Apr 13, 2023 15:16 pm UTC| Technology
Robots are machines that can sense the environment and use that information to perform an action. You can find them nearly everywhere in industrialized societies today. There are household robots that vacuum floors and...
Seven ways to recycle heat and reduce carbon emissions
Apr 13, 2023 15:16 pm UTC| Technology
Heating of space and water in buildings accounts for about 44% of all energy consumed globally according to the International Energy Agency. This heat is still overwhelmingly generated by burning fossil fuels, making it an...
Apr 13, 2023 15:12 pm UTC| Technology
Passwords could soon become passé. Effective passwords are cumbersome, all the more so when reinforced by two-factor authentication. But the need for authentication and secure access to websites is as great as...
LG CNS, Microsoft to jointly develop new ChatGPT-based services
Apr 12, 2023 23:27 pm UTC| Technology Economy Business
LG CNS Co. will collaborate with Microsoft for the Azure OpenAI Services business and develop new services using ChatGPT. Azure OpenAI Services offers various AI functions, such as language comprehension, image...
Batteries won't cut it – we need solar thermal technology to get us through the night
Apr 12, 2023 03:22 am UTC| Technology
Australias transition to renewables is gathering speed, but theres a looming problem with storage. We will need much more long-duration storage to get us through the night, once coal and fossil gas exit the system. We...
Google slapped with ₩42.1 billion fine in S. Korea for unfair practices in app market
Apr 11, 2023 23:25 pm UTC| Technology Economy Business Law
South Koreas Fair Trade Commission (FTC) slapped Google LLC and its regional arms with a 42.1 billion won fine for unfair business practices aimed at solidifying its dominance in thelocal mobile gaming app market. The...
Samsung to transfer 272 proprietary technologies to SMEs for free
Apr 10, 2023 23:22 pm UTC| Technology Economy Business
Samsung Electronics Co. is collaborating with the South Korean government to transfer 272 patented technologies across eight fields to SMEs for free, says the Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Energy (MOTIE). The eight...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
Biden administration tells employers to stop shackling workers with ‘noncompete agreements’
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects