What’s the most innovative company in America? You probably wouldn’t guess IBM, but it received more patents from the U.S. patent office than any other company in 2017, and it has topped the list for the past 25 years, according to an annual ranking just released by IFI Claims Patent Services. Patents have come under …

Facebook is set to enter the home device market this year with its first consumer hardware device. According to sources close to the firm, the company will unveil a $499 (£370) video chat system to rival Amazon’s Echo Show in May. Named ‘Portal’, it will feature a laptop-sized touchscreen and smart camera technology boosted by …

Two of the largest investors in Apple are urging the iPhone maker to take action against smartphone addiction among children over growing concerns about the effects of technology and social media on the youth, The Guardian reported. In an open letter to Apple, Jana Partners and the California State Teachers’ Retirement System (CalSTRS) said the …

Byton has revealed the first look at the high-tech electric car it claims will ‘perceive more than what a human being will ever do.’ The firm finally unveiled its first drivable prototype at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas today, after teasing the so-called Smart Intuitive Vehicle (SIV) since September. The Nanjing-based company plans …

Elon Musk’s SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket has launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. SpaceX launched its ‘Zuma’ mission at 8pm on Sunday, weeks after it was initially scheduled to occur in November, the Daily Mail reports, citing CNN . Photos and video show the launch – a secret satellite codenamed Zuma – …