While manufacturers have successfully increased the water-repelling nature of smartphones, they are still far from “waterproof”. A water-resistant product can usually resist water penetration to some extent, but a waterproof product is…
Lean sensei? Cyber threat hunter? 5 weird job roles, and what they actually do
Job titles have changed a lot in the last 30 years. If you asked someone in 1990 what a cloud architect was, they would probably imagine someone designing houses up in the…
6 bizarre airplane interior designs that could change flying forever
Long-haul flights are a necessary evil and I was intrigued this week to see Air New Zealand is launching the world’s first sleep pods for economy class travellers. This is a rare…
AI models can ‘sound’ human, but that doesn’t mean they feel or think
When you read a sentence like this one, your past experience tells you that it’s written by a thinking, feeling human. And, in this case, there is indeed a human typing these…
Stephen Curry’s former coach says AI can help train the next generation of NBA champions
Steph Curry is currently celebrating another NBA championship — just 10 years after the star feared he’d never play again. Curry’s early years at the Golden State Warriors were plagued by chronic ankle…
Business AI solutions for beginners: What is vertical intelligence?
Artificial intelligence has completely upended the business world. Whether you’re a fledgling startup or a billion-dollar global conglomerate, the way you do business today is radically different than it was just five…
Google kills Hangouts — but its dreams of Gmail dethroning Slack feel far away
Google shut down Hangouts for Workspace in February, but that’s not enough for the search giant: it’s now killing the mobile Hangouts app as well. In a recent blogpost, the tech behemoth…
Cosmic dust from Venus is inspiring new air pollution-busting technology
Reducing carbon emissions from roads, railways and shipping requires implementing a range of solutions simultaneously. As far as cars are concerned, cutting the number of journeys altogether (by making it easier for…
Opinion: Bad things will happen when the AI sentience debate goes mainstream
A Google AI engineer recently stunned the world by announcing that one of the company’s chatbots had become sentient. He was subsequently placed on paid administrative leave for his outburst. His name…
Work in tech? Here’s 6 ways you can support and protect reproductive rights
Friday saw the overturning of Roe V Wade, giving US state governments the right to restrict abortion or ban it altogether. The result is a massive loss of bodily autonomy for women,…