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Fashion and Wearable Technology Morph the Culture of Style

As much as we like to believe that the tech industry has taken the world by a swift, it seems that we cannot prospect the extent to which this not-so-newly-risen industry has reached. Hitting different fields, from medicine, transport, entertainment, and much more, technology is overtaking the world and stretching towards the fashion industry. The […]

Is Biotechnology Good or Bad for Agriculture?

The past couple of decades witnessed an emergence of technological developments and the modernization of almost all fields of modern societies, and food production is no exception. The fusion between technology and biology birthed a new concept, Biotechnology, which throughout time became a tool to increase food production as the human population globally jeopardizes food security. […]

'Tip of the Iceberg': Taiwan's Spy Catchers Hunt Chinese Poachers of Chip Talent

Taiwan’s spy catchers have launched probes into around 100 Chinese companies suspected of illegally poaching semiconductor engineers and other tech talent, a senior official at the island’s Investigation Bureau told Reuters. That comes on top of seven prosecuted since the start of last year and includes 27 which have either been raided or whose owners […]

China Uses AI Software to Improve its Surveillance Capabilities

Dozens of Chinese firms have built software that uses artificial intelligence to sort data collected on residents, amid high demand from authorities seeking to upgrade their surveillance tools, a Reuters review of government documents shows. According to more than 50 publicly available documents examined by Reuters, dozens of entities in China have over the past […]

New Lithium Technology can Help the World Go Green -- if It Works

Rio Tinto, General Motors and even the U.S. Energy Department are investing heavily in a crop of newer technologies that could revolutionize the way lithium is produced for electric vehicle batteries. Now those technologies just have to prove they work on a commercial scale. If they do, miners will be able to boost global lithium […]

Embedded Microchip Brain Computer Interface to Join Modern Healthcare

Creating a technology that demands the comprehensive analysis of brain signals and then mentally interpreting them into actions commanded through a device’s output to action these commands, would give birth to a direct communication link between brain and machines, referred to as Brain-Computer Interface (BCI). What is Brain Computer Interface? While this might seem like […]

AI is Explaining Itself to Humans. And it's Paying Off

Microsoft Corp’s LinkedIn boosted subscription revenue by 8 percent after arming its sales team with artificial intelligence software that not only predicts clients at risk of canceling, but also explains how it arrived at its conclusion. The system, introduced last July and described in a LinkedIn blog post on Wednesday, marks a breakthrough in getting […]

GM and Honda to Produce 'Attainable EVs' in Bid to Surpass Tesla Sales

General Motors and Honda Motor Co said on Tuesday they will develop a series of lower-priced electric vehicles based on a new joint platform, producing potentially millions of cars from 2027 in a bid to beat Tesla in sales. The announcement expands on plans for GM to begin building two electric SUVs for Honda starting […]

Baseball-MLB to Allow Use of Pitch-Calling Technology this Season

Pitchers and catchers this season will be able to use a new wearable technology that allows them to communicate what pitch to throw next in an effort to minimize sign stealing and speed the pace of play, Major League Baseball said on Tuesday. “PitchCom” equips the catcher with an electronic transmitter on his wrist that […]

Britain Sets Out Plan to Exploit Crypto Potential

Britain set out a detailed plan on Monday to exploit the potential of crypto assets and their underlying blockchain technology to help consumers make payments more efficiently. As part of creating a global crypto asset hub, financial services minister John Glen said Britain will legislate to bring some stablecoins under the regulatory net such as […]