Fashion brands are growing increasingly keen to become environmentally friendly, but with the production of clothes involving complicated global supply chains, they can’t always guarantee that greener materials are being used. TextileGenesis believes the underlying technology of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin…
AI Teaches How to Play the Piano
A University of Washington team recently pondered if they could recreate the magic that happens between performers and their instruments while performing, using only visual cues— in this case, a silent, top-down video of someone playing on the piano. The…
New Research Can Show How Attentive Students Are In Remote Learning
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to an all-time increase in remote learning for both students and workers. From all indications, it is here to stay. The question to ponder on is if people are really paying attention during these online…
Singapore With Wide Tech Talent Gap as Tech Giants Scale Up
Every day, Singapore-based Software Engineer Xiao Yuguang is approached with job offers from at least three recruiters. Xiao’s skills have been in high demand since his graduation in 2014 with a degree in Computer Engineering. However, since his recruitment into…
High-performance Computers Made Vulnerable by Recently Discovered Backdoor
Some high-performance computer networks belonging to the world’s most prestigious organizations are being attacked by a recently discovered backdoor which grants hackers the ability to remotely execute any command they’d like, researchers said on Tuesday. The malware dubbed ‘Kobalos’ by…
The Effect of the Lockdown on Mental Health
According to a new study, the amount of people searching for topics online related to boredom, anxiety and loneliness increased exponentially at the beginning of the first lockdown. Google Trends data from 10 countries across Europe and the U.S. were…