DARPA unveils new incubators for cognitive dissonance detection, quantum bio-computing and more

DARPA rolls out four new incubators dealing with Cognitive Dissonance Detection, Quantum Bio-Computing, Hardware Trojan Identification, and Rethink Physics Modeling.…

5 years ago

Doctors will navigate this passive pill cam like they were playing Xbox

Live from your intestines, doctors will soon be able to control a pill cam as if they were playing Xbox,…

5 years ago

Decentralizing the web amidst debate on censorship, 8chan ban

8chan is banned in a knee-jerk reaction to two mass shootings in the US over the weekend, launching another round…

5 years ago

IOTA set to become the protocol upon which the IoT economy runs

IOTA is set to become the standard protocol upon which the IoT economy runs, according to an IOTA Foundation supervisory…

5 years ago

Investors know refugees ‘can be incredible entrepreneurs, build fantastic businesses’

Investors realize that betting on refugees is smart business because refugees can make for incredible entrepreneurs who solve unique problems…

5 years ago

Fintechs may become ‘biggest banking institutions’: ex-Lehman Bros banker

A former Lehman Brothers banker turned fintech entrepreneur tells The Sociable why fintechs may become some of the biggest banking…

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DARPA explores blockchain to develop ‘unhackable code’ for military

DARPA is looking to blockchain technology for secure military communications, including developing what the DoD refers to as an "unhackable…

5 years ago

‘Doing the right thing gives sense of pride’: the guy who hacked Instagram

"Doing the right thing gives us a sense of achievement and pride," the guy who hacked Instagram and was awarded…

5 years ago

Dark Web Duality on the Brains Byte Back podcast

On this episode of The Sociable's Brains Byte Back podcast we discuss the duality of the dark web -- an…

5 years ago

When life begins: genome awakening meets religious ensoulment

Scientists have found a new genome that has to be awakened to begin life. As science and technology enable us…

5 years ago

Capitol Hill is getting to grips with cryptocurrency

The past 10 days has seen a presidential tweet regarding Bitcoin, the treasury secretary holding a news conference on cryptocurrency,…

5 years ago

Stepping into the cleats of blind soccer players with VR

Toyota Sweden has come up with a Virtual Reality (VR) sporting experience that helps those without visual impairment to learn…

5 years ago

57% of Amazon retail, distribution employees want to unionize: report

Some 57% of Amazon retail and distribution employees want to unionize while 39% of Amazon's tech workers wish the same.…

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‘At this rate the African elephant will be extinct in 11 years’: conservation tech lab

Faced with the ever-present threat of poaching, conservancies, game reserves, and national parks in Africa are gearing themselves up with…

5 years ago

Exposing echo chambers to eradicate the plague of propaganda

Five years after Dmytro Potekhin's 48 horrendous days in captivity at the hands of pro-Russian terrorists in Ukraine, the civic activist…

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Alexa will hear you now: voice assistants will ’empower nurses, physicians, clinicians’

The UK’s National Health Service (NHS) aims to reduce demand on the British health service via health advice provided by…

5 years ago

As big tech and govts differ over hate speech, should AI neutralize it?

As big tech platforms and governments have their own policies on hate speech, should society task AI with neutralizing it…

5 years ago

Scent-ient machines are making sense of smell and taste

Machines that smell and taste are making their way into the commercial realm after government research and are set to…

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DARPA looks to avoid digital Greek tragedy with IDAS program

DARPA is looking to avoid a digital version of the Greek tragedy of Idas with the launch of the IDAS…

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AI will help submarine crews better understand what adversaries are doing underwater

Artificial Intelligence will help submarine crews to better understand what their adversaries are doing underwater by combining and analyzing multiple…

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