government regulation on the content," underlines Netflix CEO Reed Hastings while defining the recent self-regulation move.

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Mi Pay Launched in India, Xiaomi's UPI-Based Payments App

Mi Pay app will be available via the Mi Apps store soon, and the framework will be deeply integrated within MIUI over the next couple of weeks, Xiaomi says.

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Apple Streaming Service: Netflix Says It Will Not Join

Apple is expected to unveil a television and video service at an event on March 25, a move that will amp up competition for Netflix and others that deliver entertainment programming online.

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Ola Gets $300 Million Investment From Hyundai, Kia

Hyundai and Kia will together invest $300 million in Indian ride-hailing platform Ola, Hyundai Motor and Ola said on Tuesday.

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Cramer: The court can rein in Tesla CEO Elon Musk with one of these three moves

Jim Cramer explains why a federal judge must remove Musk as CEO, install a watch on the board, or charge the Tesla co-founder for violating a court-approved order.

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Human microbiome metabolites tip the scale in intestinal E. coli infections

A multi-disciplinary team of biological engineers, microbiologists, and systems biologists, whose goal it is to uncover the causes of tolerance to infection exhibited by certain individuals or species, has now succeeded in modeling infection of human colon with EHEC in vitro using a microfluidic Organ-on-a-Chip (Organ Chip) culture device.

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Amazon is blocking ads for unprofitable products as part of a plan to bolster its bottom line

Amazon has been more aggressively enforcing its policy of suspending ads if the product being promoted doesn't make money.

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Giant X-ray 'chimneys' are exhaust vents for vast energies produced at Milky Way's center

At the center of our galaxy, where an enormous black hole blasts out energy as it chows down on interstellar detritus while neighboring stars burst to life and explode. astronomers have discovered two exhaust channels -- dubbed the 'galactic center chimneys' -- that appear to funnel matter and energy away from the cosmic fireworks.

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Cities rethink parking as ride-hailing grows and parking revenue declines

A new study found that people who use ride-hailing are willing to pay more to avoid driving, including the stress and cost of parking. As a result, cities are seeing a reduction in parking demand, particularly at restaurants and bars, event venues, and airports. That reduction could push cities to reconsider and replace parking infrastructure, leading to more vibrant cities and less dependency on cars.

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Mathematicians reveal secret to human sperm's swimming prowess

Researchers have discovered that a reinforcing outer-layer which coats the tails of human sperm is what gives them the strength to make the powerful rhythmic strokes needed to break through the cervical mucus barrier.

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Giant X-ray 'chimneys' are exhaust vents for vast energies produced at Milky Way's center

At the center of our galaxy, where an enormous black hole blasts out energy as it chows down on interstellar detritus while neighboring stars burst to life and explode. astronomers have discovered two exhaust channels -- dubbed the 'galactic center chimneys' -- that appear to funnel matter and energy away from the cosmic fireworks.

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The rise of SpaceX and the future of Elon Musk's Mars dream

What started as Elon Musk's vision to create a science experiment on Mars has turned into a powerhouse in the aerospace industry, shipping private satellites, NASA missions and military cargo. Here's the story of SpaceX and what comes next.

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Jamie Dimon: Tech giants should get prepared for 'full monty' of regulatory onslaught

J.P. Morgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon says tech giants should gird themselves for kind of regulatory onslaught the big banks experienced after the financial crisis.

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Measuring impact of drought on groundwater resources from space

A team of scientists has been using the latest space technology, combined with ground measurements, to assess the health of one of the nation's most important sources of underground water, a large aquifer system located in California's San Joaquin Valley.

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Google was slapped with another huge EU fine — and investors didn't bat an eye

It seems any initial shock of an antitrust threat has worn off.

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New measurement method for radioactive methane

Researchers have made a first step towards creating a precise measuring device for radioactive methane.

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Want in on nanotechnology? Capitalize on collaborative environments

Patent law experts demonstrate that private-public partnerships lead to promising innovation output measured in patents. Collaborations between private entities and public institutions have the potential to improve technology transfer in nanotechnology. Nations entering the nano-space can capitalize on collaborative environments, developing frameworks and close institutional networks between entities active in nanotechnology.

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Walmart's Chief Technology Officer Jeremy King is leaving the company

Jeremy King helped promote Walmart as a technology company, and not just a retailer.

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The pros and cons of breaking up big tech

Jon Fortt sits down with Wired's Lauren Goode, New York Times' Kevin Roose and former FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler to discuss breaking up big tech.

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Micron's stock could drop another 15% on make-or-break earnings report: Analyst

The chipmaker's upcoming earnings report will be critical in determining where its stock goes next, experts say.

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Computer scientists create reprogrammable molecular computing system

Researchers have designed self-assembling DNA molecules with unprecedented reprogrammability.

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Computer scientists create reprogrammable molecular computing system

Researchers have designed self-assembling DNA molecules with unprecedented reprogrammability.

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Brain-inspired AI inspires insights about the brain (and vice versa)

Researchers have described the results of experiments that used artificial neural networks to predict with greater accuracy than ever before how different areas in the brain respond to specific words. The work employed a type of recurrent neural network called long short-term memory (LSTM) that includes in its calculations the relationships of each word to what came before to better preserve context.

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Toilet seat that detects congestive heart failure getting ready to begin commercialization

A toilet-seat based cardiovascular monitoring system aims to lower the hospital readmission rates of patients with congestive heart failure.

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The best topological conductor yet: Spiraling crystal is the key to exotic discovery

A team of researchers has discovered the strongest topological conductor yet, in the form of thin crystal samples that have a spiral-staircase structure.

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The best topological conductor yet: Spiraling crystal is the key to exotic discovery

A team of researchers has discovered the strongest topological conductor yet, in the form of thin crystal samples that have a spiral-staircase structure.

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Robotic 'gray goo'

Researchers have demonstrated for the first time a way to make a robot composed of many loosely coupled components, or 'particles.' Unlike swarm or modular robots, each component is simple, and has no individual address or identity. In their system, which the researchers call a 'particle robot,' each particle can perform only uniform volumetric oscillations (slightly expanding and contracting), but cannot move independently.

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