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October 17, 2017
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Facebook has announced it will acquire tbh, the app that allows users to give positive feedback to friends anonymously, for £100m according to the tech news website, TechCrunch. Acquiring 5m downloads in just nine weeks, tbh is expected to make full use of the social network giant’s resources, while its four employees are to become part of the Facebook team. Users can create fun polls with their friends, who can be added through usernames, phone numbers and friends-of-friends. Though users are notified...

October 16, 2017
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Apple Co-Founder Steve Wozniak has developed a new education platform call Woz-U. Its focus is on technology and career-based programs designed to get people into the workforce quickly and affordably and provide students the opportunity to learn necessary skills for the technology industry. They currently offer Full-Stack Software Developer and Computer Support Specialist programmes online with more to come in 2018. Steve Wozniak co-founded Apple with Steve Jobs and in 1978 he built the Apple II computer which revolutionised the technology...

October 13, 2017
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Qubit has launched an artificial intelligence platform which aims to transform your mobile shopping experience. Named the Qubit Aura, it curates products and categories for every visitor, so shoppers have an easier experience finding the products they are interested in. The platform uses AI to understand clickstream attributes such as location, time of day, device, search history on the site, brand and product preferences, and frequency of purchases.  Take a look here. Image Source: Qubit Site ...

October 12, 2017
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Oculus has unveiled its newest and most affordable headset device, called Oculus Go, in an attempt to kickstart sales of its VR hardware. Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, whose company owns Oculus VR, said it was his aim to one day get a billion people using VR. Set to ship in early 2018, the standalone Oculus Go starts at $199. Its closest rival, Samsung Gear VR, while slightly cheaper at $129, requires a Samsung smartphone in order to work. Read more on the...

October 11, 2017
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The world's first AI computer designed to drive fully autonomous robotaxis was unveiled by NVIDIA yesterday. Codenamed Pegasus, the new system delivers over 320 trillion operations per second - ten times the amount of its predecessor - and will help make possible a new class of vehicles that can operate without a driver. Although Pegasus won’t be available to NVIDIA automotive partners till the second half of 2018, NVIDIA software and configurations are available for developers working on autonomous vehicles and algorithms...

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