future
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What Are The Biggest Challenges Technology Must Overcome In The Next 10 Years?
Technology’s fine—I definitely like texting, and some of the shows on Netflix are tolerable—but the field’s got some serious kinks to work out. Some of these are hardware-related: when, for instance, will quantum computing become practical? Others are of more immediate concern. Is there some way to stop latently homicidal weirdos from getting radicalised online?…
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Can ‘Techno Sex’ Ever Be As Good As The Real Thing?
The lighting is low and the dance music loud as lunchtime visitors stroll through Sydney’s International Convention Centre. It’s a sunny Saturday in June and they’re here for Sexpo, a four-day event at which stall holders are spruiking everything from boutique wines, bath bombs and hair extensions to lingerie, high heels, erotic novelty items, sex…
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The Future Of Online Dating Is Unsexy And Brutally Effective
When I give the dating app LoveFlutter my Twitter handle, it rewards me with a 28-axis breakdown of my personality: I’m an analytic Type A who’s unsettlingly sex-focused and neurotic (99th percentile). On the sidebar where my “Personality Snapshot” is broken down in further detail, a section called “Chat-Up Advice” advises, “Do your best to…
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New Study From Google Says Australia Needs To Embrace, Not Fear, Automation
Over the last 15 years, Australians have reduced the amount of time spent on physical and routine tasks at work by two hours each week thanks to automation. Retail workers have spent less time ringing up items and more time helping customers, bank employees less time counting banknotes and more time giving financial advice. And…