The race for 6G mobile technology is already on
With the task of rolling out 5G technology just getting started, work is already beginning on a 6G standard. What...
Facial recognition is the new polygraph test for insurers
Insurance companies in Asia are beginning to use facial recognition to record client interviews, so they can spot when customers are...
Privacy-focused DNA testing startups put new spin on sequencing
Amid privacy concerns in DNA testing, a new generation of startups is emerging with a view towards empowering people to...
AI training proves to be energy vampire
Researchers find that the use of AI comes at great cost due to the carbon footprint implicated with the technology,...
Cold fusion remains elusive despite Google-backed research
Scientists Google are placing a renewed focus on researching cold fusion technology, yet the results are not encouraging. Cold Fusion...
AI satellite imagery startup launches in Lisbon to tackle environmental disasters
Portugal-based startup, Tesselo launched in Lisbon last week with a mission of using its advanced AI-based satellite imagery technology to...
Will IEOs be the new paradigm in project funding?
Controversial cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex announces the launch of an Initial Exchange Offering (IEO) platform. With increasing movement towards the IEO...
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Digital identity and Microsoft’s move for a blockchain-based ID system
Microsoft is building a digital identity system on the Bitcoin blockchain. Here we take a look at digital identity and...
Bitcoin back in bull market, holding price tops $8K
This week Bitcoin is back in a bull market. Last time around, the cryptocurrency and its ecosystem failed miserably in...
Facebook in crypto-related advertising U-turn
Earlier this week, social media giant Facebook reversed elements of its ban on blockchain and cryptocurrency related advertising. Is this...
Your personal data is yours to sell
If personal data is big business, shouldn’t we be the ones getting paid for it? We look at the options...
DARPA tests its chemical threat sensors at the Indy 500
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) announces the results of its chemical threat sensors it deployed at the Indy 500....
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The broadening appeal of synthetic speech use cases
Neuroscientists at University College San Francisco (UCSF) have created a brain-computer interface that can generate speech through brain activity. It is...
Assange detention: bitcoin donations to WikiLeaks Defense Fund surge
The detention of Julian Assange betrays the reality that governments and public institutions need to be made accountable. It’s within...
Fusion, not fission, a way back for nuclear power?
A US Department of Energy study is published, indicating a major breakthrough in the process of creating power through nuclear...
Augmented retail a new reality for the buying public
Earlier this week, Jack Daniels announced that it was rolling out an augmented reality (AR) app to take consumers on a...
Lift-off for flying taxis not such a flight of fancy
Flying taxis may not be the stuff of pipe dreams but rather part of our new reality pretty soon. What...
5G and blockchain: a combination for disruption
Time and time again, we have seen emerging technologies bring great change and innovation. Two of the emergent technologies of...
AI facilitates improved user experience for shoppers
The advent of ecommerce has revolutionized people's shopping experience in recent times. Improvements in artificial intelligence (AI) are likely to...
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Royal Canadian Navy to integrate augmented reality based systems
Recent adoption of augmented reality (AR) by the Royal Canadian Navy reveals that the technology is being used militarily with...
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