Innovations, discoveries, and the future of technology.
Innovations, discoveries, and the future of technology.
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In light of the revelations surrounding Cambridge Analytica, social media users are thinking once more about their online privacy, or the lack thereof. According to former contractor, Christopher Wylie, the data analytics firm used personal information harvested without permission from over 50 million Facebook users to build a system that…
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When we think of people predicting the future, we tend to think of flying cars, underwater cities and other outlandish things. However, what we don't think about is how far we have come already. While we are currently in the midst of a wave of "time-travelers" coming back to 2018…
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For more than 50 years now, humankind has been venturing into space in order to learn more about the Earth and the rest of the universe surrounding us. We've been to the moon, set up a permanent space base in the form of the International Space Station, and are already…
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The world that we are currently living in appears to be getting more virtual by the second. The rise of online dating, social media and VR headsets has seen us take a step away from each other and interact with our screens more and more. But it's not just in our…
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China's oldest long-term space station, the Tiangong-1, is due to fall from space and re-enter the Earth's atmosphere any day now, and no one knows exactly where it will land. Satellite trackers have only just discovered approximately when it's going to happen, but can only guess at where exactly it…
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We all remember playing on Microsoft Paint. The program was one of the earliest forms of digital expression, a graphics editor with a simple interface that anyone could use. Today people are more familiar with Photoshop, with all of its bells and whistles, but MS Paint had a certain charm.…
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Following last year’s popular review of the Samsung Galaxy S8, with cultural phenomenon Chicken Connoisseur (who shot to fame reviewing chicken shops), Carphone Warehouse were on the hunt for the next big personality to shout about what is sure to be one of the hottest phones of 2018 – the…
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Ah, what can be more relaxing after a tough day than being in a bath filled with bubbles and a generous splash of fragrant essential oils? A glass of wine, of course. But despite all the evidence telling us to reconsider imbibing, it appears that men could benefit from keeping…
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There are many people who claim to be prophets that can predict the end of the world and, if we're being real, most of them are simply spouting out BS. However, if there's one person's prediction that you're going to believe when it comes to the end of our time…
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Because we understand so little about it, there are a ton of rumors and conspiracy theories about outer space. Some people think the moon is hollow, others believe the Earth is flat, and thousands - perhaps even millions - are convinced that, somewhere out there in the universe, aliens exist.…
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Though we may joke about not having flying cars or hoverboards in the year 2018, the technology we have been able to develop is sort of insane when you think about it. Just a matter decades ago, there was no such thing as texting or the internet, no GPS systems or…
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It's fair to say that Bitcoin mania has gripped the world and nobody, not even the most respectable expert, knows whether the cryptocurrency is going to thrive, stagnate, or crash harder than a meteorite. Bitcoin has changed the way people do business in some pretty unexpected ways. As it turns…
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There have been exciting developments in space news lately, with the first alien asteroid crossing into our atmosphere, and Elon Musk launching a car on a mission to Mars on the world's most powerful rocket. Also, we're getting a new Star Wars movie every year, and that's pretty cool. I…
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As part of our seemingly never-ending quest to find out whether or not we're alone in the universe, us human beings have sometimes fallen into the trap of believing whatever we're told about so-called "alien life". One of the most prominent examples of this was a documentary made in 1995…
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It's fair to say that Elon Musk is a pretty unique individual. As the co-founder and CEO of Tesla, with aspirations of one day taking us to the moon, Musk has overtaken Richard Branson as the archetypical ambitious billionaire who may or may not be a little bit bonkers. Of…
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Being an atheist (or at least an agnostic), I'm a firm believer in the Big Bang. While I can offer no explanation as to how it happened - due to the fact that I'm actually awful at science and the concept of space simply frightens the living daylights out of…
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What must it be like to work for Apple? Not just in the stores where they sell their products, but actually in the main offices where management dwells, making decisions that will change the course of technology. The corporation is the grand-daddy of Silicon Valley, and its inner workings are…
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As much as I enjoy the winter months, I've become sort of sick of the cold snaps over the past few weeks. Every time I have to trudge through the snow to get to work or put on an extra three jumpers to save on my heating bill, I find…
