E&T news weekly #58 – we choose our favourite engineering and technology news stories from the week

Friday July 10 2015  Laura Onita, news reporter Technology disruption causes headaches for US businesses Technology makes life easier and the economy more efficient. Until it fails. It was a rough day for technology in the US on Wednesday: its biggest airline, its oldest stock exchange and its most prominent business newspaper all suffered technology problems that upended service for parts of the day. It seems technology glitches that temporarily knock out vital services and conveniences of modern life are likely to become more common as computers and other electronic devices increasingly connect together over the Internet. Update 999 services … Continue reading E&T news weekly #58 – we choose our favourite engineering and technology news stories from the week

Brazil unveils #Olympics torch for #Rio2016 – an annotated infographic

The 2016 Olympic torch has been revealed ahead of next year’s Games in Rio de Janeiro, featuring an innovative recycled aluminium design. It looks pretty nice. We like the floating segments. Not convinced that elements of the design are in any way evocative of Copacabana promenade – not even if you squint your eyes and play Barry Manilow in the background – but we’ll let that one slide. Click on the graphic for an expanded view.   Continue reading Brazil unveils #Olympics torch for #Rio2016 – an annotated infographic