technology
Japan roboticists predict rise of the machines
Science
September 23, 2019
Japan roboticists predict rise of the machines
Set in 2019, cult 80s movie “Blade Runner” envisaged a neon-stained landscape of bionic “replicants” genetically engineered to look just…
Health fears prompt Swiss 5G revolt
Technology
September 18, 2019
Health fears prompt Swiss 5G revolt
Switzerland was among the first countries to begin deploying 5G, but health fears over radiation from the antennas that carry…
YouTube ‘creators’ fret over impact of new child protection rules
Technology
September 15, 2019
YouTube ‘creators’ fret over impact of new child protection rules
Samuel Rader quit his job three years ago to work full time on his YouTube channel, “Sam and Nia,” featuring…
Apple cuts prices, ramps up services as iPhone 11 launches
World
September 11, 2019
Apple cuts prices, ramps up services as iPhone 11 launches
Apple unveiled its iPhone 11 models Tuesday with a price cut for the most basic models while also laying out…
NASA pioneers malaria-predicting tech in Myanmar
Science
September 10, 2019
NASA pioneers malaria-predicting tech in Myanmar
NASA is developing a new technique to forecast malaria outbreaks in Myanmar from space, as the emergence of new drug-resistant…
Sisi will head 7th TICAD in Japan: Japan’s Prime Minister
Egypt
August 28, 2019
Sisi will head 7th TICAD in Japan: Japan’s Prime Minister
The Seventh Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) will kick off Wednesday in Yokohama, Japan, headed by Egyptian President…
Spacecraft carrying Russian humanoid robot docks at ISS
World
August 27, 2019
Spacecraft carrying Russian humanoid robot docks at ISS
An unmanned spacecraft carrying Russia’s first humanoid robot to be sent into orbit successfully docked at the International Space Station…
Huawei dismisses new suspension of ‘unjust’ US ban
World
August 20, 2019
Huawei dismisses new suspension of ‘unjust’ US ban
Huawei on Tuesday dismissed Washington’s three-month delay to a ban on US firms selling to the Chinese tech giant and…
Vietnam’s ‘homespun Facebook’ swamped after launch
World
July 24, 2019
Vietnam’s ‘homespun Facebook’ swamped after launch
A homegrown Vietnamese social media app was overloaded with users hours after launching as the one-party state tries to boost…
Egypt to establish Middle East’s first marine research and technology center
Egypt
July 17, 2019
Egypt to establish Middle East’s first marine research and technology center
Egypt announced the establishment of a marine research and technology center specializing in marine industrial robotics, the first of its…