Casey Hudson Returns To BioWare, Aaryn Flynn Head To The Exit
Jul 19, 2017 11:11 am UTC| Technology
Its no secret that BioWare had experienced something traumatic of late with the reception of Mass Effect Andromeda shaking the studios foundation. The unprecedented negativity being thrown at the company was something new....
Popular Twitch Streamer Banned From PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, Threatens Real-World Violence
Jul 19, 2017 11:11 am UTC| Technology
PlayerUnknowns Battlegrounds (PUGB) is rising as one of the most popular online multiplayer shooting survival game in the world and like any title, it has rules. A popular streamer at Twitch recently got banned from the...
Google Glass Makes A Functional Comeback, No Longer A Nerd Gadget
Jul 19, 2017 11:10 am UTC| Technology
When the Google Glass first came out, it was supposed to be the next iteration of awesome wearable technology with augmented reality capabilities. Unfortunately, it was quickly labeled as something only nerds would wear...
Smart or dumb? The real impact of India's proposal to build 100 smart cities
Jul 18, 2017 13:56 pm UTC| Insights & Views Technology
In 2014, the new Indian government declared its intention to achieve 100 smart cities. In promoting this objective, it gave the example of a large development in the island city of Mumbai, Bhendi Bazaar. There, 3-5...
The future of artificial intelligence: two experts disagree
Jul 18, 2017 13:49 pm UTC| Insights & Views Technology
Artificial intelligence (AI) promises to revolutionise our lives, drive our cars, diagnose our health problems, and lead us into a new future where thinking machines do things that were yet to imagine. Or does it? Not...
We regulate doctors to protect the public from harm - why not journalists?
Jul 18, 2017 13:25 pm UTC| Insights & Views Technology
In the post-truth haze that has enveloped public discourse, a free press is more crucial than ever in educating the public and holding leaders to account. Reliable, accurate news is an essential public good, while false or...
Why licensing journalists won't end the scourge of 'fake news'
Jul 18, 2017 13:09 pm UTC| Insights & Views Technology
A good place to start when considering a proposed solution is to ask what problem that solution is aiming to fix. Thats a good way to approach suggestions that journalists should be licensed as a means to address...
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