Technology

Man's best friend goes high tech

Las Vegas - Muslimchronicle

Technology is going to the dogs. And to cats and horses, for that matter, as high-end gadgetry showcased at this week's Consumer Electronics Show offered ways that smart devices can improve the lives of animals and their human friends -- starting with a good night's rest. US-based Petrics was at the show with what it billed as the first pet smart bed, capableRead more

Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq end at records on strong Apple results

New York - Muslimchronicle

Wall Street stocks rode a solid jobs report to fresh records Friday, with technology shares especially sky-bound following strong Apple earnings and a report of a possible semiconductor chip merger. All three major indices ended at records, with the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index up 0.7 percent at the closing bell to 6,763.54. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.1 percentRead more

Google ditched autopilot driving feature after test user napped behind wheel

California - Muslimchronicle

Alphabet Inc’s self-driving car unit stopped developing features that required drivers to take control in dangerous situations, its chief executive said Monday, as autopilot reliance left users prone to distractions and ill-prepared to maneuver. The decision followed experiments of the technology in Silicon Valley that showed test users napping, putting on makeup and fiddling with their phones as the vehiclesRead more

IDB to develop Shariah-compliant blockchain

London - Muslimchronicle

The research arm of the Islamic Development Bank plans to use blockchain technology to develop Shariah-compliant products, aiming to support financial inclusion efforts across its member countries. The Jeddah-based Islamic Research and Training Institute said it had signed an agreement with local firm Ateon and Belgium-based SettleMint, with the first stage to focus on a technical feasibility study. The agreementRead more

9 Saudis win 21 medals at International Warsaw Invention Show in Poland

Riyadh - Muslimchronicle

Nine Saudis won 21 medals for 10 inventions, registered at King Abdul Aziz City for Science and Technology (KACST), which they presented at the International Warsaw Invention Show in Poland. Six of the inventions were presented for the first time at the international level. The Saudi Press Agency (SPA) said that the Saudi inventions were among 400 other inventions presentedRead more

Futuristic solar-powered Dutch family car gives energy back to the grid

Adelaide - Muslimchronicle

A futuristic Dutch family car that not only uses the sun as power but supplies energy back to the grid was hailed as “the future” Sunday as the World Solar Challenge wrapped up. The innovative bi-annual contest, first run in 1987, began in Darwin a week ago with 41 vehicles setting off on a 3,000-kilometer trip through the heart ofRead more

Alphabet's Waymo demanded $1 billion in settlement talks with Uber

San Francisco - Muslimchronicle

Alphabet Inc.'s Waymo sought at least $1 billion in damages and a public apology from Uber Technologies Inc. as conditions for settling its high-profile trade secret lawsuit against the ride-services company, sources familiar with the proposal told Reuters. The Waymo self-driving car unit also asked that an independent monitor be appointed to ensure Uber does not use Waymo technology inRead more

Facebook pushes ad overhaul before 2018 US election

California - Muslimchronicle

Facebook has begun overhauling how it handles political ads on its platform and may put some changes in place before US elections next year, Facebook’s chief technology officer said on Wednesday. US congressional and state elections set for November 2018 present a deadline of sorts for Facebook and other social media companies to get better at halting the kind ofRead more

Sudan receives first US dollar transfers since sanctions lifted

Khartoum - Muslimchronicle

Sudan’s central bank said Wednesday it had received its first overseas fund transfer in US dollars since Washington announced the lifting of a 20-year-old trade embargo against Khartoum. Washington last week announced the lifting of sanctions from this Thursday onward, saying Khartoum had made progress on conditions set for ending the embargo, in place since 1997. “The transferring of AmericanRead more

Batterjee Medical College partners with SGH Group for campus recruitment

Saudi - Muslimchronicle

Batterjee Medical College (BMC) recently signed an agreement with the Saudi German Hospitals Group (SGH Group) for the campus recruitment of its graduates in various medical specialties. The agreement was signed by Osama bin Adnan Kensara, dean of BMC, and Bandar Abudawood, general manager of human resources, SHG Group. The agreement aims to meet the needs of the labor marketRead more