Are self-driving cars safe? Expert on how we will drive in the future
Jan 18, 2020 12:13 pm UTC| Insights & Views Technology
Cars are changing fast. But are innovations such as autonomous and flying cars a bright new dawn, or just a wild pipe dream? And if they become the futures way of getting from A to B, can we trust them to take us there...
Virtual reality could expand therapy options in remote areas
Jan 18, 2020 12:12 pm UTC| Insights & Views Technology
In recent years, experts have focused on finding better ways to improve remotely delivered mental health care. Now, virtual reality (VR) may pave the way for myriad new opportunities. Using VR for remote therapy...
Tech firms are winning the AI race because they understand data – other sectors need to catch up
Jan 18, 2020 12:04 pm UTC| Insights & Views Technology
Artificial intelligence is already powering much of the technology helping to drive the modern economy. AI is now an essential part of how we use the internet but can also be found in stock exchanges, advanced factories...
Jan 18, 2020 11:56 am UTC| Insights & Views Technology
Theres a lot of talk about digital media. Increasing screen time has created worries about medias impacts on democracy, addiction, depression, relationships, learning, health, privacy and much more. The effects are...
Why fitness trackers may not give you all the 'credit' you hoped for
Jan 18, 2020 11:51 am UTC| Insights & Views Technology
January is a time when many people make resolutions and then break them. Almost 60% of Americans will resolve to exercise more, but fewer than 10% will stick with their resolution. A key to keeping resolutions is ensuring...
Don't die wondering: apps may soon be able to predict your life expectancy, but do you want to know?
Jan 18, 2020 11:44 am UTC| Insights & Views Technology
When will I die? This question has endured across cultures and civilisations. It has given rise to a plethora of religions and spiritual paths over thousands of years, and more recently, some highly amusing apps. But...
Financial trading bots have fascinating similarities to people – we need to learn from them
Jan 18, 2020 11:43 am UTC| Insights & Views Technology
In 2019, the world fretted that algorithms now know us better than we know ourselves. No concept captures this better than surveillance capitalism, a term coined by American writer Shoshana Zuboff to describe a bleak new...
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