Honda recently launched the world’s most advanced self-driving car licensed for road travel on Friday. An initial batch of 100 models have been released in Japan. ‘The Legend’ is capable of adaptive driving in lanes and passing or switching lanes…
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Ghana Begins Distribution of Coronavirus Vaccines With Drones
Zipline, a San Francisco startup has been delivering shots of the coronavirus vaccine in Ghana. This delivery is part of WHO’s first shipment of vaccines through COVAX, a program with the objective of providing developing countries with adequate doses for…
Google to Cease Tracking of Users for Targeted Ads
According to a statement by Google on Wednesday, they will cease tracking users across their internet searches to sell targeted ads. The tech giant confirmed in a blog post of their plans to not create a substitute method to track…
JavaScript Still Tops the Programming Language Rankings
According to developer analyst RedMonk’s QI 2021 language popularity rankings, JavaScript is the most popular language today, followed by Python and Java. The top 20 rankings aren’t that different from its July 2020 rankings. However, RedMonk analyst Stephen O’Grady noted…
Data Visualizations Used In Conflicting Opinions on the COVID-19 Pandemic
Since the COVID-19 pandemic begun, graphs and charts have aided in the communication of information about rates of infection, vaccinations and death. Some of these graphics have also encourages some acts that reduce the rate of transmission like wearing a…
Philadelphia Airport Employs Robot for Contactless Food Delivery
Recently, Philadelphia International Airport revealed Gita, a 40-pound capacity cargo bin robot for the delivery of food orders to passengers while they wait for their flights. The robot makes use of Bluetooth to follow an airport AtYourGate representative through the…
Second Security Bypass Detected in Credit Cards
After the discovery of a loophole in some credit cards, ETH researchers have now figured out a way to bypass the PIN codes for other payment cards. Contactless payment is very important, especially during these trying times to help reduce…
Why Women Publish Less Papers than Men: Parenting Roles
Despite advances in family-leave offerings and men taking on a more active role in parenting, females in academia still experience about a 20% reduction in productivity after having a baby, while their male counterparts generally do not, according to recent…
New Executive Order by Biden to Address Chip Shortage
On Wednesday, President Joe Biden signed an executive order to address the worldwide chip shortage affecting a vast range of industries; from electric vehicles to medical supplies. The order consists of a 100-day review of essential products including semiconductors and…
The Challenges of Online Voting Discussed by Experts
The use of technology in electronic voting for elections has been a constantly discussed topic for years. It has the potential to reduce the stress associated with manual voting and collate results faster and more accurately. However, it is not…