Are video games 'essential culture'? French lockdown stirs debate
Confusion over France's new partial lockdown has accidentally reignited an old debate: are video games works of art or just another computer product?
Mar 23, 2021
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As flood alerts lit up phones, did 'warning fatigue' set in?
Cellphones across New York and New Jersey pulsed with urgent warnings of catastrophic flooding as the fury of Hurricane Ida's remnants, carrying torrential rains, approached upper New Jersey and New York City on Wednesday.
Sep 4, 2021
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Not all young people are 'digital natives' – inequality hugely limits experiences of technology
There is a belief that younger people are fully engaged with the digital world. But I am currently leading a project exploring people's knowledge and use of online data, and the preliminary findings from our research has ...
Mar 17, 2020
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US regulators will force Boeing to rewire 737 MAX jets: report
US aviation regulators plan to require Boeing to rewire all 737 MAX aircraft before allowing the troubled planes fly again, the Wall Street Journal has reported.
Mar 9, 2020
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Using desserts to decode computer science
The past decade has seen great strides in innovative food experiences like 3D-printed food, ingestible sensors, combining robots with food service and eating with augmented reality. So far, these experiences have only involved ...
May 3, 2022
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Pedalling into video game future
Nicholas Graham (Computing) and his team of researchers in the EQUIS Laboratory have developed a new way to get video game players moving - by turning pedal power from a stationary bike into in-game powerups for players.
May 11, 2016
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Cathay plans world's longest passenger flight, avoids Russian airspace
Cathay Pacific is planning the world's longest passenger flight by rerouting its New York to Hong Kong service over the Atlantic instead of the Pacific, the airline said Tuesday, in a new path that steers clear of Russia.
Mar 29, 2022
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Flights resume after computer glitch shuts Swiss airspace
Swiss airspace reopened Wednesday morning after a computer glitch grounded flights across the country for several hours, officials said.
Jun 15, 2022
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Homes in the future may be hyper-connected pods that transform our habitat, communities and politics
At home here in Africa, the population is exploding just as housing is shrinking and tech is advancing. Our homes in the future may be hyper-connected pods that transform our habitat, communities and politics as well as the ...
Jul 25, 2019
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China's 'surveillance creep': Big data COVID monitoring could be used to control people post-pandemic
China has used big data to trace and control the outbreak of COVID-19. This has involved a significant endeavor to build new technologies and expand its already extensive surveillance infrastructure across the country.
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