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Microsoft’s Bethesda purchase cements gaming as world’s biggest entertainment industry
It’s difficult to find a silver lining to a global pandemic, but the gaming industry is winning big out of Covid-19. The economic fallout (no pun intended) caused by Covid-19 has shaken up entire industries and changed consumer behaviours drastically. People are spending more time than ever before within the confines of their own homes, and as the notion of a second lockdown is mulled over, digital...
Are microscopic robots the future of invasive human treatment?
Microrobots the size of single cells could soon patrol the human body, according to professors at Cornell. In 1959, Cornell’s Nobel Prize winning physicist Richard Feynman talked up the possibility of ‘shrinking technology’ revolutionising the medicinal industry in his lifetime. He may have been wide of the mark in that regard, having passed in 1988, but recent breakthroughs from the same University have brought his industry...
AI vessels to make ocean research greener and more efficient
The biggest ever AI-powered autonomous vessel is set to traverse the Atlantic to gather vital oceanic research on microplastics. Marking the 400th anniversary of the Mayflower launch in 1620, computing conglomerate IBM and non-profit research firm ProMare have unveiled their autonomous vessel of the same name. Without so much as a pilgrim on board this time around, 2020’s 15-meter trimaran is officially the biggest captainless ship on record. Just last week...
Trackers show wildfires decimating Western America in real time
As wildfires continue to ravage California, Oregon, and Washington, climate experts are utilising data tools to double down suppression efforts. As you’re reading this more than 85 fires are raging across California, Oregon, and Washington. Amber skies hang above the parts of the region as some 3.1 million acres are destroyed, forcing entire communities to either evacuate their homes or contend with the most toxic air quality in state record. Igniting...
How Microsoft’s new underwater servers will help create a greener internet
Microsoft has been running an experiment to see if underwater servers could bring faster and more energy efficient internet to the coast, and it’s proved to be a resounding success. In 2018 Microsoft had the idea of sinking an entire data centre to the bottom of the Scottish sea to see if a submerged setting could provide a more reliable and energy-efficient future for its servers. Concluding a two-year experiment,...
Social Activism: six steps to get you started
When Gandhi said ‘be the change you wish to see in the world’ this is what he was talking about. Welcome to Social Change 101. Social change is a concept that is a little tricky to grasp for some, but it’s something that has always had prevalence in society. Put simply, social change is what happens with likeminded people get together in order to alter social institutions, social behaviours, or...
Venus may hold the key to discovering extra-terrestrial life
NASA is set to investigate a recent discovery showing possible signs of microbial life in the clouds of Venus. Researchers have discovered the presence of a rare and toxic gas called phosphine floating around the atmosphere of Venus. Known to biologists as one of the strongest indicators – or ‘biosignatures’ – of microbial life, this breakthrough suggests we may have found the first signs of life beyond Earth… and not...
Oracle wins bidding war for TikTok’s US operations
A month of uncertainty surrounding TikTok’s future in the US has reportedly ended, with tech consortium Oracle winning the race to head up all Western operations. Trump has made no secret of his disdain for TikTok since ByteDance’s acquisition of Musical.ly in 2017, but a deal has been reportedly been struck to ensure the platform maintains its major presence in the US for years to come. Right when it appeared TikTok...
Highlighting food systems is crucial in the fight against climate change
A new report reveals that climate action on food systems can deliver 20 percent of the overall global emission reduction needed by 2050. Policy makers have failed to highlight national food systems as a key area in the fight to keep global temperatures from rising 2 degrees above pre-industrial levels, a new report from the United Nations, World Wildlife Fund, and Climate Focus has revealed. For context, the agriculture, forestry, and...
The AI smart glasses with anti-distraction alarms
AI smart glasses are every procrastinators dream – who needs willpower or organisational skills when you’ve got the latest gadgets? As part of a generational cohort habitually known as digital natives, it seems unfair that we have to focus on work orientated tasks for sustained periods of time… unfortunately, that’s the world our elders have laid out for us. Technology is labelled the chief culprit for our fleeting attention spans...
