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Rollout of 5G and the risk of harm | Letters | Technology
Has the Guardian never heard of the precautionary principle (How baseless fears over 5G rollout created a health scare, 26 July)? The one the Stewart report (from the Independent Expert Group on Mobile Phones) called for in 2000, but which has been ignored ever since? The one that says government has a responsibility to protect …
Rapid DNA testing market takes off as Kentucky police test new technology
In this photo taken November 16, 2018, Stephen Meer, chief information officer from ANDE, demonstrates in Chico, Calif., his company’s Rapid DNA analysis system, which is being used to try to ID victims of the Northern California wildfire. Sudhin Thanawala | AP The Kentucky State Police started using a new DNA test in February that …
Markets and Technology May Hold Out the Real Green New Deal: Part II
As we mentioned yesterday in Part I of this series, Inclusive Capitalism must include environmental considerations, and big business has a huge role to play in bringing the environment back from the precipice. To that end, decarbonization and active ownership are two things companies can do about it. There’s been heated debate about the application …
Mobile technology could feature in new Star Trek: Picard series – Technology, Star Trek, Mobile, Tech, Star Trek: Picard, Patrick Stewart, TV, Entertainment, Society
Image credit: CBS All Access Mobile technology may play a key role in the upcoming Star Trek: Picard television series. Star trek has traditionally heavily incorporated current and future technologies into its series – for instance, tablets not unlike the iPad were a key feature of Star Trek: The Next Generation, which debuted in the …
PM announces quiz on space and technology, winners to witness landing of Chandrayaan-2 at Sriharikota | India News
NEW DELHI: In his second edition of the ‘Mann Ki Baat’ radio programme, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday urged students to take part in a unique quiz competition on Space and Technology. “Students scoring the highest in their respective states will get to witness the landing of Chandrayaan-2 at Sriharikota. The quiz will be …
Why we should be very scared by the intrusive menace of facial recognition | John Naughton | Opinion
On 18 July, the House of Commons select committee on science and technology published an assessment of the work of the biometrics commissioner and the forensic science regulator. My guess is that most citizens have never heard of these two public servants, which is a pity because what they do is important for the maintenance …
Tech Q&A: What you can do when Windows 7 is obsolete | Technology
The pending end of Microsoft security updates for Windows 7, scheduled for Jan. 14, 2020, has led some readers to ask about alternatives to its successor, Windows 10. Here is what you could do: • Switch to Windows 8.1 (about $36 online), which will receive security updates until Jan. 10, 2023. But many Windows 7 …
NTU president asks India Inc to leapfrog technologies
Stating that the Fourth Industrial Revolution would open up an array of opportunities, Subra Suresh, president, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, said that India could leapfrog technologies so as to take forward the development agenda to a new level. Delivering the 15th convocation address at National Institute of Technology-Tiruchi on Saturday, he said the Fourth Industrial …
How technology could help solve the caregiver shortage for seniors
Young people may roll their eyes at older people who can’t use technology as fast as they do, but it’s wrong to say that older Americans can’t use technology. Remember, a baby boomer, Tim Berners-Lee, invented the World Wide Web, so why should we be surprised that they continue to create, adopt and use new …