Articles by Richard Adhikari

Apple's new iPhone SE delivers incredible value and performance, based on early hands-on reviews. It has a surprisingly good camera and handles videos well. Many reviewers were impressed by the phone's A13 chipset However, there were criticisms too, including insufficient battery life and absence of a night mode feature. Lack of 5G support also cam...

Apple on Wednesday introduced the second-generation iPhone SE, based on its A13 Bionic processor. The phone has the best single-camera system in an iPhone, according to the company "I'd pay attention to the cameras," said Ramon Llamas, research director at IDC....

As a result of the coronavirus pandemic, the United States Postal Service, which has run at a loss for years, is even more cash-strapped Based on USPS projections, it will lose US$2 billion each month during the pandemic. That prompted Postmaster General Megan Brennan to ask Congress for $50 billion in funds -- $25 billion to offset lost revenue fr...

Legal experts and leading scientists have teamed up with Creative Commons to create the Open COVID Pledge to help speed up the battle against the coronavirus pandemic The Pledge gives broad permission to anyone to use intellectual property not otherwise accessible to the public, and generally replaces the need for any other license or royalty agree...

Facebook and YouTube are cracking down on the pervasive conspiracy theories linking the spread of coronavirus to 5G wireless technology Facebook on Monday announced it would begin to actively remove false claims that link COVID-19 to 5G and could lead to physical harm....

Amazon has promised to check temperatures and provide surgical masks for workers at its fulfillment centers and Whole Foods grocery stores starting next week, according to multiple reports. Instacart workers have not received similar promises....

As the coronavirus pandemic worsened in the U.S., Zoom Video Communications offered free access to its videoconferencing platform, and demand skyrocketed "Zoom has quickly become the de facto for teleconferencing during the COVID-19 pandemic," said James McQuiggan, security awareness advocate at KnowBe4....

The worldwide 3D printing communityis stepping up to alleviate the shortage of medical equipment needed to battle the coronavirus pandemic Participants include entrepreneurs and hackers, companies in the 3D printing industry, automobile makers, aircraft manufacturers, universities, and even a shipbuilder....

Instagram on Tuesday announced a slew of new capabilities to combat misinformation about the coronavirus pandemic, along with a co-watching feature that helps users feel less isolated while sheltering at home Efforts to clamp down on misinformation include the following:...

Microsoft this week announced the success of its efforts, jointly undertaken with partners across 35 countries, to disrupt the Necurs botnet group blamed for infecting more than 9 million computers globally. There are 11 botnets under the Necurs umbrella, all apparently controlled by a single group, according to Valter Santos, security researcher ...

Reddit this week launched Trending Takeover ads for its Search tab and Popular feed, on both mobile and desktop versions One third of the more than 430 million monthly active users visiting Reddit's 100,000-plus communities view the Popular feed every day....

Heavy trading on Wall Street apparently was too much for the Robinhood app to handle on Monday, once again The company reported issues with equities, options and crypto trading just before 10 a.m. Eastern Time. By 10:25, most of the problems had been resolved....

After two years of litigation, Apple has agreed to pay up to US$500 million to settle a class action lawsuit alleging it slowed down older iPhones in order to push consumers into buying its later, more expensive models The devices covered in the agreement are iPhone 6, 6 Plus, 6s Plus, 7, 7 Plus, and iPhone SE models that ran iOS 10.2.1 or later, ...

Facebook is clamping down on ads and misinformation relating to coronavirus, implementing a policy Head of Health Kang-Xing Jin outlined last month. Criticism of social media platforms for spreading fear and confusion about coronavirus is rife....

Amazon on Tuesday opened its first large-scale fully automated Amazon Go grocery store in Seattle The 7,700-square-foot store offers baked goods sourced locally, fresh seasonal produce, meat, seafood, and ready-made meals, as well as beer, wine, and spirits....

Microsoft on Wednesday unveiled several new artificial intelligence capabilities across Dynamics 365 applications and a new solution to help project-centric services organizations transform their operations The AI enhancements include first- and third-party data connections in Dynamics 365 Customer Insights, Microsoft's customer data platform (CDP)...

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos on Monday announced a commitment of US$10 billion of his personal money to the newly launched Bezos Earth Fund to fight climate change "Climate change is the biggest threat to our planet," Bezos wrote. "This global initiative will fund scientists, activists, NGOs (non-governmental organizations) -- any effort that offers a rea...

The American Civil Liberties Union earlier this week criticized facial recognition tool developer Clearview for making misleading claims about the accuracy of its product. Clearview apparently has been telling law enforcement agencies that its technology underwent accuracy testing modeled on the ACLU's 2018 test of Amazon's Rekognition facial reco...

Ransomware hit at least 966 U.S. government agencies, educational establishments and healthcare providers in 2019, at a cost possibly exceeding US$7.5 billion, Emisoft reported late last year. The victims included 113 state and municipal governments and agencies; 764 healthcare providers; and 89 universities, colleges and school districts. Operati...

A vulnerability in Philips Hue smart lightbulbs and their controller bridges could allow intruders to infiltrate networks with a remote exploit, Check Point Software Technologies disclosed Tuesday The research stemmed from a detailed paper on the security of ZigBee-controlled Philips Hue smart lightbulbs, which was presented at the 2017 IEEE sympos...