Harvard research into lasers could make WiFi hundreds of times faster

New research in semiconductor lasers promises new heights in Wi-Fi speed that might transform even 5G. (more…)

5 years ago

Govt Geopolitical Forecasting Challenge offers $250K to predict the future

How many missile test events will North Korea conduct in August 2019? Will there be a locally-transmitted case of the Zika…

5 years ago

DARPA is turning soldiers’ skin into mosquito repellent

Screw malaria pills, says DARPA; let's engineer your skin microbiome to keep those pesky mosquitoes and their rampant diseases at…

5 years ago

Your personal data is yours to sell

If personal data is big business, shouldn’t we be the ones getting paid for it?  We look at the options…

5 years ago

Unattended bots to take on govt jobs without ‘standard work hours’

Internal bots are a great success for organizations looking to speed up the organizational tasks, and soon unattended bots are…

5 years ago

Neurodivergents are the newest members of workplace diversity

Neurodiversity, a new trend in hiring is catching on. Companies across the world are leaning towards neurodiverse individuals because of…

5 years ago

DARPA tests its chemical threat sensors at the Indy 500

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) announces the results of its chemical threat sensors it deployed at the Indy 500.…

5 years ago

Underage skin gambling on the rise

While skin gambling has been slowly becoming a problem on a global scale, especially for underage players, not much has…

5 years ago

The broadening appeal of synthetic speech use cases

Neuroscientists at University College San Francisco (UCSF) have created a brain-computer interface that can generate speech through brain activity.  It is…

5 years ago

Personal DNA tests expose relatives’ genetic data, third party interests

The curiosity of where we come from is the basis for research in many fields. DNA testing is thriving on…

5 years ago

Hospitals are keeping mum about drug-resistant superbugs in their ICUs

A fungal superbug called Candida auris has been preying on hundreds of people since it was discovered in 2009 in…

5 years ago

‘Privacy is myth’: AI for surveillance startup Wobot CPO

Wobot Intelligence Chief Product Officer (CPO) Tanay Dixit talks with The Sociable about privacy in the age of mass surveillance from the…

5 years ago

Tech giants explore uncharted territories to diversify, chase growth

Big tech companies like Apple and Facebook are diversifying out of their comfort zones into new businesses to ensure growth…

5 years ago

Et tu, PDF? A cybercrook’s go-to for dodging your firewall

PDF files are not the trusted file format people believe them to be anymore. Data reveals that cybercriminals are using…

5 years ago

Your home could soon be part of floating city

While concepts of populating the oceans by building cities that can float has been proposed several times before, this time,…

5 years ago

US military prepping robots for underground combat, emergencies

Use of underground tunnels and catacombs has often been used by terror outfits to render military technology above ground almost…

5 years ago

When private companies gain access to ‘classified space’

Powerful private players like Microsoft and Amazon have been working on building sensitive intelligence related tools for the government’s intelligence…

5 years ago

Should govt be transparent about its facial recognition use?

Government transparency in deploying facial recognition software could gain more acceptance among citizens than trying to use it behind their…

5 years ago

Assange detention: bitcoin donations to WikiLeaks Defense Fund surge

The detention of Julian Assange betrays the reality that governments and public institutions need to be made accountable.  It’s within…

5 years ago

Women entrepreneurs in STEM still find themselves cash strapped

While women continue to surge ahead in the field of business, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) still remains a…

5 years ago