Category Archives: Technology
Ukraine: how uncrewed boats are changing the way wars are fought at sea
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article here. When Ukraine successfully deployed self-driving “drone” boats for a major attack on the Russian navy at Sevastopol in Crimea in September 2022 it was a defining moment that changed the future of naval warfare. Uncrewed surface vessels (USVs)…
China could be harvesting TikTok data, but much of the user information is already out in the open
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article here. The social media app TikTok has been a focus for concerns that the Chinese government could access data on individual users. Whether the app poses a security risk remains unclear, but TikTok has now been banned from government…
Matt Hancock leaks: why WhatsApp is a terrible place to conduct important political conversations
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article here. The leak of more than 100,000 WhatsApp messages exchanged between former health secretary Matt Hancock and his contacts has finally exposed the central role the messaging app has come to play in official government business. A selection of…
How changing banks’ corporate social responsibility reporting could prevent future financial failures
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article here. The recent collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) – the failure of the biggest US lender since the 2008 global financial crisis – has created waves across the global banking system. The subsequent collapse of another US institution,…
Wild Isles: starling murmuration in BBC documentary reveals as much about people as it does about birds
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article here. I’m sitting on the sofa, watching starlings. There are thousands of them circling above and around me, swirling into spectacular, ever-shifting shapes. They curve and loop in a hypnotic dance, merging at times into thick knots of winding…
How on-demand buses can transform travel and daily life for people with disabilities
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article here. People with disabilities arguably stand to gain the most from good public transport, but are continually excluded by transport systems that still aren’t adapted to their needs as the law requires. One in six people aged 15 and…
US regulators avoided a banking crisis by swift action following SVB’s collapse – but the cracks it exposed continue to weaken the global financial system’s foundation
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article here. U.S. regulators’ swift reaction to the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and two other lenders partially restored calm to markets, but concerns remain over the stability of the global financial system. The government on March 16, 2023, orchestrated…
$18 million a job? The AUKUS subs plan will cost Australia way more than that
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article here. Australian governments have a long and generally dismal history of using defence procurement, and particularly naval procurement, as a form of industry policy. Examples including the Collins-class submarines, Hobart-class air warfare destroyers and, most recently, the Hunter-class “Future…
Voice deepfakes are calling – here’s what they are and how to avoid getting scammed
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article here. You have just returned home after a long day at work and are about to sit down for dinner when suddenly your phone starts buzzing. On the other end is a loved one, perhaps a parent, a child…
the evolution adaptation that helped dinosaurs to fly
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article here. It’s sometimes difficult to imagine how the planet we call home, with its megalopolis cities and serene farmlands, was once dominated by dinosaurs as big as buses and five-storey buildings. But recent research has helped deepen our understanding…