Why we still don't have self-driving cars on the roads in 2021
Jun 20, 2021 12:24 pm UTC| Technology
Do you remember the time when self-driving cars were upon us? It was almost a decade ago when the Autonomous Vehicle division at Google (now Waymo) promised a world where people would be chauffeured around by self-driving...
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We archived 84 million tweets to learn about the pandemic – each one is a tiny historical document
Jun 20, 2021 12:18 pm UTC| Technology
The first tweet that the UKs Department of Health and Social Care published about its new coronavirus testing regime came on January 25 2020. Less than a week later, the department tweeted its first announcement of two...
Inside a ransomware attack: how dark webs of cybercriminals collaborate to pull one off
Jun 20, 2021 12:02 pm UTC| Technology
In their Carbis Bay communique, the G7 announced their intention to work together to tackle ransomware groups. Days later, US president Joe Biden met with Russian president Vladimir Putin, where an extradition process to...
KT to invest 23.6 billion won in fintech firms under Webcash Group
Jun 18, 2021 20:05 pm UTC| Economy Technology
KT Corp. will invest a total of 23.6 billion won in three companies under the fintech-focused Webcash Group to strengthen its foothold in financial services. Of the amount, 14.4 billion won would be invested in Webcash,...
‘GTA Online’ update: Rockstar Games will end support for PS3 and Xbox 360 consoles in December
Jun 18, 2021 10:17 am UTC| Technology
The multiplayer GTA Online has been around for a while now that it was launched at a time when PS3 and Xbox 360 consoles are still frequently used. However, fans using these systems will need to buy new hardware soon if...
Slack update: Schedule when to send a message on desktop and mobile, here’s how
Jun 18, 2021 09:59 am UTC| Technology
The communication app widely used by teams within organizations and companies has a new feature that will allow users to schedule when to send a message. The function is available on both the desktop and mobile versions of...
Jun 18, 2021 09:42 am UTC| Technology
Gaming fans speculated that a patch for Cyberpunk 2077 was to be released following the reports that the controversial RPG is coming back to the PlayStation Store. Now, CD Projekt Red released patch 1.23 with a...
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