On Monday, Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei appeared in his first internationally broadcast interview since the highly controversial arrest of his daughter and Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou. Mr. Ren was defiant throughout the appearance, insisting that the U.S.’s hostility towards the company could not harm it. The U.S. government has accused the company of sweeping of fraud, […]
British engineers impale space debris with giant harpoon
Most of us assume that what goes up into space must come down. But in reality, there’s quite a lot of detritus orbiting the Earth. This includes natural debris, such as meteoroids, and man-made junk left by satellites, spacecrafts, and the International Space Station (ISS). Even as far back as 2013, NASA reported that it was […]
Samsung’s Galaxy Fold is a $2000 foldable hybrid device
After years of speculation and rumors, it’s finally here. Samsung has finally announced the Galaxy Fold, its first official foldable phone – and one that has been in the headlines since SDC18. Last year, Samsung gave us our glimpse of this futuristic phone in a protective case at the SDC18 keynote. Now, the foldable phone is […]
Child abuse images being traded on encrypted apps
Security experts told BBC Radio 4’s “File on 4” program that pedophiles are using encrypted apps, such as Telegram and Discord, to trade child abuse photos on the dark web. Investigators have even found links to Telegram’s disturbing images in comments on YouTube videos. Dr. Victoria Baines is a former Europol officer who now serves as a […]
TechEngage will be covering MWC19
TechEngage will be sending a team of reporters to the Mobile World Congress 2019 event in Barcelona, which runs from February 25th to February 28th. The event, which covers so much more than mobile and now goes by simply “MWC,” is one of the largest tech shows in the world. Over 2,400 companies will take part, showing […]
What did the pope say to the president of Microsoft?
No, it’s not a joke. Microsoft President Brad Smith met with Pope Francis last Wednesday at the Vatican to discuss artificial intelligence. They were joined by Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia of the Pontifical Academy for Life, the scientific office that promotes the Catholic Church’s positions on human life. The three men discussed “artificial intelligence at the […]