Why do ambitious women have flat heads?
Who is it?
Dame Stephanie Shirley, IT pioneer and businesswoman
What's it about?
How Dame Stephaniefought sexism in the 1960s by recruiting women for her tech start-up, and by introducing herself in business letters as 'Steve'. She also speaks plainly about the sacrifices necessary for success, and why it's so important to love what you do
Key quote
"You can always tell ambitious women by the shape of our heads: They're flat on top for being patted patronisingly."
How to upgrade democracy for the Internet era
Who is it?
Pia Mancini, co-founder of DemocracyOS
What's it about?
How technology can help citizens decide the way politicians vote on every issue
Key quote
"We are 21st-century citizens, doing our very, very best to interact with 19th century-designed institutions that are based on an information technology of the 15th century."
A delightful way to teach kids about computers
Who is it?
Linda Liukas, coder and children's writer
What's it about?
Children need to learn the new universal language - computer code. Liukas talks about how we can encourage kids to see computers not as boring, functional machines, but as a gateway to creating a new world
Key quote
"The kids of today, they tap, swipe and pinch their way through the world. But unless we give them tools to build with computers, we are raising only consumers instead of creators."
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Why cutting-edge innovation is killing the planetIn-depth AI and robots will do our work, we’ll get paid in cryptocurrency, and cars will drive themselves – but each of these technologies is a massive energy hog
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Meet the CAVForth project: The world's first autonomous busCase Study Edinburgh's AB1 route, in Scotland, lets the public catch a ride on an self-driving bus over the Forth Road Bridge. But is this really the future of public transit?
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Sonatus secures $35 billion to spur software-defined vehiclesNews The funding will be used to turn cars into data centers on wheels
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Oculii raises $55 million for its AI-powered radar softwareNews The VAI platform by Oculii improves the angular resolution of any radar by up to 100 times
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ZF augments vehicle intelligence with next-gen AI supercomputerNews New ZF ProAI packs a punch with up to 66% more computing power than its predecessor
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Why driverless cars don't belong on public roads (yet)Opinion Autonomous vehicles still can't account for human error
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Autonomous cars may prompt the changing of Australian drink-driving lawsNews The rise of autonomous vehicles could significantly change future driving laws
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One large pizza, extra onions, hold the tech gimmicksOpinion Driverless pizza deliveries do nothing for customer service, argues Jane McCallion
