How dangerous are phones on planes?
Source: BBC By Bryan Lufkin 19 October 2016 If you’re boarding a plane, chances are you’ll be bringing a phone aboard with you. But the technological sophistications of phones have […]
Tesla to make all its new cars self-driving
Source: BBC Electric carmaker Tesla says all cars it now builds will have hardware needed to drive completely on their own. But despite the cameras, sensors and radars being introduced, […]
Why Apple and Google are moving into solar energy
Source: BBC By Chris Baraniuk 14 October 2016 Most people think of Apple as a company that makes phones, computers and smart watches – not an energy provider. But in […]
Sports Illustrated Partnering to Produce First Complete Mt. Everest Climb in Virtual Reality
Source: Time Sports Illustrated will partner with Endemol Shine Beyond USA to produce the first documentary series of a complete climb of Mt. Everest to be presented in virtual reality. The […]
The robot that can feel the world around it
Source: BBC Robot explorers that can feel their surroundings – and translate those physical feelings back to their controllers – could change the way we delve into the deep. For […]
Digital Readiness Gaps
Source: Pew Research Center Americans fall along a spectrum of preparedness when it comes to using tech tools to pursue learning online, and many are not eager or ready to take the plunge BY JOHN B. HORRIGAN For many years concerns about “digital divides” centered primarily on whether people hadaccess […]
Samsung in US ‘exploding washing machines’ probe
Source: BBC Samsung has confirmed it is in talks with US consumer watchdogs after a lawsuit against the firm over “exploding” washing machines. The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) warned […]
Google, Facebook, Amazon join forces on future of AI
Source: BBC By Jane Wakefield Technology reporter The world’s biggest technology companies are joining forces to consider the future of artificial intelligence. Amazon, Google’s DeepMind, Facebook, IBM and Microsoft will […]
Google pushes into India with free wi-fi
Source: BBC Google is to roll out a comprehensive public wi-fi platform in India, as part of its bid to get more people using its services. Dubbed Google Station, the […]
Snapchat launches sunglasses with camera
Source: BBC By Dave Lee North America technology reporter Messaging app firm Snapchat has announced its first gadget – sunglasses with a built-in camera. The device, which the company is calling […]
This Interactive Virtual Reality Experience Relaxes You in Minutes
Source: Time Imagine leaving a stressful day behind and slipping into a magical forest of calming lights and sounds. That’s the vision of LUMEN, a relaxing virtual reality experience that […]
Would you fly in a pilotless airliner?
Source: BBC By Katia Moskvitch 13 September 2016 Have you ever had a panic attack in mid-flight? Those that have will tell you it’s not fun. And there are plenty […]
Tesla Says New Autopilot Would Likely Have Prevented Fatality
Source: Time Elon Musk cautioned the improvement “doesn’t mean perfect safety” (SAN FRANCISCO) – Tesla Motors Co said on Sunday an update of its semi-autonomous driving system Autopilot would use […]
Samsung urges Galaxy Note 7 phone exchange urgently
Source: BBC Samsung has urged owners of its Galaxy Note 7 phones to stop using or exchange the devices as they risk exploding. Samsung recalled 2.5 million phones last week […]
Self-Driving Cars Could Help Save the Environment—Or Ruin It. It Depends on Us
Source: Time By Justin Worland Self-driving vehicles promised to revolutionize the transportation industry. Automated cars could reshape every industry that relies on the automobile, from car manufacturing, to taxis, limousines and trucking. By taking human beings—who aren’t the drivers they think they are—out from behind the wheel, self-driving cars could also […]
Google’s Clever Plan to Stop Aspiring ISIS Recruits
Source: Wired By Andy Greenberg GOOGLE HAS BUILT a half-trillion-dollar business out of divining what people want based on a few words they type into a search field. In the […]
Microsoft’s UK data centres power up cloud services
Source: BBC Microsoft has announced that its first UK cloud computing data centres are up and running. The facilities are located in London, Durham and Cardiff. They should help the […]
Is our Universe just a simulation?
Source: BBC By Philip Ball 5 September 2016 Are you real? What about me? These used to be questions that only philosophers worried about. Scientists just got on with figuring […]
If technology makes humans into gods, old questions return
theguardian: by Giles Fraser — Yuval Noah Harari’s new book Homo Deus imagines a world in which life is painless, purposeless and long Lee Majors as Colonel Steve Austin in the 1970s TV series The Six Million Dollar Man: ‘Over 40 years later the projected technology has been transformed. Nevertheless, […]
Samsung recalls Note 7 flagship over explosive batteries
Source: BBC Samsung Electronics is recalling its flagship Galaxy Note 7 smartphone and said that battery problems were behind phones catching fire. The decision follows reports in the US and […]