Financial and Monetary Systems
You won't be able to mine Bitcoin on this tech giant's devices anymore
Mining cryptocurrencies can use huge amounts of processing power - without you knowing. Now, Apple wants to put a stop to that.
Dan Robitzski is a scientist-turned-journalist who covers all sorts of science and tech news.
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Emerging Technologies
3 steps to help you work out whether something was written by a bot or a human
AI might be becoming increasingly sophisticated, but there are still some tell-tale signs.
Manufacturing and Value Chains
For the first time in five years, the world's fastest computer is American
After China's long-running dominance in the field, the US supercomputer summit has obliterated the competition.
Industries in Depth
This US city is using drones to pollinate orchards
Due to a dwindling bee population, startup company DroneCopter became the first organisation to pollinate an orchard using only drones.
NASA scientists are planning to study Venus from a floating research station
Due to Venus' harsh environment, human beings cannot step foot on the planet.
Health and Healthcare Systems
A new breakthrough spares certain breast cancer patients from chemotherapy
A recent medical study shows that sufferers of a certain type of cancer saw just as much improvement with a less invasive type of treatment.
Emerging Technologies
This virtual playground trains AI to do chores
A new project from the MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory is training machines to understand and complete nuanced tasks.
Emerging Technologies
Here's how we make sure AI doesn't discriminate
Despite its popularity in almost every field, AI still harbors human biases.
Nature and Biodiversity
Robot bees are helping scientists understand how the real things communicate
Looking just like bees, the robots are able to give researchers an unprecedented understanding of the workings of a hive mind.
Emerging Technologies
Doctors are using AI to see how diseases change our cells
This artificial intelligence can create detailed 3D models of cells for scientific study.
Emerging Technologies
This AI wrote a poem that’s good enough to make you think it's human
Designed by Microsoft and Kyoto University, the programs write poems inspired by images and human descriptions.
Jobs and the Future of Work
Japan is replacing its ageing construction workers with robots
Over one-quarter of the Japanese population is over 65, which puts all industries, including construction, at risk.
Emerging Technologies
The US army is using virtual reality to train their soldiers to navigate real cities
The Synthetic Training Environment allows soldiers to get to grips with potential war zones.
Nature and Biodiversity
Europe's river life hits a barrier every 1km. And it's our fault
A new database reveals the human impact on aquatic wildlife.