Facebook is reportedly preparing to launch its own version of bitcoin, for use in its messaging applications, WhatsApp, Messenger and Instagram. There are good reasons to be sceptical about its potential.
Author: The Conversation
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Already in 2019 there have been Internet shutdowns in Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Republic of Congo, Chad, Sudan and Zimbabwe.
The role of public research institutions like science councils in national innovation systems has been diminishing in most developed countries.
Data science is experiencing significant growth. It is imperative that universities train graduates who can work in this expanding field.
As Facebook celebrates 15 years of virtual friendship this week, social science has compiled an expansive body of research that documents the public’s love-hate relationship with its best frenemy.
As IBM launches its first commercial quantum computer, the technology may well prove to be the most disruptive to happen so far in the information age.
Never in the history of the mobile phone has there been so much hype about a new technology ahead of its launch than there is with 5G.
With the proliferation of smartphones, it’s easy to assume that the era of the paper map is over. That assumption is wrong.
If you could pick one measure to evaluate your health, what would you pick? Blood pressure? Cholesterol? There is something that is more informative: maximal aerobic capacity, otherwise known as VOâ‚‚max.