Data privacy rules in the EU may leave the US behind
Jan 27, 2019 14:48 pm UTC| Insights & Views Technology
France made headlines on Jan. 21 for fining Google US$57 million the first fine to be issued for violations of the European Unions newly implemented General Data Protection Regulations. GDPR, as its called, is meant to...
Self-driving cars: why we can't expect them to be 'moral'
Jan 27, 2019 14:44 pm UTC| Insights & Views Technology
Ever since companies began developing self-driving cars, people have asked how designers will address the moral question of who a self-driving car should kill if a fatal crash is unavoidable. Recent research suggests this...
Digital technology offers new ways to teach lessons from the Holocaust
Jan 27, 2019 14:42 pm UTC| Technology
When it comes to understanding the horrors of the Holocaust one of the key aims of International Holocaust Remembrance Day most millennials are woefully lacking in knowledge. That much was laid bare in a 2018 study...
5G: what will it offer and why does it matter?
Jan 27, 2019 14:36 pm UTC| Technology
Never in the history of the mobile phone has there been so much hype about a new technology ahead of its launch than there is with 5G. It seems that the mobile phone operators, handset manufacturers and equipment vendors...
To protect us from the risks of advanced artificial intelligence, we need to act now
Jan 27, 2019 14:35 pm UTC| Technology
Artificial intelligence can play chess, drive a car and diagnose medical issues. Examples include Google DeepMinds AlphaGo, Teslas self-driving vehicles, and IBMs Watson. This type of artificial intelligence is referred...
How growing cities can support at-home electric vehicle charging
Jan 27, 2019 14:33 pm UTC| Technology
Rapid urban population growth is driving many cities around the world to reduce their carbon footprints. In Canada, two major policy agendas are designed to achieve this: boosting urban density and promoting low-carbon...
Jan 27, 2019 09:55 am UTC| Technology
The day when Kingdom Hearts III is released has been a dream for many fans of the series who have been waiting for more than a decade for this to happen. As such, there would naturally be a lot of excitement whenever the...
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