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Flying cars over Los Angeles by 2024
A bold Urban Air Mobility pledge could push a new form of transportation to the forefront.
FoodPanda hot on untapped food delivery potential, cold on need to be 'super app'
Food delivery platform believes the market remains largely untapped across Asia-Pacific and wants to diversify its service offerings where there are "strategic" synergies, and not necessarily by building a super app like its industry peers have done.
Brazilians are more open to banking innovation, study finds
Consumers in the Latin American country are pioneers in the adoption of new technologies in the financial segment, according to Accenture
Working from home? Then maybe you should be paid more to get a bigger place, say economists
Economists estimate that working from home could cost billions every year in housing space. Should companies pay for it?
US military invests in energy beam weapons to take down drones
The prototype THOR system is designed to demolish drone swarms.
Microsoft, Accenture tag team to reduce the UK’s carbon footprint
The companies aim to drive change in the utility and energy sector.
Researchers uncover off-the-shelf smart home devices can improve wellbeing of seniors
The finding follows a study by Monash University, Deakin University, and McLean Care.
Best face masks for work in 2021: Pandemic protection for businesses and professionals
Here is a selection of face masks and face coverings that are professional-looking to wear and are best suited for the workplace.
Off-chain reporting: Toward a new general purpose secure compute framework by Chainlink
The upgrade in Chainlink's oracle service could mean more data availability at lower cost, leading to more applications
Foxconn aims to build electric vehicles with Fisker partnership as IT, EVs meld
Foxconn is best known for making your iPhone but is now gunning to make electric vehicles via a partnership with Fisker.
Apple just revealed the future of health and it's a little sick
Have you ever wondered what being healthy will look like in the future? Well, Apple's newest ads paint a quaintly disturbing picture.
AI can write a passing college paper in 20 minutes
Natural language processing is on the cusp of changing our relationship with machines forever.
Cutting-edge Katana Graph scores $28.5 million Series A Led by Intel Capital
Here's why and how a startup founded by a duo of researchers some months back is attracting big enterprise clients and serious funding
CSIRO paints why Australia needs its own national space capability
The national research agency also touted that the country is at an advantage because it lacks 'baggage'.
The best 3D printers for under $500 in 2021
Do you want to get started in the wonderful world of 3D printing, but don't want to spend too much money? Well, you're in luck. You can get started for as little as $130 (although things start to get better over about $200). We present a batch of really great options for beginners that will have you cranking out Baby Yoda replicas in no time.
Remote working, programming languages, artificial intelligence, and more: ZDNet's research roundup
From the growth in remote working to the rise of automation and onto the demand for wearable devices, here's the research that matters from the past month in tech news.
Pitfalls to Avoid when Interpreting Machine Learning Models
Modern requirements for machine learning models include both high predictive performance and model interpretability. A team of experts in explainable AI highlights pitfalls to avoid when addressing model interpretation, and discusses open issues for further research. Images created by Cristoph Molnar: https://twitter.com/ChristophMolnar/status/1281272026192326656
Toshiba laptops through the ages
Toshiba’s 35-year run in the laptop business is at an end, but what a journey it has been.
Innovative projects now online to combat coronavirus outbreak
The spread of COVID-19 has a small silver lining: highlighting how innovative humankind can be under pressure. Here are our favorite examples.
Top programming languages, 5G worries, cloud computing, and more: Research round-up
All the facts and figures that matter to you and your business from the past month in technology news.
Samsung Galaxy S20 first look: All the models and colors up close
Here is Samsung's latest flagship range, in all its glory.
Google Maps turns 15: A look back on where it all began
A timeline of Google Maps through the years since it was launched in 2005.
The coolest thing you didn't see at CES 2020
A stunning 8k, 3D display. And no glasses, thankfully, unlike the failed 3D TVs. Why didn't you see it? It wasn't on the show floor. But I did, high up in the Venetian, and I'm wondering why Apple doesn't buy these guys. Here's some, sorry, not 8K video of the display.
