Crypto investors raised $40 million to buy a copy of the US Constitution
Pipped at auction by a late bid, crypto investors were close to purchasing a rare and early copy of the US Constitution for over $40 million. Is a practical purchase ever made using cryptocurrency? Whether weβre talking of the multi-million dollar sales of eight bit gifs, the early year hijacking of...
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You decide – is facial recognition technology essential for public safety?
Facial recognition software has been controversial since itβs conception, but news that it will be implemented into London's security cameras has sparked widespread concern over its potential for abuse. If you live in London, the CCTV capital of the world, you are captured by security cameras at least 300 times...
AstroAccess to advance disability inclusion in space travel
In efforts to expand space travel beyond billionaire tech tycoons and hyper trained astronauts, AstroAccess is advancing Zero-G experiences to include the disabled. As industries go, space travel is arguably one of the very least accessible out there. However, efforts are underway to change that. Leading an inclusive space charge, a...
Is climate change dimming the Earthβs shine over time?
The planet has dimmed by 0.5 percent in 20 years. Researchers believe climate change could be responsible. Half a percent of dimming in 20 years may not sound like a huge deal, but considering the Earth is 4.5 billion years old it isnβt exactly great. When talking about the Earth losing...
New Instagram and Twitter updates target harmful online behaviours
The latest Twitter update will prompt users to reconsider the βvibeβ of a heated discussion, while an Instagram βnudgeβ feature aims to steer teenagers away from harmful content. Despite a newfound urgency in recent years to finally address online hate and content tied to adverse mental health, the big social...
EU pushing Apple to change its phone ports to USB-C
Despite slowly removing accessories and ports from its devices straight out of the box, Apple could soon be forced to change all its iPhone ports to USB-C to reduce their overall environmental impact. Anyone whoβs purchased an iPhone in the last few years (which is, statistically, probably most of...
Domo reveals how the internet is used every minute in 2021
Domo has just released its annual infographic showing how we divide our time online every 60 seconds. With a pandemic-induced shift in digital trends, as well as a 10% rise in those with access to the internet, there are some notable changes from last year. Still reeling from the Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp blackout? Not as much as the conglomerates and billionaire entrepreneurs at their helm youβre not. Theyβll be counting...
How Twitter is helping to monitor and save forests
To monitor how trees are being affected by changes in their immediate environment, researchers are hooking them up to Twitter using a suite of sensors on and around their trunks. If youβd told me a few years ago that, in 2021, trees would be tweeting, Iβd have likely laughed in your face. Alas, given how significantly technology has infiltrated its way into our lives during the last two decades, itβs...
Colorado scientists grow first plants from Martian soil
In whatβs being described as an extraordinary breakthrough in the aim of eventually colonising Mars, Colorado scientists have grown the first ever plants in Martian soil. We have definitive proof that the clover really is a lucky plant. Inside a research greenhouse at Colorado State University, agricultural biology student Franklin Harris and his colleagues have just grown the first ever plant from Martian soil β or βregolithβ. In the aim of establishing...
Leaked report shows Instagram knows it damages mental health
An internal presentation outlining two years of research on the psychological effects of Instagram has been leaked. The reports conflict with company representativeβs public narratives of the platform. By now, weβre all aware of the potentially negative consequences of social media use, whether that knowledge was obtained through our own personal afflictions, or endless news stories and academic reports on the subject. The only people who are totally unwilling to admit...
