Your home could soon be part of a floating city

7 years ago

While concepts of populating the oceans by building cities that can float has been proposed several times before, this time,…

US military prepping robots for underground combat, emergencies

7 years ago

Use of underground tunnels and catacombs has often been used by terror outfits to render military technology above ground almost…

When private companies gain access to ‘classified space’

7 years ago

Powerful private players like Microsoft and Amazon have been working on building sensitive intelligence related tools for the government’s intelligence…

Should govt be transparent about its facial recognition use?

7 years ago

Government transparency in deploying facial recognition software could gain more acceptance among citizens than trying to use it behind their…

Assange detention: bitcoin donations to WikiLeaks Defense Fund surge

7 years ago

The detention of Julian Assange betrays the reality that governments and public institutions need to be made accountable.  It’s within…

Women entrepreneurs in STEM still find themselves cash strapped

7 years ago

While women continue to surge ahead in the field of business, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) still remains a…

Fusion, not fission, a way back for nuclear power?

7 years ago

A US Department of Energy study is published, indicating a major breakthrough in the process of creating power through nuclear…

Governments vs cyber criminals: which will prevail?

7 years ago

Government organizations around the world must prepare ahead for the omni-present threat of being shown up by cyber criminals. (more…)

Smart devices, unsmart accidents

7 years ago

A new era of accidents have emerged since the time that the internet became available on mobile devices. The handiness…

An overview of Qazaqstan’s emerging startup scene

7 years ago

The startup scene in the country of Qazaqstan, formerly known as Kazakhstan, is in transition. (more…)

‘We want diverse backgrounds in AI, so everyone brings their different perspectives’: TheAcademy.Ai

7 years ago

Spain's TheAcademy.ai sees young startup founders, doctors, bankers, and people with diverse backgrounds wanting to learn the role of AI…

Augmented retail a new reality for the buying public

7 years ago

Earlier this week, Jack Daniels announced that it was rolling out an augmented reality (AR) app to take consumers on a…

AR will allow ‘liberation from problems afflicting modern democracies’

7 years ago

Augmented reality (AR) has already become a hit in social media. Those of you who don virtual hats and moustaches…

What happens when British intelligence partners with a global innovation hub

7 years ago

GCHQ Accelerator Program Manager Sarah Martin reveals how and why the British intelligence agency partnered with global innovation hub Wayra to accelerate…

Europe’s leading accelerators to meet at EU-Startups Summit in Barcelona

7 years ago

Representatives from Europe's leading startup accelerators will be gathered in one place for a panel discussion at the EU-Startups Summit…

Tech ‘should bring collective intelligence to issues that are common to us all’

7 years ago

From dictionaries and religious texts to Wikipedia, YouTube, IMDB and Quora, our collective intelligence allows us to share knowledge at…

Lift-off for flying taxis not such a flight of fancy

7 years ago

Flying taxis may not be the stuff of pipe dreams but rather part of our new reality pretty soon.  What…

How blockchain is taking on the opioid epidemic with Tori Adams from ConsenSys

7 years ago

In this episode, we have a brief Weird Wide Web story about an AI algorithm that can detect tweets sent…

AI academy asks students to sign ethical contract akin to Hippocratic Oath

7 years ago

An AI academy for developers in Barcelona, Spain asks that all of its students sign an ethical contract similar to…

‘Solar can be the cornerstone tech for our future clean economy’

7 years ago

Solar energy is taking over the stage from providing electricity in homes to powering satellites. It's a renewable energy source…