Blackberry Surrenders In Defeat, Quitting The Smartphone Manufacturing Business

Sep 29, 2016 03:41 am UTC| Technology

Blackberry is throwing in the towel as a smartphone manufacturer, accepting that in a world dominated by iPhones and Galaxy Notes, it can no longer compete in the industry. Although this announcement pertains only to the...

New drone rules: with more eyes in the sky, expect less privacy

Sep 29, 2016 00:18 am UTC| Law Technology

Drone footage is everywhere, whether used to film extreme sports, outdoor events, nature, music festivals, or just for its own sake. Recreational aircraft such as quadcopters, fixed-wing and mini drones are getting ever...

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In Turkey's state of emergency, social media is more important than ever

Sep 28, 2016 17:04 pm UTC| Insights & Views Technology

Turkey has become notorious for curtailing media freedom and jailing journalists. As well as persecuting journalists, the government often shuts down Facebook, Twitter or Youtube when street demonstrations and terrorist...

Can artificial grass and fake trees replace our need for ‘real’ nature?

Sep 28, 2016 16:57 pm UTC| Insights & Views Technology

The benefits of spending time outdoors are well known. Whether travelling for an hour to reach open countryside or simply walking five minutes to a nearby urban park, being in and around nature makes us happier and...

How 'robots' of the Enlightenment era gave us an early glimpse of automation

Sep 28, 2016 16:34 pm UTC| Insights & Views Technology

The Whos lead singer Roger Daltrey and his wife Heather are in Edinburgh, Scotland to auction a selection of rare mechanical devices called automata. Automata are models of people or animals from previous centuries that...

Underwater robots help scientists see where marine larvae go and how they get there

Sep 28, 2016 15:50 pm UTC| Technology Science

Many people who love the oceans never realize that a single drop of seawater is teeming with plankton, which means drifters in Greek. These organisms, which typically range in size from a pinhead down to the tip of a pin,...

The 'Uberisation' of work is driving people to co-operatives

Sep 28, 2016 15:41 pm UTC| Insights & Views Technology Business

Street protests against popular sharing economy firms Uber and Airbnb have become commonplace around the world. Both these sector giants are succeeding in circumventing market regulations in many markets in areas including...