Teachers have been let down by a decade of inaction on digital technologies
Jul 22, 2020 12:11 pm UTC| Technology
The coronavirus pandemic has led to significant disruption to school education in England. Teachers have made a concerted effort to use digital technology and remote teaching and learning to lessen the impact of this...
GoPro HERO 9 release date, leaks: Front-facing display could be smaller than DJI’s Osmo Action
Jul 22, 2020 05:58 am UTC| Technology
Action camera fans have a piece of new information to look over this week as a photo showing a supposed shell of GoPro HERO 9 leaks online. It supports earlier rumors that the device will follow DJI Osmo Actions design,...
Jul 22, 2020 05:27 am UTC| Technology
After months of leaks and rumors about eFootball PES 2021 not being a full-fledged title, Konami has confirmed the upcoming release will just be a Season Update. Gaming fans should note, however, that it is still very...
Jul 22, 2020 05:26 am UTC| Technology
The anticipated Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory could be launching earlier than fans expect. One of its likely voice actors may have subtly confirmed the work for the game continues amid quarantine, making a sooner launch...
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Twitter hack exposes broader threat to democracy and society
Jul 21, 2020 14:27 pm UTC| Technology
In case 2020 wasnt dystopian enough, hackers on July 15 hijacked the Twitter accounts of former President Barack Obama, presidential hopeful Joe Biden, Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Kim Kardashian and Apple, among others. Each...
Floating wind farms: how to make them the future of green electricity
Jul 21, 2020 14:08 pm UTC| Technology
Since 2010, wind energy has seen sustained growth worldwide, with the amount of energy generated by offshore wind increasing by nearly 30% each year. Countries around the world need to ramp up renewable energy supply...
Coronavirus: how the pandemic has exposed AI’s limitations
Jul 21, 2020 14:04 pm UTC| Insights & Views Technology
It should have been artificial intelligences moment in the sun. With billions of dollars of investment in recent years, AI has been touted as a solution to every conceivable problem. So when the COVID-19 pandemic arrived,...
Electricity from farm waste: how biogas could help Malawians with no power
What the Supreme Court is doing right in considering Trump’s immunity case
US election: why it’s not the protesters’ votes that the Democrats should worry about
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects