The recent coronation of King Charles III was a high-profile example of when facial recognition technology has been used to monitor a crowd, but there are plenty of others. The technology is used by law enforcement all over the UK […]
Warnings about artificial intelligence (AI) are ubiquitous right now. They have included fearful messages about AI’s potential to cause the extinction of humans, invoking images of the Terminator movies. The UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has even set up a […]
Apple recently unveiled its Vision Pro headset at the Worldwide Developers Conference in California. With it, Apple is venturing into a market of head-mounted devices (HMDs) – which are usually just displays, but in this case is more of a […]
The pandemic forced many educational institutions to move to online learning. Could the rise of chatbots, including OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Google’s Bard, now further improve the accessibility of learning and make education more obtainable for everyone? Chatbots are computer programmes […]
In March 2023, Italy became the first western country to block the advanced chatbot known as ChatGPT. The Italian data protection authority, Garante, cited concerns over the protection of personal data when making this decision. It has given OpenAI, the […]
The real estate industry has undergone a digital transformation fuelled by technological advancements in recent years. This digital revolution has given birth to a new field known as Proptech, which refers to the use of technology to transform how we […]
In 1956, during a year-long trip to London and in his early 20s, the mathematician and theoretical biologist Jack D. Cowan visited Wilfred Taylor and his strange new “learning machine”. On his arrival he was baffled by the “huge bank […]
The natural world has always inspired humans, and animals have significantly shaped our technology. From the invention of the wheel to the creation of aeroplanes, animals have provided us with a wealth of ideas and designs that have advanced our […]
The natural world has always inspired human beings, and animals have played a significant role in shaping our technology. From the invention of the wheel to the creation of aeroplanes, animals have provided us with a wealth of ideas and […]
Technology nearly derailed the conclusion of the 2023 presidential elections in Nigeria. The Independent National Electoral Commission could not fulfil its promise to transmit election results from the polling units on its result viewing portal (IReV). This led to calls […]
