Destiny 2 Has No Third-Party Support, Small Beta Size Indicates More Surprises

Aug 08, 2017 15:27 pm UTC| Technology

The launch of Bungies sequel to the massively expensive Destiny 1 is almost here and the recent beta for the game gave players a hint of what they can expect. More details about the game are still flooding in as well,...

Final Fantasy XV Multiplayer, What’s That About?

Aug 08, 2017 15:27 pm UTC| Technology

Square Enix is planning on introducing a multiplayer mode to its Final Fantasy XV title, which would make it the first single-player installment to also offer such a feature. It wouldnt be the first game in the franchise...

How artificial intelligence conquered democracy

Aug 08, 2017 15:18 pm UTC| Insights & Views Technology

There has never been a better time to be a politician. But its an even better time to be a machine learning engineer working for a politician. Throughout modern history, political candidates have had only a limited...

Banks can't fight online credit card fraud alone, and neither can you

Aug 08, 2017 15:10 pm UTC| Insights & Views Technology

Online credit card fraud is on the rise in Australia, but pointing the finger at any one group wont help. Its an ecosystem problem: from the popularity of online shopping, to the insecure sites that process our...

Technology drives the need to rethink sex work industry regulations

Aug 07, 2017 15:53 pm UTC| Insights & Views Technology Law

The emergence of online markets in the sex work industry requires us to rethink how the industry is regulated. There is abundant evidence that decriminalising sex work safeguards the human rights of sex workers, while...

Reengineering elevators could transform 21st-century cities

Aug 07, 2017 15:48 pm UTC| Insights & Views Technology

In the 160 or so years since the first skyscrapers were built, technological innovations of many kinds have allowed us to build them to reach astonishing heights. Today there is a 1,000-meter (167-story) building under...

Country rules: the ‘splinternet’ may be the future of the web

Aug 07, 2017 07:45 am UTC| Insights & Views Technology

Both The Economist and WIRED are worried about the splinternet. The UK research organisation NESTA thinks it could break up the world wide web as we know it. What is this awkwardly named idea? Its the concept that...