Countries in the Asia Pacific are at various levels of development when it comes to digital infrastructure and perspectives toward hybrid learning Ever since the COVID-19 enforced lockdowns compelled educational institutions around the globe to radically alter the way they teach and engage their students, the hybrid learning model has been
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Machine learning made news in 1962 when an IBM computer beat a human in checkers. This event embodied the very definition of machine learning, as the computer was able to learn without explicitly being programmed. Today, machine learning underpins many everyday encounters—from personalized shopping recommendations to voice-driven assistants like Siri and Alexa. At
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Chemists and engineers find innovative ways to access water—including by pulling it out of thin air. Now, University of Chicago researchers found a way to extract even more water. In 2021, Prof. Laura Gagliardi of the Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering and the Department of Chemistry was part of a cross-institutional team developing a new
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With wearable fitness trackers, car key fobs and smart home devices, the Internet of Things (IoT) has become ubiquitous in our lives. Unfortunately, much of this flow of information is vulnerable to malicious activity and attacks, as securing the IoT has not kept pace with new technological advances. To address this,
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A team of experts at The University of Manchester has been awarded major funding to help design smarter robots that will have more meaningfully dialogue with humans after developing improved insight into our inner feelings through language. The European Research Council (ERC) has awarded Professor Angelo Cangelosi, co-director of the Manchester
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Documents obtained by the Financial Times suggest that the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, Binance, maintained connections with China, contradicting the company’s previous claims. According to documents obtained by the Financial Times, the CEO of Binance, Changpeng “CZ” Zhao, and other senior executives may have covered up the cryptocurrency exchanges’ ties to
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MIT engineers discover new carbonation pathways for creating more environmentally friendly concrete. Despite the many advantages of concrete as a modern construction material, including its high strength, low cost, and ease of manufacture, its production currently accounts for approximately 8 percent of global carbon dioxide emissions. Recent discoveries by a team at
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A report on the changing trends in the payment system identified cryptocurrency adoption, the introduction of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) and the popularity of mobile wallets as major threats to the dominance of cash in African business transactions. The report by Cellulant said the dominance of cash is being challenged
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The federal executive council (FEC) has approved the sum of N24.20 billion for the provision of broadband infrastructure in airports, higher institutions, and markets across Nigeria. Speaking with state house correspondents on Wednesday, Isa Pantami, minister of communications and digital economy, said the airports were drawn from the six geo-political zones. “In
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Many household products such as hairdryers, heaters and phone chargers sold through online marketplaces have been found to contain unsafe electronics. A recent survey by Electrical Safety First (ESF) found nearly four in ten (37 per cent) people are using online marketplaces to compare prices in a bid to get the
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