Can democracy work on the internet? Reddit tells a mixed story
Throughout history, people have established new governments for all sorts of reasons: to solidify alliances, or expand empires, or secure individual liberties.
Feb 22, 2021
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Internet
Throughout history, people have established new governments for all sorts of reasons: to solidify alliances, or expand empires, or secure individual liberties.
Feb 22, 2021
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Internet
The United Nations chief called Thursday for global rules to regulate powerful social media companies like Twitter and Facebook.
Jan 29, 2021
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Business
A digital euro should be a reality within five years, European Central Bank president Christine Lagarde said Wednesday.
Jan 13, 2021
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Engineering
Japanese company Sumitomo Forestry has announced a joint development project with Kyoto University to test the idea of using wood as a component in satellite construction. As part of the announcement, officials with Sumitomo ...
Robotics
For decades, the attitude of unions and their advocates to increased automation could be summed up in one word: no. They feared that every time a machine was slipped into the workflow, a laborer lost a job.
Dec 16, 2020
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Machine learning & AI
Companies, organizations, and governments around the world face an incredible challenge to rebuild their workforce at scale, and with the confidence that the technology they use to make important decisions is fair, accurate ...
Dec 8, 2020
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Internet
Researchers at the Cambridge Cybercrime Centre have revealed what they've learned from analyzing hundreds of thousands of illicit trades that took place in an underground cybercrime forum over the last two years.
Nov 9, 2020
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Business
Jack Ma, the ebullient and unconventional billionaire founder of tech giant Alibaba, now finds himself battling the ignominy of having the world's biggest-ever IPO halted days before its launch by Chinese regulators.
Nov 4, 2020
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Software
A nonprofit foundation is testing a smartphone app that could make it easier for international airline passengers to securely show they've complied with COVID-19 testing requirements. It's an attempt to help get people back ...
Oct 21, 2020
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Automotive
Curtin University-led research has found that applications of artificial intelligence and blockchain technology are set to revolutionize the transport sector in the coming decade and Australia needs to move quickly in order ...
Sep 25, 2020
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