When Threads first launched, it lacked many of the features that users would expect from a service similar to Twitter’s (now X’s). However, in recent months, it has been adding more and more new features to provide users with a more diversified experience, such as polls, an easy way to post GIFs, and the ability […]
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On November 1st, the first global AI safety summit will commence at Bletchley Park (pictured below) in the UK. The venue is the iconic country estate which housed the codebreakers who shortened World War 2 by years. The summit will focus on the dominant AI narrative amongst business leaders and governments in 2023. Simply, the […]
Sensor-based chips are integrated sensors chips that detect and measure physical or chemical quantities. They can be used for healthcare.
A few weeks ago, Beta Technologies flew its amazing looking EA (that’s Electric Aircraft, I thought I’d get in first with it) from Vermont to Elgin Air Force Base in Florida. Apparently the miliary wanted to test it out for cargo-carrying purposes. Cargo-carrying purposes. Now there’s a lame duck bit of truth camouflaging that I’ve […]
Researchers have created smart glasses that convert visual data into distinctive sound representations, improving the ability of the visually impaired people to navigate their environment. The technology is inspired by the echolocation skills of bats. For those who are visually impaired, technology may change their entire life. Creating technologies with the goal of helping people […]
It earned a spot in Time’s Best Inventions of 2023; it is the one and only AlgaRay. Cleaning water bodies can cost tens of thousands of dollars meanwhile the process disrupts both fishing and tourism industries. AlgaRay is an aquatic robot project that depicts the alleviation of sargassum stress. The name behind AlgaRay is motivated […]
A division of a major auto manufacturer, which provides the tech for self-driving taxis on the West Coast, has lost its license. Why? Because one of its vehicles ‘misinterprets’ a command from a would-be passenger and runs her over, then reverses back over her, then drags her along the road for a while. Oh sure, […]
One unexpected feature of the Honor 6 flagship is that it allows you to interact with the smartphone using your eyes. It appears somewhat interesting, despite some noteworthy privacy consequences. A brief demonstration of the technology was shown during the keynote. A woman gave a demonstration using her phone while a Live Activity-like portion of […]
WhatsApp has added a major feature to its most recent Windows beta version that enables users to start conversations with unknown contacts without adding their phone numbers to their address book. This move is intended to improve user convenience and privacy when messaging. The chat app is reportedly testing this feature on Windows with a […]
They happen to be the biggest automobile manufacturer in the world. Yet Toyota has been strangely absent from the rather robust industry conversation about EVs in the last few years. For a company that spends $13bn annually on research & development and has been at the forefront of advancing tech for eighty years, why haven’t […]