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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…
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Apple is a company which prides itself on its own reputation and markets its products based on the infallibility of its operating system. Consumers are confident that buying from a trusted brand will mean that their expensive machine won't break down or glitch out (or at least, not while it's…
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If you spend enough time on the internet these days, the chances are that you'll come across a conspiracy theory or two. Sometimes, these beliefs are of a political nature, but other times they concern the sorts of topics we'd normally expect to find in science fiction. Time travel, hollow planets,…
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Looking back, it's hard to remember a time when search engines weren't completely commonplace. Nowadays, most people have access to a smartphone and an internet connection almost all of the time. If you're stumped by a bit of trivia, lost in the city, or you've forgotten the name of that…
