Swiss citizens will get the chance to try to ensure their economy never becomes cashless, a pressure group said, after collecting enough signatures on Monday to trigger a popular vote on the issue. The Free…

Depending on who you ask, some say that quantum computers could either break the Internet, rendering pretty much every data security protocol obsolete, or allow us to compute our way out of the climate crisis.…

We’ve all heard of Elon Musk, the somewhat eccentric, technology-loving businessman. The billionaire has recently made headlines over his ongoing Twitter takeover bid but the main reason he came to our attention in the first…

In July, inflation in the eurozone reached an all-time high of 8.9 per cent. That’s four times higher than the same period last year when it was at 2.2 per cent. All over Europe, the effects…

DeFi, short for decentralised finance, is another buzzword that has entered our lexicon, joining the likes of Bitcoin, cryptocurrency, NFTs, blockchain and the metaverse. So, what is it? Today, most of the financial transactions in…

To begin to understand the link between the gut and the brain, all you have to do is look at the English language, according to Irish neurologist John Cryan. “We use phrases like gut feelings,…

Did you know that the time of day you take medication, get a vaccine, or receive healthcare treatment could have a dramatic effect on its efficiency? It’s all to do with your internal body clock,…

The potential of quantum computing has been hailed as revolutionary, able to change the way everything in our world works by finding solutions exponentially faster than today’s most powerful supercomputers. But as executives calculate the…

What’s the most important thing when designing an urban space? According to Meriem Chabani, it’s asking the right questions. “The first thing we need to take into account is the need,” said the French-Algerian architect…

By Aoibhinn Mc Bride There’s been a lot of chatter about ChatGPT since Open.ai launched its innovative chatbot in November 2022. Programmed using an extensive dataset of human language, ChatGPT has the ability to provide…