Technology
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I spy with my little eye: High-tech contact lenses may one day replace smartphones
Bishakh Rout, The Conversation
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Watch: AI app Wombo is making Kim Jong-un, Xi Jinping, Van Gogh and many others sing
Scroll Staff
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Semiconductors: How the world ran out of a key component in everything from smartphones to cars
Hamza Mudassir, The Conversation
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Why paying off ransomware gangs is not a good idea
Jan Lemnitzer, The Conversation
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Watch: From relatives to Ambedkar and Bhagat Singh, animating old photos with AI tool is a new trend
Scroll Staff
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Agriculture 2.0: Three technologies that can change how food is grown
Lenore Newman, The Conversation Evan Fraser, The Conversation
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‘I’m here live. I’m not a cat’: Lawyer accidentally turns on cat filter in Zoom court hearing
Scroll Staff
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‘Grow trees with your brain’: New augmented reality project combines meditation with technology
Scroll Staff
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View from ‘Dawn’: Pakistan hasn’t created a Covid vaccine because it’s a passive consumer of science
Pervez Hoodbhoy, Dawn.com
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Watch: Technology milestones of 2020 reviewed on The Daily Social Distancing Show
Scroll Staff
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Here’s what makes Assassin’s Creed one of the world’s best-selling videogame series
Tof Eklund, The Conversation
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The many sins of Apple’s first iPhone supplier in India
Ananya Bhattacharya, qz.com
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Artificial intelligence stands at odds with the goals of cutting greenhouse emissions. Here’s why
Kate Saenko, The Conversation
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Ghostly blobs in space are the new exciting thing in astronomy. Could these be linked to wormholes?
Ray Norris, The Conversation
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Scientists created diamonds in mere minutes by mimicking the force of an asteroid collision
Dougal McCulloch, The Conversation Jodie Bradby, The Conversation
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Technology helped ensure the poor got speedy help during Covid-19 lockdown, says PM Narendra Modi
Scroll Staff
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Watch: Virgin Hyperloop’s first ever trial with humans on board ultra-high-speed transport system
Scroll Staff
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A new tech can check the authenticity of whisky without opening bottles – and detect diseases
Graham D Bruce, The Conversation Kishan Dholakia, The Conversation
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An Indian smartphone brand is trying to make a comeback by cashing in on the anti-China sentiment
Niharika Sharma, qz.com
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There’s no evidence that contact-tracing apps are effective in containing Covid-19
Allison Gardner, The Conversation