Bringing Computers to Life

The new BSc in Computer Science will offer students the opportunity to learn core computing skills and apply those skills to any area or subject they feel passionate about. Music, art, sociology, education: the possibilities are endless. Through exciting project-based learning, the course encourages students to express themselves creatively and develop new links between technology […]
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US Farmers Are Being Bled By the Tractor Monopoly

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Bloomberg: As tractors become as complex as Teslas, agricultural equipment manufacturers and their authorized dealerships are using technology as an excuse to force farmers to use the authorized service center — and only the authorized service center — for repairs. That’s costing farmers — and independent repair shops — dearly. John Nauerth III, a…

Wisconsin Is Fighting to Renegotiate Its Foxconn Deal

Foxconn’s controversial plant in Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin has faced resistance from the beginning. Now, Governor Evers is calling on the tech-manufacturing company to renegotiate.Source: https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/8xzabg/wisconsin-is-fighting-to-renegotiate-its-foxconn-deal…

Foxconn Chairman Terry Gou To Run For President of Taiwan

hackingbear writes: Terry Gou, the billionaire founder of electronics giant Foxconn, is stepping down from his role as chairman to run for president of Taiwan. Taiwan broke off from mainland China in 1949 after a civil war and is officially known as Republic of China; its legal territory still covers all of China. He will stand in the primaries of the…

Canada Is Getting Sued Over Sidewalk Labs’ ‘Smart City’ In Toronto

The Google affiliate’s Quayside project has been hit by a massive legal challenge from the Canadian Civil Liberties Association targeting all three levels of government. Source: https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/gy4bgj/canada-is-getting-sued-over-sidewalk-labs-smart-city-in-toronto…

The race to save the planet from plastic

Scientists are trying to accelerate evolution to make plastics rot. A tiny new organism is showing them how. Sometime between 2010 and 2015, a tiny organism with an unusual appetite made a home in an industrial site near a bottle-recycling plant in Sakai, Japan. The site, located by a bustling port in one of the… Continue reading The race to save the planet from plastic

Mysterious “Bermuda Triangle of Britain” is Killing Motor Vehicles

This story sounds familiar … and not because of the “Bermuda “Triangle” comparison. A car park in England is being called “The Bermuda Triangle of Britain” after dozens of motorists found their electronic key fobs no longer worked and they were locked out of their vehicles. The car park is a rectangle, not a triangle,… Continue reading Mysterious “Bermuda Triangle of Britain” is Killing Motor Vehicles