Apple Patents Finger Print Tech to Help Catch Thieves

“Being the leading portable devices company in the world, Apple is constantly advancing new security features so that consumers and business executives could be assured that their sensitive data is locked down,” Jack Purcher reports for Patently Apple. “Apple’s iOS based devices currently come with a certain degree of security with features like ‘Find My […]

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OH MY: Uber to Begin Real-World use of Self-Driving Cars in Pittsburgh this month

Marking a small but significant step towards bringing self-driving technology to the public, Uber will later this month begin offering some Pittsburgh customers rides in specially-modified Volvo XC90s, a report revealed on Thursday. An Uber engineer will still sit in the driver’s seat, and occasionally be prompted to take over in riskier situations like bridges, according […]

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Intel turns to light for faster data transfers

“Intel believes the days of using copper wires for data transfers, both between computers and inside of them, are numbered because optical communications are on the horizon,” Agam Shah reports for IDG News Service. “The chipmaker has started shipping silicon photonics modules, which use light and lasers to speed up data transfers between computers,” Shah […]

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