Indonesia offers a cool million to whoever can help take the heat off its peatlands
Mar 17, 2016 01:28 am UTC| Technology Science
Last year, fires burned 2 million hectares of peatlands in Indonesia, creating an acrid haze that affected several neighbouring Southeast Asian countries. As nations met in Paris late last year to agree a deal to limit...
Computer's Go victory reminds us that we need to question our reliance on AI
Mar 17, 2016 00:22 am UTC| Insights & Views Technology
The victory of a computer over one of the worlds strongest players of the game Go has been hailed by many as a landmark event in artificial intelligence. But why? After all, computers have beaten us at games before, most...
How long until we can print human faces in the lab?
Mar 16, 2016 14:10 pm UTC| Science Technology
More than 30 people across the world have received face transplants since the first procedure was successfully carried out in France in 2005. The discussion has long since moved on from initial apprehensions to the...
Double vision: why Netflix wants you to watch an extra screen
Mar 16, 2016 04:44 am UTC| Insights & Views Technology
Netflix announced last month that it will launch a second screen experience within its app, allowing subscribers to view additional information related to the program they are watching. This functionality will be...
FxWirePro: Hedge CAD/JPY risks via 3 way straddle vs call ahead of BoJ's policy on HY IVs
Mar 14, 2016 10:40 am UTC| Technology
Key Economic Fundamentals: Canada also prints upbeat numbers at 0.2% (on MoM basis) versus forecasts at 0.1%, whereas Canadian unemployment and trade deficit have been key concerns for last weeks BoC policy decision...
What AI can tell us about the U.S. Supreme Court
Mar 11, 2016 15:07 pm UTC| Law Technology
The lifetime tenure of each of the U.S. Supreme Courts nine justices means they have long-lasting influences on the countrys affairs. How a justice votes in a case is a reflection of his or her judicial temperament,...
Never mind SpaceX's Falcon 9, where's my Millennium Falcon?
Mar 11, 2016 15:05 pm UTC| Technology
Last week, SpaceX held another successful launch of its Falcon 9 rocket. Unfortunately, its landing was not quite as successful as the one in December (it crashed into the ocean). SpaceX isnt alone in trying to develop...