Technology

Advancement in IoT Forges Disruption of Traditional Business Models

The Internet of Things, or IoT, is the most rapidly growing term in the market. Amazon, Apple, Google, and Microsoft are the big-scale industries that are adhering to IoT technology and giving their best to attract the consumer. Personal Assistant is one of the most common examples of IoT and AI (Artificial Intelligence). The growth of ...

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No More Smartphones for Children Under 15 in French Schools

France has banned the use of smartphones among school students under the age of 15. The ban, passed in July and effective from August 5, was hailed by the country’s education minister as “a law for the 21st century,” and also covers devices like tablets and smartwatches. No more smartphones France already had a law that ...

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Blending Human Brains With Artificial Intelligence

The ability to learn and understand new things is one of the most amazing functions of human brains. Though scientists have been looking for ways to find out how the learning process exactly works, they were only just able to scratch the surface of the secret. But now, a team of researchers from the University ...

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Despite His Wishes, Google Kept on Tracking User’s Location

Tech companies have recently been involved in several privacy controversies. While Facebook’s infamous Cambridge Analytica scandal hogged the headline for weeks, brands like Apple, YouTube, Spotify, etc. were accused of selectively suppressing conservative voices in a bid to impact the upcoming midterms. Google is no stranger to such controversies and has recently been charged with ...

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Google maps on a smartphone.

China’s Skynet Surveillance System Is a Disaster Waiting to Happen

In its pursuit of creating a perfectly controlled society, China has been implementing its Skynet surveillance system across the country, where people will be monitored 24-7 through a network of millions of cameras. And although the government might succeed in implementing its ideal of total social control, it will eventually kill the spirit of the ...

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AI surveillance cameras.

DARPA Develops New Technique to Boost Memory Power

One of the main endeavors of experiments aimed at improving human performance has been to increase the memory power of the brain. And thanks to the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), we are one step closer to a technology that will significantly boost our memory. The memory zap When a person goes to ...

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Artificial intelligence.

Unhackable Crypto Wallet Gets Hacked, Irks Wallet Company

A company that launched a cryptocurrency wallet promising it to be unhackable soon found their wallet getting hacked. And instead of providing hackers with the bounty they promised, the company sent a sneaky warning about facing consequences.  The BitFi crypto wallet The crypto wallet named BitFi was launched in early August. Antivirus pioneer John McAfee ...

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How Police Body Cams Can Be Hacked to Suit the Agenda of Criminals

With local governments in the U.S. planning to make police body cams mandatory, concerns about data safety and security have arisen after a cyber-security expert demonstrated how body cams can be used by hackers to fulfill their devious purposes. Footage risks Governments are mulling body cams as a means to make the police accountable for ...

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Why Android and iPhone Prices Are Likely to Keep Increasing

Android and iPhone prices are likely to increase with every passing year. When the iPhone X was priced at well above US$1,000, experts believed that the sales figures would pale in comparison to its more affordable predecessors. Blowing through their expectations, the iPhone X quickly outperformed the sales figures of previous models week after week. ...

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Elon Musk Confirms That a ‘Tesla Mini-Car’ Is on the Way

Fans of Tesla have long speculated whether the company will ever release an affordable variant of its electric car or if it will only ever cater to the high-end segment of the market. A tweet by Elon Musk seems to confirm that a Tesla mini-car, which could turn out to be far cheaper than the ...

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