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A self-driving Uber killed a bike driver

news | Mar 19, 2018 | Tech & Security | 5

For the first time the tests of a self-driving car led to the death of a person. In Tempe, Arizona, the unmanned Volvo XC90 from Uber hit a woman who crossed the road on a bicycle in a dark place and not on a...

Germany publishes an explanation about ICO's

news | Mar 16, 2018 | Crypto & Blockchain | 3

The German financial regulator () clarified the rules for conducting an ICO, thus reacting to the growth in the number of applications for the release of tokens. At the end of 2017, BaFin warned investors...

Google AI allows you to change the background in “YouTube Stories”

news | Mar 16, 2018 | Tech & Security | 1 | 5

The creation of high-quality clips in which the characters are on an unusual, changing, or simply a monochrome background requires studio conditions: everyone has heard about the green (sometimes blue)...

Apple promises to create the biggest iPhone yet

news | Mar 16, 2018 | Tech & Security | 5

It has become harder for Apple to surprise their fans. Of course, every new iPhone outperforms previous models in terms of performance, but there have been no revolutionary changes over the past few years...

Completely unmanned vehicles will be on the roads in California

news | Mar 16, 2018 | Tech & Security | 4

A California transportion agency has approved new rules allowing for the testing of unmanned vehicles on public roads without a driver. Prior to this the autopilot system was tested with a man behind the wheel...

Miner embedded in Microsoft Word documents

news | Mar 15, 2018 | Crypto & Blockchain | 5

A Microsoft Word function allowing you to insert video into documents became a loophole for hackers. It was possible to build-in a script for Monero mining into a document together the EMBED-code. Since the...

Stephen Hawking died

news | Mar 14, 2018 | Science & Education | 4

One of the most famous modern physicists, the science-popularizer Stephen Hawking, died. The famous scientist died in his house in Cambridge on March 14, the . Close relatives reported his death in the morning...

Samsung receives a patent for a “flying display” controlled by eye movements

news | Mar 02, 2018 | Gadgets | 3

Samsung continues to come up with unusual solutions for displays. The latest Galaxy models with curved sides of the screens have left few people surprised. At a closed show during the CES-2018 exhibition, the...

New electronics will create artificial skin

articles | Mar 01, 2018 | Science & Education | 4

Developers of modern sensor systems are creating increasingly sensitive and miniature components. The next step is the creation of flexible electronic circuits which will significantly expand the scope of...

SpaceX has finally launched the first satellites for the worldwide telecommunications network

news | Mar 01, 2018 | Tech & Security | 3

SpaceX delayed the launch of Falcon 9, with three satellites on board, for several days. Finally, on February 22nd the rocket was successfully launched and put the Spanish PAZ satellite as well as two SpaceX...

iOS update protects from the "magic" symbol in Telugu

news | Mar 01, 2018 | Gadgets | 3

Apple released an update for its devices which fixed an unusual bug: due to one symbol జ్ఞ‌ా from the Telugu language, the company's devices rebooted and many applications such as iMessage, Facebook Messenger,...

The fight for network neutrality goes on

news | Feb 27, 2018 | Tech & Security | 5

The United States is to start abolishing some of the network neutrality rules on the 23rd of April. But for the time being there is no official date for the complete refusal of the law passed in 2015 that...

Apple stores your data on Google Cloud

news | Feb 27, 2018 | Tech & Security | 4

The updated iOS security documentation confirms that Apple is using Google Cloud to store iCloud service data. Previously the company has used cloud services from Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft...

Swiss financial regulators publish a guide to ICO's

news | Feb 26, 2018 | Crypto & Blockchain | 6

About a quarter of ICO's are held in Switzerland. This new way of financing projects continues to gain popularity, and the Swiss Financial Market Supervision Authority () has published a press release...

Litecoin has become one of the main cryptocurrencies of the darknet

news | Feb 26, 2018 | Crypto & Blockchain | 4

In 2016, darknet users began to express dissatisfaction with the efficiency and cost of transactions on the Bitcoin network. Participants in risky transactions prefer the fastest and most anonymous payment...

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Digital Oracles: Five Future Scenarios Where Progress Turns into Catastrophe

articles | Feb 09, 2026 | Tech & Security

Scientific and technological progress has always been one of the most controversial topics for discussion. In fact, it is precisely progress that creates new vulnerabilities. The exponential growth of AI power, the slowing pace of the fight against climate change, and the quiet epidemic of antimicrobial resistance—these processes are not just developing; they are accelerating. They are approaching critical tipping points, the crossing of which could trigger irreversible chain reactions.

Saudi Fintech Startup Tamara Raises Up to $2.4 Billion — Funds to Be Used for Expanding Credit and Payment Products

news | Oct 06, 2025 | Business & Startups

Saudi payment startup Tamara has announced securing a financing package of up to $2.4 billion. The sponsors include U.S. bank Goldman Sachs, financial conglomerate Citi, and private equity funds of Apollo, managed by Apollo Global Management.