Geek Tech

Each year during the iPhone event, Apple highlights the improvements in the video capabilities of its new flagship phone. For the iPhone 11 Pro, which debuted in September 2019, Apple added the ability to shoot 4K Ultra HD quality from each of the three lens on the back of phone …

While some say that online gambling is legal in South Africa, many believe otherwise. So, what do you think is the current legal state of online gambling in the African country? Are you allowed to play online casino games such as blackjack, poker, roulette, slots and more without any legal …

Over one billion tonnes of goods are shifted by truck in the UK every year – a figure that is on the rise thanks to an increase in e-commerce. Trucking is the backbone of Europe’s economy, but the industry is on the cusp of a shortage of drivers. Volvo Trucks …

Regina Barzilay’s office at MIT affords a clear view of the Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research. Amgen’s drug discovery group is a few blocks beyond that. Until recently, Barzilay, one of the world’s leading researchers in artificial intelligence, hadn’t given much thought to these nearby buildings full of chemists and …

Booted While it’s extremely unlikely, there is a chance that incoming stars that whip past the Earth could fling it out of the solar system, argues astrophycisist Paul Sutter on Space.com — the same scientist, you’ll recall, who released instructions for building your own DIY wormhole last year. The apocalyptic …

Needless to say, that’s exactly the opposite of what a VPN is supposed to do. Based on the latest research, it seems over 100 million people could now be at risk of having their credit card details stolen, their private photos and videos leaked and every single minute of their …

Philips has been a well-established manufacturer across many different categories over the years. A few short months ago, the company launched its new series of luxury coffee machines with the Philips Saeco Xelsis and Philips 3200 ranges. A few days ago, the brand changed gears, switching to its shaving range, …

Huawei’s clearly been studying Apple’s playbook of late. Last year, it launched the Mate X, and this year, it’s the strikingly similar looking Mate Xs. What, no Mate Xs Max? You can say what you want about Huawei’s smartphone naming strategy, or its track record when it comes to security, …

Last Thursday (Feb. 14), the nonprofit research firm OpenAI released a new language model capable of generating convincing passages of prose. So convincing, in fact, that the researchers have refrained from open-sourcing the code, in hopes of stalling its potential weaponization as a means of mass-producing fake news. While the impressive …

Keeping semen shipshape and in good working order: no easy task. Across the globe, average sperm count and quality have been gradually declining for years. Scientists have theorized a number of potential causes ranging from household chemicals to microplastics. Another possible culprit may be a man’s diet. Now, a cross-sectional …