France is poised to become the first European country to use facial recognition technology to give citizens a secure digital identity -- whether they want it or not.
Saying it wants to make the state more efficient, President Emmanuel Macron’s government is pushing through plans to roll out an ID program, dubbed Alicem, in November, earlier than an initial Christmas...
Scientists from the University of Tokyo have invented an ultra-thin skin-display. It will allow for effective monitoring of cardiovascular diseases.
Cardiovascular disease is still the leading cause of death worldwide.
A skin display allows persons to quickly receive information about their health. The thickness of the device is 1 mm, it does not cause inconvenience to the carrier. The display attached...
We already know that robots will soon be taking over our lives. We have robots that can do almost anything -- from manufacturing cars to having sex, and now a batch of engineers have created a robot that some would find adorable while others would find a whole lot creepy.
The robot is called Qooboo. If the image of this...
The European Union has adopted new rules that should make it easier to repair your old household appliances in the future. The new Ecodesign Directive, which BBC News reports manufacturers will have to obey starting in 2021, will force firms to make spare parts available for up to a decade for common appliances, including refrigerators, washing machines, dishwashers, and...
When it comes to the development of 5G network and compatible networking equipment, Chinese tech titan, Huawei comes out on top. While most countries in the world are still working to embrace 5G, which is deemed the next generation of mobile telecommunication, Huawei has already begun research on 6G claims company CEO, Ren Zhengfei.
According to the official translation of...
All residential buildings in the center of the capital will have been provided with broadband services as part of the Fiber to the Home project by Baku Telephone Communications LLC (Baktelecom) of the Ministry of Transport, Communications and High Technologies by the end of the year.
Currently, AzEuroTel – communications operator of Baktelecom – is carrying out reconstruction work in...
The Third Extraordinary Congress of the Universal Postal Union (UPU) with 145 years of history has completed its work in Geneva (Switzerland). The Congress was chaired by Director General of Turkey’s Post and Telegraph Organization, Chairman of the UPU Executive Board Kenan Bozgeyik.
The event was a particular importance for the future activities of the UPU. Thus, the main reason...
US researchers have developed an injectable implant that delivers multiple drugs to prevent and treat HIV and other conditions over long periods of time.
The device is the result of a seven-year collaboration between various departments of the University of North Carolina and North Carolina State University. It is comprised of three elements – an organic solvent, a polymer and...
The American company Apple has warned on Wednesday that its iOS 13 and iPadOS operating systems launched on September 19 have a critical error that affects third-party keyboard applications that use their iPhone, iPad and iPhone Touch.
These extensions can be executed independently, but the failure allows some to request permissions and obtain "full access" to applications such as spell...
Last year, Android (Go edition) launched with Pie, and Google today is detailing the latest version of its OS for entry-level smartphones with less than 1.5GB of RAM. Android 10 (Go edition) is “faster and more secure,” and coming this fall.
According to Google, apps now launch 10% faster in Android 10 (Go edition) compared to Pie’s low-power variant. Additionally,...