Technology could make us immortal. But there will be consequences.

mmortality has gone secular. Unhooked from the realm of gods and angels, it's now the subject of serious investment — both intellectual and financial — by philosophers, scientists, and the Silicon…

Qualcomm Antitrust Lawsuit to Proceed, US Judge Rules

The Federal Trade Commission's antitrust lawsuit against Qualcomm can proceed, a federal judge ruled late on Monday, meaning the iPhone chip supplier must now wage a fight with US regulators…

US Asks Visa Applicants For Social Media Handles

A State Department official said new security procedures had gone into effect on May 25 for travelers. WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES:  The United States has begun asking some would-be visitors applying…

US approves social media background checks for visa applicants

The U.S. is buttressing its paperwork walls with new requirements for social media disclosures as part of revised visa applications. Reported by Reuters earlier today, the decision from the U.S.…

Google: Agreeing With Us Doesn’t Equal Good SEO; We’re Often Wrong

A couple weeks ago, Gary Illyes from Google posted on Twitter saying "I'm often wrong." I let that one slide and decided not to cover it with a title saying…

David Hegg What Social Media Has Taught Us

Normally I advise people to stay away from articles listing 7 essentials for this, 5 hacks to improve that, or 10 ways to make your life better. I often find…

Washington DC and Dallas hottest US colocation growth markets, report notes

Silicon Valley may be the epicentre of the vast majority of technological innovation – yet according to the latest note from Synergy Research, Dallas and Washington DC are the leading…

Microsoft’s standing to sue over secret US data requests in question

Microsoft’s lawsuit objecting to the indiscriminate use by U.S. law enforcement of orders that demand user data without the opportunity to inform the customer may run into questions about the…

Oracle announces new UK, US and Turkey cloud regions, adds product enhancements

Software giant Oracle has made a series of announcements at its Oracle CloudWorld event in New York, with the standout being the launch of three new cloud regions including the…

US advises deleting QuickTime from Windows computers

A cyber security team at the US Department of Homeland Security is advising people to remove QuickTime media software from Windows computers to avoid being hacked. The US Computer Security…