Uber’s App Will Soon Be Able To Tell If You’re Drunk
For many commuters who have had one too many after work, Uber has been a godsend, allowing over-the-limit passengers to stumble into a cab and get dropped off outside … Read the rest
Putting The Whole Planet Under Real-Time Surveillance
Airbus SEand two of the world’s most recognizable tech billionaires, MicrosoftCorp. founder Bill Gates and SoftBank Group Corp. Chief Executive Masayoshi Son, propose to build and launch some 500 small satellites intended to … Read the rest
New Crypto Currency Offers Accountability and Transparency
Some of the world’s best-known economists have announced plans to create what could be described as the thinking person’s cryptocurrency.
Saga aims to address many of the criticisms frequently thrown at bitcoin, the … Read the rest
Crunch Time For Digital Coins and Currencies
France and Germany are to make joint proposals to regulate the bitcoin cryptocurrency at the next summit of the G20 group of major economies in Argentina next month.
“We will have a joint … Read the rest
Get Ready For Flying Segways
The new Zapata Ezfly personal flying platform looks for all intents and purposes like a Segway of the sky.
“Pilots” stand on a small platform equipped with a series of jet thrusters, holding two handgrips … Read the rest
Apple has launched the Apple Heart Study app, a first-of-its-kind research study using Apple Watch’s heart rate sensor to collect data on irregular heart rhythms and notify users who may be experiencing … Read the rest
In an attempt to combat the threat of on-line retailing, more than 300 staff at Westgate’s John Lewis in the UK have been put through their paces by the Oxford Playhouse theatre. … Read the rest
China is building the world’s most powerful facial recognition system with the power to identify any one of its 1.3 billion citizens within three seconds.
The goal is for the … Read the rest
AI Can Now Detect Alzheimer’s 10 Years Before Symptoms Appear
Artificial intelligence can identify the signs of Alzheimer’s in scans a decade before symptoms show, researchers say.
Doctors have developed an algorithm that analyses MRI scans to identify structural changes … Read the rest
Now, $8,000 Now Buys the Chance of Rejuvenation
Ambrosia, a San Francisco-based start-up founded in 2016, is now embarking on a controversial trial intended to demonstrate the rejuvenation capabilities and medical benefits of transfusions of youthful blood. Anyone can enrol, … Read the rest