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what3words to the Rescue
A regular feature of fictional survival movies is the isolation factor: “no one knows where we are”, “how will anyone find us?”, “we’re...
Nov 21, 20204 min read
Robotic Guide Dogs
If you’ve ever watched a documentary about how guide dogs are trained, you’ll know it’s the doggy equivalent of joining the Marines but...
Nov 14, 20205 min read
AI & School Attendance
In July 2020, Leicester’s De Montfort University (DMU) published an article outlining the potential of artificial intelligence to improve...
Nov 8, 20204 min read
Climate Change & Machine Learning
You’ve watched David Attenborough shows. You’ve listened to Greta Thunberg speak. You’ve read about international initiatives instigated...
Oct 31, 20205 min read
Weird & Wonderful Webcams
A very fishy trend has surfaced since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic: a surge in webcam usage. It’s no surprise that webcam usage...
Oct 17, 20205 min read
Restoring Faith with AI
Every now and again a news article crops up that provides the world with a much-needed giggle. In June 2020, The Guardian obliged with...
Oct 11, 20204 min read
Touchless Technology
One of the few positive side effects of the COVID-19 pandemic is the influx — and wider adoption — of exciting, new innovations....
Oct 3, 20203 min read
When AI Meets Fauna & Flora
When you think of an advert for Microsoft you might expect the “Now only £499” fodder from Currys PC World or the like. But a couple of...
Sep 26, 20205 min read
Would You Let Your Boss Chip You?
Would you let your boss microchip you? Not an everyday question I ask myself, I must admit. But, with technology advancing and security...
Sep 20, 20204 min read
How AI is Transforming Music
From the creation of Alan Turing’s melody-making machine in 1951 to David Bowie’s digital lyric randomiser, music and artificial...
Sep 14, 20204 min read
The AI Takeover
A lot of things that come from the mouth of Elon Musk — or his Twitter account, for that matter — should be taken with a shovel-load of...
Sep 6, 20205 min read
Smart Locks: Pros & Cons
Since lockdown began, the prospect of drone delivery from Amazon has gone from a wacky pie-in-the-sky idea to a genius innovation. What...
Jun 27, 20206 min read
Algorithms & Popular Culture
When we were young, we’d find out what music was popular by tuning into Top of the Pops on a Friday evening, or listening to the chart...
Jun 20, 20204 min read
The Evolution of the iPhone
Can you remember a time in recent years when you left home without your smartphone? No? Me neither… Over time, that small device has...
Jun 13, 20205 min read
The Pros & Cons of Going Electric
The new fully electric MINI has landed. How soon you’ll get the opportunity to drive one, however, is up for debate. Somehow I don’t...
Jun 6, 20207 min read
The Science Behind Sleep Sensors
I’m sure every human being is suffering from stress and anxiety right now to varying degrees. In this current climate of uncertainty,...
May 16, 20205 min read
Beware the Killer Robots
In 2018, Laura Nolan — a top software engineer — resigned from her role at Google in protest. First thoughts turn to gender pay gaps,...
Mar 28, 20204 min read
Fireworks vs Drones
Many moan about the long, dark nights of January and February, yearning for springtime when the sun stays out a bit longer and the...
Mar 28, 20204 min read
Robot Lawnmowers
For months we've been in the depths of a cold, wet and windy winter, and my trusty robot lawnmower has been in hibernation. Gone, but not...
Mar 28, 20204 min read
Big Brother is Watching You
Every year there’s at least one new drama on television that gets everyone talking — the “must-see”, water cooler, trending on Twitter...
Mar 28, 20205 min read
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