The holiday season is already a booming time for online shopping. The COVID-19 pandemic only increases the likelihood that when people shop this…
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Artificial intelligence seems to be making enormous advances. It has become the key technology behind self-driving cars, automatic translation systems, speech and…
The big idea For the first time, my colleagues and I have built a single electronic device that is capable of copying the…
This year has brought many changes into our everyday routine. The COVID-19 pandemic has forced us to physically distance ourselves…
Facebook Messenger and Instagram’s direct messaging services will be integrated into one system, Facebook has announced. The merge will allow shared…
The advent of mass working from home has made many people more aware of the security risks of sending sensitive…
Amid the horrific public health and economic fallout from a fast-moving pandemic, a more positive phenomenon is playing out: COVID-19 has…
In the sci-fi novel “The Diamond Age” by Neal Stephenson, body art has evolved into “constantly shifting mediatronic tattoos” – in-skin displays…
The commodification of the internet in the early 1990s brought western societies into the digital age and has changed the way consumers…
Valentine’s Day was sweet, spring break was fun, then… boom! COVID-19. Stay-at-home orders, workplace shutdowns, school closures and social distancing…