Technology

Andrew Kelly | Reuters Eric Schmidt, chairman of Alphabet Inc. and Larry Page, CEO and Co-founder of Alphabet enter Trump Tower ahead of a meeting of technology leaders with President-elect Donald Trump in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., December 14, 2016. The tensions between tech companies and Trump were cranked …

Pascal Goyot | AFP | Getty Images People gather next to flowers, candles and other items set up on the Las Ramblas boulevard in Barcelona as they pay tribute to the victims of the Barcelona attack, a day after a van ploughed into the crowd, killing 13 persons and injuring …

Carlos Barria | Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump looks on following a swearing-in ceremony for Defense Secretary James Mattis at the Pentagon in Washington, U.S., January 27, 2017 President Donald Trump elevated the Pentagon’s U.S. Cyber Command on Friday in a move aimed at emphasizing the development of cyber weapons …

Getty Images / David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, left, and Google CEO Larry Page Google parent Alphabet recaptured its place as hedge-fund darling in the second quarter this year, breaking a recent tie with Facebook. In a rating of hedge funds’ top 10 …

Lucas Jackson | Reuters Traders work on the floor of the Exchange ahead of the Blue Apron IPO on the New York Stock Exchange in New York, June 29, 2017 A turnaround for Blue Apron from its disastrous initial public offering is nowhere in sight, according to one Wall Street …

Apple has scoped out an idea for Bluetooth sensors that help cars communicate with each other, according to an updated patent published on Thursday. Sensors, likely Bluetooth short-range wireless technology, would scan the surroundings, communicating with other cars, sensors and a GPS system, updating a drivers’ dashboard display to reflect …

Bitcoin is getting closer to looking like a traditional financial product. Japanese financial information firm Fisco announced Monday it is experimenting with the country’s first bitcoin-backed bond. The news follows other announcements in the last several weeks for bitcoin options, futures and an exchange-traded fund tracking bitcoin derivatives in the …

Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Google Vice President of Product Management Mario Queiroz shows the new Google Home during Google I/O 2016 at Shoreline Amphitheatre Google Home can now place phone calls. Google announced that the new feature is rolling out to owners of its Amazon Echo competitor now. Amazon’s …

Getty Images President Donald Trump, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos attend a meeting of the American Technology Council in the State Dining Room of the White House June 19, 2017 in Washington, DC. President Donald Trump blasted Amazon on social media Wednesday morning saying the e-commerce …

Jeff Kowalsky | Bloomberg | Getty Images An employee inspects a Fiat Chrysler side panel at the Sterling Stamping Plant in Sterling Heights, Michigan. Fiat Chrysler is joining BMW, Intel and its subsidiary Mobileye in a partnership to develop autonomous-drive vehicles. The addition of FCA gives the BMW/Intel team a …