Building a digital archive for decaying paper documents
Jan 07, 2020 15:51 pm UTC| Insights & Views Technology
Paper documents are still priceless records of the past, even in a digital world. Primary sources stored in local archives throughout Latin America, for example, describe a centuries-old multiethnic society grappling with...
Will AI take over? Quantum theory suggests otherwise
Jan 07, 2020 15:44 pm UTC| Insights & Views Technology
Will artificial intelligence one day surpass human thinking? The rapid progress of AI, coupled with our standard fear of machines, has raised concerns that its abilities will one day start to grow uncontrollably,...
Clearer, faster, smoother: Improving online video watching on cellular networks
Jan 07, 2020 15:42 pm UTC| Insights & Views Technology
Each one of us could be watching an online video at some point on any given day. We could be following the news, listening to a report, learning from a how-to video, taking in sports highlights or watching a TV...
‘Call of Duty: Modern Warfare’ patch rolls out later this month for PC, PS4 and Xbox One
Jan 07, 2020 14:52 pm UTC| Technology
Developer Infinity Ward will be dropping a Call of Duty: Modern Warfare patch later this month. The update will be the first major one this year and is expected to bring in bug fixes, tweaks to its gameplay as well as new...
‘The Sims 5’ release date, gameplay: All-new expansion pack is a likely plan for the next game
Jan 07, 2020 09:56 am UTC| Technology
Another year has passed without any mention of The Sims 5 on the part of EA and Maxis. But that has not stopped fans from expecting the arrival of the next life simulation game from these video game companies. Despite...
Jan 07, 2020 09:55 am UTC| Technology
About a year since the release of Square Enixs role-playing game set in the collision of Disney and Final Fantasy worlds a much-requested DLC will arrive. Most fans will welcome the early part of 2020, taking down as much...
Upskill the upskillers: The must-have New Year's resolution for businesses
Jan 06, 2020 17:10 pm UTC| Insights & Views Technology
Today, the survival of many organizations depends on their plans to leverage cutting-edge artificial intelligence (AI) technologies to transform their workplaces into augmented environments. A recent IBM study found...
South Africa’s plan to move away from coal: 8 steps to make it succeed
Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects