Walmart and Google to offer voice-enabled shopping
Source: BBC News Corporate giants Walmart and Google are teaming up to enter the voice-shopping market, currently dominated by Amazon. From next month, US consumers will be able to buy […]
British Museum first to showcase interactive display with wifi link
Source: The Guardian By Maev Kennedy Even in a giant high-resolution image at the British Museum, the inscription on a slab of limestone carved almost 2,000 years for a major Buddhist […]
Would you get on a pilotless plane?
Source: BBC News By Ian Westbrook BBC Business reporter Image copyrightREUTERSImage captionAre the days of airline pilots numbered? How comfortable would you feel getting on a pilotless plane? That is […]
High-speed passenger pod tested in US desert
Source: BBC News Hyperloop One has carried out its latest test of a futuristic high-speed transport system in the Nevada desert. The creators hope to carry passengers at speeds of […]
YouTube Has Started Redirecting Searches for Violent Extremism to Anti-Terrorism Videos
Source: Time By Aric Jenkins Jul 22, 2017 YouTube has started to redirect searches for violent extremism content sometimes used to recruit ISIS members to anti-terrorism videos. The technique, implemented with Google as […]
The automation-resistant skills we should nurture
Source: BBC News By Livia Gershon 26 July 2017 Disruptive technologies such as artificial intelligence and big data are changing the world of work. Retail jobs are disappearing in the US while […]
Samsung’s Rumored Next Bet Faces an Amazon-Sized Challenge
Source: Time By Lisa Eadicicco Jul 06, 2017 Samsung’s technological reach is formidable, shipping more phones than any other manufacturer. The company boasts nearly 23% of the global smartphone market, and its Gear VR headset, available since late 2015, is already among the most popular virtual reality devices going. But when it comes to […]
Tesla to build world’s largest lithium ion battery in Australia
Source: BBC News An Australian state will install the world’s largest lithium ion battery in a “historic” deal with electric car firm Tesla and energy company Neoen. The battery will […]
Coal Country’s Suffering Is Nothing New
Source: Time BY Justin Worland Jun 30, 2017 Coal and the people who mine it have exploded onto the public consciousnesssince the election of President Donald Trump last fall. Trump promised to endwhat he […]
India internet shutdowns ‘violate human rights’
Source: BBC News Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said India needs to cease “arbitrary restrictions” on internet and phone services. The organisation said state governments had imposed 20 temporary internet […]
Google Launches An App That Helps Muslims Find The Direction To Pray
Source: Huffington Post By Carol Kuruvilla QIBLAFINDERWITHGOOGLECOMGoogle launched a webapp that helps Muslims find the Qibla — the direction towards Mecca. Qibla is the direction that Muslims face during prayer. […]
Inside China’s incredible high-speed rail network
Source: BBC See the view from the driver cabin of China’s super-fast trains, and take a tour of the control rooms running this massive operation. This video is from the […]
British Airways: All flights cancelled amid IT crash
Source; BBC British Airways has cancelled all flights from Heathrow and Gatwick because of global computer problems. A “major IT system failure is causing very severe disruption to our flight […]
Google AI defeats human Go champion
Source: BBC Google’s DeepMind AlphaGo artificial intelligence has defeated the world’s number one Go player Ke Jie. AlphaGo secured the victory after winning the second game in a three-part match. […]
How automation will effect you – the expert’s view
Source: BBC By Richard Gray With soft, nimble fingers, an arm stretches out to delicately pluck an apple from a shelf and place it gently into a basket. In this […]
Why Brain-Scanning Headsets May Play a Big Role In Health Care
Source: Time BY Jonathan Vanian Nothing lights up the brain quite like the rich, lyrical melodies of composer Camille Saint-Saëns’ The Swan, carefully played on a cello. Noted physician and author […]
India: World’s Lightest Satellite invented by Indian Muslim teen Rifath Sharook to be launched by NASA on 21st June
Source: India The 64-gram satellite has been named after the former Indian president, and a pioneer in aeronautical science in India, Dr APJ Abdul Kalam. By Aishwarya Krishnan | Published: May 15, 2017 2:53 PM IST India has been a pioneer in the field of science and an 18-year-old teen, […]
Would you drive a car made from plants?
Source: BBC Students in the Netherlands have come up with this novel design. Original Story
Cyber-attack: Europol says it was unprecedented in scale
Source: BBC A cyber-attack that hit organisations worldwide including the UK’s National Health Service was “unprecedented”, Europe’s police agency says. Europol also warned a “complex international investigation” was required “to […]
Microsoft’s Future Is About Much More Than PCs
Source: Time BY Lisa Eadicicco When Microsoft brought its Office suite to Apple’s iPad in 2014, many observers viewed it as a move to strengthen the company’s presence in the mobile […]