How real is the threat of cyberwar between Iran and the US?
Jan 14, 2020 01:36 am UTC| Insights & Views Technology
The world shook at the news in early January that a US drone strike had killed Irans top military general, Qassem Soleimani, outside Baghdads airport. According to the Pentagon, the attack was conducted as a decisive...
3D printing of body parts is coming fast – but regulations are not ready
Jan 14, 2020 01:33 am UTC| Insights & Views Technology
In the last few years, the use of 3D printing has exploded in medicine. Engineers and medical professionals now routinely 3D print prosthetic hands and surgical tools. But 3D printing has only just begun to transform the...
Facial recognition: research reveals new abilities of 'super-recognisers'
Jan 14, 2020 00:45 am UTC| Insights & Views Technology
Do you never forget a face? Are you one of those people who can spot the same nameless extras across different TV programmes and adverts? Are you the family member always called on to identify or match faces in old...
How police surveillance technologies act as tools of white supremacy
Jan 14, 2020 00:42 am UTC| Insights & Views Technology
A 2019 surge of gang-related shootings in Toronto motivated the Ontario government to commit $3 million to double the number of Toronto Police surveillance cameras in the city. The Toronto Police could now go to 74 cameras...
Surface Book 3 possible release date, specs: Powerful graphics, upgraded RAM, processors and storage
Jan 13, 2020 13:51 pm UTC| Technology
Although Microsoft is yet to officially announce the Surface Book 3 release date, many expect the company to launch the gadget in 2020. Heres what tech watchers believe the upcoming high-end laptop could have. Improved...
Jan 13, 2020 00:34 am UTC| Technology
The Macbook Pro 2020 release is one of the most highly anticipated events for fans of the Apple brand. While the company released the laptops 16-inch model in November 2019, there are reports saying that its 13-inch cousin...
Jan 11, 2020 03:27 am UTC| Technology
Teslas plan to build its fourth Gigafactory in Europe is moving forward this week after getting the approval from German lawmakers on Thursday. However, the building of the plant cannot start yet as the company needs to...
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