Accurate and amusing tech predictions from the past!

Accurate and amusing tech predictions from the past!

  • 13th August 2020
  • Evgeniy Anisimov
  • Technology

Over time, people have enjoyed predicting the future. The consequences of this are both eerily precise and utterly ridiculous! So, let's see some of the best in both categories. To begin, we will look at the wildly inaccurate quotes: In 1876, William Orton, the President of Western Union, had stated: “This telephone contains too many shortcomings to seriously consider it as a means of communication.” 13 years later, in 1889, Thomas Edison had decided that “fooling around with alternating...

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Windows 7 Support

Windows 7 Support

  • 31st July 2020
  • Evgeniy Anisimov
  • Technology

Microsoft has announced that it would no longer be providing support for users of Windows 7 from 14th January 2020 and had already stopped mainstream support in January 2015. This meant that no new features were added and warranty claims were rendered invalid. From January 2020, there will be more changes, such as: Microsoft customer support service will not be provided for Windows 7 users. Some games will be discontinued, for example, backgammon and checkers. No more security updates or patch...

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Google CEO - regulate AI better

Google CEO - regulate AI better

  • 31st July 2020
  • Evgeniy Anisimov
  • Technology

The CEO of Google has recently made a statement regarding the regulation of Artificial Intelligence. Sundar Pichai has expressed concerns about the negative consequences of AI (artificial intelligence) alongside the numerous benefits that this technology brings. Furthermore, he asks for international cooperation to ensure it is harnessed for good. AI is also known as machine intelligence. It is used to describe machines that mimic the human mind, such as learning, problem-solving, speech...

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