In the 1980s, Francesco Cirillo came up with the technique. Using a tomato-shaped kitchen timer, he'd study for 25 minutes ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (WHAT THE TECH?) — How many times do you try to get something accomplished only to find yourself checking your phone and losing track of time? These timers can help you. If you’ve ...

A skills shortage continues to plague the United Kingdom’s manufacturing sector, where about 49,000 jobs lay vacant at the end of April 2025. In a mid 2024 survey of U.K. manufacturers, 97.5 percent ...

BNY has 134 new so-called “digital employees.” These workers are focused on specific repetitive tasks, which can free up human employees for other duties. The bank spent about $3.8 billion on ...

Western Digital says its all sold out of hard drives for 2026, less than two months into the year. Credit: Alex Kraus/Bloomberg via Getty Images Looking to buy a new hard drive? Get ready to pay even ...

Rumors of a lost gold vein have circulated for years. Armed with our new high-powered metal detector, we set out to test the theory. The terrain was rough, and the signals were scarce. But every tone ...

In a fresh round of layoffs for the tech industry, Meta Platforms and Western Digital Technologies disclosed plans for job cuts that affect more than 100 workers. Slated to take effect on March 20, ...

Goodwill Industries of the Southern Piedmont is helping people keep up with changing technology through a three-day training program. Organizers said the course helps people build digital skills ...

A new payments stack is emerging, and it looks very different from the legacy rails global finance has relied on for decades. This shift is happening quietly but decisively. Regulators are providing ...

The French judge Nicolas Guillou knows exactly how deep Europe’s dependence on US tech is. Guillou and his colleagues at the international criminal court are under US sanctions. They can no longer use ...

STOCKHOLM, Feb 13 - A group of 15 companies, led by Microsoft and Ericsson, launched on Friday the “Trusted Tech Alliance,” built around five principles ‌to safely use technology regardless of where ...