Category Archives: Technology

18Mar/23

Green Hydrogen: IDTechEx Asks if It Can Be Cost Competitive

March 18, 2023InnovationArticles, Chemistry, Emerging technologies, Hydrogen, Hydrogen economy, Hydrogen station, Hydrogen technologies, Hydrogen vehicle, Low-carbon economy, Physical sciences, Sustainable technologies, Wateradmin

The clean hydrogen market is poised for growth, driven by decarbonization efforts and concerns around energy security. A number of ambitious targets and roadmaps are being set out by different governments and regions. Clean hydrogen can refer to a number of routes for producing hydrogen, but the primary among them are green and blue hydrogen. Blue hydrogen refers to hydrogen produced from natural gas or coal but with carbon emissions captured. Green hydrogen refers to the splitting of water via electrolyzers powered by renewable power sources. IDTechEx forecasts that the water electrolyzer market will grow to over US$120B by 2033. Continue reading

16Mar/23

Reminder: 2Gather: London

March 16, 2023Innovation.google, Alphabet Inc., Artificial intelligence, Bruno Aziza, Calendar, Digital media, Financial technology, Internet search engines, London, Online advertising, Websites, World Wide Web, Yahooadmin

Here are the event details:

Date & time

Thu, Mar 16, 4:00 PM (GMT)Add to Google · Outlook · iCal · Yahoo

Address

Now Online Only – . ., .

Virtual event URL

https://events.c2cglobal.com/j/87t64eqf3xqat/

About this event

*Note: Due to the continuing changes with the rail strike in and around London, we have made the decision to change the 2Gather: London event that will take place on March 16th to an all virtual event.*

For this special financial services and fintech event, we’re excited to have Bruno Aziza, Head of Data & Analytics, Google Cloud over from sunny California to lead conversations with customers sharing their stories about Google Cloud and the value it brings to their businesses.

Come to this virtual event to:

Ask questions of Bruno Aziza and key participants as they present a “fireside chat” on the challenges the financial services industry currently faces.
Participate in sessions with our partners.

See you there!

Questions?

10Mar/23

Why does music bring back memories? What the science says

March 10, 2023ScienceAutobiographical memory, Biology, Childhood amnesia, Cognitive science, Creative Commons, Emotion, Emotion and memory, Involuntary memory, Kelly Jakubowski, Memory, Mind, Music and emotion, Recalladmin

Kelly Jakubowski, Durham University

You’re walking down a busy street on your way to work. You pass a busker playing a song you haven’t heard in years. Now suddenly, instead of noticing all the goings on in the city around you, you’re mentally reliving the first time you heard the song. Hearing that piece of music takes you right back to where you were, who you were with and the feelings associated with that memory.

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06Mar/23

Xiaomi’s International Internet Business Announces its “Go Global” Strategy at MWC

March 6, 2023MobileArticles, Cooperative, Information and communications technology, Internet, Mobile World Congress, Telecommunications, Xiaomi, Xiaomi's Internationaladmin

Xiaomi’s International Internet Business Department (IIB), the global internet business arm of the Chinese consumer electronics manufacturer, wrapped up their showing at the Mobile World Congress (MWC), one of the biggest events in the calendar for the global mobile technology industry, by announcing its “Go Global” strategy for the year 2023, expanding its cooperative relationships with global partners and exploring new business opportunities in internet services. Continue reading

06Mar/23

Stability AI Announces Stability For Blender; Text To Image Creation in 3D

March 6, 2023InnovationManitoba Provincial Road 272, Meir Joe, Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railwayadmin

Today, Stability AI, a community-driven artificial intelligence (AI) company, announced Stability for Blender, a free, easy way to use Stable Diffusion inside Blender. Blender is a professional open-source 3D computer graphics software. With this new tool, it allows users to generate textures, videos and more inside Stable Diffusion. Continue reading

03Mar/23

ID of 93 million Nigerians at risk in landmark election

March 3, 2023SecurityAbuja, amnesty international, Automatic identification and data capture, Babajide Briggs, Biometrics, Countries, Elections in Nigeria, Electoral fraud, Facial recognition system, Felix Morka, Ghana, Identity document, International organizations, Kenya, Kolawole Oluwadare, Lagos, Learning, Malawi, Matt Mahmoudi, Nigeria, Rotimi Oyekanmi, Samson Itodo, Sierra Leone, Surveillance, Thomson Reuters Foundation, Video surveillance, Voter registration, YIAGA Africa, Yolaadmin

Facial recognition and fingerprints needed to cast votes
Privacy experts fear mass breach of Nigerians’ identity
Aim is to root out widespread electoral fraud

LAGOS – Africa’s biggest electorate votes on Saturday in a poll that experts fear could unleash a mass breach of privacy as Nigerians relinquish reams of personal data to cast their vote.
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03Mar/23

Snooping on campaigners

March 3, 2023SecurityAdam Smith, Arshak Makichyan, Articles, Avi Asher-Schapiro, Beijing, Bogota, China, Closed-circuit television, Crime prevention, Diana Baptista, Disha Ravi, Facial recognition system, India, Internet privacy, Kim Harrisberg, Learning, María Quiñones Triana, Metaverse, Mexico, Moscow, National security, Peter Rest, Prevention, Rina Chandran, Security, Surveillance, Tanzania, Thomson Reuters Foundation, TikTok, Triana, United States, Video surveillanceadmin

By Kim Harrisberg | South Africa correspondent

From phishing traps to arrests based on their social media posts alone, activists from Russia to Uganda say they’re increasingly being watched for their online campaigning.
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02Mar/23

AI could make more work for us, instead of simplifying our lives

March 2, 2023InnovationArticles, Artificial intelligence, Automation, Barbara Ribeiro, Contents, Creative Commons, Kenya, Philosophy of science, Productivity improving technologies, Research, Robot, Science in popular culture, Scientific method, SHUTTERSTOCK, Synbio, Workflowadmin

Barbara Ribeiro, University of Manchester

There’s a common perception that artificial intelligence (AI) will help streamline our work. There are even fears that it could wipe out the need for some jobs altogether.

But in a study of science laboratories I carried out with three colleagues at the University of Manchester, the introduction of automated processes that aim to simplify work — and free people’s time — can also make that work more complex, generating new tasks that many workers might perceive as mundane.

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27Feb/23

Salt Communications to deliver keynote at World Police Summit – ‘Secure Communications for Policing’

February 27, 2023SecurityCountries, Dubai, Geography of Asia, Northern Ireland, Persian Gulf, United Arab Emirates, Western Asiaadmin

Salt Communications – a Northern Ireland-based cybersecurity company who provide secure enterprise mobile communications solutions to organisations across the globe– are delivering a technical presentation regarding ‘Secure Communications for Policing’ at the World Police Summit (WPS) hosted by Dubai Police and taking place from 7 – 9 March 2023 at the Dubai World Trade Centre, United Arab Emirates. Continue reading

27Feb/23

GSMA MWC Barcelona 2023 Opens its Doors

February 27, 2023MobileBarcelona, Catalonia, Gran Via, GSMA, Mobile World Congress, Telecommunicationsadmin

GSMA MWC Barcelona 2023, the world’s largest and most influential connectivity event, has today opened its doors at the Fira Gran Via in Barcelona. Hosted by the GSMA, MWC Barcelona invites representatives from the global mobile ecosystem and adjacent industries to network, make deals, and learn about the future of connectivity. Continue reading