Jun 16, 2020 05:41 am UTC| Technology
All hopes for Pixel 4a to be released in spring have obviously gone down the drain by now, but the string of disappointing rumors does not end there. The latest update from a known leaker suggests Google has canceled the...
Grindr is deleting its 'ethnicity filter'. But racism is still rife in online dating
Jun 14, 2020 12:31 pm UTC| Technology
Dating and hook-up service Grindr has announced its intention to remove the ethnicity filter from its popular app. The controversial function allowed paying users to filter out prospective partners based on ethnicity...
For online teaching to succeed, train educators to embrace uncertainty in learning
Jun 14, 2020 12:30 pm UTC| Technology
The COVID-19 pandemic has intensified digital learning as students study from home to curb the spread of the virus. Insufficient digital infrastructure and a vast digital divide have posed significant challenges for...
Jun 14, 2020 12:29 pm UTC| Nature Technology
Almost a decade ago, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstalls Fish Fight campaign galvanised public opinion against the senseless waste of discarding fish. At the time this was the common practice of returning unwanted catches to the...
Workplaces are turning to devices to monitor social distancing, but does the tech respect privacy?
Jun 14, 2020 12:10 pm UTC| Technology
As we emerge from the coronavirus lockdown, those of us who still have a workplace may not recognize it. Businesses, eager to limit liability for employees and customers, are considering a variety of emerging technologies...
Three ways blockchain could get the world to act against the climate crisis
Jun 13, 2020 11:07 am UTC| Technology Digital Currency
The world has failed to halt global warming. Four years after the signing of the Paris Agreement, most experts predict global warming will exceed the agreed thresholds, with disastrous consequences. As much as the world...
High-tech surveillance amplifies police bias and overreach
Jun 13, 2020 10:56 am UTC| Technology Law
Video of police in riot gear clashing with unarmed protesters in the wake of the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin has filled social media feeds. Meanwhile, police surveillance of...
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