Broadly, an end-to-end encrypted messaging protocol is one that ensures that only the participants in a conversation, and no intermediate servers, routers, or relay systems, can read and write messages. An end-to-end encrypted group messaging protocol is…

Helium is the second most abundant element in the Universe, but it's relatively rare on Earth – so much so that some have called for a ban on party balloons to ward off a worldwide shortage. However, a team of scientists led by Diveena Danabalan of Durham…

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Nature Human Behaviour - Wahl et al. present palaeoenvironmental, epigraphic and archaeological evidence that suggests that the Maya engaged in tactics akin to total warfare earlier and more...

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Depending who you ask, Cosmo Park is an ingenious urban oasis or an ill-conceived dystopia

The new design produced more thrust than any other air-breathing hypersonic engine the Air Force has ever tested, at least publicly.

The classified artificial brain being developed by US intelligence programs.

A would-be developer’s vision involves building eight cities between Melbourne and Sydney. But a Guardian investigation has uncovered serious doubts

Baron Haussmann wanted to build a barricade-proof city, but the people he displaced defied his plans.

Can a human touch make Silicon Valley’s biggest discussion forum a more thoughtful place?

The standard account of China’s economic rise focuses on its state capitalism, whereby the government, endowed with huge assets, can pursue a wide-ranging industrial policy and intervene to mitigate risks. This explanation is wrong.

Which skills does a CTO need in a growing company? Every start-up and scale-up needs differently skilled people at the helm in different stages of growth. Finding the perfect CTO can be very hard.

As AI and HPC datasets continue to increase in size, the time spent loading data for a given application begins to place a strain on the total application’s performance. When considering end-to-end…

As the trade war escalates, Beijing needs private companies to pull China’s economy out of its rut. But for some, ready money can be hard to find.

Advanced Micro Devices Inc <AMD.O> on Wednesday released the second generation of its processor chip for data centres and said that it had landed Alphabet Inc' <GOOGL.O> Google and Twitter Inc <TWTR.N> as customers.

The land can be a powerful tool for combating global warming -- if it's used wisely. Healthy forests and sustainable agriculture are key, a U.N. report says.