Financial and Monetary Systems
You won't be able to mine Bitcoin on this tech giant's devices anymore
Want to mine some cryptocurrency on your mobile Apple device? Well, starting now, you can’t.
Dan Robitzski is a scientist-turned-journalist who covers all sorts of science and tech news.
Últimos Artículos
Emerging Technologies
3 steps to help you work out whether something was written by a bot or a human
If you spent time on social media today, you probably came across that script for an Olive Garden commercial allegedly written by an artificial intelligence algorithm. The commercial is a...
Manufacturing and Value Chains
For the first time in five years, the world's fastest computer is American
Nations are constantly jockeying to have fastest supercomputer in the world. After an era of Chinese dominance in the field, the United States has a new entrant, the Summit, that has alre...
Industries in Depth
This US city is using drones to pollinate orchards
Gather ‘round! Let me tell you the story of Droney Appleseed.
NASA scientists are planning to study Venus from a floating research station
Venus is not a hospitable place for humans. The planet is covered in thick, billowing sulfuric acid clouds, underneath which temperatures reach nearly a thousand degrees Fahrenheit. If yo...
Health and Healthcare Systems
A new breakthrough spares certain breast cancer patients from chemotherapy
A new class of patients could soon be treated for breast cancer, no chemotherapy required. That’s because they don’t really benefit from it, according to a study published Sunday in the N...
Emerging Technologies
This virtual playground trains AI to do chores
As the classic saying goes, “if you want to make a chore-bot, you’ll need to crack some plates.” The old adage encapsulates a major problem facing those working on robotic household assis...
Emerging Technologies
Here's how we make sure AI doesn't discriminate
When it comes to developing artificial intelligence, President Trump may want a free-market approach. But a number of experts disagree — we need guidelines to protect people from discrimi...
Nature and Biodiversity
Robot bees are helping scientists understand how the real things communicate
Right now, there are swarms of robots that are so good at blending into their surroundings that they have been unquestioningly accepted into society. Their mission? Learn how the organism...
Emerging Technologies
Doctors are using AI to see how diseases change our cells
There’s no doubt that medicine has come a long way; we know way more about how the human body works than ever before.
Emerging Technologies
This AI wrote a poem that’s good enough to make you think it's human
the sun is a beautiful thing
Jobs and the Future of Work
Japan is replacing its ageing construction workers with robots
Japanese companies are facing a workforce automation problem. It’s not the kind you normally hear about, though — workers aren’t afraid they’ll lose their jobs to machines. Instead, the c...
Emerging Technologies
The US army is using virtual reality to train their soldiers to navigate real cities
The U.S. Army can now train soldiers to fight in specific, challenging settings with the touch of a button.
Nature and Biodiversity
Europe's river life hits a barrier every 1km. And it's our fault
Imagine you’re heading out for a dinner date. You’re hungry and left enough time to get there and not be late, but when you step outside you find that conditions aren’t quite what you exp...