When James Madison drafted the first 10 amendments of the United States Constitution, known as the Bill of Rights, he had no idea how technology would shape American life or that a thing called the internet would change the way we communicate. However, Mr. Madison did know that the rights ... Read More »
For many years, the TV and film industry has been determined to scare us with fictional horror stories that show the unforgiving aftermath of technology taking over. The Terminator franchise with its Skynet nemesis probably resonates the most with people, and more recent examples include sci-fi flick Ex Machina and ... Read More »
The days after the holiday guests have gone home and the decorations have been put away can be clarifying. Suddenly, rooms that have been crowded with people and gifts have empty space and breathing room. There’s something about the quiet weeks after New Year’s that can be perfect for rethinking ... Read More »
New Delhi: The indigenous Nirbhay subsonic cruise missile’s fourth test failed on Wednesday, sources said, even as the DRDO refused to make any official comment on the issue. According to informed sources, the missile was blasted off around noon from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Balasore in Odisha but ... Read More »
GOOD NEWS, BAD news. A security firm says that the US Election Assistance Commission, which exists in part to help keep voting machines secure, was hacked, with 100 login credentials for sale on the black market. The good, or at least better, news is that the hack doesn’t appear to ... Read More »
Leaders of tertiary education and research are coming together in Accra, Ghana, to tackle the increasingly changing and challenging conditions facing the further, higher education and research sectors around the world. The 10th International Further and Higher Education and Research Conference running from 14-16 November, organised by Education International, ... Read More »
Grab some popcorn—AT&T wants to take you to the movies. AT&T is buying Time Warner, the owner of the Warner Bros. movie studio as well as HBO and CNN, for $85.4 billion in a deal that could shake up the media landscape. The acquisition would combine a telecom giant that ... Read More »
When someone promises 4G speed reaching up to 135Mbps, in an internet-scarce country like India, the market can only go crazy. And so it did after September 5, when Reliance made the Jio SIM available to public under Welcome Offer. The situation has changed in the last one month. Numbers ... Read More »
Google Maps played an important part in the launch of Pokémon Go – one of the most successful smartphone games of all time – when it featured a very early prototype version of the game as an April Fool’s gag. And now Google has updated its navigation app to recognise ... Read More »
The Model S, the first car that Tesla designed and engineered from scratch, has been perfected. On Tuesday, the all-electric automaker announced a new battery pack for the Model S, creating in the the process the $135,000 Model S P100D, an all-wheel-drive four-door that can travel 315 miles between charges ... Read More »
London – Wandering around the splendid Marriott Grand in Bucharest these past three days, Joe Hart has had plenty of time to contemplate his future. Clearly no longer No 1 at Manchester City, Hart’s demotion under new coach Pep Guardiola has been as surprising as it is sudden. Concerns among ... Read More »
Ereaders inspire powerful feelings. From their fans, intense love. From those who could never imagine reading a book on a gadget, a kind of revulsion. And for a long time now the ereader market has seemed stuck. All the major manufacturers offer identical six-inch screens from the same third-party manufacturer. ... Read More »
