Last Monday, the US presidential administration introduced a draft budget that provides for a nearly two-fold – up to almost $ 1 billion - increase in the allocation for the study and application of quantum computer technologies. In January, it became known that financial corporations JP Morgan...

There is a long way to go for finding a vaccine or effective treatment for the deadly new coronavirusm, cautioned drugmakers who are trying to find a cure for the virus.   That caution was in contrast to reports of a supposed “breakthrough” for treating the coronavirus appearing on Wednesday...

Alphabet subsidiary has released a service that helps to identify photoshopped pictures. The project, as the developer hopes, will help reporters identify fake information. Jigsaw, a subsidiary of Alphabet, has introduced an interactive platform for identifying coordinated disinformation campaigns...

Doctors dealing with treating patients of the new coronavirus have been provided with an experimental antiviral drug for emergency treatment by Gilead Sciences Inc., the organizations said on Friday.   The Foster City, California based Gilead also wants to undertake a clinical trial of the...

The police in London will now use live facial recognition technology to enable law enforcers to more easily identify suspects and manage the city. This controversial plan was announced by London's Metropolitan Police.   The police will use the technology in places and cases where there is...

A prototype of a planned autonomous electric vehicle was unveiled by the self-driving car unit of General Motors – Cruise on Tuesday.   The company said that this model, which does not have steering wheel or pedals, will be used in the proposed autonomous ride-sharing service. The company...

Amazon, the world's largest online retailer, wants to take one-touch payments to the next level. The company will create terminals that allow paying with a palm instead of a credit card or smartphone. Amazon plans to create payment terminals where a palm touch is enough to pay, writes The Wall...

A computing system has been developed by the chip manufacturer Qualcomm Inc that is designed to meet the needs of computing for autonomous vehicles, which the company said, would take care of everything necessary in self driving vehicles – from lane controls to full self-driving. The company said...

A new study reveals the presence of micro-plastic practically everywhere; what will be its impact? Plastic seems to have invaded the remotest ocean floors in the frozen Arctic as well as our bodies, for it enters our bodies through respiration and through water as we continue to consumed...