Is there clear evidence that radiation from mobile phones causes cancer?
On the 14th of July an article was published in the web page of The Guardian that was circulating all over the Internet. The article is titled “The inconvenient truth about cancer and mobile phones” and the authors state that even though the scientific peer…
Meet Volunteers Aboard the IEEE MOVE Truck
They provide the vehicle’s mobile services of emergency power, Internet access, and cellphone chargers to natural disaster victims and aid workers Since the MOVE Community Outreach project launched in 2016, IEEE volunteers have spent weeks at a time helping out during nine natural disasters in the United…
IEEE European Public Policy Committee
In 2001 the IEEE Board of Directors made a strategic decision to make IEEE a truly international society. As a result of this Region 8 derived one of the primary priorities in 2011: “Cooperation with European Institutions and Agencies”. Like on the level of Region…
Facebook’s DensePose Tech Raises Concerns About Potential Misuse
Facebook’s DensePose technology lets anyone turn 2D images of people into 3D models In early 2018, Facebook’s AI researchers unveiled a deep-learning system that can transform 2D photo and video images of people into 3D mesh models of those human bodies in motion. Last month,…
Google Co-founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page Named Recipients of the IEEE Computer Society 2018 Computer Pioneer Award
LOS ALAMITOS, Calif., 11 July 2018 – Google co-founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page have been selected to receive the IEEE Computer Society’s 2018 Computer Pioneer Award. This award acknowledges significant contributions to early concepts and developments in the electronic computer field that have clearly advanced…
Your Guide to the GDPR
The European Union (EU) initially introduced the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in May 2016 to help people assert control over their personal data on the Internet. Fast-forward two years, and GDPR takes effect worldwide on 25 May 2018, sending a cold shiver down the…
This is what happens to your body during a flight
Do you know what happens to your body during a flight? Dehydration Loss of taste You’ll expand (literally) Ear pain Have a look at the following video. Make sure you drink a lot of water and move when it is allowed to. Source: Tech…
The video of the airport clerk, that made a lot of people furious
IEEE volunteers travel a lot, especially in our huge Region, Region 8. We all know of cases where our volunteers have experienced a suitcase that has been damaged after a flight, don’t we? A twitter user, Vanessa Marsh, shared the following video on Twitter and can…
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