Algorithms more trustworthy than politicians, say youth

Algorithms more trustworthy than politicians, say youth

Young people hold more faith in governance by robots than humans and view corruption, climate change and stale political leadership as the most urgent risks. These are among the conclusions from the Davos Lab Dialogues, where more than 2-million young people shared...
Teens more likely to fall for online scams

Teens more likely to fall for online scams

A new study has found that tech-savvy teens and young adults are falling for online scams at a higher rate than seniors. Victims 20 and younger grew by 156% from 2017 to 2020 compared to 112% for seniors. The 9 053 young victims in 2017 jumped to 23 186 last year....
Combining AI with human perspectives could get forecasts right

Combining AI with human perspectives could get forecasts right

By John K Williams, Ph.D – 2020 saw the worst wildfire season on the US west coast since records have been kept. By the end of the year, roughly 4% of California’s acreage had been burned. The fires also broke the weather forecasts. When there are active...
Huge rings give clues about a black hole’s behaviour

Huge rings give clues about a black hole’s behaviour

A spectacular set of rings around a black hole has been captured using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory. The X-ray images of the giant rings have revealed new information about dust located in our galaxy, using a similar...

5G set for major growth trajectory

Worldwide 5G network infrastructure revenue is on pace to grow 39% to total $19,1-billion in 2021, up from $13,7-billion in 2020, according to the latest forecast by Gartner. Communications service providers (CSPs) in mature markets accelerated 5G development in 2020...