Stores’ self-checkout machines can annoy shoppers with error messages about unexpected items in the bagging area and other hiccups. But for some disabled people, they are often unusable. Blind people can have trouble navigating the touchscreens. Deaf people might not be able to troubleshoot on kiosks that connect to a customer-service worker located somewhere else. […]
To make the deal work, Mr. Musk has been trying to add subscription revenue and reassure advertisers about the platform’s future. Twitter was losing money before Mr. Musk bought the company, and the deal added a debt burden that requires fresh sources of cash. It is tough to determine the state of the company. Twitter […]
WESTBOROUGH, MASS. — In a brightly lighted warehouse tucked along an industrial road about 45 minutes west of Boston, a yellow-plated, gooseneck-like mechanical arm stretched one recent morning and plucked a plastic jar holding a powdered drink mix out of a yellow box. The device rose up, spun around with a loud whirring sound and […]
BRUSSELS—The U.K. government is considering revisions to a data-protection bill it proposed in July that would relax rules businesses must follow on collecting and using customers’ personal data. Newsletter Sign-up WSJ Pro Cybersecurity Cybersecurity news, analysis and insights from WSJ’s global team of reporters and editors. “We’re working right now with our ministers to see […]
The market for cyber insurance has begun to stabilize after a surge in ransomware attacks in recent years propelled a steep rise in premiums, observers say. Cyber insurance can pay ransoms to hackers who lock company technology systems, or it can help offset the cost of responding to data breaches. Now, the premium increases of […]
Oracle said Mr. Levey’s experience in technology, finance and national security would help it navigate the regulatory environment as it expands its cloud business. Photo: Paul Sakuma/Associated Press Oracle Corp. said it has hired the former chief executive officer of Meta Platforms Inc.’s now-closed cryptocurrency project as its new legal chief, the company said Thursday. […]
A Europe-wide moratorium on surveillance software such as NSO Group’s Pegasus and similar products is needed to clamp down on abuses, according to a draft report from European Union lawmakers published Tuesday. The report was authored by Sophie in ‘t Veld, a Dutch member of the European Parliament, who chairs a special committee that has […]
International Business Machines Corp. announced Wednesday that it has created a more powerful quantum computing chip, the next step in its yearslong effort to build quantum machines capable of delivering business value to companies. The 433-qubit Osprey chip, unveiled at IBM’s annual Quantum Summit in New York, has more than three times as many qubits […]
Hawaiian Telcom is a telecommunications company that provides telephone, internet, and television services to its consumers in Hawaii. It would not be wrong to say that Hawaiian Telcom is a popular household name in Hawaii. It offers download speeds of up to 1 Gig. Hawaiian Telcom offers the best internet service in the United States. […]
TOKYO— SoftBank Group Corp. 9984 12.22% , one of the world’s most aggressive high-tech investors, said Thursday it lost more money in its last fiscal year than it ever has—$13.2 billion—and will cut back its pace of new investments. “The world is in a chaotic situation,” said Chief Executive Masayoshi Son, citing Covid-19 and Russia’s […]
