6 Jul 2015

Canada not prepared to deal with Arctic oil spill | Globalnews.ca

An internal report warns the federal government isn’t fully prepared to respond in the event of an oil spill in the Arctic or in deep water offshore. Source: Canada not prepared to deal with Arctic or deep water oil spill | Globalnews.ca

13 May 2015

Calculated risks: Will algorithms make business boring? – BBC News

Bringing algorithms into the boardroom to make key decisions might be more efficient – but will it take some of the spice out of business life? Source: Calculated risks: Will algorithms make business boring? – BBC News

12 May 2015

Funds sought for tiny £6 computer – BBC News

A Californian start-up is seeking cash to make a computer that only costs $9 (£6) in its most basic form. Source: Funds sought for tiny £6 computer – BBC News

1 May 2015

How would a Tesla home battery work? – BBC News

US electric carmaker Tesla Motors unveils batteries that can power homes and businesses. the BBC’s technology correspondent Richard Taylor explains how they would work. Source: How would a Tesla home battery work? – BBC News

1 Sep 2014

China develops facial recognition app to speed up spending | The Times

Academics announced that they have developed a system which will allow users to make transactions online authenticated by a photograph of their face. They are planning to launch an app, which will link to users’ credit cards and bank accounts, in the second half of next year. Facial recognition app to speed up spending | […]

28 Apr 2014

Internet Explorer bug used by hackers to attack U.S. firms – Business – CBC News

As a web developer and designer, I always hated IE. I tried many times to inform customers over the years about the pit-falls associated with the many incarnations of Internet Explorer… here we go again. Firefox, Chrome, Opera, and Safari are better solutions to the nightmares attributed to Microsoft’s offerings. Internet Explorer bug used by […]