Digital sovereignty: can the Russian Internet cut itself off from the rest of the world?
Oct 29, 2019 19:29 pm UTC| Insights & Views Technology
The Internet infrastructure is based on the principle of the internationalisation of equipment and data and information flows. Elements of the Internet with a geographic location in national territories need physical and...
Drones help track wildfires, count wildlife and map plants
Oct 29, 2019 19:24 pm UTC| Insights & Views Technology
Drones are revolutionizing the way scientists observe, measure and monitor the natural environment. From mapping the patterns of wildfires, like those in California, to measuring the size of jellyfish populations, drones...
Telstra's new high-tech payphones are meeting resistance from councils, but why?
Oct 29, 2019 19:23 pm UTC| Insights & Views Technology
Australia is witnessing the first major redesign of the payphone booth since 1983. But Telstras new vision is meeting resistance from some councils, and the matter is in the courts. In an effort to make payphones...
Oct 29, 2019 10:33 am UTC| Technology
EA and Maxis have been so silent about the development of The Sims 5, let alone its release date window. This has left many fans scouring for clues to estimate whether the next main series installment is, at least, close...
What if we measured the thing that matters most: "carbon productivity"
Oct 26, 2019 08:14 am UTC| Insights & Views Technology Economy
Ask any economist a question, and you will usually get the answer: productivity. The winner of the 2008 Nobel Prize in Economics, Paul Krugman, set the standard in 1994: Productivity isnt everything, but, in the...
Oct 26, 2019 06:58 am UTC| Technology
iPhone and iPad users were exceptionally excited for the release of iOS 13.1.3 because it addresses issues on several apps. However, many Apple customers were looking forward more to having the previously reported...
Oct 26, 2019 05:36 am UTC| Technology
The Pixelbook Go has been anticipated as Googles more affordable option than the 2017-released Pixelbook. However, because it was also designed as a reliable hybrid tablet/laptop on-the-go, the recently announced device...
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