Oct 13, 2017
A new NASA study provides space-based evidence that Earth’s tropical regions were the cause of the largest annual increases in atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration seen in at least 2 000 years. Scientists suspected the 2015-16 El Nino – one of the...
Oct 12, 2017
Intel has delivered a 17-qubit superconducting test chip for quantum computing to QuTech, its quantum research partner in the Netherlands. The new chip was fabricated by Intel and features a unique design to achieve improved yield and performance. The delivery of the...
Oct 11, 2017
Accenture exposed customer’s private data, and could have experienced a major breach, by failing to secure cloud storage hosted by Amazon Web Services. The potential breach was discovered last month by Chris Vickery, the director of cyber risk research at...
Oct 10, 2017
SpaceX has successfully launched the Iridium-3 mission from Space Launch Complex 4E at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. Iridium-3 carries the third set of 10 Iridium NEXT satellites to their targeted orbit as part of a series of launches that will put a total...
Oct 9, 2017
Empathy must be embedded in artificial intelligence (AI) from the time it is created to ensure it becomes a positive force in people’s lives. This is according to Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, who says the new technology will have a “profound impact on our...
Oct 6, 2017
Today marks 25 years since the ThinkPad was first introduced to the world. The company marked the occasion with the launch ThinkPad Anniversary Edition 25, a modern incarnation of the classic design and includes iconic “retro” features such as a backlit...
