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State of the EUnion: Quantum Computing
The US, China and the UK lead in quantum computing R&D, with the US topping all other countries in patents, publications, grants and investments. France and Germany lead in Europe. In 2021, Angela Merkel unveiled the first quantum computers, developed by Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft and IBM.
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Romancing the algorithm: The data science of dating apps
As a data scientist, how I used and understood interactions within these applications was different from my friends. I hope these perspectives can benefit others. Here is what I learned in nearly three years of swiping.
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State of the EUnion: Blockchain technology
According to L’Atelier’s technology intelligence engine, the European Commission, through Brussels, has been the highest investor in blockchain initiatives via grants since 2016. It spends almost six times the US budget for the same technologies.
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Tech Briefing: Affective computing
Affective computing enables machines to recognise, express and influence emotion. While the technology's most obvious implementation would be a humanoid robot, it is more likely to permeate into portable and wearable devices first.
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Chasing a mirage? The social media authenticity movement
Gen Z is increasingly disenchanted by social media use and its impact on wellbeing. This has led to a rise in quests for more authenticity, and the emergence of “anti-social” social apps.
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The machine-driven composer: Facts and fictions about AI and music
What anxieties surround the use of AI in music, and what does the reality actually look like?
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Tech vs. Tech: Brain-computer interfaces vs. eye-tracking
The next stage of virtual reality is controller-free. Two technologies are competing to bring that reality to mainstream lives.
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Xi reforms underline tech's role in China's 'common prosperity'
It is impossible to know the full calculus behind Xi’s hopes for “trickledown” common prosperity. While his aim of levelling the playing field is, likely in part, driven by a motivation to maintain personal and party power, his recent reforms will make at least a small dent in China’s rampant inequality.
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Are technology and religion such unlikely bedfellows?
Tech and religion are intertwined … and, like all things in interaction, they impact one another’s evolution.