Airline pilots are no exception to the trend of jobs being threatened, or at least dramatically altered, by automation. And this has become a hot topic for economists and business.   "We'll go from two pilots down to one with a ground control handler" who could be monitoring up to 10-20...

The German government is trying hard to save the diesel technology. In recent years, the country’s environmentalists and city municipalities, along with a number of countries in Europe and America, launched a comprehensive campaign against diesel engines. They accuse the diesel of environmental...

Today, China is the world's largest investor in the field of green energy. By 2020, the government promises to spend over $ 360 billion on these projects, creating over 13 million jobs. At the same time, China does not concentrate only on solar energy: it also supports scientists conducting...

Intel company has dismissed a department engaged development of in fitness trackers and other worn electronics. Back in November last year, the chip maker laid off 80% of the team that developed the Basis smart watch, and has completely liquidated the department two weeks ago. Intel Corp. has...

Oculus announced the next reduction in prices. As part of Summer of Rift campaign, you can buy a set of virtual reality helmet and two touch controllers for $ 399. In March 2017, the lowered the prices from $ 798 to $ 598, and now a further $ 200 discount has come. Thus, the virtual reality device...

It is highly likely that Ukraine’s computer infrastructure was the primary target of a crippling computer virus that spread from Ukraine across the world this week, reported Reuters citing a top Ukrainian police official.   The computer worm has been dubbed NotPetya by some experts, which...

A virus similar to the ransomware that infected more than 300,000 computers last month impacted computers at Russia's biggest oil company, Ukrainian banks and multinational firms in a major global cyber attack.   In recent times, hackers have been increasingly aggressive and have shown they...

AEON financial company and technological giant IBM are developing a financial blockchain-oriented platform for the Asian market. Open source blockchain platform, based on Hyperledger Fabric code developed in partnership with IBM Japan, is designed to make financial services more accessible in a...

Engineers are hoping to get SkyDrive ready for test drive by 2018. Toyota Motor Corp’s engineers gave a demonstration of “their flying car”, in the hope of using the same to “light up the Olympic flame” during the “Tokyo 2020” Summer Games’ opening ceremony. Supported by crowd-funding in the year...