Big data's 'streetlight effect': where and how we look affects what we see
May 17, 2016 16:23 pm UTC| Insights & Views Technology
Big data offers us a window on the world. But large and easily available datasets may not show us the world we live in. For instance, epidemiological models of the recent Ebola epidemic in West Africa using big data...
Getting to know you: the robot assistant who can second-guess your every need
May 17, 2016 02:52 am UTC| Technology
Its here a world in which helper robots live with us, get us through the day, and yes, become our trusted friend. Science fiction is becoming science fact. As sci-fi writer William Gibson has apparently noted: The...
How to design trustworthy robot butlers that we won't want to treat like humans
May 13, 2016 09:26 am UTC| Science Technology
Does your car not want to start on cold mornings? And does your toaster like burning your toast? This kind of intentional language is natural to us and built into the way we interact with the world even with machines....
Barack Obama To Make A Move On Bitcoin, Says Former CFTC Comissioner
May 12, 2016 11:45 am UTC| Digital Currency Technology
The former commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Bart Chilton advised Obama to take a reasonable approach to digital currency and blockchain technology. Writing for the Op-Ed section in CNBC, Bart...
Uber’s quasi union could be a Faustian bargain for drivers
May 12, 2016 04:18 am UTC| Insights & Views Technology
Two class actions brought by drivers against ride-sharing company Uber in California and Massachusetts have been settled, with the drivers agreeing to remain independent contractors. Uber will make US$100 million in...
How Apple Watch and pervasive computing can lure you into leveling up your fitness
May 12, 2016 02:37 am UTC| Insights & Views Technology Health
Hello, my name is Michael, and Im a Ring Addict. The rings in question: they close when the goal for the day has been met. Peter Parkes, CC BY No, not the one ring from Lord of the Rings; not the cheap costume...
Confusion over Google's paid services could land it in trouble, again
May 12, 2016 02:12 am UTC| Insights & Views Technology
Google is the worlds most popular search engine and is by far the most popular search engine used in Australia. But our research suggests that most Australians do not understand how the Google search engine works or what...
Japan Leadership Candidates Back Wage Growth, Differ on Strategies for Household Support