Technology has clearly been a huge influence on how we do things. If you apply for a personal loan today it is as easy as hailing a cab. Technology, in the lending space, has made...
SoftBank has apparently dropped Saudi Arabia as an investor for its new fund after the assassination of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. It has vowed to accelerate the “AI revolution” through investment in leading companies. Japan-based SoftBank...
Computers, tablets, phones, TVs — surely the hours spent staring at these screens are somehow affecting our eyesight. But where’s the science, and can “computer glasses” really help? DW asked an expert. DW: What happens to...
Passage of a law expanding Australia’s spying powers may have global implications for encrypted communications. Critics say the law may unleash unintended consequences. Australia’s Parliament on Thursday passed a controversial bill that will force tech...
The popular press is full of articles about how automation destroy jobs. It seems so intuitive, capital, in the form of technological advancement, replaces labor. In response to claims that low wage economies, like Mexico...
The question has been in the air for years without a satisfying answer. The Web Summit conference in Lisbon has offered several solutions to encourage women to join the IT sector. The Lisbon convention is...
Priya (37 yo) holds a Project Management job in an IT services company. She worked 12 hour days. Her husband’s job required frequent travel, so she had no support looking after her two kids and...
The difference between a tech company and a services company is fast diminishing. I was talking to one of my friends running a travel & ticketing services firm from Bangalore. He said that he is...
There’s a problem with Snapchat’s valuation of $24 billion. The company doesn’t deserve the money. That goes for all social media that rely on user generated content. Pay the people, says DW’s Zulfikar Abbany. ...
American philosopher Michael P. Lynch says the internet is high on fast facts but low on deeper knowledge and understanding. The age of big data – the “internet of us” – may fail us, if...
Apple’s annual Worldwide Developers Conference kicks off on Monday, giving software engineers the chance to rub shoulders with Apple’s technorati. But it looks like Siri will steal the show. Programmers from around the world are...
Self-driving cars, robotics and automation may sound utopian to you. But author Nicholas Carr says we’re in danger of ceding too much responsibility, including complex moral choices, to machines. DW: The thing that stands out...
