Category: Technology
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Bill Gates says the AI dream is arriving
Bill Gates acknowledges his excitement for artificial intelligence (AI) but says the arrival of machines will create some unique challenges. At the Code Conference on Wednesday, Gates expressed that he is balancing his fear of “super intelligence” with enthusiasm for the future of AI. Gates is definitely catching up with the development of AI saying, “The dream is finally…
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Tinder, but for insurance.
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve probably heard of the low-maintenance dating app taking the world by storm – Tinder. Well, Scott Walchek has invented a Tinder-type app for a very different goal, insurance. Yes, you read that right – he’s made a Tinder for insurance. The new start up app is called…
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Snapchat’s new algorithm
According to Digiday Snapchat is developing an algorithm that will determine the ranking of new content from publishers and brands in user feeds. Currently Snapchat users see messages in chronological order but a new algorithm could see curated content from publishers and especially brands. A top publishing source close to Snapchat said, “It’s going to be the same…
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Saving the environment, one beer at a time.
An innovative microbrewery in Florida has come up with an answer to an issue that’s been killing marine life for years, beer rings. We’ve all seen that episode of a TV show where a helpless fish, or turtle, or anything gets their head stuck in those pesky plastic rings – well that’s all in the past…
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Sticky car hoods – Google’s new safety feature
Google has a tendency to be at the forefront of technological advances in almost any field, and with the release of their self-driving cars, they’ve made their debut into the automobile industry. The technology is already being retrofitted into other cars to give them a self driving ability, but Google hopes to reveal their own…
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Hire a Tesla Model S for a day
You can now hire a Tesla. Yep, that’s right folks you can hire the revolutionary Tesla Model S for travel between Sydney and Canberra as well as hire it for the day in Sydney. According to Gizmodo the luxury electric car costs about $95,000 for the 60kWh and $200,000 for the fully-optioned, performance-spec 85kWh. If that’s…
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Did an Aussie create Bitcoin?
The digital currency, Bitcoin, has been in the news lately with a Brisbane based engineer and computer scientist named Craig Wright claiming he created the payment network under the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto. His statements have come under much scrutiny, with many people either coming out in support of him or denying that he is truly…
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Upward of 200 million emails hacked
On Wednesday this week, a Wisconsin security firm called Hold Security reported they had obtained a cache of information from Russian hackers regarding emails and passwords. The firm originally uncovered the hacker bragging in online forums about the large amount of data he was going to sell, claiming to have over 1 billion email addresses…
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ANZ is the first Australian bank to switch on Apple Pay
ANZ has become the first bank to support Apple Pay meaning those with an ANZ Visa card can make payments using their iPhone. Users will be able to register their cards and use their iPhones or Apple Watches to pays for goods on payment terminals that support tap and pay. They’ll also be able to use…
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Twitter’s earnings disappoint
Twitter has posted its first quarter earnings and they are noticeably less than the analysts predicted. The company earned $595 million, which fell far short of the $607.8 million expected by industry analysts. Twitter showed a net loss for the quarter of $80 million. Although the company did grow its earnings by 36%, the disappointing…