It could be a bane or a boon. There are ethical issues like the effect on jobs and tax that we need to talk about If theres one thing 2016 taught us its that political predictions are a mugs game. Predictions about technology and society, however, are...
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Donald Trump is technology's befuddled (but dangerous) grandfather
The president-elect has repeatedly proven that an understanding of the complex problems presented by technology eludes him, but that hasnt stopped him tweeting about it. The consequences could be dire Technology? Bah humbug: I think we ought to get on...
Read moreMobile technology takes fight against HIV in Lesotho to the people
In a country where 23% of people have the HIV virus, a programme using apps and travelling clinics is providing far easier access to treatment Maboe Ntsime remembers well the ordeal she used to go through to receive the regular treatment she and her six-year-old...
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Technology destroys people and places. Im rejecting it | Mark Boyle
From Wednesday, Im going to live without my laptop, internet, phone, washing machine or television. I want my life back. I want my soul back Ill never know how many people liked this article, shared it or found it irrelevant, anti-progressive or ironic....
Read moreHow a Philadelphia union turned drone technology into a key tool for protest
Private drones were deployed this week to monitor an electrical workers strike to protect members from false legal claims, reigniting the very tricky issue of how to regulate drones used for activism From a small drone causing panic when make deliveries...
Read moreSmart guns: could fingerprint technology solve America's shooting deaths?
The NRA is not opposed to smart guns, engineers say. So why isnt the market flooded with biometrically accessible firearms? We went to a smart-gun symposium in San Francisco to find out A federal agent shot and kill a beloved Oakland artist. And in July,...
Read moreJonathan Safran Foer: technology is diminishing us
Have you found yourself checking email at dinner, or skipping from book to screen, unable to focus? The closer the world gets to our fingertips, the more we stand to lose The first time my father looked at me was on a screen, using technology developed...
Read moreFUTURE TECHNOLOGY aircraft for Nato British Armed Forces
Future Stealth aircraft for nato. Her Majesty's Armed Forces, commonly known as the British Armed Forces, and occasionally the Armed Forces of the Crown, are the armed forces of the United Kingdom. The Armed Forces consists of three professional uniformed...
Read moreTechnology saved Mike Pence's campaign plane from disaster
Republican vice presidential candidate Indiana Gov. Mike Pence's campaign airplane at LaGuardia airport, Thursday, Oct. 27, 2016.Image: Mary Altaffer/AP It was likely a combination of technological innovation and government regulation that prevented the...
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