• Technology Will robots create mass unemployment?
    Robotics innovation in recent years has been massive. While science-fiction films have pointed towards a robot uprising spelling the end of the human race, it’s possible that robots may have a very real impact on employment. Robotics and automation can be extremely useful in many workplaces. The benefits of automation include increased productivity and better […]
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  • Technology SpaceX astronauts splash down in style
    SpaceX sent its first all-civilian team to enter space and it was a resounding success. The four one-time astronauts successfully splashed back down in the Atlantic Ocean, just as planned. Billionaire Jared Isaacman and the three civilians, Sian Proctor, Hayley Arceneux and Chris Sembroski, became the first ever private, non-astronaut crew to have orbited the […]
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  • Technology Tesla Bot: should we be worried?
    Tesla recently hosted an AI Day event at which they revealed plans to engineer a humanoid robot. The purpose? To eliminate boring, repetitive, and dangerous tasks from human life. The Tesla Bot is capable of handling a multitude of duties: from attaching bolts to cars with tools, to shopping and simply picking things up. The […]
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  • News Amazon’s Jeff Bezos is heading to space
    Fast cars, big mansions and fancy planes. These are the things you come to expect from billionaires. Nowadays, though, travelling to space is becoming a more common showcase of wealth – but why is Amazon founder Jeff Bezos launching himself out of the atmosphere? While you might typically expect there to be a motive for […]
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  • Editorials Cryptocurrency (and the price crash) explained
    Cryptocurrency as an emerging market has caused numerous headlines both positive and negative throughout its time on the scene. Recently, following weeks of all-time records for Bitcoin and other Altcoins in terms of value, the market has found itself falling steeply in value. In order to understand the recent events of the Bitcoin and cryptocurrency […]
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  • News A week in mild amusement
    Hung Parliament A dozen protesters stripped naked in the House of Commons to bring attention to climate change. Because only a naked male body can truly exemplify when there’s a drastic change in temperature. Despite the intent of the demonstration, the MPs continued discussing the enthralling subject of Brexit. You have to give Theresa May […]
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  • News A week in mild amusement
    Entering the single market So Boris Johnson’s getting a divorce. He and his wife are separating after 25 years. While she can no longer live in his house, he does expect her to cook, clean and allow low tariff imports for no benefit. Drawing comparisons with Johnson’s own separation and Brexit is obviously fun but not […]
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  • News A week in mild amusement
    Something a little different this week. In honour of St. Patrick’s day occurring roughly four months ago (a tenuous link, I know) I’m going full poet. I’m going to attempt to express each of this week’s mildly amusing stories in the form of the greatest incarnation of literature: the limerick.  An AABBA folk poem structure which […]
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