Here’s a bullet point recap of tech developments for the busy executive. In its fight against the dreaded Zika virus, Brazil has taken on a tech approach by creating a smart billboard which attracts these mosquitoes in order to zap them. In other news, researchers from the Columbia University have designed and built a camera…
Google employees can now work on their pet project using 20% of their working hours, without having to take on any additional financial debt related to their big idea. It’s hard to avoid startups created an ex-Google employee in Silicon Valley, who tend to have clever ideas but don’t always see success in the first…
Security researchers at British defense contractor BAE Systems said that the attackers who stole $81 million from the Bangladesh central bank probably hacked into software from the SWIFT financial platform that is at the heart of the global financial system. It was aware of malware targeting its client software, said SWIFT which is a cooperative…
After securing legal and financial backing claims worth more than £1bn against the Royal Bank of Scotland would be filed by small businesses alleging that the bailed-out bank drove them to the wall for its own profit. It is understood that 50 claimants less than a month after its launch have been processed by the RGL…
The manufacturing-friendly process could transform the wearables industry. A team of researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison have devised a method to create flexible silicon based transistors in an affordable and impressively fast way. The technique involves using beams of electrons in order to create reusable molds of the patterns that they want, in a…
Its latest developer edition promises increased privacy with native VPN support. For those of us who had to resort to using a Virtual Private Network (VPN) in order to dodge content restrictions and/or improve web privacy, installing third party client or using a relatively less popular browser with this built-in feature, is a routine matter.…
Google has made available these videos which can be watched on Chrome. Search engine giant, Google, has made news again, with it commissioning six artists, who are to sculpt and paint with light using its virtual painting app Tilt Brush. With Google, expect good great things: the big G has captured the entire process, so…
The BeoPlay A1 – when you cannot just compromise on audio quality and looks. Danish electronic giant, Bang and Olufsen, is commonly associated with high-end audio gear, and with the launch of its BeoPlay A1, its smallest portable speaker, do expect a world class audiophile-grade device. The portable Bluetooth-enabled wireless speaker, is small enough to…
The disease can be detected by just a normal blood test. One of the issues with Parkinson’s disease is that by the time it manifests, by the time on can detect it, it’s already too late, making its cure a steep uphill battle. However, thanks to the work done by researchers from La Trobe University…
As it struggles to provide enough strong content to attract consumers amid tough local competition Netflix Inc is facing problems in several major Asian markets months after its global rollout. The company also faces many regulatory hurdles, underlining concerns about disappointing subscriber numbers reported this week. The U.S. video streaming giant’s January launch into 130…
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