Accenture Reveals 15 Entrepreneurs Chosen For 2016 FinTech Innovation Lab
Jan 08, 2016 10:17 am UTC| Technology
Accenture, a leading global professional services company, on Wednesday announced 15 startups that have been selected to participate in this years FinTech Innovation Lab London. The 2016 FinTech Innovation Lab London...
Netflix is everywhere (almost), so what does this mean for local media?
Jan 08, 2016 05:45 am UTC| Insights & Views Technology
In his keynote address at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week, Reed Hastings, Netflix CEO, announced that Netflix will now be available in 130 new countries. This sees Netflix more than triple its global...
Jan 08, 2016 00:30 am UTC| Insights & Views Technology
The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) as a potential threat or benign force is a topic of lively debate. Respected mainstream voices, like Stephen Hawking, Bill Gates and Elon Musk, are pointing to the dangers of...
EHang 184: A Drone That Can Carry Humans
Jan 07, 2016 11:45 am UTC| Technology
EHang Inc., a China-based drone maker, on Wednesday showcased what it calls the worlds first Autonomous Aerial Vehicle at the Las Vegas Convention Center during the CES gadget show, The Associated Press reported. A...
Oculus Rift Costs $599; 'Oculus-Ready Computers' In The Works
Jan 07, 2016 09:03 am UTC| Technology
The veil on Oculus Rifts price has been finally lifted it costs $599. With most speculations hinting towards a price tag of something more than $350, VR fanatics are certainly not happy with the price. Moreover, the...
What does it mean to think and could a machine ever do it?
Jan 07, 2016 01:29 am UTC| Science Technology
The idea of a thinking machine is an amazing one. It would be like humans creating artificial life, only more impressive because we would be creating consciousness. Or would we? Its tempting to think that a machine that...
How 3D printing threatens our patent system
Jan 06, 2016 14:33 pm UTC| Technology Law
Remember Napster or Grokster? Both services allowed users to share computer files usually digital music that infringed the copyrights for those songs. Now imagine that, instead of music, you could download a physical...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects