Image copyright Meepl Image caption Tech firms are using artificial intelligence to work out sizing Sorcha O’Donoghue has long been annoyed by the disparity in clothes sizing between different stores. “Once I went shopping and got a pair of jeans that were size 8 on the label. Then I went to another shop and I was back to size 12,”… Read more →
Image copyright Jack Stevens Image caption Jack Stevens says remote working piled on stress You would think that an IT professional could switch to remote working smoothly. But that’s a misconception, according to Jack Stevens, senior product manager at IT services company Publicis Sapient. “I just had an anxious feeling all of the time,” he says about the start of… Read more →
Image copyright Alan Lu Image caption Water companies are investing in new technology You’d think that of all the leaks in the country, the one that pops up on the street where a professor of water systems lives would get fixed pretty quickly. But as Vanessa Speight will tell you, that’s sadly not the case. “It just comes out of… Read more →
Image copyright Rovco Image caption Firms like Rovco are trying to make underwater vehicles more intelligent “It’s very common,” says Jess Hanham casually, when asked how often he finds suspected unexploded bombs. Mr Hanham is a co-founder of Spectrum Offshore, a marine survey firm that does a lot of work in the Thames Estuary. His firm undertakes all sorts of… Read more →
Image copyright Tim Easley Image caption DJ and broadcaster Anne Frankenstein Before the pandemic hit Anne Frankenstein would be DJ-ing in bars or clubs most Friday and Saturday nights. She laughs when asked if she misses it: “Not really, I kind of prefer the quiet life. I think I was playing a few too many gigs before lockdown. It’s been… Read more →
Image copyright Jack Hao Yang Image caption Scientists are capturing atoms and slowing them down Imagine the US is under attack. An enemy aircraft, loaded with warheads, is heading towards the coast, dipping in and out of radar. Fighter jets have been scrambled and there’s a frantic effort to pinpoint the target. But the nation’s best defence is not an… Read more →
Image copyright Iain Lee Image caption Iain Lee and his new studio Via guesswork, Google and a bit of trial and error, Iain Lee thinks he has the right equipment to broadcast his new show with Katherine Boyle. The show is not on the radio, instead the pair broadcast on Twitch, an internet-based service mainly used to watch people play… Read more →
Image copyright Neuropro Image caption Dr Jamil El-Imad (right) worked in the computer industry before moving into neuroscience A trip on London’s underground is rarely a relaxing experience, but the Covid-19 pandemic has added an extra level of anxiety for many. I’m off to try out a new technology that promises to train my brain to relax. Sitting far apart… Read more →
Image copyright Cobis Image caption Cash flow is non-existent for many start-ups, says Priya Lakhani Priya Lakhani was just days away from a crucial moment in the life of her start-up, Century Tech, an education firm which uses artificial intelligence to track a pupil’s progress. She had a signed term sheet from an investor, which is a big deal in… Read more →
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Virtual reality is likely to play a bigger role in future conferences “I’m devastated,” says Mike Walker, managing director of MGN Events. The company went from generating millions of pounds in revenue to near zero in just weeks, because of lockdowns. “Over 10 years of hard work building the company up from nothing, reinvesting… Read more →