How drone submarines are turning the seabed into a future battlefield
Oct 12, 2023 07:21 am UTC| Technology
A 12-tonne fishing boat weighs anchor three kilometres off the port of Adelaide. A small crew huddles over a miniature submarine, activates the controls, primes the explosives, and releases it into the water. The...
AMD Sets Sights on Nvidia with Acquisition of AI Startup Nod.ai
Oct 11, 2023 08:58 am UTC| Economy Technology Business
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) has revealed its strategic move to acquire artificial intelligence (AI) startup Nod.ai, highlighting a shift in its software-centric approach to challenge leading chipmaker Nvidia. Investing...
KakaoBank Enters Southeast Asia, Acquires 10% Stake in PT Super Bank Indonesia
Oct 11, 2023 08:38 am UTC| Business Economy Technology
KakaoBank, a South Korean digital banking giant, has marked its initial venture into Southeast Asia by acquiring a stake in Indonesias PT Super Bank. According to The Korea Times, KakaoBank is buying a 10% stake in the...
Abbott Laboratories Dives into Wearable Retail Market Following COVID-19 Sales Drop
Oct 11, 2023 06:37 am UTC| Business Economy Technology
Abbott Laboratories revealed on Tuesday, Oct. 10, that it has expanded into a new market in its pursuit of finding new businesses. The medical device and healthcare company has now dived into consumer wearable retail,...
Shadow work: why you should be cautious of the TikTok self-help trend
Oct 11, 2023 03:38 am UTC| Insights & Views Technology
I doubt the psychologist Carl Gustav Jung (1875-1961), in all his prescience, would have predicted that his work would one day fuel a TikTok trend called shadow work. Life coaches and self-help gurus on the platform...
How sodium-ion batteries could make electric cars cheaper
Oct 11, 2023 03:38 am UTC| Technology
Cars that burn petrol and diesel must be replaced with renewable alternatives if the climate crisis is to be overcome. Electric vehicles (EVs) are widely viewed as the best option available. This is because EVs can be...
Oct 11, 2023 03:37 am UTC| Technology
There are risks and harms that come with relying on algorithms to make decisions. People are already feeling the impact of doing so. Whether reinforcing racial biases or spreading misinformation, many technologies that are...
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