Will the next U.S. president close the digital divide for Americans without broadband access?
Mar 03, 2016 16:19 pm UTC| Insights & Views Technology
Most of the 2016 presidential candidates policy platforms recognize the strategic importance of high-speed Internet (HSI), or broadband, in transforming the economy and spurring innovation. The candidates appear...
Google car crash: who's to blame when a driverless car has an accident?
Mar 03, 2016 13:58 pm UTC| Technology Law
Luckily no one was injured when one of Googles self-driving cars recently crashed itself into a bus as it pulled out at a junction. The car was only travelling at 2mph, after all. The company has admitted it bore some...
Oil rigs are built to withstand decades at sea – taking them apart is as tough as they are
Mar 03, 2016 13:31 pm UTC| Insights & Views Technology
More than 40 years since oil first flowed from the Forties oil field, many North Sea fields are coming to the end of their productive lives. This means that platforms must be decommissioned and dismantled, the wells...
Three things unions can learn from Uber drivers
Mar 02, 2016 23:34 pm UTC| Technology Law
Unions are in a self-described crisis. The well-known tale of union decline in Australia continues with the latest figures revealing less than 15% of workers are members of unions, with that dropping to 11% in the private...
Besides feverish excitement, hackathons really can spur innovation
Mar 02, 2016 23:28 pm UTC| Technology
Its 26 hours into the Random Hacks of Kindness hackathon, and I am on my ninth cup of coffee. We have just over five hours until show and tell time, when we need to have a working mobile app. Among the screwed-up...
Apple, Google, Facebook: where would you put your money?
Mar 02, 2016 02:22 am UTC| Technology
Ive designed a mind experiment: If I had to invest all my savings in a single company, and had to choose either Apple, Google (now Alphabet) or Facebook, which one would it be? I would not be able to move my money for at...
Cybathlon will showcase what bionics could do for millions with disabilities
Mar 01, 2016 16:47 pm UTC| Technology
Following the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games, this year will see the arrival of the Cybathlon, the worlds first competition for parathletes and people with severe disabilities who compete with the aid of bionic...
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