An 83-year-old short story by Borges portends a bleak future for the internet
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From using plant rinds to high-tech materials, bike helmets have improved significantly over the past 2 centuries
Imagine – it’s the mid-1800s, and you’re riding your high-wheeled, penny-farthing bicycle down a dusty…
Elon Musk’s new job will bring tech ‘disruption’ to the US government – and history says it won’t be pretty
On November 12, United States president-elect Donald Trump announced he would appoint Elon Musk, the…
Influencers Who Often Post About News, and Who Sees Their Content
The creators and consumers in the world of news and information on social media Pew…
How a solar Minecraft server is changing the way we play video games
Video games have always been a showcase for new technologies. They help create new audiences…
If TikTok poses a grave threat to national security, why are Canadians told they can keep using it?
News of the Canadian government’s sudden decision to block TikTok from running a business in…
Unfair decisions by AI could make us indifferent to bad behaviour by humans
Artificial intelligence (AI) makes important decisions that affect our everyday lives. These decisions are implemented…
Smart homes for assisted living have huge potential, but here’s why they’re still mostly a pipe dream
Smart homes have become increasingly popular in recent years. Where once they simply referred to…
Elon Musk has turned X into a globally influential media platform – and there’s more to come
During the recent United States presidential election campaign, tech billionaire Elon Musk’s social media platform…
A 41-million-digit prime number is the biggest ever found – but mathematicians’ search for perfection will continue
Imagine a number made up of a vast string of ones: 1111111…111. Specifically, 136,279,841 ones…