Beyond silicon: the search for new semiconductors
Mar 10, 2016 13:23 pm UTC| Science Technology
Our modern world is based on semiconductors. In addition to your computer, cellphones and digital cameras, semiconductors are a critical component of a growing number of devices. Think of the high-efficiency LED lights you...
Google expands the ‘right to be forgotten’, but Australia doesn't need it
Mar 07, 2016 04:03 am UTC| Law Technology
Search engines play an indispensable role in our information age. They are how we navigate the internet. Without their assistance, most of us would be lost. When access to their functionality is limited, our substantive...
Why startup investors love online marketplaces
Mar 07, 2016 02:07 am UTC| Insights & Views Technology
Online marketplaces, also known as platform companies, are sprouting up everywhere and redefining business in every industry. The Uber of …. has become shorthand for tech startups looking to redefine the way...
Who (or what) is behind the wheel? The regulatory challenges of driverless cars
Mar 07, 2016 01:28 am UTC| Technology Law
A legal opinion by the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) set the internet alight in February. The US road safety federal regulator informed Google that the artificial intelligence (AI) software...
Facebook looks set to pay more UK tax but it might not be as much as you think
Mar 04, 2016 17:55 pm UTC| Law Technology
Facebook has said it will pay more in UK taxes from 2017. The news comes hot on the heels of the much-derided settlement of Googles decade-long tax dispute with the UK tax authority. It also comes a day after it emerged...
The fight for encryption gets new allies as tech companies join Apple against the FBI
Mar 04, 2016 17:10 pm UTC| Technology Law
Apples defiance to the FBIs request to unlock the work phone of one of the San Bernadino shooters has become an all out PR and legal battle being waged on all fronts. Although the case is ostensibly about unlocking a...
A digital beehive could warn beekeepers when their hives are under attack
Mar 04, 2016 00:48 am UTC| Technology
Honey bees are responsible for pollinating crops worth more than US$19 billion and for producing about US$385 million in honey a year in the United States. In Australia, honey bee production is a A$92-million...
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