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12 Aug
A brief history of AI: The progression towards artificial general intelligence
Each day brings a new story of how artificial intelligence (AI) has achieved yet another apparent intellectual feat, often better than a human could have done it.
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9 Aug
Huawei Harmony OS isn’t just a defence… It’s an offence too
Huawei has finally unveiled Harmony OS, its long-awaited alternative to Google’s Android operating system, at the Huawei Developer Conference.
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6 Aug
With SoftBank’s backing, Cybereason set to join cybersecurity’s rapidly growing unicorn club
Cybereason has raised $200m in investment from Japanese conglomerate SoftBank Group and its affiliates, leaving the firm just shy of a $1bn valuation that would see it enter cybersecurity’s fast-growing unicorn club.
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6 Aug
New airship technology could see zeppelins return to our skies
On May 6 1937, the infamous Hindenburg disaster, in which an airship caught fire after an electrical spark ignited highly flammable hydrogen that had leaked out, claiming the lives of 36 people on board.
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5 Aug
Cloudflare drops 8chan as thorny topic of online freedoms returns
Internet infrastructure provider Cloudflare has terminated the service it provides for far-right imageboard site 8chan in response to it being used to publish the manifesto of the alleged El Paso shooter.
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1 Aug
Premier League predictions 2019-20: Here’s how the season will pan out (according to AI)
From Leicester City winning the title in 2016 to Liverpool overturning a 4-0 defeat to Barcelona in last season’s Champions League, football is impossible to predict.
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30 Jul
Capital One breach: What was stolen in the mega hack and how?
Financial services firm Capital One has confirmed that it suffered a data breach in which some 106 million customer records were stolen by a hacker.
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26 Jul
China, blockchain and the crypto “double-edged sword”: Is the tide turning for cryptocurrency?
When it comes to technology, China rarely mimics the rest of the world, and the fields of blockchain and cryptocurrency are no different.
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26 Jul
Boris Johnson wants to turn the UK in a GM crops haven. Can it work?
In his first speech as UK Prime Minister, Boris Johnson laid out his vision for post-Brexit Britain, and while there were many predictable points, the issue of GM crops made an unexpected appearance.
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25 Jul
How “software flaws” have had tragic consequences for Boeing
On Wednesday, the world’s largest aerospace company Boeing reported its biggest ever quarterly loss, as ongoing issues facing its 737-MAX aircraft saw the company lose $2.9bn in the last quarter.
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24 Jul
Neuralink security “has to be solid” to avoid brain hacking
Almost anything can be hacked.
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23 Jul
What does Boris Johnson as Prime Minister mean for UK tech?
Boris Johnson has been confirmed as the next Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, having beaten current foreign secretary Jeremy Hunt in the Conservative leadership vote.
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19 Jul
Neuralink: Do we really need to merge our brains with AI?
If we don’t merge our brains with artificial intelligence, we’re toast.
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18 Jul
“Maximising safety through innovation”: How the UK is tackling driverless car regulation
The connected and autonomous vehicles industry is expected to be worth an estimated £52bn to the UK by 2035, with the automotive industry bracing for major change over the next decade.
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18 Jul
Data: The intangible accelerant of the new space age
It has been 50 years since man first walked on the Moon.
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15 Jul
Is this material the answer to terraforming Mars?
How do you terraform Mars?
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12 Jul
World first: Quantum entanglement photo captures “spooky action at a distance”
For the first time in history, scientists have successfully taken a photo of a type of quantum entanglement known as Bell entanglement, which Albert Einstein famously described as “spooky action at a distance”.
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10 Jul
The Bank of Amazon: How big tech is disrupting banking
The announcement that Facebook was entering the world of cryptocurrency through the launch of Libra has certainly sent shockwaves through the tech sphere, with its future as the “global currency” hotly debated.
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10 Jul
Off-grid solar is Africa’s best hope for prosperity – but business must take the lead
The World Bank recently announced it will invest $225m in off-grid solar electrification in Africa.
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9 Jul
Uber’s plan is to become the AWS of logistics: Uber CTO
Uber’s long-term plan is to become a platform for third-party companies, providing logistics’ answer to Amazon Web Services (AWS), according to the company’s CTO Thuan Pham.
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8 Jul
£183m British Airways fine sees airline become GDPR “guinea pig”
The record-breaking British Airways fine announced today by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has seen the airline become a guinea pig for GDPR, according to cybersecurity experts.
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6 Jul
Goodwood Festival of Speed 2019: The top tech on show
The Goodwood Festival of Speed is a celebration of automotive innovation, showcasing the rich history of motorsports and the remarkable technologies driving us into the future.
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4 Jul
Roborace: The futuristic motorsport providing a testbed for autonomous cars
A new form of motor racing got underway this year, one in which the driver is optional.
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3 Jul
Friend or foe? Here’s how experts expect robotics to progress over the next decade
Fears over the rise of artificial intelligence, automation and robots are often downplayed.
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2 Jul
Data sharing beyond borders: Could ring-fencing be consigned to history?
In the past few years a slew of regulations have seen international data sharing increasingly restricted.
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1 Jul
Blockchain-based insurance platform automates claims for Sri Lankan farmers
A blockchain-based insurance platform launched today will provide farmers in Sri Lanka with agricultural insurance cover in the event of their crops being damaged by extreme weather.
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1 Jul
Retire fossil-fuel burning infrastructure early or miss climate goals, study warns
A new study warns how failing to retire existing fossil-fuel burning infrastructure early will result in nations missing their climate goals, which aim to stabilise global mean temperature by 2050.
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28 Jun
Supercomputers – saving the world one asteroid at a time
Sunday 30 June marks Asteroid Day – the UN-sanctioned international day to raise awareness of asteroids and accelerate asteroid discovery programmes.
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28 Jun
Esports: The network tech behind the talent
A secure and reliable network is crucial in esports, where milliseconds can be the difference between winning and losing.
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27 Jun
Iranian threat actor APT33 steps up cyberattacks on Saudi Arabia: Report
Threat actor group APT33, which is widely believed to be working in the service of the Iranian government, is stepping up its cyberespionage activities against Saudi Arabian organisations, according to researchers at cybersecurity firm Recorded Future.
