By Madeleine Aggeler, The New York Times Company On our first date, CC and I met on a floating platform suspended in the middle of a distant galaxy. As with much space travel, we experienced a few technical difficulties. CC — as…
As the first and only monarch to carry out her duties via technology during a pandemic, Queen Elizabeth was fondly dubbed the ‘Zoom monarch’. Being Queen is a job for life and at 94, the head of the British monarchy embraced the…
As the world grapples with the loss of Queen Elizabeth II, the cauldron of outrage continues to bubble away on Twitter. In this instance, Jeff Bezos, the sometime-world’s-richest-man and founder of tech giant Amazon is proving the catalyst. Bezos took a swipe…
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The daughter of Apple’s legendary co-founder has joined the ranks of people mocking the company over its new iPhone. As the rate of innovation in smartphones has slowed, most new devices are a case of evolution rather than revolution. Critics often point…
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The Queen saw all kinds of new technology through the years — much of which has shaped the world we live in today. From supermarket self-checkout systems to early email systems, she viewed innovations with an impressed — and sometimes sceptical —…
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From the highest mountains to the bottom of the sea, tiny animals called tardigrades can be found all over the planet. These lichen-dwelling creatures are famous among scientists for their ability to survive extreme conditions like intense impacts and incredibly low temperatures….
The creator of the first robot artist is warning that the rise of artificial intelligence is “apocalyptic” – and we are “hurtling” towards AI taking over from humans. Aidan Meller, who is behind the ultra-realistic Ai-Da robot, reckons within three years we…