Whether it’s Facebook’s News Feed or TikTok’s For You page, social media algorithms are constantly making behind-the-scenes decisions to boost…
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On March 22, 2023, thousands of researchers and tech leaders – including Elon Musk and Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak –…
The technology to decode our thoughts is drawing ever closer. Neuroscientists at the University of Texas have for the first…
Between March 2020 and June 2022, families in Toronto experienced some of the longest lockdowns in the world. Ontario schools closed…
Silicon solar cells are an established technology for the generation of electricity from the sun. But they take a lot…
Passwords could soon become passé. Effective passwords are cumbersome, all the more so when reinforced by two-factor authentication. But the…
Debates about AI often characterise it as a technology that has come to compete with human intelligence. Indeed, one of…
South Africa has been grappling with power cuts for 15 years, which have worsened in recent years. The persistent power outages have…