Linux gaming made easy: The fastest way to get up and running
Did you know that there are many top-tier commercial games available for Linux? Here's the quickest way we know to get up and running.
I 3D printed a Tesla Cybertruck because...why not?
We have the technology. We can build it. We can make it better, smaller, and more plastic than the prototype demo. But we can be demo accurate, too. Our windows are as shattered as our souls.
Python skills boom, in-demand jobs, self-driving cars, and more: Tech research round-up
All the facts and figures that matter to you and your business from the past month in technology news.
In pictures: How Dell Technologies tests its rugged kit
A sneak peak into the lab where the sole purpose is to get things to break.
The Nightmare in Silicon Valley: 8 horror technologies that should scare you to death
Every night is fright night with what can happen once these scary technologies take hold in ways that you may not have imagined.
Windows tablets through the ages: The good, the bad and the ugly, in pictures
A tour through some of most popular - and most unusual - Windows devices of the last two decades, from Tablet PCs to the Surface Duo.
Cool new products from USA CBD Expo 2019
CBD Expo at the Miami Beach Convention Center has come and gone. Here are the best products and solutions for the hemp industry we saw at the show.
Singapore launches commercial autonomous bus services on roads
The buses will run two routes at Singapore Science Park 2 and Jurong Island over a three-month pilot, during which data will be collected to assess the viability of the on-demand service as well as passenger safety and service reliability.
Saudi Arabia is building a futuristic smart city: Sci-fi, or tool of mass surveillance?
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet says the Line will expand over almost 200km in Saudi Arabian desert. And while it might provide a glimpse of the future, it could also act as a warning against data harvesting. Read more: http://zd.net/3bJZRvI
Blackberry, Nokia, General Electric: How to see pivotal changes before it's too late
Rita McGrath, author and professor at Columbia Business School, talks to Tonya Hall about how big inflection points for tech companies often start at the edges.
WA to divert 1,000 tonnes of e-waste per year with AU$1 million investment
The AU$1 million kitty will be spread across nine initiatives.
Fortnite to help with team building in teleworking times
Peter Rojas, partner at Betaworks Ventures, tells Tonya Hall how video games can help you connect with your co-workers.
Fujitsu to support flexible work through Singapore office design
Its Singapore-based employees will now have the option of working remotely 90% of the time.
Facebook AI can now describe photos for visually impaired users
To detect and identify more concepts, as well as provide more detailed descriptions.
RFID emerging as key tool during pandemic
Greg Nichols explains how an inexpensive and widespread technology has become a star of pandemic response. Read more: http://zd.net/3aK1kTg
Our industrial supply chain could be on the Moon in 40 years
Tonya Hall talks to Dr. Philip Metzger, planetary scientist at the University of Central Florida, about the benefits of outsourcing our supply chain to robots and setting it up on other planets.
Apple Silicon: Nothing short of a revolution
Tonya Hall talks to tech journalist Lance Ulanoff about the changes the new M1 chip will bring to Apple's products.
Razer's 'smart' prototype mask touts so-called sterilisation charging case
The company claims the mask can filter at least 95% of airborne particles.
Want to dance with pink flamingos? You can at EarthXR
Tonya Hall interviews Tiffany Kieran, Director of EarthXR Programming and Partnerships, about how Extended Reality can shape environmental action.
Heliophysics: There's a lot going on under the sun
Tonya Hall interviews Dr. Nicky Fox, director of the NASA Heliophysics Science Division, and asks her what will solar cycle 25 will look like.
Robots, AI tools: Pandemic turbocharges tech revolution in healthcare
Tech analysts predict radical changes in healthcare in 2021.
Moon dust is a threat to space ambition
Philip Metzger, planetary scientist at the University of Central Florida, explains to Tonya Hall why moon dust poses so many challenges to lunar missions.
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