Priya Kantaria
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22 Feb
London launch of Citymapper Pass raises data misuse concerns
Travel tech firm Citymapper has announced a London travel pass designed to rival the Oyster card.
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22 Feb
The 5G UK rollout is being slowed down by a law designed to speed it up
There’s a battle raging between landlords and network operators that is threatening to stifle the 5G UK rollout.
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21 Feb
Huawei fights spying controversy with renewed commitment to UK 5G
“I believe this misunderstanding will continue for some time,” Huawei executive director Ryan Ding said at a pre-Mobile World Congress session at the London Savoy.
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20 Feb
Victims of a ransomware attack should “never pay off the ransom”
In spite of reports that ransomware attacks are fewer and that companies should instead be on the lookout for cryptomining hacks, Todd Matters, co-founder and chief architect at hybrid cloud services and disaster recovery provider RackWare says they are still something businesses should be wary of.
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20 Feb
UK Galileo alternative costs just 3% of the EU satellite
An alternative satellite navigation system to Galileo has been suggested by engineering academics at a snip of the price of the EU project.
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19 Feb
Ericsson 5G plans: Making sure the technology delivers on its promises
There are many claims around 5G, the fifth generation of mobile network, but Ericsson head of 5G commercialisation, Thomas Noren, summed it up at a pre-Mobile World Congress session.
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19 Feb
The SAFE Network: A dark web-style solution to the online privacy problem
The dark web is famous for keeping criminals anonymous and being used to trade drugs on forums like Silk Road using cryptocurrency.
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19 Feb
EV battery tech in campers gives an off-the-beaten-track experience
The Nissan x OPUS camper uses second-life EV batteries to power off-grid activities so that passengers can stream boxsets on a projector screen in even remote parts of the world for seven days.
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19 Feb
Time to turn vegan, as lab meat not a better alternative to farming
Lab-grown meat may not be the viable alternative to farming that loyal meat-eaters have hoped for, with the process creating even more greenhouse gases.
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18 Feb
Manchester becomes UK’s first 5G airport with four times quicker connectivity
Holidaymakers travelling from Manchester airport were treated to super-quick mobile connectivity, with 5G letting them download television entertainment for their flights in a quarter of the usual time.
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15 Feb
Self-driving cars have miles to go before they reach full autonomy, says watchdog
Companies such as Google’s Waymo are testing robot cars on Californian public roads, and reports to the Department of Motor Vehicles there show that human intervention is needed on average every 14 miles.
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14 Feb
Blockchain will provide transparency to the world of meta-analysis
Video games are a real source of controversy among social scientists, whose meta-analyses says both that they can cause violent behaviour and that they can prevent it, but blockchain could be the answer.
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13 Feb
Robots gain a better grip on reality
Robots are set to improve their choice of grip now a study into grasp choice has been released from The BioRobotics Institute of Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna and the Australian Centre for Robotic Vision.
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13 Feb
Meet AntBot, the robot that navigates like an ant
AntBot, a new walking robot, uses the same navigation techniques as ants to travel several hundreds of metres and return without getting lost.
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13 Feb
Autonomous cars stride ahead with ability to predict pedestrian movement
Self-driving cars are learning how to recognise and predict pedestrians’ movements with better accuracy, by focusing on people’s gait, body symmetry and foot placement.
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13 Feb
AI Herman analyses pathogens using self-driving car algorithms
An AI platform called Herman can analyse pathogens infecting our cells using the same algorithms as autonomous cars and can achieve the same level of accuracy as a trained biologist.
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12 Feb
Graphene water filtration system could even remove nuclear radiation
Graphene, the first two-dimensional material ever discovered, is being incorporated into water filtration systems to produce results far beyond what is currently possible.
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4 Feb
Blockchain film studio Breaker to bring transparency to film-making
The blockchain entertainment studio SingularDTV has rebranded as Breaker, promising a new approach to film production and distribution.
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1 Feb
Can automation deliver the utopian dream of a shorter working week?
The five-day working week may become a footnote in our history of industrialisation, like child chimney sweeps once common in the UK.
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30 Jan
UK city of Reading beats London for gross value added in IT
Reading, in the UK county of Berkshire, has the highest employment rate in IT, software and computer services after London and beats the capital on highest gross value added.
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30 Jan
Password security: IT experts prefer human memory due to government surveillance fears
IT professionals have growing concerns about government surveillance, and it’s impacting their approach to password security.
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29 Jan
The future of IoT: Greater benefits come with greater risks
The Internet of Things (IoT) describes a world of internet-connected devices, from aircraft to fridges, and including cars and medical apparatus.
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28 Jan
Harry, Bert and Lenny: Insurer AXA’s admin AI bots
Three artificial intelligence bots named Harry, Bert and Lenny have been deployed at insurance company AXA and will save employees 18,000 hours of repetitive work each year.
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28 Jan
Sound recognition tech links discounts to cooking sounds in China
The sound of sizzling dumplings cooking can now earn you discounts on Chinese e-commerce platform Pinduoduo, using its app Oil Hijack.
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28 Jan
Holiday hacks: Cyberattackers could steal your holiday and your data
You’ve booked your holiday flights and hotel, you’ve even checked in online and printed off your boarding pass.
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25 Jan
Brexit will shake the UK space industry — and a no-deal could be devastating
Brexit in all its possible permutations will have a deep impact on the space industry in the UK, as access to EU programmes is expected to change.
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24 Jan
50 million tonnes of e-waste could triple by 2050
$62.5bn is lost in 50 million tonnes of electrical and electronic waste annually, but new and available technology could lead to the process of dematerialisation, changing physical assets to electronic.
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23 Jan
Johnson & Johnson: From baby talcum powder to cutting-edge surgical robotics
Healthcare company Johnson & Johnson is in talks regarding the potential acquisition of an American medical robotics company that will bring in leading surgical robotics technology, reports Bloomberg.
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23 Jan
5G dangers: “New networks will bring with them a host of new security concerns”
5G, the fifth generation mobile network, is expected to deliver faster and more responsive service.
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23 Jan
Robots do food delivery to satisfy university students’ munchies
Starbucks, Dunkin’ and Blaze Pizza have signed up to the launch of a fleet of food delivery robots at the George Mason University in the US.