Fintechs may become ‘biggest banking institutions’: ex-Lehman Bros banker

A former Lehman Brothers banker turned fintech entrepreneur tells The Sociable why fintechs may become some of the biggest banking…

5 years ago

DARPA explores blockchain to develop ‘unhackable code’ for military

DARPA is looking to blockchain technology for secure military communications, including developing what the DoD refers to as an "unhackable…

5 years ago

‘Doing the right thing gives sense of pride’: the guy who hacked Instagram

"Doing the right thing gives us a sense of achievement and pride," the guy who hacked Instagram and was awarded…

5 years ago

Dark Web Duality on the Brains Byte Back podcast

On this episode of The Sociable's Brains Byte Back podcast we discuss the duality of the dark web -- an…

5 years ago

When life begins: genome awakening meets religious ensoulment

Scientists have found a new genome that has to be awakened to begin life. As science and technology enable us…

5 years ago

Capitol Hill is getting to grips with cryptocurrency

The past 10 days has seen a presidential tweet regarding Bitcoin, the treasury secretary holding a news conference on cryptocurrency,…

5 years ago

Stepping into the cleats of blind soccer players with VR

Toyota Sweden has come up with a Virtual Reality (VR) sporting experience that helps those without visual impairment to learn…

5 years ago

57% of Amazon retail, distribution employees want to unionize: report

Some 57% of Amazon retail and distribution employees want to unionize while 39% of Amazon's tech workers wish the same.…

5 years ago

‘At this rate the African elephant will be extinct in 11 years’: conservation tech lab

Faced with the ever-present threat of poaching, conservancies, game reserves, and national parks in Africa are gearing themselves up with…

5 years ago

Exposing echo chambers to eradicate the plague of propaganda

Five years after Dmytro Potekhin's 48 horrendous days in captivity at the hands of pro-Russian terrorists in Ukraine, the civic activist…

5 years ago

Alexa will hear you now: voice assistants will ’empower nurses, physicians, clinicians’

The UK’s National Health Service (NHS) aims to reduce demand on the British health service via health advice provided by…

5 years ago

As big tech and govts differ over hate speech, should AI neutralize it?

As big tech platforms and governments have their own policies on hate speech, should society task AI with neutralizing it…

5 years ago

Scent-ient machines are making sense of smell and taste

Machines that smell and taste are making their way into the commercial realm after government research and are set to…

5 years ago

DARPA looks to avoid digital Greek tragedy with IDAS program

DARPA is looking to avoid a digital version of the Greek tragedy of Idas with the launch of the IDAS…

5 years ago

AI will help submarine crews better understand what adversaries are doing underwater

Artificial Intelligence will help submarine crews to better understand what their adversaries are doing underwater by combining and analyzing multiple…

5 years ago

WSU prof warns 5G ‘will utterly destroy us’ as Ericsson predicts 45% adoption in 5 years

As Ericsson predicts 45% 5G adoption worldwide over the next five years, a WSU professor tells The Sociable, "We will…

5 years ago

UN enlists blockchain in Afghanistan for transparency in rebuilding process

As part of its "City for All" program the UN is looking to blockchain technology in Afghanistan for secure and…

5 years ago

AI technology starts to eat into society’s food waste

With 1.3 billion tons of food wasted in our society each year, we look at a number of emerging approaches that…

5 years ago

The many motives of hackers and how much your data is worth to them

Why do hackers display breached information like emails and private information out in the open? What effect does this behavior…

5 years ago

How DeFi startups are providing an alternative to traditional lending

The continuing emergence of decentralized finance (DeFi) means that by the time your next car loan quest comes round, a…

5 years ago