More American students are studying abroad, new data show
Nov 14, 2018 12:19 pm UTC| Insights & Views Technology
Kelsey Hrubes knew she had a challenge on her hands when she visited Germany as a study abroad student back in 2015. I was forced to adapt to cultural norms I had never considered before and try to comprehend everything...
Driverless cars will make you sick – but there's a fix
Nov 14, 2018 12:08 pm UTC| Insights & Views Technology
Driverless cars will usher in a transport utopia, at least according to many of their proponents. Concept art for these futuristic vehicles often show passengers sat facing each other, reading, working or enjoying some...
'Frankenstein news': how new media recycles the mainstream press
Nov 14, 2018 11:57 am UTC| Insights & Views Technology
What are we to make of the hashtag #BoycottTheGuardian which was recently trending on Twitter? Whether we agree with the sentiment or not, the intention behind it is pretty clear. The hashtag is like its predecessor,...
3D concrete printing could free the world from boring buildings
Nov 14, 2018 11:44 am UTC| Technology
Construction is one of the largest industries in the world economy worth A$10 trillion globally (equivalent to 13% of GDP). But construction has suffered for decades from remarkably poor productivity compared to other...
Bitcoin Latest News & Update: SEC Close to Approving VanEck Bitcoin ETF?
Nov 14, 2018 07:16 am UTC| Technology
Bitcoin is still trading at a fairly calm state as the cryptocurrencys value wobbles between $6,000 and $6,800. Although this is quite unusual for Bitcoin, it isnt the first for the cryptocurrency to behave in such a way...
AMD Latest News & Update: To Demolish Intel with New EPYC 7371 Processor? Targets Data Centers
Nov 14, 2018 05:33 am UTC| Technology
AMD has been on a roll recently and the announcement for its new EPYC 7371 Threadripper processor threatens to absolutely bury whatever Intel has to offer. This new monster of a chip comes with 64 cores from the Zen 2 line...
Jailbreak for iOS 12.1 Latest News & Update: Downgrade Advised, Apple Plays Cat & Mouse with Hackers
Nov 14, 2018 05:33 am UTC| Technology
Jailbreak for iOS 12.1 is proving to be challenging and Apple is simply not letting up. There are those within the mobile software community who are working hard to create a jailbreak kit for the latest iOS version....
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