Blockchain.com Hires Its Second Highest Profile Staff
May 17, 2018 23:50 pm UTC| Technology
Compared to other forms of currency, cryptocurrency is still at its infancy stage. As such, people operating within its boundaries are hard at work to push it to its highest potential. Experts and economists from all over...
China Turns Its Mass Surveillance System Towards Young Students In Classrooms
May 17, 2018 23:50 pm UTC| Technology
Chinas massive surveillance network already has its sights on just about every aspect of its citizens lives. Now, it is turning its attention to students by using something called Smart Eye to spy on children. If a student...
Automation Benefits Women More Than Men, Economic Professor Claims
May 17, 2018 23:50 pm UTC| Technology
Automation is currently right at the top of fears that workers have due to the inevitability of machines taking over their jobs. However, if what an expert of economics is saying is true, it seems the impact of automation...
Human Rights Group And AI Experts Form Coalition Against Discriminatory AI
May 17, 2018 23:49 pm UTC| Technology
One would think that machines would be impartial since they have no emotions, but tools are only ever as good as their creators. This goes for artificial intelligence in particular, with algorithms being prone to...
New Revelation Shows How Insidious And Powerful Google’s Personal Data Collection Can Be
May 17, 2018 23:44 pm UTC| Technology
Whenever a new news report breaks out about how tech giants like Google or Facebook have been collecting the personal data of users, the usual pattern includes some outrage, some attempt of an investigation by a government...
New Samsung Ad Mocks Apple Again, Still Sticking To Tradition
May 17, 2018 23:44 pm UTC| Technology
South Korean tech giant Samsung has a tradition of making fun of Apple via ads, which has got to rank right at the top for most expensive attempts at a burn. Through the years, the maker of the Galaxy smartphone line has...
Apple Wants To Teach Deaf And Blind Children To Code
May 17, 2018 23:44 pm UTC| Technology
Despite the existence of social support to cater to their needs, blind and deaf children are still some of the most disadvantaged groups in society. While many have gone on to do some amazing things, many others end up in...
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