[ad_1] Every week there’s a story in a tabloid newspaper that contains the phrase ‘rise of the robots’. Journalists trot out shock headlines like ‘robot job invasion’ and ‘robots will destroy our jobs’ as if this is something society should, and can, prevent. Does a perfect storm of cloud, AI, mobile, IoT, chatbots and machineRead more about AI and automation will take jobs – but how and where?[…]

[ad_1] Intel has been trying to make its workforce more diverse. However CEO Brian Kzranich says he and his top execs had received threats “around our position on diversity and inclusion.” Intel says it is “determined to enhance the personal security for CEO and certain other listed officers in response to specific Intel-related incidents andRead more about Intel ups execs’ security costs[…]

[ad_1] If there’s one thing that stood out from last year’s Motorola Moto E3, it was an impressive battery life crammed into an entry-level body. If the latest rumors are to be believed, the next in the Moto E line will have even more juice, thanks to a massive battery. An FCC test report wasRead more about Motorola's Moto E4 Plus might have an absurdly large battery[…]

[ad_1] Many of the things we use on a daily basis are becoming smart and connected to the Internet. The Internet of Things (IoT) will improve our lives by helping us reach our health and fitness goals, reduce resource consumption, increase productivity, and track and secure our assets. Many embedded developers realise the potential benefitsRead more about Anatomy of a secure internet-connected thing[…]

[ad_1] The way you install Windows has changed forever, because you can now use your voice to help set up Windows 10. This can be done either with a clean install you’re performing yourself, or on a new PC you’ve just purchased and are firing up for the first time. Yes, Cortana has been introducedRead more about Windows 10 setup now supports voice commands, thanks to Cortana[…]

[ad_1] Before the bidding, Toshiba valued the unit at $13 billion. The nearest bid to Hon Hai’s is reported to be the $18 billion bid from Broadcom/Silverlake. The first round of bidding was completed on March 29th. Hynix and Western Digital, are said to have bid around $10 billion. Apparently there are ten bidders andRead more about Hon Hai reported to have bid $30bn for Toshiba[…]

[ad_1] Though the guts inside Samsung’s finally unveiled Galaxy S8 are nothing to sniff at, folks eager for a more powerful version of the handset might be in luck…if they book a plane ticket first. Samsung is issuing a special edition of the Galaxy S8 that upgrades the memory from 4GB to 6GB and doublesRead more about There’s a Samsung Galaxy S8 with 6GB of RAM – but no you can’t have it[…]

[ad_1] “A single part number specifies and purchases a correctly rated and fully kitted out relay ready to install and use,” said Switchtec, which claims 1ms operating time for the KSV series, compared to 15ms for the electro-mechanical relays. An added benefit of SSRs over electro-mechanical relays is silent switching. “Particularly where many relays areRead more about Solid-state DIN relay has integrated heatsink[…]

[ad_1] The future of transport could be come to a town near you, as experimental startup Hyperloop One announces which parts of the US are planned to get a taste of its high-speed Hyperloop technology. 11 future Hyperloop One routes were proposed today, spanning across the entire continental US to include tracks running along popular,Read more about Hyperloop One pushes its ultra-fast train forward with potential test sites[…]

[ad_1] “We wanted to produce carbon-based materials via a really ‘green’ pathway,” he said. “Given the renewability of seaweed, we chose seaweed extract as a precursor and template to synthesise hierarchical porous carbon materials.” While Yang was at Griffith University in Australia, he worked with colleagues at Qingdao University (where he now works) and atRead more about Seaweed provides naturally-hollow carbon[…]