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Britain Plans Billion-Pound Boost for Electric Cars
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 13, 2017 | Technology
London — ِAs part of plans to invest 2.5 billion pounds ($3.3 billion) by 2021 to help meet its climate change targets, Britain will spend one billion pounds to promote electric and other low-emission vehicles, and step up spending on research and innovation, Reuters...
London's National Theatre Helps Deaf People Watch Shows Using New Techniques
London, Asharq Al-Awsat — To help people with hearing disabilities watch theatrical shows, London's National theater began using the "augmented reality" technology. Epson has developed smart glasses to help people with deafness or hearing impairment to...
Google's Instant Translation Headsets are Likely Anomalous
London, Asharq Al-Awsat — In light of having different accents and vocabularies in the same language, the Guardian newspaper concluded that the new Google in-ear translation headsets may not be a useful gadget. A few months ago, Google has invented new set of...
Google Brings Cellular Service to Puerto Rico Using Balloons
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Oct 7, 2017 | Technology
The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced it had granted Alphabet Inc. the green light to use solar power balloons to bring cellular service to Puerto Rico, which has struggled to regain communications services since Hurricane Maria hit last month. The...
Google Responds to Complaints of Massive Media Companies
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 4, 2017 | Technology
San Francisco, London – Following complaints from media giants like News Corp that their sales were suffering, Google has announced that subscription news websites would no longer have to provide users three free articles per day or face less prominence in...
A Game You Can Control With Your Mind
by Cade Metz | Oct 3, 2017 | Technology
The increased interest in neurotechnology is partly a result of an effort the Obama administration started in 2013. The initiative helped create significant government financing for brain-interface companies and related work in academia. Then Elon Musk, the founder of...