Nov 15, 2021 06:22 am UTC| Technology
Reports about the Samsung Galaxy S21 FE launch suggest it will not be unveiled until next year. However, a new report may have already leaked more details about its technical specifications, including a smaller screen size...
Should Elon Musk try to solve the problem of world hunger with $6 billion? 5 questions answered
Nov 13, 2021 08:03 am UTC| Technology
Elon Musk hinted on Oct. 31, 2021, perhaps jokingly, that he might be willing to donate US$6 billion of his fortune to pay for hunger relief. But there was a catch: The United Nations would have to prove that it can solve...
AI shop assistants: get ready for a world where you can't tell humans and chatbots apart
Nov 13, 2021 07:55 am UTC| Technology
I regularly fly with KLM from Minneapolis to New Delhi, and always stop over in Amsterdam. I am frequently in Minneapolis for research and this is my route to go home to take a break from work. I have done the journey so...
Nov 13, 2021 07:45 am UTC| Technology
Google is being fined 2.4 billion (2.1 billion) for hindering competition in the EU after a 2017 decision has been upheld on appeal by the general court of the European Union. This is a saga dating back over 15 years, in...
Technology-enabled abuse: how 'safety by design' can reduce stalking and domestic violence
Nov 13, 2021 07:40 am UTC| Technology
Mobile phones and online technologies are frequently used by perpetrators of domestic and family violence to coerce, control and restrict the freedoms of victims and survivors. Recent death reviews have found that...
Nov 13, 2021 07:34 am UTC| Technology
While the art of conversation in machines is limited, there are improvements with every iteration. As machines are developed to navigate complex conversations, there will be technical and ethical challenges in how they...
‘Rainbow Six Extraction’ release date in January 2022 is confirmed months after Ubisoft leaked it
Nov 12, 2021 10:09 am UTC| Technology
The release date of Rainbow Six Extraction has been pushed to January next year. While this is not exactly a new discovery, a blog post published on Thursday officially confirmed the games launch schedule. Rainbow Six...
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