Facebook Removes More ISIS Content by Actively Looking for It
Source: Bloomberg By Sarah Frier April 24, 2018, 1:03 AM GMT+5 Facebook Inc. said it was able to remove a larger amount of content from the Islamic State and al-Qaeda in […]
The world’s most powerful MRI machine
Source: BBC News Nikola Tesla’s last name isn’t just a car brand. Tesla is also the metric for the magnetic strength of MRI machines. Whereas historically powerful MRI machines have registered around 7-10 tesla, a new generation of machines are breaking the mold and registering up to 11.7 Tesla. Along […]
Shortcuts App faith: how religions are embracing technology
Source: The Guardian From apps that remind you to confess or help Muslims find halal food, to cashless church donations, religious practice is being inextricably linked to tech BY Tim Dowling Churches in the UK have started using contactless card readers for donations. Photograph: Chris Marsh/SumUp/PA As part of an […]
Google’s 3D scans aim to preserve historical sites
Source: BBC News High resolution 3D scans of more than 25 historical sites from around the world are being released. CyArk used cutting edge digital archaeology techniques including laser scanning and drones to capture the images which have been released by the Google Arts and Culture project. The project coincides […]
Exorcism by cellphone: Beating the devil in the 21st century
Source: Reuters By Philip Pullella ROME (Reuters) – About 200 aspiring exorcists gathered on Monday for a week-long course in casting out demons – including by cellphone if necessary – amid increased demand for the service among Roman Catholics. Participants, many of them priests, will attend lectures and talks on […]
Artificial intelligence must be ‘for common good’
Source: BBC News Ethics should be at the centre of the development of artificial intelligence (AI), a parliamentary report has said. AI should “never” be given the “autonomous power to hurt, destroy or deceive” people, it adds. The Lords’ report said the UK has the potential to be a leader […]
Facebook data: How it was used by Cambridge Analytica
Source: BBC News Facebook has said it believes that up to 87 million users’ data was improperly shared with Cambridge Analytica. Cambridge Analytica claims its data and research helped Donald […]
Microsoft gambles on a quantum leap in computing
Source: BBC News BY Rory Cellan-Jones Technology correspondent@BBCRoryCJ In a laboratory in Copenhagen, scientists believe they are on the verge of a breakthrough that could transform computing. A team combining Microsoft researchers […]
Self-driving Uber car kills Arizona woman crossing street
Source: MSN News Sydney Maki and Alexandria Sage An Uber self-driving car hit and killed a woman crossing the street in Arizona, police said on Monday, marking the first fatality […]
Saudi Arabia’s Haramain train project expected to serve 30 million pilgrims
Source: Arab News JEDDAH: The high-speed Haramain train’s importance to Saudi Arabia has been highlighted with an announcement by King Salman that he will rely on the super-fast service for […]
Are digital drugs the future of medication?
Source: BBC News A drug with the potential to revolutionise medication has been approved in the US. The ‘smart’ pill can communicate with doctors and share information about treatments. In […]
5 Things About the Samsung Galaxy S9 I Like Better Than Apple’s iPhone X
Source: Time By LISA EADICICCO March 9, 2018 Samsung’s latest pair of iPhone rivals, the Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+, hit stores on March 16. And this year it’s all about the […]
London mayor Sadiq Khan warns big tech on hate speech
Source: BBC News By Dave Lee North America technology reporter Stricter regulation, including large fines, is one option to force technology companies to take the issue of hate speech more […]
Burger flipping robot begins first shift
Flippy, a burger-flipping robot, has begun work at a restaurant in Pasadena, Los Angeles. It is the first of dozens of locations for the system, which is destined to replace […]
Huawei’s AI phone tested by driving car at dog
Source: BBC News Huawei has turned one of its phones into a dog-collision avoidance system for cars as part of an unusual publicity campaign. The Chinese firm invited BBC’s Rory […]
iQiyi, the Netflix of China, is going public in the US
Source: CNN News By Sherisse Pham The Netflix of China is ready for Wall Street. Video streaming site iQiyi is getting ready for an IPO on the Nasdaq under the […]
Samsung Galaxy S9 focuses on the camera
Source: BBC News By Leo Kelion Technology desk editor Media captionWATCH: Spencer Kelly gets hands on with the Galaxy S9 New and improved camera capabilities are the main thrust of Samsung’s […]
This New Jet Design Would Get You From New York to China in 2 Hours
Source: Travel And Leisure By TALIA AVAKIAN FEBRUARY 23, 2018 A team of Chinese researchers has revealed a design for a hypersonic jet that they claim could transport passengers from China to New […]
Elon Musk quits AI ethics research group
Source: BBC News Technology billionaire Elon Musk has quit the board of the research group he co-founded to look into the ethics of artificial intelligence. In a blog post, OpenAI said […]
A.I. will be ‘billions of times’ smarter than humans and man needs to merge with it, expert says
Source: CNBC BY Arjun Kharpal A.I. will be ‘billions of times’ smarter than humans, says expert Artificial intelligence could be “billions of times smarter” than humans and people may need to […]