Weekly News Update 08.06-14.06
Tech firms, such as Ireland’s ApisProtect are creating technologies that enable the remote monitoring of bees and the collection of data including temperature and humidity through wireless in-hive sensors. Read more here. US lawmakers have introduced a total of five...
Weekly News Update 01.06-07.06
Dating app users in the UK will have the option to display a badge on their profiles that signifies that they’ve been vaccinated against COVID-19. However, currently, there is no way to verify them. Read more here. Facebook has announced...Weekly News Update 25.05-31.05
In Tesla’s new software update, the cars appear to be able to monitor the awareness level of the driver and check how attentive they are with the use of cameras when the car has the “self-driving” feature Autopilot turned on....Weekly News Update 18.05-24.05
Filmmaker Lucy Baxter has created a virtual reality film to raise awareness of the impact domestic abuse has on victims. Read more here. Tim Cook, Apple’s boss, took the witness stand and testified in Apple’s legal battle with Fortnite’s maker,...Weekly News Update 11.05-17.05
Waymo, the first fully self-driving taxi service legally allowed to operate in Arizona, became confused about a lane closed off with traffic cones and blocked a road. Read more here. The Irish health service computer system has been hit by...Weekly News Update 04.05-10.05
IBM has created a 2nm chip in its test lab, claiming it is a breakthrough due to the chip’s ability to improve performance by 45% and use 75% less energy. Read more here. A team of scientists from MIT's Computer...Weekly News Update 20.04-26.04
This week, a new feature called the App Tracking Transparency will be introduced on iPhone and iPad devices in the iOS 14.5 update. This feature will allow users to refuse to have their data collected by mobile apps on their...Weekly News Update 13.04-19.04
Google Earth has launched a new time-lapse feature that lets users view the ways in which Earth has changed over the years with the use of satellite images, emphasising the effects of climate change and other environmental dangers. Read more...Weekly News Update 06.04-12.04
Neuralink, Elon Musk’s firm that works on brain-machine interfaces to connect humans and computers, has released a video in which it claims that Pager, a macaque monkey, is playing a video game with his mind. The firm says the ultimate...Weekly News Update 30.03-05.04
Cortana, Microsoft’s voice assistant, will no longer be an available feature on mobile, and on Siri, Apple’s voice assistant, the default voice will no longer be female. Read more here. The United States Army has announced they awarded Microsoft a...