Renewables fastest-growing energy source, feds say
By 2040, coal, natural gas and renewable energy sources will provide roughly equal shares (28%-29%) of world electricity generation —…
Android users can now quickly translate text in any app
Android users can now get text translated in any app on their phone thanks to an update to Google Translate…
Microsoft gives its Sunrise Calendar app a sunset date
The Sunrise Calendar app will be sunsetting on Aug. 31, the team behind it announced in a blog post Wednesday.…
Adobe adds data-science muscle to its cloud services
Finding insights in an ocean of data has become one of today’s most pressing business challenges, and software vendors are…
New Siri sibling Viv may be next step in A.I. evolution
With the creators of Siri offering up a new personal assistant that won’t just tell you what pizza is but…
Mozilla rehashes Firefox feature-testing program
Mozilla yesterday cranked up Test Pilot — restoring a 2015 project with a name from 2009 — to collect feedback…
Defense Department expands efforts with tech startups
The U.S. Department of Defense is expanding its work with tech startups, bringing tech executives to work at its Silicon…
Scala language moves 'closer to bare metal'
Scala, a general-purpose language combining object-oriented and functional programming, is about to find another deployment option. Already used atop the…
Nissan charges after Tesla with home battery system
Japanese carmaker Nissan and power management company Eaton have unveiled a joint venture to provide wall-mountable lithium-ion batteries to power homes.…
IDG Contributor Network: Traditional security is dead — why cognitive-based security will matter
There are more reports of security breaches/hacking taking place each day. From traditional viruses to “ransomware” to malicious web sites,…