MacBook Pro 2016 Review: Is it Apple's Almost-perfect Laptop?

Apple has been remarkably consistent in two areas over the years. Firstly, it has invented new technologies and ways of using its products that wow its users. And secondly, it has often exasperated vocal sections of its user base by ditching tried-and-tested standards, from the

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How Technology is Helping Catch Nighttime Poachers in Africa

The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) is harnessing sophisticated technology to catch nighttime poachers in Eastern Africa. Since the deployment of thermal imaging cameras and human detection software nine months ago, more than two dozen poachers have been arrested in Kenya’s Maasai Mara,

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First Hyperloop Could Blaze a Trail Between Dubai and Abu Dhabi

Hyperloop One, which aims to fulfill the vision of high-speed transportation promoted by Elon Musk, has signed a deal to develop a line between Dubai and UAE capital Abu Dhabi, Dubai reportedly announced this week. No financial terms have been disclosed, but the project reportedly

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Meet PoisonTap, the $5 tool that ransacks password-protected computers

Proving once again that you can do a lot of damage with a little investment and a lot of ingenuity, security researcher Samy Kamkar recently managed to take down a locked, password-protected computer armed with only a US$5 Raspberry Pi. The low-tech cookie-siphoning intrusion

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