Alibaba’s blocky HQ focuses on workspace flexibility and energy efficiency

SOM has revealed its new headquarters for Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba. Featuring a chunky form meant to resemble a cloud, it will boast some carefully considered sustainability features and will be flexible and future-proof.

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DALL-E 2: A dream tool and an existential threat to visual artists

The greatest artistic tool ever built, or a harbinger of doom for entire creative industries? OpenAI's second-generation DALL-E 2 system is slowly opening up to the public, and its text-based image generation and editing abilities are awe-inspiring.

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Newly discovered chemical reactions could explain the origin of life

Exactly how non-living molecules sparked life is one of the most puzzling mysteries of science. Scientists have now discovered chemical reactions that can produce the building blocks of life out of materials common in early Earth's primordial soup.

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Motion-controlled flashlight pushes to be most user-friendly out there

The Darkfade looks more like an electric shaver than a typical flashlight, because it's built to be unlike the average torch. With a fresh shape and an easier interface for finding the right brightness, it looks to be something of a Flashlight 2.0.

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Incredible database now includes almost every protein known to science

DeepMind has expanded its AlphaFold Protein Structure Database to include almost 200 million structures, including almost every protein known to science. Open to the public, this could provide a huge boost to an almost endless variety of research.

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Nigeria Cybercrime Act 2015: How The Law Affects You by Basil Udotai [Throwback]

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Nigeria Cybercrime Act 2015: How The Law Affects You by Basil Udotai [Throwback]

Mr Basil Udotai, Managing Partner, Technology Advisors LLP, a law firm specializing in information and communication technology (ICT), delivered the Technology Times Outlook 2015 Summit where he delivered the thought leadership keynote presentation that will review the Nigeria Cybercrime Act 2015. Mr Basil Udotai, Managing Partner, Technology Advisors LLP, a law firm specializing in information […]

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Micromax In 2C: Why It’s ‘Safe Choice’ for Budget Smartphone Buyers  

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Micromax In 2C: Why It’s ‘Safe Choice’ for Budget Smartphone Buyers  

The Micromax In 2C smartphone, the successor to last year’s Micromax In 2B, hopes to sustain the maker’s mantra of rolling out devices for budget phone consumers. Micromax has been launching smartphones in and around the budget segment in India, and the tech firm hopes its latest Micromax In 2C smartphone will sustain the founding vision.   Micromax […]

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