Canada can better prepare to retrain workers displaced by disruptive technologies
Jan 21, 2020 01:38 am UTC| Insights & Views Technology
Canada must prepare for the growing need to retrain workers displaced by disruptive technologies. To do so, governments must have a thorough sense of the effectiveness of current employment retraining...
Sony Xperia 5 Plus release date likely to be announced at the MWC 2020
Jan 20, 2020 12:12 pm UTC| Technology
The Sony Xperia 5 Plus release date will likely be announced by the company next month. Reports say that the tech giant will be unveiling its new set of Xperia mobile devices at the MWC 2020. Sonys current flagship, the...
Jan 20, 2020 10:57 am UTC| Technology
Nintendo Switch gamers have a lot to look forward to in the coming months ahead. Aside from 14 confirmed new games coming to the console for week 4 of January 2020, there are two rumored titles that might be arriving as...
‘Wasteland 3’ release date, gameplay: inXile’ upcoming role-playing game to introduce a few changes
Jan 19, 2020 03:32 am UTC| Technology
With the Wasteland 3 release date just four months away, interest about the upcoming squad-based role-playing video game from inXile Entertainment is starting to pick up. Heres whats currently known about the highly...
Are self-driving cars safe? Expert on how we will drive in the future
Jan 18, 2020 12:13 pm UTC| Insights & Views Technology
Cars are changing fast. But are innovations such as autonomous and flying cars a bright new dawn, or just a wild pipe dream? And if they become the futures way of getting from A to B, can we trust them to take us there...
Virtual reality could expand therapy options in remote areas
Jan 18, 2020 12:12 pm UTC| Insights & Views Technology
In recent years, experts have focused on finding better ways to improve remotely delivered mental health care. Now, virtual reality (VR) may pave the way for myriad new opportunities. Using VR for remote therapy...
Tech firms are winning the AI race because they understand data – other sectors need to catch up
Jan 18, 2020 12:04 pm UTC| Insights & Views Technology
Artificial intelligence is already powering much of the technology helping to drive the modern economy. AI is now an essential part of how we use the internet but can also be found in stock exchanges, advanced factories...
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’
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects