“Ban sex robots!” scream the tech headlines, as if they’re heralding the arrival of the latest artificial intelligence threat to humankind since autonomous killer robots. The campaign, led by academics
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SAP’s CEO, Bill McDermott, has lost an eye after a freak accident. McDermott, who said he will continue to lead the German business software giant, revealed in a Facebook post on Thursday that the accident happened in July, while he was visiting his father on his 76th birthday.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg recently announced that the company is finally working on a much-desired feature: a “dislike” button. According to Zuckerberg, this feature has long been one of those most requested by the Facebook audience. Although his comments suggest
Smart wearable technologies, such as the Apple Watch, are this year’s “must have” item — their makers are banking on it. Apparently, there is a model for everyone. As always, professional high-tech-trend watchers (a pun now worn on their wrists) are not just selling the commodity
Of all of the things that people do online, the act of offering an opinion is not only one of the most popular activities, but it also underpins almost everything else that happens. Sharing opinions is also
Electromagnetic fields are all around us. They are a part of our natural environment, produced by the earth and the sun. But they are also becoming increasingly prominent with advancements in
Marty McFly wouldn’t be surprised. Lexus recently announced it had fulfilled the dreams of Back to the Future Part II fans everywhere by building a working hoverboard. And just in time for the
Intel has used the fifth anniversary of its purchase of security company McAfee to release a review of how the cybersecurity landscape has changed in that time. There are a number of surprising observations from the report and a few that were expected. Of little surprise has
Google has given its logo the largest overhaul in 16 years. Instead of being written with a serif typeface, the new logo is written with a custom-designed geometric sans serif typeface. The colours
Imagine seeing the lights of cities spreading around the Nile Delta and then in less than an hour gazing down on Mount Everest. The astronauts on the International Space Station are among the lucky few who will have this humbling, once-in-a-lifetime experience of seeing the