Are you afraid of technology? You shouldn't be
Nary a week goes by that doesn't see a new mainstream media story on the dangers of technology use. Just the other day I spotted one talking about how smartphones are making us dumber.
View ArticleSocial networks to drive economic forecasts
Should one produce wheat or corn this year? When is the best time to put products on the market? In emerging countries in particular, producers are exposed to food price fluctuations. Can social...
View ArticleFacebook moves ahead toward Internet drone air fleet
Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg on Thursday proclaimed the successful test of a wide-winged, solar-powered drone built to deliver wireless internet service to remote spots.
View ArticlePlatform adoption in network markets
Strategic partnering has become commonplace when introducing innovations to systems markets. In standards battles, network affiliation has been used as a market signal to create confidence in a...
View ArticleZuckerberg sees 'wild' future for virtual reality
Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg sees a wild future in store for virtual reality.
View ArticleTechnology for using large-screen virtual desktops on existing network...
Fujitsu Laboratories today announced the development of technology that allows for virtual desktops with larger screens, without upgrading existing network infrastructure. Virtual desktops are being...
View ArticleDrone use poised to expand to newsrooms despite FAA limits
Newsgathering by drone is gaining traction as an industry practice, but how the technology can actually be used to cover the news of the day is murky given its legal limitations.
View ArticleFed agency blames giant hack on 'neglected' security system
The agency that allowed hackers linked to China to steal private information about nearly every federal employee—and detailed personal histories of millions with security clearances—failed for years to...
View ArticleAcademic calls for laws to address intrusive potential of face recognition...
A telecommunications law academic in Australia has recommended for laws to be enacted criminalising the application of face recognition technology to visual images online that enable the identity of a...
View ArticleBanjo's ability to track events in real time gives clients competitive edge
A dozen massive television screens hang inside Banjo's war room in a nondescript office park here beaming streams of social media data, 24-hour news networks and an animated, spinning globe...
View ArticleNew photonic chips could transform how online data is sent and stored
A key potential end user of these chips, developed through the EU-funded IRIS project, will be data centre operators. Data centres house computer systems and associated components such as...
View ArticleFacebook expands sharing options to include live video
Get ready to start watching live video of your friends and family doing something fun, boring or even dumb on Facebook.
View ArticleEricsson, Apple to develop 5G phones and end litigation (Update)
Swedish telecoms firm Ericsson AB has inked a 7-year deal with Apple Inc. that brings an end to outstanding mutual patent litigations between the two and paves the way for their joint-development of...
View ArticleProtecting data assets with two-factor authentication
To better protect the Institute's data – including employee data – from future cyber risks, the Office of Information Technology (OIT) will begin deploying two-factor authentication to early adopters...
View ArticleFacebook tests tech to help blind people enjoy photos
Facebook began using artificial intelligence to help people with visual impairments enjoy photos posted at the leading social network.
View ArticleFacebook face-tagging in photos targeted in lawsuit
A US judge on Thursday rejected a request by Facebook to toss out a civil suit accusing it of violating privacy with face-recognition software to help "tag" people in pictures.
View ArticleNew telecoms architecture to boost data speed and cut technology costs
An EU-funded project, FABULOUS (FDMA Access By Using Low-cost Optical Network Units in Silicon Photonics), has created innovative new components to be used in digital telecommunications including...
View ArticleWhere can I buy a chair like that? This app will tell you
If you think you have a knack for interior design, or just want to spruce up your own home, new technology developed by Cornell researchers may help you choose furnishings the way professionals do. And...
View ArticleNew electricity grids possible with computer simulations
Renewable energy requires new electricity grids, sometimes over entire continents, because 'green energy' is often generated in remote locations. A general problem in such networks is that, although...
View ArticleFujitsu develops analysis technology to improve communication performance of...
Fujitsu Laboratories today announced the development of an automatic analysis technology to improve communications performance and quality in virtual networks. With the spread of virtualization...
View ArticleResearchers break data transfer efficiency record
Researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have set a new record in the transfer of information via superdense coding, a process by which the properties of particles like...
View ArticleFacebook says it found faster way to translate through AI
Facebook says its researchers have found a new way to use artificial intelligence to translate material on its social network faster and more accurately.
View ArticleTeam accelerates rendering with AI
Modern films and TV shows are filled with spectacular, computer-generated sequences which are computed by rendering systems that simulate the flow of light in a 3D scene. However, computing many light...
View ArticleChina to launch world's first quantum communication network
As malicious hackers find ever more sophisticated ways to launch attacks, China is about to launch the Jinan Project, the world's first unhackable computer network, and a major milestone in the...
View ArticleNorth Korea gets second web connection via Russian firm
A state-owned Russian company has opened up a second internet connection for North Korea which could strengthen Pyongyang's cyber capabilities and undermine US efforts to isolate the regime, security...
View ArticleGraphene enables high-speed electronics on flexible materials
A flexible detector for terahertz frequencies (1000 gigahertz) has been developed by Chalmers researchers using graphene transistors on plastic substrates. It is the first of its kind, and can extend...
View ArticleRobotics researchers track autonomous underground mining vehicles
QUT robotics researchers have developed new technology to equip underground mining vehicles to navigate autonomously through dust, camera blur and bad lighting.
View ArticleWhat's on center stage at the CES tech show? Your voice
What's the hottest thing in the world of technology these days? Your voice.
View ArticleNokia widens losses in 2017
Nokia said Thursday that its net loss widened in 2017, but that underlying profits improved, enabling the Finnish mobile phone maker to raise its forecasts for the coming years as operators prepare to...
View ArticleThe benefits of quantum effects for biological, social and technological...
Efficiency in nature's biomolecular processes, such as photosynthesis, is not wholly explained by conventional theory. The EU-funded PAPETS project explored quantum effects to better understand these...
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