During the course of a meeting with automotive engineers in Washington on Wednesday, US Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx said that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is making a change to its star-rating consumer advisory system, by adding two emergency-braking technologies.

According to the findings of a new study published by ad platform Chitika’s research arm - Chitika Insights – on Thursday, usage rates of the Apple iPhone in the US has a positive correlation with the education level of the users as well as population density.

On Thursday, Kim Dotcom’s controversial Mega storage locker for online content announced the launch of a new communications platform dubbed ‘MegaChat,’ which has been designed to challenge Skype and other similar services.

According to a recent Associated Press report, tech giant Google is apparently planning to foray into the wireless data market with the launch of a new wireless cellular network, which has been codenamed ‘Project Nova.’

In a disclosure which implies that the US is apparently on course for an Internet-driven census in 2020, the Census Bureau has recently announced its plans to test digital tools in preparation of the 2020 census.

Social network Facebook has revealed in a recently-released blog post that it is releasing a spin-off of its Messenger app to unfold a new 'sticker' feature for mobile users, in time for Christmas.

On Monday, groups of diverse interests - including corporate lobbyists, academics, and news organizations - rallied for Microsoft in the company's ongoing overseas data battle with the US government, by filing briefs with a federal appeals court in New York.

According to a recent disclosure by Microsoft on its account payments information page, the company had added the bitcoin digital currency payment option for its users, enabling them to purchase products and services, games and apps from Windows store.