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A hack demonstrates that the iris scanner in Samsung's new flagship smartphone could unlock the device when presented with a photograph of the owner's eye.

Google's advertisers will soon be able to measure the success of their online campaigns based on credit card transaction data from physical stores.

Eyeing a smartphone or TV from the Chinese electronics giant? Better act quickly, since the company is laying off staff and planning to limit marketing efforts.

The marketing gimmick is designed to draw attention to the 'freedom to roam' law that allows anyone to visit Swedish public lands for free.

The company says it incorrectly calculated how much its commission should have been on rides in New York City over the past two and a half years, according to The Wall Street Journal.

It replicates the ransomware's encryption key, but it will only work if you haven't rebooted your computer since it became infected.

Ostensibly enacted to improve safety, the requirement that recreational drone pilots register their craft with the FAA is nevertheless unlawful, a court ruled.

Don't despair, MacBook Air fans: Apple might breathe new life into the aging laptop by updating its processor, Bloomberg reports.

Thousands of software and hardware developers will descend on the Googleplex to hear about the company's latest products. Here's what they might be.

A video depicts a test run inside one of the tubes Elon Musk hopes to spread across Los Angeles, offering sleds for cars to bypass congestion on roads overhead.

The president acknowledged that the federal government's IT infrastructure is outdated, and called for executive branch agencies to move some services to the cloud.

A new algorithm will automatically purge posts in your news feed that link to sites with lots of disruptive or shocking ads.

An academic study suggests people are willing to pay just around $5,000 more for fully autonomous cars than typical vehicles.

The $10 drop is a boon for non-Prime customers who don't mind waiting for their shipments to arrive, but it comes as Walmart has upped the free shipping ante.

The practice of intercepting messages between Americans and foreigners that mention a terrorism suspect will end.

The bot's mechanical arm is fitted with nozzles that can spit out any number of substances used in building construction, such as concrete or insulation.

In the U.S., most requests come from search warrants and other court orders, although some are made using secret 'national security letters.'

The company will have to pay back wages and the value of stock options to several Asian candidates it passed over for employment, in addition to re-extending job offers.

The Alexa-powered camera sits on your dresser to take photos and videos of your outfit, help you share them to social media and even gives fashion suggestions.

The electric plane will be able to take off and land vertically, and Uber hopes to have a fleet of 50 ready for testing in Dallas and Dubai by 2020.

Developers will be able to create their own chatbots using the same language processing that powers Amazon's own Alexa voice assistant.

Aimed at professional filmmakers, the cameras allow audience members to move around within a 360-degree scene, instead of being stuck in the camera's original position.

You could also be able to listen to speech and other sounds using an artificial skin. It's all part of Facebook's advanced Building 8 research efforts.

Even as it faces setbacks with its high-flying drone, Facebook is looking toward other efforts to beam internet from the sky to under-connected areas of the world.

The new Facebook Spaces app, in a closed beta, is the company's latest offering for people who want to share photos and videos with their friends online.

Updates to the bot platform for Facebook Messenger will let you play a song directly from Spotify and ask questions of small businesses, among other new features.

The last shipments of the console, a miniature version of the original NES that plays games compatible with today's HDTVs, will arrive in stores this month.

The Tesla CEO said the semi truck will be unveiled in September, while the pickup will be ready in 18 to 24 months.

Bots from Marble, a San Francisco startup, are now delivering orders from Yelp's Eat24 app, dodging pedestrians and other obstacles along the way.

Qualcomm is also the recipient of a lawsuit from Apple and the subject of multiple government investigations into its business practices.