Viral smartphone game lets ordinary Chinese “clap” for Xi

BEIJING — Ordinary young Chinese may not have paid close attention to Xi Jinping’s 3 1/2-hour speech this week, but they’re happy to “applaud” the president...

Applying for a credit card? Please take a selfie

NEW YORK — The selfie is everywhere — Facebook, Instagram, Twitter — and soon your bank could be asking for one in order to approve your...

Google’s sister company to help build connected community on Toronto waterfront

TORONTO — One of Google’s sister companies will help build a high-tech neighbourhood on Toronto’s waterfront. Sidewalk Labs, owned by Google’s parent company Alphabet, won a...

Online storytelling app Wattpad gives users an ad free option for $5.99 a month

Canadians who prefer their online stories told without advertising to interrupt the dramatic flow can now subscribe to a “premium” version of the Wattpad app. But...

China’s Xi calls for more technology development

BEIJING — President Xi Jinping called Wednesday for the ruling Communist Party to lead development of Chinese technology industries, an area fraught with trade tensions and...

Self driving cars could ease traffic, but increase sprawl

Greenpeace faults many tech giants for environment impact

SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of— The environmental group Greenpeace issued a report on Tuesday giving technology titans including Samsung Electronics, Amazon and Huawei low marks for their...

Vehicles sales up 9.5% in Sept. ‘17

MANILA— Sales of automotive vehicles in the country reached 34,445 units year-on-year in September this year, up 9.5 percent from 31,451 units in September 2016, the...

Unethical uses of AI need scrutiny to maintain public support: pioneers

MONTREAL — Two artificial intelligence pioneers warn that unscrupulous or unethical uses of the technology risk undermining the public image of an area of research undergoing rapid change....

Arizona switch to deaths database creates backup of bodies

PHOENIX — Funeral directors, physicians and government officials are struggling to implement Arizona’s new online system to register deaths and generate death certificates, creating a backlog...