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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. […]

Canada Creates Carbon-Capture Incentives, Critical Mineral Plan to Cut Emissions

Canada will offer a substantial incentive to companies that invest in carbon-capture technologies and will set aside as much as C$3.8 billion ($3 billion) over eight years to accelerate critical mineral exploration, extraction and processing as it seeks to cut carbon emissions. In this year’s budget presented on Thursday, Canada is introducing a 60 percent […]

'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 […]

Yellen Says U.S. Crypto Rules Should Support Innovation, Manage Risks

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Thursday crypto asset regulations should support responsible innovation while managing risks, sticking to the contours of a recent White House executive order that was well-received by the crypto market. In a speech on digital assets policy released by the Treasury, Yellen said that in many cases regulators already […]

The Role of Digital Technology in the Ukraine War 

The whole world has been holding its breath as the conflict between the Russian superpower, and the NATO-allied Ukraine boils on. As the conflict continues, the role of digital technology in the Ukraine War is reveals itself to be more central than ever.  Ukraine is heavily backed by NATO forces, and this makes the Russian […]

Like Tesla, Toyota Develops Self-Driving Tech with Low-Cost Cameras

Toyota Motor Corp unit Woven Planet is following the lead of Tesla Inc in trying to advance self-driving technology with low-cost cameras. Woven Planet told Reuters it is able to use cameras to collect data and effectively train its self-driving system, a “breakthrough” that it hopes will help drive down costs and scale up the […]

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 […]