Solving the World’s Food Insecurity Crisis Requires Technology
From satellite soil-monitoring sensors in Pakistan to blockchain in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s coffee bean cherry production, technology is reshaping the agricultural sector. But at a World Economic Forum session in Davos, a far simpler solution to solving world hunger issues was put forward: improved infrastructure and access to basic technology like cell phones. […]
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We’re All Going to the World’s Fair review: horror for internet junkies
The internet takes on a different texture once everyone around you has gone to sleep. The world behind the screen expands as the world outside it contracts, becoming a portal to somewhere else. It’s Alice’s Looking-Glass by way of YouTube links. At strange hours, people’s attention is more easily drawn to the internet’s stranger corners, […]
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The internet is both a safe space and dark place in ‘We’re All Going to the World’s Fair’
For many, being an adolescent in the ‘90s and early 2000s meant unmoderated access to the internet — especially when no one was looking. Like subscriptions to HBO and Cinemax before televisions had parental control capabilities, the family computer opened up an unfiltered world of late-night entertainment and exploration. Jane Schoenbrun’s feature film debut, “We’re […]
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Xiaomi Pledges War Against Apple to Become the World’s Biggest Smartphone Brand
With Apple on the move to announce product upgrades in a few months, Xiaomi does not want to be left behind. The company takes its competition very seriously and it is embarking on a new ‘war of life and death’ to compete against Apple and become the world’s biggest smartphone brand. The company is planning […]
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Xiaomi Pledges ‘War of Life and Death’ Against Apple to Become World’s Biggest Smartphone Brand
Xiaomi intends to step up its challenge to Apple, the company’s founder announced this week (via South China Morning Post). Xiaomi founder and chief executive Lei Jun said on Chinese social media platform Weibo that the company will specifically focus on the high-end segment of the global smartphone market in an effort to directly rival […]
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Atos expands its decarbonization portfolio to offer clients world’s first certified carbon neutral laptops with Circular Computing
PRESS RELEASE Atos expands its decarbonization portfolio to offer clients world’s first certified carbon neutral laptops with Circular Computing London (UK), Paris (France), November 15 2021 – Atos today announces a global partnership with Circular Computing, a member of its Scaler accelerator program and the world’s premium remanufacturer of carbon neutral laptop products as well […]
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The world’s cheapest 5G smartphone can teach us a lot about the future of the mobile industry
It only seemed like yesterday that 5G was first demoed (we had a sneak peak at the technology back in 2015) and yet, just a few years after it was rolled out and the first handsets went on sale, the first sub-£100 (about $137, AU$186) 5G smartphone has appeared on the market. The device was […]
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