Automated vehicles may encourage a new breed of distracted drivers
Sep 25, 2018 10:10 am UTC| Insights & Views Technology
Few people pay close attention to the traffic situation unfolding around them when theyre travelling as a passenger in a car, even if theyre in the front seat. And that could make partially automated vehicles, which are...
Police on Twitter: Talking to the community, or just to themselves?
Sep 25, 2018 10:04 am UTC| Insights & Views Technology
North American police departments have been using Twitter for operational and public relations purposes for more than a decade. While some departments are more Twitter-savvy than others, they all seem to herald the...
Worried about AI taking over the world? You may be making some rather unscientific assumptions
Sep 25, 2018 09:50 am UTC| Insights & Views Technology
Should we be afraid of artificial intelligence? For me, this is a simple question with an even simpler, two letter answer: no. But not everyone agrees many people, including the late physicist Stephen Hawking, have raised...
Sep 25, 2018 08:06 am UTC| Technology
The past few weeks saw a goldmine for footage of Kingdom Hearts 3 as Square Enix bombarded fans with one teaser clip after another. Among those that caught the attention of fans is the battle between Sora and Aqua, Comic...
Sep 25, 2018 08:00 am UTC| Technology
Last Sept. 13 marked the fifth anniversary of GTA Vs official release date. This also means that half a decade has passed with no official update on the development of GTA 6. Rockstar Games is known for some of the...
Sep 25, 2018 07:26 am UTC| Technology
Red Dead Redemption 2 and its promise of a living and breathing world for players to freely explore have been the center of discussion from Rockstar Games. Rockstar Games recently released a feature preview on their...
Can e-scooters solve the 'last mile' problem? They'll need to avoid the fate of dockless bikes
Sep 24, 2018 08:00 am UTC| Insights & Views Technology
As urban planners, we have not been good at integrating land uses, such as homes, shops and offices, with our transport infrastructure. Thus many people find the nearest train or bus stop is too far too walk and too close...
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