The level of toxic fine particles in Scotland’s air failed to go down during the Covid-19 lockdown, despite a significant drop in the number of vehicles on the roads, according to researchers at the University of Stirling. Analysis of fine particulate air pollution (PM2.5) in the first month of restrictions found little change, despite a … Read more
The two South Korean electronics companies have been forced to halt their sale of semiconductors to Shenzhen-based Huawei as the latest US restrictions come into force. Amid the US-China trade war, US President Donald Trump has focused much of his energy on attacking Chinese technology companies such as Huawei, Tencent and ByteDance, primarily through the signing of … Read more
As Huawei’s relationship with the US government has deteriorated, the White House has taken action to cut the company off from American partners like Google, forcing it to launch its Mate 30 range using the open-source version of Android and without Google apps like Gmail, Google Maps and YouTube. This year, the White House restricted Huawei’s access to … Read more
The research, conducted by a team at the University of Exeter, found that people are more concerned about who runs the process than the risks of others having unauthorised access to their private information, or their data being stolen. Most people who took part in the research were in favour of the NHS processing personal data rather than … Read more
Facial recognition technology is turning up in ever more applications – from the useful, like unlocking smartphones, and the fun, like Facebook tagging, to the essential, like crime detection, or the life-saving, like prevention of terrorism. Our faces too are photographed, filmed and sometimes clocked almost everywhere we go. We post them ourselves, on social … Read more
Apple has confirmed that its next special event will take place on Tuesday, September 15. The event will take place at the Steve Jobs Theatre at Apple’s headquarters in Cupertino, California, kicking off at 10 am local time (10:30 pm IST). This would be the first fall event that will be held virtually. The tech … Read more
A former ‘Top Gear’ producer takes us on a road trip, delving into how the cars that already dominate our roads will change in the decades to come. Cars are arguably one of the most significant inventions created by humankind. Without them, getting from A to B would have been – and still would be … Read more
The pandemic has compelled the business process management (BPM) industry to rethink. The outcome will be nothing short of a journey of disruption as robotic process automation unfolds over the coming decade. The Covid environment has thrown open challenges and uncharted avenues for the technology industry. Business process management is no exception. Business houses have … Read more
Google CEO Sundar Pichai has announced during the annual ‘Google for India’ event that the company will invest approximately $10bn (£8bn) in India over the next five to seven years. The announcement was preceded by a meeting between Pichai and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to discuss “leveraging the power of technology to transform the … Read more
Global giants like Google and Walmart are investing in the Indian tech landscape. Alphabet Inc’s Google has strategically positioned itself in India through a phased-out investment. As per media announcements, the company intends to invest $10bn in India over the next five to seven years. The latest development is that the company will probably spend … Read more