Category: Technology

Bradford G. Smith, a 51-year-old Arizona resident, has become the first non-verbal ALS patient to receive a Neuralink brain implant, marking a significant milestone in neurotechnology. This implant, connected to his motor cortex, enables him to control a computer cursor and interact with AI to generate speech in his own voice, allowing him to communicate […]

Taiwan has officially approved a transformative strategic initiative to strengthen its smart robotics industry, setting a target value of $1.6 billion. The plan, which is supported by a significant $650 million in public funding, is designed to address pressing labor shortages across various sectors, with a particular focus on leveraging robotics in healthcare. As part […]

Cybernet, Pakistan’s leading fiber broadband provider, has partnered with Nokia to deploy the country’s first long-haul optical network capable of delivering 1.2 terabits per second (Tbps) per wavelength. This next-generation infrastructure will form the backbone of Cybernet’s national network, connecting over 25 cities and providing more than 50 Tbps of long-haul capacity in its initial […]

President Donald Trump has nominated cybersecurity executive Kirsten Davies to serve as Chief Information Officer (CIO) at the Department of Defense (DoD), according to a notice in the Congressional Record. If confirmed by the Senate, Davies would succeed Katie Arrington, who has been performing the duties of the Pentagon CIO since early March. (Meritalk) Davies […]

In sport, the margin between success and failure is often measured in milliseconds. It could be a cricketer adjusting their foot positioning, a runner refining their sprint start or a footballer perfecting their passing. This is where motion capture comes in – among the many approaches being used for athletic performance and movement analysis. Conventional […]

16 May 2025 – Apple Pay users experienced widespread disruptions on Friday morning, with reports of payment failures surging past 2,000 within half an hour of the first complaints. Widespread Service Issues According to outage tracker Downdetector, users began reporting issues with Apple Pay, Apple Card, Apple Cash, and Apple Wallet as early as 8 […]

Lichens at Blenheim Palace. Ian Wallman , CC BY-SA Lichens on stone, those “still explosions” as the great American poet Elizabeth Bishop named them, remain unseen to most, which is remarkable when you consider how commonplace they are. It seems these ecologically and culturally significant whatever-they-ares unfairly fall victim to something akin to plant blindness, […]

OpenAI has signed a new agreement with CoreWeave, committing up to $4 billion in payments through April 2029 to secure additional cloud computing capacity. This move strengthens OpenAI’s infrastructure as demand for AI-driven computing power continues to grow. Strategic Expansion CoreWeave, a Nvidia-backed cloud services provider, disclosed the agreement in a regulatory filing on May […]

Humans are finite creatures. Our brains have a finite number of neurons and we interact with a finite number of people during our finite lifetime. Yet humans have the remarkable ability to conceive of the infinite. This ability underlies Euclid’s proof that there are infinite prime numbers as well as the belief of billions that […]

Many churches have been holding worship services online via live-streaming platforms in recent times. This is unsurprising since many congregants use digital technologies. The COVID-19 pandemic also pushed churches to swiftly embrace digital platforms. This allowed them to continue with religious activities when physical and mobility restrictions were in place. Some churches invest heavily in […]