Space tech to fight bowel cancer and exposure to air pollution
By: UK Space Agency and Chris Skidmore MP April 29,2019 New health technologies inspired by working in space will provide real-time diagnosis of bowel cancer and freedom from air pollution. The projects are being funded with a share of £5m from the UK Space Agency to mark the 70th birthday of the NHS. Science Minister […]
An algorithm wipes clean the criminal pasts of thousands
By: Dave Lee April 29, 2019 This month, a judge in California cleared thousands of criminal records with one stroke of his pen. He did it thanks to a ground-breaking new algorithm that reduces a process that took months to mere minutes. The programmers behind it say: we’re just getting started solving America’s urgent problems. […]
Facebook accused of blocking wider efforts to study its ad platform
By: Natasha Lomas April29, 2019 Facebook has been accused of blocking the ability of independent researchers to effectively study how political disinformation flows across its ad platform. Adverts that the social network’s business is designed to monetize have — at the very least — the potential to influence people and push voters’ buttons, as the […]
New tech could see drivers earn money on the go
By: Jack Evans April 29, 2019 Motorists could be able to earn money as they drive thanks to a new system being developed by Jaguar Land Rover. ‘Smart Wallet’ technology will see drivers earn cryptocurrency for sharing information about traffic jams and potholes. Those credits can then be used to automatically pay for tolls, parking […]