Virtual reality adds to tourism through touch, smell and real people's experiences

Mar 06, 2019 14:22 pm UTC| Insights & Views Technology

Back in 2001, an acquaintance who worked for Lonely Planet told me about a surprise discovery. The travel guide business had an audience of people who would buy their travel books, but never travel. Lonely Planet dubbed...

YouTube's paedophile problem is only a small part of the internet's issue with child sexual abuse

Mar 06, 2019 14:08 pm UTC| Insights & Views Technology

YouTube has, yet again, failed to protect children online. Recent investigations by Wired and video blogger Matt Watson have alleged that paedophiles were using the sites comments section to leave predatory messages on...

Autonomous drones can help search and rescue after disasters

Mar 06, 2019 14:04 pm UTC| Insights & Views Technology

When disasters happen whether a natural disaster like a flood or earthquake, or a human-caused one like a mass shooting or bombing it can be extremely dangerous to send first responders in, even though there are people...

Blockchain Revolution Series

The future of blockchain according to experts in the energy sector

Mar 06, 2019 14:01 pm UTC| Insights & Views Technology

Blockchain technology is a decentralised digital ledger that keeps public but encrypted records of peer-to-peer transactions. All members of a blockchain network can verify whether a transaction occurred or not, rendering...

Receiving a login code via SMS and email isn't secure. Here's what to use instead

Mar 06, 2019 13:55 pm UTC| Insights & Views Technology

When it comes to personal cybersecurity, you might think youre doing alright. Maybe youve got multi-factor authentication setup on your phone so that you have to enter a code sent to you by SMS before you can login to your...

High-tech agriculture: farmers risk being 'locked in' to unsustainable practices

Mar 06, 2019 13:54 pm UTC| Insights & Views Technology

Since World War II, Europes agricultural sector has been very receptive to new technology, and the result has been staggering productivity gains for four generations, farmers have produced more than their parents did. At...

‘Halo Infinite’ Release Date, Features: New Teasers Arriving in E3 2019; Game Won't Launch Until 2020?

Mar 06, 2019 10:06 am UTC| Technology

Many gamers are eagerly waiting for the release of Halo Infinite. Most of the gameplay details are still under wraps at the moment, but fans can expect that to change in the coming months. After a year since the game was...