AI has social consequences, but who pays the price? Tech companies' problem with 'ethical debt'
Apr 19, 2023 05:06 am UTC| Technology
As public concern about the ethical and social implications of artificial intelligence keeps growing, it might seem like its time to slow down. But inside tech companies themselves, the sentiment is quite the opposite. As...
Apple's batteries to consist of 100% recycled cobalt by 2025
Apr 16, 2023 22:09 pm UTC| Nature Technology Economy Business
Apple announced it would use 100 percent recycled cobalt 1 in all Apple-designed batteries by 2025. After significantly expanding the use of 100 percent certified recycled cobalt over the past three years, its now...
The problem with cashless payments
Apr 14, 2023 14:08 pm UTC| Technology Insights & Views Life
Citizens living in the euro area make an average of 13 payments per week of all types. They circulate through a range of channels and by way of different media, including cash, payment cards, and online. Our means of...
Australia needs a robust cybersecurity overhaul – not whack-a-mole bans on apps like TikTok
Apr 14, 2023 14:07 pm UTC| Technology
Australia has joined other countries in announcing a ban on the use of TikTok on government devices, with some states and territories following suit. The rationale was based on security fears and, in particular, the risk...
Banning TikTok could weaken personal cybersecurity
Apr 13, 2023 15:19 pm UTC| Technology
TikTok is not be the first app to be scrutinized over the potential exposure of U.S. user data, but it is the first widely used app that the U.S. government has proposed banning over privacy and security concerns. So...
Apr 13, 2023 15:16 pm UTC| Technology
Robots are machines that can sense the environment and use that information to perform an action. You can find them nearly everywhere in industrialized societies today. There are household robots that vacuum floors and...
Seven ways to recycle heat and reduce carbon emissions
Apr 13, 2023 15:16 pm UTC| Technology
Heating of space and water in buildings accounts for about 44% of all energy consumed globally according to the International Energy Agency. This heat is still overwhelmingly generated by burning fossil fuels, making it an...
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