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14 Feb

Scarlet Widow: The romance scam group preying on the disabled and divorced

Laura Cahill is caring, trusting and looking for love.

14 Feb

HP is betting big on 3D printing – here’s how it plans to disrupt manufacturing

The traditional manufacturing market is worth $12tn, and HP is betting that 3D printing will take a big slice of that lucrative pie.

13 Feb

Going green

Scientists have developed artificial leaves 10x better at absorbing CO2 than the real thing

As deforestation continues to diminish the number of trees, vital for absorbing carbon dioxide produced by burning fossil fuels, scientists are looking for ways to replicate natural processes to reduce pollution levels.

12 Feb

Automation

Two robots just fell in love over talk of humanity’s demise

They say opposites attract, which would make Sol, a quick-witted entertainer, and Num, a know-it-all scientist, a great match.

11 Feb

Human versus machine: Meet the man taking on Project Debater, IBM’s argumentative AI

Back in the late 18th century, a mechanical marvel in the form a robot that could outsmart a human opponent in a game of chess gained international fame.

11 Feb

Donald Trump

Trump to launch American AI Initiative, but can he outpace an ambitious China?

Following Donald Trump’s call to invest in “cutting-edge industries” during his State of the Union speech last week, the President of the United States will today sign an executive order that will encourage government departments to invest in artificial intelligence technology.

6 Feb

Crypto

QuadrigaCX timeline: Every twist and turn in the bizarre crypto scandal

Once Canada’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, QuadrigaCX is now at the centre one of the biggest – and perhaps most bizarre – scandals to hit the blockchain industry.

4 Feb

US tech giants

Watch: How IBM’s hyper-realistic Cyber Tactical Operations Center is simulating cyberattacks

Cyber Tactical Operations Center (C-TOC)

Information technology giant IBM has a novel approach to improving an organisation’s response to a cyberattack: a state-of-the-art cyber watch floor located in an 18-wheel truck.

4 Feb

US tech giants

Why Intel’s Super Bowl drone show really was a first

During the Super Bowl Halftime Show last night 150 glowing, synchronised drones floated over the playing field as Maroon 5 performed ‘She Will Be Loved’.

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.

31 Jan

Automation

Watch out, DeepMind – there’s a faster algorithm on the block

Researchers from RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia have developed a set of algorithms they claim can master an Atari video game 10 times faster than current leader in the field, Google-owned AI firm DeepMind.

31 Jan

Automation

Soft robots that can see, feel and perceive: Human-style perception system comes to robotics

Engineers have developed a sophisticated perception system for soft robots that is modelled on the way we as humans process information about our bodies and the world around us.

31 Jan

Large-scale study reveals what Gen Z wants from a digital world

Over the last decade, the generation retailers and media outlets alike have been fixated on is millennials.

30 Jan

Donald Trump

Despite fears, the US government shutdown improved overall cybersecurity – here’s how

Despite widespread security concerns, the 35-day government shutdown – the longest in US history – had a “minimal” impact on federal cybersecurity and in some areas may have even resulted in improvements, according to IT risk management firm SecurityScorecard.

30 Jan

Crypto

$100bn in sunken treasure going on the blockchain as marine archaeology gets tokenised

The $100bn worth of sunken treasure and other underwater artifacts in the waters surrounding The Bahamas are being excavated and put on the blockchain.

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.

25 Jan

Automation

Most Brits would feel unsafe in a self-driving car – here’s how to change that

As the self-driving car revolution chugs along, it appears that the British public isn’t quite ready to take things into second gear.

25 Jan

Startups

30 startups to watch in 2019: Are these the tech giants of tomorrow?

Facebook was born out of a dorm room, Airbnb was founded by three friends forced to rent out part of their home to pay rent, and Apple was formed by two college dropouts in one of their parents’ garage.

24 Jan

Startups

Jack Ma leadership lessons: 11 tips for entrepreneurs from the Alibaba founder

Jack Ma, founder of Alibaba, China’s answer to Amazon, has business acumen that few others can match, having grown the eCommerce website started in his living room into a $400bn business.

23 Jan

US tech giants

Facebook FTC fine: “Zuckerberg might need to resume his apology tour”

The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is reportedly considering imposing a “record-setting fine” against Facebook for failing to protect users’ privacy in the Cambridge Analytica scandal.

22 Jan

Breaking banks

Don’t invest in Bitcoin… invest in blockchain

Bitcoin proved to be an incredibly lucrative investment for those that bought in early, with prices rising throughout the second half of 2017 to a December peak of more than $19,000.

22 Jan

Food and drink

Cricket protein crisps: Changing food culture, one bug bear at a time

“The interesting thing about crickets is that with animals you can only eat a small percentage of them, but with crickets, there are benefits in the whole thing – you can eat it whole.” Chirps, a cricket-based crisp and protein powder maker from the US is on a mission to change attitudes in the Western

22 Jan

Crossing borders

Huawei deputy chairman talks up 5G at Davos – but will it be part of the revolution?

“I believe that this year could be a big year for technologies because many are reaching tipping point,” Ken Hu, deputy chairman of Chinese tech heavyweight Huawei said.

21 Jan

Food and drink

The future of food: What you’ll really be eating in 2029

A decade is a long time when it comes to the future of food.

21 Jan

Automation

Do you have one of the four leadership personas needed to succeed in the digital age?

With the world’s leaders congregating in Davos, Switzerland, for the annual World Economic Forum this week, Deloitte has released its annual Readiness Report: Success Personified in the Fourth Industrial Revolution, which looks into how prepared businesses are for digital disruption.