World’s first 3D-printed stainless steel bridge spans Dutch canal

MX3D has finally realized its ambitious plan to install the world's first 3D-printed steel bridge over a canal in Amsterdam. The public bridge features integrated sensors to collect data on its structural integrity, crowd behavior, and more.

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Smart audio recorder leverages AI to auto transcribe recordings

Beijing-based Mobvoi has launched a digital dictation machine called the AI Recorder that taps into artificial intelligence to automatically transcribe audio, making it a useful addition to the travel bag of journalists, students and business folk.

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Valve’s portable Steam Deck console takes your Steam library on the go

The Nintendo Switch is a nifty concept, but arguably underpowered and lacking in game variety. Valve is now having a crack at it with the Steam Deck, a handheld gaming console that can play your existing Steam library on the go or on a big screen.

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COVID-19 pandemic sparks new laws banning after-hours work emails

Even before the pandemic struck in 2020, technology was blurring the boundary between home and work. Pressure to be contactable 24/7 led to calls for "right to disconnect" laws protecting employees – calls that have been increasingly heeded in the COVID era.

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US Defense Department uses CubeSats to test anti-hypersonic tech

As hypersonic missiles rapidly move toward becoming practical weapons, the problem of how to counter them is also on the agenda. The US Department of Defense developing a CubeSats-based system to track these missiles in all phases of their flight.

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Amazon patents trucks that unleash and direct fleets of delivery drones

Amazon is understandably keen to make the job of deliveries easier. The latest idea is a new patent for a system where delivery vans would carry items almost to their destination, then send out and direct ground drones to do the final drop-off.

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How telcos paid ₦110.1B telecoms fines in 2019

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Nigerian telcos paid telecoms fines totaling ₦110,148,803,968 to the industry regulator in 2019, a marginal fraction higher than the ₦110,120,709,885 they paid the preceding year, regulatory filings reviewed by Technology Times have shown.

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Tecno Phantom X: When a smartphone takes a bold design curve

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The Chinese makers of the Tecno Phantom X, the new smartphone flagship, are hinging its future success on the bold and futuristic design targetting smartphone users with eyes for elegance.

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Rejoinder: Nigeria Records 3 Million New Lines in Q1 Despite Ban on SIM Card Sale

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The attention of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has been drawn to an online media report alleging that mobile telephony subscriptions in Nigeria somehow grew by 3,000,000 new subscribers in the first quarter of 2021.

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