Category: Technology

April 2023 marks the 100th anniversary of the death of mathematician and philosopher John Venn. You may well be familiar with Venn diagrams – the ubiquitous pictures of typically two or three intersecting circles, illustrating the relationships between two or three collections of things. For example, during the pandemic, Venn diagrams helped to illustrate symptoms […]

Finding a theory of everything – explaining all the forces and particles in the universe – is arguably the holy grail of physics. While each of its main theories works extraordinarily well, they clash also with each other – leaving physicists to search for a deeper, more fundamental theory. But do we really need a […]

A linguistic arms race is raging online – and it isn’t clear who’s winning. On one side are social networks like Facebook, Instagram and TikTok. These sites have become better and better at identifying and removing language and content that violates their community standards. Social media users are on the other side, and they’ve come […]

The word “permacrisis” was selected as the word of the year for 2022, referring to a feeling of being permanently in crisis. The business world has certainly faced continuous and increasingly frequent disruptions over the last few years. These included COVID-19, lots of people leaving the workforce, geopolitical events and now the emergence of sophisticated […]

Advances in AIoT technologies have given rise to burgeoning smart applications in a variety of use scenarios including factories, power plants, traffic control, data centers and electric vehicles (EV). When business owners attempt to incorporate smart applications, they often face challenges and have to purchase all kinds of software and hardware systems in order to […]

After enduring a nearly three-year stand-off with travel restrictions and border closures due to the global pandemic, last year saw travelers take back to the skies, seas, roads, and railroads in droves as countries reopened and welcomed back foreign visitors. Amid the pent-up travel demand, more than 900 million tourists made an international trip last year. Although […]

April 12, 2023 Emerson Automation Solutions News Summary Emerson to Advance Global Automation Leadership Through Acquisition of NI  April 12, 2023 – St. Louis, Missouri and Austin, Texas – Emerson and NI today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under […]

Monday.com and Asana.com are two popular project management tools that help teams manage their workflows and collaborate seamlessly. While both platforms offer similar features, such as task management, visualization, and automation, there are some differences in user experience and customization abilities. Monday.com is known for its Work Operating System (Work OS), which enables users to […]

Passwords could soon become passé. Effective passwords are cumbersome, all the more so when reinforced by two-factor authentication. But the need for authentication and secure access to websites is as great as ever. Enter passkeys. Passkeys are digital credentials stored on your phone or computer. They are analogous to physical keys. You access your passkey […]

We spend our lives on our smartphones for purposes like communicating with our near and dear ones, researching different items, binge-watching, etc. This has led to the use of smartphones growing to a huge extent. Research suggests that the number of smartphone users globally is 6.65 billion. So what is the reason that makes us […]