Commonwealth Bank doubles down on data trawling with new business

The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) has announced a new joint venture that it said would provide "fast, current, and highly relevant data insights".Alongside data science firm Quantium,…

2022 Audi R8 Review, Pricing, and Specs

Overview As Audi's top model, the R8 sports car boasts a howling 602-hp V-10 engine just behind its snug two-seat cabin. It shares a lot with…

Cyberattack Forces a Shutdown of a Top U.S. Pipeline

Because it is privately held, Colonial is under less pressure than a publicly traded company might be to reveal details. But as the custodian of a major piece of the nation’s cyberinfrastructure, the company is bound to come under scrutiny…

Need more budget for artificial intelligence projects? Point out what the competition may be doing

One can be forgiven for thinking that everyone in the world is adopting sophisticated, next-gen technologies such as artificial intelligence and autonomous systems, and their company is falling…

2021 Bronco Sport or 1993 Bronco?

The other day, Ford issued a press release about the 2021 Bronco. It concerned the interior auxiliary switches—which we already knew about—and included fascinating new details, such as the amperage ratings of respective circuits and…

Pipeline Shutdown Has Had Little Impact on Supplies So Far

HOUSTON — The shutdown on Friday of the largest petroleum pipeline between Texas and New York after a ransomware attack has had little immediate impact on supplies of gasoline, diesel or jet fuel. But some energy analysts warned that a…

Data integrity vendor Precisely to acquire data management player Infogix

On Wednesday, data integrity company Precisely announced a definitive agreement to acquire Infogix, a data governance, data catalog, and data quality vendor. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.…

Why Hydrogen Might Still (Eventually) Make Sense

Martin Tengler, Tokyo-based lead hydrogen analyst for BloombergNEF, likes to talk about how we’re on the cusp of at least the fourth pro-hydrogen near-frenzy since 1974. That’s the year Road & Track touted “Hydrogen: New &…

Google takes selling Pixel phones to a hilarious new level (but the joke’s on Google)

A victory, of sorts. Screenshot by ZDNet It doesn't seem long ago that I was marveling at…

Every New Subcompact Luxury Crossover SUV Ranked

Not all subcompact crossovers and SUVs sit at the bottom of the automotive food chain. Those from the luxury segment are nicer and pricier than their mainstream counterparts and hail from legitimate luxury makes. Want a fancy badge, a tall…