Category: Technology
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EU Parliament Passed A Copyright Law Which Could Change The Internet
The European Parliament has passed a copyright law where filtering systems are placed on the internet to block copyrighted content, which could be catastrophic not only for platforms such as Facebook and YouTube, but also the future of the internet itself. While creative producers are applauding the fact that this law has passed, many high-profile…
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Everything You Need to Know About Apple’s Latest Launch
Technology giant, Apple, has announced the launch of three new iPhones and a new Apple Watch this week. The iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone XR, and Series 4 Apple Watch were debuted during Apple’s annual September keynote meeting. According to Chief Design Officer Jony Ive, the new iPhone are set to revolutionise the iPhone…
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DJI Enters “New Era of Digital Photography” with Launch of New Drones
World leader in civilian drones and aerial imaging, DJI, have announced the release of their new camera drones: Mavic 2 Pro and Mavic 2 Zoom. The devices are additions to their already-iconic Mavic series, and are set to revolutionise digital imaging and photography. DJI President Roger Luo launched the drones this week, and said in…
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Tesla’s Upcoming Release Gets Great Early Reviews
Tesla has allowed a number of its customers to try out its upcoming electric truck – the Semi. An early customer test received positive praise from potential buyers like UPS (United Parcel Service) who called it “one smooth ride.” https://twitter.com/IllinoisUPSers/status/1034163909484335105 https://twitter.com/IllinoisUPSers/status/1034162962611752970 Over the last few weeks a prototype for the Tesla Semi has been travelling…
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Tesla CEO Plans to Turn Company Private: What Does That Mean for Shareholders?
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has announced his intentions to turn Tesla into a private company. In a Tweet sent on August 7th, Musk claimed, “Am considering taking Tesla private at $420. Funding secured”. Tesla was founded in 2003, and has become renowned for creating the most high technology, innovative electric vehicles in the world, with…
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50 Years After Moon Landing: What’s Changed and What Hasn’t?
A year’s worth of celebrations for the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing have begun this month. In light of this significant milestone, people are calling to attention the dramatic changes that have occurred within NASA, and globally, since that first expedition. The impacts of the lunar landing have gone above and beyond what…
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The New Google Assistant
This week’s 2018 Google I/O event showcased the new Google Assistant technology that is more natural and personal than ever. The technology has been apart of a two year vision to provide progressive technology for people all over the world. The assistive device features voice technology that aims to alleviate errors in computerised conversation that…
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Tech Giant IBM Needs Giant Turn Around
This month’s quarterly financial results reveal the slow decline of IBM under current CEO Ginni Rometti. What was once one of America’s leading companies and most powerful corporations, is now seeing a flatlining failed attempt to increase revenue since peaking in 2011 at £107bn. The good news is that revenues grew for the second quarter…
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The 2019 Toyota Corolla Hatch: Toyota’s Best Yet
Hitting the road this August, Toyota’s 2019 Corolla Hatch is set to bring a whole new meaning to the term ‘compact-car’. Not only does Toyota bring new design and more efficient powertrains, the technology sees the Corolla competing in a market alongside the Volkswagen Golf and the Mazda 3. Providing the budget commuter with something…
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Mark Zuckerberg Addresses the Cambridge Analytica Scandal
Mark Zuckerberg is currently under fire following the revelations of Facebook’s involvement with Cambridge Analytica—a voter profiling company. It came to light on the 17th of March that Facebook released the personal information of 50 million users ahead of Trump’s 2016 election without permission via a personality app called ‘This Is Your Digital Life’, created…