The Swedish welfare state has been credited with backing the success of one of the biggest European fintech company listings staged by Swedish billionaire founder Sebastian Siemiatkowski. The 39-year old referred particularly to a late 1990s government policy to ensure…
Simulator Helps Robot Enhance their Cutting Skills
Researchers from the USC’s Department of Computer Science and NVDIA have released a new simulator for robotic cutting which can accurately reproduce the forces acting on a knife while it slices through common food. The system can also simulate cutting…
Russia Disconnects Itself from the Internet
It has been reported that during tests in June and July, Russia was able to disconnect itself from the global internet. Russia adopted a legislation in 2019 called the ‘sovereign internet’ law which protects the country from being blocked from…
New System Hack for Windows Hello
A key piece of the tech industry’s plan to make the world password-less and safer is biometric authentication. However, a novel method for bypassing Microsoft’s Windows Hello facial recognition system shows that a little fiddling with the hardware can deceive…
NASA’s Autonomous Mars Rover ‘Takes the Wheel’
Perseverance rover, a new six-wheeled robot by NASA on Mars is starting a journey across a crater floor looking for signs of ancient life. The rover team is concerned with navigation routes, beaming up of drafting instructions and use of…
Crucial Agreement Reached Between EU and UK Regarding Data Protection
On Monday, the European Union officially recognized the privacy rules of Britain as sufficient on its own, which will allow EU-U.K. data flows persist after Brexit. The executive arm of EU, the European Commission stated that this decision meant that…