Innovations, discoveries, and the future of technology.
Innovations, discoveries, and the future of technology.
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Dr Stephen Hawking's death was a gigantic loss to humanity and to science. The renowned physicist's profound insights into black holes, the Big Bang and the formation of the universe have been critical to our understanding of the world, and the book that he authored, A Brief History of Time, is…
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With the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon Landing now less than 12 months away and the imminent threat of climate change leaving our planet on the precipice of uninhabitality, I wouldn't blame you if your thoughts started to wander to the idea of space travel to a planet…
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If we're being honest, some of the best weekends are often spent propped up on the sofa with snacks and enough Coca Cola to sink a battleship, playing your favourite video games. Is there any better escapism than being taken away to a myriad of different worlds and scenarios and…
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How much do you take the simple act of standing up and walking for granted? For the vast majority of us, it's something we don't even think about; it's simply an automatic process. But for some people, it's outright impossible - they are reliant on wheelchairs for mobility, and their…
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Black Lives Matter have championed black civil rights in an era where we seem to be regressing to the brutality and intolerance of the past. To a large extent, social media has shed light on US police departments’ racial profiling, distrust and unlawful killing of young, black men. A rift…
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We live in amazing times. Smartphones, 'Human Ubers,' sex robots - if our ancestors could warp to the present, their minds would be blown by the incredible innovations in technology. And I think they would particularly like the sex robots. But there's something missing. Whenever there's news about a futuristic new…
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As someone who forgets where they've put their wallet approximately 1,256 times a day, I've been crying out for some good, solid memory hacks for a long, long time. But really, we're all looking for an edge in our lives, aren't we? Something that makes our day-to-day that little bit…
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Apple just dropped a new iPhone on us, and while it's really not that different from the phones they brought to market last year, people are still very excited about them. The iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max were introduced in Apple's yearly September keynote, and they're Apple's biggest phones…
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WhatsApp has become our go-to messaging service and nowadays anyone who doesn't have it is considered a little out of the loop. You still text? Get out of here! Allegedly used by up to one billion people every single day of the year, the app is now the world's most popular…
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There's nothing worse than the feeling of going through a major music drought. You know what I'm talking about; you're sick of hearing the same five songs over and over and over again. Maybe you listen to the radio in your car, and everything in the charts is boring you…
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We could be talking french fries, we could be talking a burger. Heck, if you're Donald Trump, you're probably talking well-done steak. But regardless of what you're eating, there aren't many foods that a good helping of ketchup won't improve at least a little bit. But while we're making a…
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Like many of you out there with joy in your life, I love a good bit of pasta every once in a while. Garlic bread and home-cooked meals are awesome too, but if you told me I could only have one type of cuisine for the rest of my life,…
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In late 2004, the Purple Dorm was at full capacity. Nestled inside a building at Apple’s headquarters in Cupertino, California, this was the secret location of Project Purple and, unbeknownst to anyone, the war room for the battle of the century: Samsung vs Apple. Staff wouldn’t leave for days at…
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For the most part, Mother Nature gave us the tools we needed to be able to survive. Legs equipped to walk or run long distances, the brains necessary to outsmart deadly predators, and most importantly: the ability to shovel food into our faceholes when the entire operation is in dire…
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What did we ever do before Google? Google Technology was only founded in 1998, but it seems like we've had the ever-reliable search engine helping us forever. Even the name, Google, has become a noun that means to search online for something. Seriously, how many times in a day to…
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Since Steve Jobs introduced the revolutionary touchscreen phone to the world back in 2007, we've been transported sharply into the smartphone age, and several iPhones, iPads and smart devices later, some people were saying that the Cupertino-based tech giant's time in the limelight was over. But then, on the iPhone's…
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I like to think that everyone's got their own unique talent, but the fact of the matter is that some people are simply more talented than others. No matter how hard I try to learn and better myself, the fact remains that I will never be as talented as Donald…
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We've all had one of those days. You know, the ones where you got up late because you couldn't sleep last night, you're horrendously behind schedule for work, the phone's ringing off the hook with calls from your boss who already hates you, your car has broken down, your kid…
