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How social media posts could affect credit scores

May 18, 2022

Tech

Researcher warns of risks with using alternative data in lending. What does your SAT score mean for your ability to pay off a car loan? What does your Facebook feed say about your chances of landing a mortgage? And, what does your propensity for snacking on road trips mean for your credit score? The answers: More than you think.

Tech’s role in Russia’s war on Ukraine

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has made unequivocally clear that the battlefields of

by British Reporter

April 6, 2022

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No increased risk of brain tumours for mobile phone users, new study finds

Brotosh Reporter — Longstanding fears that using mobile phones may increase the

by British Reporter

March 30, 2022

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Money Flows Into Addiction Tech, But Will It Curb Soaring Opioid Overdose Deaths?

David Sarabia had already sold two startups by age 26 and was

by British Reporter

March 21, 2022

5 mins read

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Risks of using AI to grow our food are substantial and must not be ignored, warn researchers

British Reporter — Imagine a field of wheat that extends to the horizon, being grown for flour that will be made into bread to feed cities’ worth of people. Imagine that all authority for tilling, planting, fertilising, monitoring and harvesting this field has

by British Reporter

February 24, 2022

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Tech

Telescope to help tell the story of the universe

NASA is set for another Apollo moment with the launch of its new James Webb Space Telescope as early as Dec. 24, barring complications. Billed as NASA’s most ambitious telescope to date, its purpose is to fundamentally alter our understanding of the

by British Reporter

December 18, 2021

4 mins read

Tech

Meta must do better – data from social media giant essential to mental health research

People are rightly sceptical about scientific discoveries made in secret or without scrutiny. And anyone claiming to have found a new planet with a toy telescope, would not be taken seriously. Recent leaks of internal Facebook research on the mental health of

by British Reporter

December 6, 2021

2 mins read

Tech

Common household noises may be stressing your dog

Researchers at the University of California, Davis, have found that people may not recognize that their dog is stressed when exposed to common household noises. While it’s well established that sudden loud noises, such as fireworks or thunderstorms, commonly trigger a dog’s

by British Reporter

November 12, 2021

2 mins read

Tech

Works well with robots?

MIS researcher studies the way robots and humans interact. Blame it on HAL 9000, Clippy’s constant cheerful interruptions, or any navigational system leading delivery drivers to dead-end destinations. In the workspace, people and robots don’t always get along.

by British Reporter

November 4, 2021

4 mins read

Tech

Low cost rapid sensors used to rapidly detect infections in wounds

British Reporter — Low-cost screen-printed carbon sensors have been used to rapidly detect bacteria commonly found in wounds, paving the way for a real-time medical device UKRI notes.

by British Reporter

September 10, 2021

2 mins read

Tech

Tactile Holograms are a touch of Future Tech

British Reporter — A piece of science fiction technology could be one step closer to reality with a new development in haptic holograms, University of Glasgow notes.

by British Reporter

September 5, 2021

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Skin in the Game;Transformative Approach Uses the Human Body to Recharge Smartwatches

British Reporter — As smart watches are increasingly able to monitor the vital signs of health, including what’s going on when we sleep, a problem has emerged: those wearable, wireless devices are often disconnected from our body overnight, being charged at the

by British Reporter

July 5, 2021

3 mins read

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Profiling by powerful tech firms risks undermining consumer choice

British Reporter — Behavioural targeting online by dominant ad-tech businesses risks the welfare of consumers, requiring stricter enforcement of current laws, according to new research from experts in ethics and law from the Oxford Internet Institute.

by British Reporter

May 29, 2021

2 mins read

Tech

Roblox Corporation confidentially files to go public

The FINANCIAL — Roblox Corporation (“Roblox”) announced today that it has previously submitted a draft registration statement on a confidential basis to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) for a proposed public offering of its common stock. The number of

by The FINANCIAL

October 12, 2020

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