Geek Weekly: Our top weird tech stories for 14 May 2015
14 May, 2015This week: World's first autonomous truck approved for highway use, identity theft is easier than ever, machine vs people poker game a close draw and NASA working on an electric eel robot for planetary exploration.
Smarter, faster multicore processors
07 April, 2015Research at MIT has led to a system that distributes data around multicore chips' memory banks, improving execution times by 18% on average while increasing energy efficiency.
Cisco to establish IoE centre in Australia
23 March, 2015 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingCisco is establishing an Internet of Everything innovation centre in Australia and investing in addressing the IT skills gap by teaching STEM skills to 100,000 Australian students.
Smarter caching boosts computing performance
23 February, 2015Cleverer management of caches could improve computer chips' performance while reducing their energy consumption.
Geek Weekly: Our top weird tech stories for 18 December
18 December, 2014This week: Optical illusions for computers; Lunar Xprize extended to end of 2016; Amazon glitch sees goods sold for 1p; Queensland hospitals hit by computer glitch; and a system failure closes London's airspace.
CBA tips $5m into quantum computing R&D
09 December, 2014 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingCommonwealth Bank will provide $5m to the ARC Centre for Quantum Computation and Communication Technology for its efforts to build a silicon-based quantum computer.
Geek Weekly: Our top tech stories for 2 October
02 October, 2014This week we have a look at a Wi-Fi service that takes your children, Google's Project Loon, Microsoft's decision to get out of robotics, a new clock that essentially keeps perfect time and the US$2.1 billion spent so far on the 'Obamacare' website.
LMA to build APAC ICT engineering hub in Melbourne
01 October, 2014 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingLockheed Martin Australia has picked Melbourne to be the location of its new Asia-Pacific ICT engineering hub.
Boffins lay groundwork for post-silicon era
24 September, 2014 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingTwo university research projects are exploring promising ways to overcome the limitations of conventional silicon chips with electronic circuits.
Crowdsourcing rife with malicious behaviour
09 September, 2014 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingCrowdsourcing's key strength - its openness of entry - also leaves it vulnerable to malicious behaviour including internal sabotage, research from NICTA and a UK university shows.
Geek Weekly: Our top weird tech stories for 4 September
04 September, 2014Meat pies in the IT age; Coding error missed for six years; Navigation satellites lost in space; 'Beam me up' healthcare; The apps that Apple reject.
Global smart city challenge launched in the US
06 August, 2014 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingUS government body NIST has kicked off a year-long challenge aimed at helping global communities develop smart city technologies and processes.
Loud&Clear partners with Swinburne R&D lab
30 July, 2014Digital creative agency Loud&Clear has made a formal partnership with the Swinburne University of Technology R&D department, following the launch of the university's new software innovation lab.
NICTA, Swinburne Uni open software R&D lab
22 July, 2014 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe newly launched NICTA Swinburne Software Innovation Lab will focus on developing software with the potential to benefit a diverse range of industries.
Big data, spectrum crunch and network investment are hottest issues
10 June, 2014ITU conference sees new push for consumer empowerment to put social development and human needs at forefront of ICT policy.
