Facebook pauses “Instagram Kids”
Facebook temporarily postponed the plans for the development of “Instagram Kids”, a child-focused social media platform. The new social media platform would be tailored for children 10-12 years old, and…
The risk and reward of biometric technologies
Biometric technologies use an individual’s biological traits to identify them. Digital fingerprint scanners on mobile phones and in airports, or intelligent facial recognition camera systems are examples. When combined with…
Fuchsia is the future of Google and microkernels
The first appearance of Fuchsia dates back to the summer of 2016, when a piece of code on the GitHub portal revealed plans for an entirely new operating system that…
Prometeo: safeguarding firefighter health during wildfires
With wildfires raging around the world during last summer, global warming is baring its teeth. Beyond the devastation and human displacement, the prevalence of extreme weather events is putting overstretched…
Norton acquires Avast for more than $8 billion
Will the deal and a potential customer base of 500 million users be enough for the birth of an antivirus empire? Two is better than one. It is not a…
Remi is the smart mirror that combines utility and fun
It is not the mirror from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs but a smart model that transforms hotel rooms, enriching customers’ stay and improving the hoteliers’ offer. Imagine lying…
No more worrying about sizes buying clothes online with Shavatar, Belgian based fashion tech startup
Today we can buy almost anything online. Some things are more difficult to buy correctly, though. One example: clothes! How can you know if a dress will fit you nicely?…
High-tech monitoring of elephants
Wandering herd You may have heard of the wandering elephants of China that drew international attention to their journey across Yunnan province. If not, make sure you take a glance…
Africa GreenTec powering sub-Saharan communities with solar sites
Torsten Schreiber is the founder of Africa GreenTec which has been around since 2014. The climate change activist started the company because he wanted to bring German engineering to Africa…
Facebook works on reading users’ encrypted messages
Homomorphic Encryption in practice will be used in the Facebook ads network A team of Facebook artificial intelligence researchers is reportedly working on analyzing the content of users’ encrypted messages…