Burundi: Students boost food security with AI
The country, already one of the poorest in the world, is grappling with widespread shortages, soaring inflation—reportedly exceeding 40% monthly—and rising public anger.…
Obstacles for tech start-ups
Obstacles for tech start-ups.…
Otters learn by copying ‘friends’
Smooth-coated otters learn to get food by copying how others in their group perform tasks, according to what's thought to be the first study into social learning in the species.…
The battle between Fake News and Social Media Algorithms
Bloomberg's Selina Wang and Sarah Frier discuss social media's responsibility to society with Bloomberg's Emily Chang on "Bloomberg Technology."…
Apple buys music-identification App Shazam
Apple Inc. agreed to acquire music-identification service Shazam, taking ownership of one of the first apps to demonstrate the power of the iPhone.…
Paralysed rats walk again after spinal cord surgery
Paralysed rats have overcome their spinal cord injury to walk again in experiments conducted by Israel's Technion Institute of technology and Tel Aviv University.…
Singapore drone frees your fingers to take photos
Researchers in Singapore have found a way round the frustrating task of framing and taking photos using consumer drones.…
Manta ray inspires underwater robot
Singapore-based researchers have built an underwater robot that looks and swims like a manta ray, using only single motors and flexible fins to propel it through water in a way uncannily like…
Facebook has a messenger app for kids under 13
Facebook rolled out a Messenger Kids app for children under 13 on Monday. The app allows the social media giant which already has over 2 billion users to expand into an untapped…
Bats speak with colony acquired accent
Bat pups can acquire colony-specific accents, based on their roost-mate dialects, providing further insights into speech acquisition in humans.…
Google’s interoffice relationships may be problematic
Techonomy CEO David Kirkpatrick and Bloomberg's Alistair Barr discuss interoffice relationships within Google.…