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New Payment Tech Uses Palm Reading

Palm ID, a new technology announced by the UAE, uses unique vein patterns in individuals' palms for financial transactions. An effort by the Federal Authority for Identity, Citizenship, Customs, and Port Security (ICP) and the Central Bank…

U.S. Threatens Google Breakup

The U.S. government is looking into possibly breaking up the world’s largest search engine, Google. According to the government, the basis is that Google is causing "pernicious harms" to Americans. Considerations include "structural…

Tech Hiring Ramps Up

According to the CompTIA Tech Jobs Report, the tech unemployment rate fell to 2.5% in September, the steepest month-over-month decrease in four years. Tech industry employment increased by 8,583 net new positions for the month. Analysis of…

Will Qualcomm Takeover Intel? Whoa!

According to the Wall Street Journal, Qualcomm approached Intel for a potential takeover. Is this possible? DIGITIMES Asia claims such a takeover would provide strategic value for Qualcomm, but Goliath Intel may pose several challenges for…