Londoners see what a scientist looks like up close in 50 photographs

Nature’s Where I Work photo-essay section has profiled more than 200 scientists so far, working in settings that range from Vatican City to the University of the West Indies. Now, 50 of the published images are appearing in an outdoor public exhibition in London. The selection of portraits, which are also collated online, features working … Read more

AI isn’t a silver bullet – but it can get close if you consider the right AI tools

AI and the way it shapes our society has come a long way from the early days in Alan Turing’s labs, from totally replacing smartphone apps to generating incredible new images in under two seconds. It’s no wonder then that many businesses are bought into and benefitting from AI-based tools and platforms. In fact, a … Read more

Robotaxis shift up a gear as Waymo starts new autonomous rides – and Tesla is close behind

Although the notion of highly autonomous robotaxis has been around for a number of years now, the space is accelerating at a rapid rate – and now Alphabet subsidiary Waymo has revealed that it will offer paid rides in Los Angeles later this month. Until now, Waymo has been offering free trips to users as … Read more

Japanese scientists close in on petabit-class submarine cable tech set to revolutionize Internet speeds — NEC and NTT managed to shuttle hundreds of terabits over thousands of kilometers thanks to a clever algorithm

To cope with the demand for international bandwidth almost doubling every two years, Japanese corporations NEC and NTT have successfully trialed a revolutionary submarine cable technology set to drastically enhance internet speeds under the sea.  The transoceanic-class experiment transmitted hundreds of terabits across a staggering 7,280km, a feat made possible through a sophisticated algorithm. NEC … Read more

The iPhone changed tech overnight. Almost 20 years later, nothing else has come close

I vividly remember Steve Jobs introducing the iPhone on January 9, 2007, a device he dubbed a touchscreen iPod, mobile phone and “internet communicator” all in one product. I immediately looked at my Motorola Razr with a burning sense of hatred. Now, with the benefit of hindsight, it’s pretty easy to say the iPhone launch … Read more