Jul 04, 2019 05:09 am UTC| Technology
The Pocophone F2 is still unconfirmed despite its predecessor already setting up the stage for its arrival last year. Even the smartphones name still remains unknown right now, although most are simply calling it the...
Indonesia's quest for innovations requires more funding from private sectors
Jul 03, 2019 21:09 pm UTC| Insights & Views Technology
Indonesia, whose research budget is still among the lowest in the world, should encourage more research-based innovations to boost its economic growth. There is clear evidence that long-term economic growth relies on...
Technology can make collecting and analysing evidence for policy easier
Jul 03, 2019 21:02 pm UTC| Insights & Views Technology
There is more and more research being produced around the world every day. In total, about 3 million articles are published every year. Thats a lot of information, and a lot of evidence. But humans are finding it...
Business-to-artist: Record labels and sub-labels in the digital age
Jul 03, 2019 21:01 pm UTC| Insights & Views Technology
The history of recorded music has been marked by profound and continuous change not just recording technology, but also musical form, style, technique and beyond. From the late 19th century until the present, technical...
Meet Sofia: a 67-year-old widow who uses Pokémon Go to reconnect with her city
Jul 03, 2019 21:00 pm UTC| Insights & Views Technology
Over the first weeks of July 2016, a strange phenomenon started to unfold in many parts of the world. A mobile game went viral. Streets in Barcelona, Melbourne, Singapore and New York began to fill with hordes digital...
We need human oversight of machine decisions to stop robo-debt drama
Jul 03, 2019 20:59 pm UTC| Insights & Views Technology
Federal MP Amanda Rishworth raised concerns over the weekend that Australia could be headed for another robo-debt ordeal after the government reportedly confirmed the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) will use data matching...
Freedom of speech: a history from the forbidden fruit to Facebook
Jul 03, 2019 20:49 pm UTC| Insights & Views Technology
Free speech is in the news. Not least because several leading universities have adopted a model code to protect it on campus. And then theres the Israel Folau saga, and debate over whether his Instagram post was free...
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