What is Cython? An introduction to a supercharged version of Python
Fed up of how slow Python is? If you’re looking for a way to optimise Python code, especially for handling big data, you may want to invest some time in Cython.
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AI: Facebook could soon read your mind with their new device
Facebook has announced its latest project: a mind-reading device. Can they be trusted with our deepest thoughts?
iPhone sales down again: What does Apple’s future look like?
Apple’s most famous product, the iPhone, made up less than half of Apple’s total sales for the first time since 2012. Despite this, sales have risen elsewhere.
EmoNet: new AI can read 11 emotions from your selfie
EmoNet is an AI developed by researchers from the University of Colorado and Duke University and designed to identify 11 different emotions just from a picture.
Tesla: YouTube and Netflix are the newest additions to amaze
With each new feature and each new innovation, cars have gone from simply transporting to the stuff of sci-fi. None do it better than Tesla.
Capital One: Hackers steal 100 million Americans’ data
A hacker who obtained the names, addresses, phone numbers and birth dates of Capital One customers in the US and Canada has been arrested by the FBI.
Will technology save humanity from climate change?
Climate change is reaching a critical state. Will artificial intelligence save us all from impending doom or is it actually exacerbating the problem?
The challenges facing 5G
5G is certainly going to be better than the current-gen, but when will we get it, and what are the challenges?
Discover Elk, a blockchain dev board for decentralised IoT
Over 180 people on Kickstarter have backed Elk, a development board for blockchain that combines Arduino with native support for decentralised networks.
Extraordinary assistive tech is innovating for good
When we think of applying technology for good, developing assistive tech should be first in line. These innovators are all pushing the boundaries of tech.
Software 2.0: What is it and why is it important?
You’ve seen classic Software 1.0 coding structures: meet Software 2.0 in which code can be written by an optimisation in the form of neural network training.
IoT malware attacks are up 55%, according to SonicWall
IoT malware attacks are up 55%, according to SonicWall’s Cyber Threat report, which collects data from over a million security sensors in over 200 countries.
When AI goes wrong: What happens when machines go rogue?
Artificial intelligence benefits us in many ways but what happens when it goes rogue?
India could ban private cryptocurrency: why?
The “Banning of Cryptocurrency & Regulation of Official Digital Currency Bill, 2019” has been listed on the official Department of Economic Affairs website.
Chatbots and AI: How do businesses use them effectively?
More and more businesses are relying on chatbots to offer a service. Are we losing the human touch, or will powerful AI mimic humans so well that we have no idea we’re talking to a bot?
Intel unveils new AI chips 1,000 times faster than their current ones
Pohoiki Beach, Intel’s brand new neuromorphic AI chip, contains 64 processors and imitates learning ability and energy efficiency of human brains.
NEOM: Saudi Arabia’s revolutionary smart city
With untold riches and lofty ambitions, Saudi Arabia’s NEOM looks to venture into developing a smart city from the ground up with innovative technology in mind.
Data: the worst breaches and how to stop them
With the proliferation of organisations relying on the storage and use of vast amounts of customer data, we’ve never been more at risk of having our details bared to the world.
Innovative wearable tech blurs the line between physical and digital spaces
Smart wearables are the next big consumer market. Innovation has staled as smartwatches become the dominant accessory. Now, companies set their sights on smart lenses.
Elon Musk’s Neuralink unveils extraordinary “brain-machine” implant
The entrepreneur’s Neuralink project is an interface made of threads that can effectively read the mind of the user: are we one step closer to becoming cyborgs?