Category: Technology

From its humble origin(s), life has infected the entire planet with endless beautiful forms. The genesis of life is the oldest biological event, so old that no clear evidence was left behind other than the existence of life itself. This leaves many questions open, and one of the most tantalising is how many times life […]

Climate change is already fuelling the recent extreme temperatures that many of us have had to deal with, so the worrying question is whether the impending El Niño will make matters even worse. The coupled ocean-atmosphere system of El Niño and La Niña, together known as the El Niño Southern Oscillation, are drivers of significant […]

Exploding cars may be entertaining to watch in action films. But cars erupting into fireballs when they crash or tumble down a mountainside is one of the most common and scientifically preposterous movie tropes. With the release of Fast X, the latest in the Fast & Furious franchise, on May 19 2023, it’s time to […]

Hundreds of international investors and Israeli companies gathered in Tel Aviv on May 3 for the 30th edition of GoForIsrael, hosted by Cukierman & Co. Investment House and Catalyst Investments. The program of the event covered a wide range of topics, including how to facilitate Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) and fundraising in Israel, the impact […]

The pandemic forced many educational institutions to move to online learning. Could the rise of chatbots, including OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Google’s Bard, now further improve the accessibility of learning and make education more obtainable for everyone? Chatbots are computer programmes that use artificial intelligence to simulate conversation with human users. They work by analysing the […]

Chip designer Qualcomm said on Monday that it would acquire Autotalks, an Israeli company that produces chips for technology designed to prevent vehicle crashes.  The financial details of the deal were not disclosed; however, the market capitalization of Qualcomm, which exceeds $120 billion, suggests that the acquisition of Autotalks is estimated to have cost between […]

Few things divide us like tattoos. Tell someone you research tattoos, as one of us (Steph) does, and their eyes will often wander, searching for inked designs on your body before compulsively sharing their views. Steph’s research looks at the assumptions that people in the UK make about those with tattoos – their jobs, class, […]

Childhoods can predict a great deal about how adult lives might play out. For instance, research has shown that people whose childhoods involve poverty, abuse and neglect have poorer health and shorter lives than those who have happy, stable childhoods. Is there a way to overcome a bad start? The evidence suggests that strong social […]

LinkedIn in India finally reaches 100 million members. Here’s why it’s more significant than ever: LinkedIn, the professional networking platform owned by Microsoft, recently announced that it has reached a significant milestone in India. The platform now has 100 million members in India, a 19% increase from the previous year.  India is today the second […]

Abu Dhabi’s Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI) and OurCrowd Arabia, an Abu Dhabi-based subsidiary of Israel’s OurCrowd, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly create and manage initiatives aimed at accelerating and catalyzing the growth of the AI technology ecosystem on the university’s campus in Masdar City, Abu Dhabi. The […]