Tuesday, 17 May 2016

HP reveals high-speed 3D printers with jet fusion tech

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Image captionHP says its printers can make highly detailed objects at high speed
HP has unveiled two high-end 3D printers, which it says are up to 10 times faster and cheaper to run than rival systems.

Hackers' website breached by hacker


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Image captionThe Nulled website is currently offline

The email addresses and private messages of more than 470,000 members of a hacking website have been leaked online following a huge data breach.

Otto offers retro-fit driverless lorries

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Image captionOne of the aims of Otto will be to reduce road deaths involving lorry collisions
A group of former employees from Google, Apple and Tesla has formed a start-up aimed at turning commercial lorries into self-drive vehicles.

Sunday, 15 May 2016

Estonia - the Skype effect


Media captionWATCH: Will delivery bots soon take to the streets?
On the Technopolis industrial park in Tallinn, Estonia, Ahti Heinla is pointing out some local landmarks from his office.

How to stay digital after you die

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Image captionCaroline and Iain Twigg had known each other since the age of 17
Every day we generate huge amounts of data - emails, messages, social network updates, photographs, information about our health, diet, activity... the list goes on.

Magnetic Hyperloop pod unveiled at MIT


Media captionChristopher Merian, chief engineer, MIT Hyperloop, explains how the system works
A people-carrying pod designed to levitate and travel at extremely high speeds has been unveiled in Boston.

Thursday, 5 May 2016

Forget Taking Over the World. All this AI Wants to Do Is Dance

Forget Taking Over the World. All this AI Wants to Do Is Dance
Dancers perform in the geodesic dome at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta.
Credit: Courtesy of Georgia Institute of Technology
If you love to dance, but fear that your partner might step on your toes, then a new virtual, computer-controlled dancer might be for you. And this virtual dancer may even teach you some new moves when you tango with it, a new project finds.