In 2016, London-based DeepMind Technologies, a subsidiary of Alphabet (which is also the parent company of Google), startled industry watchers when it reported that the application of artificial intelligence had reduced the cooling bill at a Google data center by a whopping 40 percent. What’s more, we learned that year, DeepMind
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Our nervous system is specialized to produce and conduct electrical currents, so it’s no surprise that gentle electric stimulation has healing powers. Neural stimulation—also known as neuromodulation, bioelectronic medicine, or electroceuticals—is currently used to treat pain, epilepsy, and migraines, and is being explored as a way to combat paralysis, inflammation, and
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As I’ve mentioned in this column, the US government has been looking into whether rogue governments like Iran and North Korea have been using cryptocurrencies to evade international trade sanctions. I had a good source for those stories. Last week, a 36-year-old researcher for the Ethereum Foundation — connected to Ethereum, one
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Investors at a forum organised by the Association of Charters Certified Accountants have called on the Federal Government to be more committed to providing adequate power supply to Nigerians. The industrialists and other participants met in Port Harcourt on Thursday and insisted that Nigeria would not be able to achieve its
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Conflict is common in the workplace—we are all individuals with different thoughts and opinions. We might disagree with someone’s idea. Sometimes, we fail to come to a consensus during a meeting. Other times, everyone has different opinions and there is no clear winner. The idea of conflict in the workplace can seem exclusively
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Back in September, Mozilla announced that it had released an update that would allow its browser to block all third-party trackers by default. For users who upgraded to Firefox 70, you would have noticed the shield icon before the URL in the browser that tells you whether a site has
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IC Insights expects a ‘moderate’ increase in the worldwide economy, and expects that the chip industry will continue displaying an ‘excellent correlation’ with worldwide GDP growth. Other forecasts for next year are Mike Cowan at 8.7%, Semiconductor Intelligence at 8%, WSTS at 5.8%, Statista at 5.4% and Future Horizons at 4%. IC
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Merchant ships are massive — often spanning a few hundred feet — and have thousands of moving parts. Given the progress made by cross-border trade and commerce post-globalization, and the recent rise of e-commerce, more than 50,000 ships undertake nearly half-a-million voyages every year. To avoid catastrophes while at sea, merchant ships
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Businesses are now far more reliant on technology than they were ever before. Leaders are aware of the need to revolutionize business strategies and processes to meet the ever-changing demands of the marketplace. Not to mention, there is a constant push to invest in new technologies and develop better digital capabilities to
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Josepdam Sugar Company, formally known as Nigeria Sugar Company in Bacita, Kwara State, used to employ about 40,000 workers before it became moribund. A look at the challenges of reviving the multibillion-naira firm and the economic implications for the country The days of glory For many years, the Nigeria Sugar Company, Bacita
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