Microsoft acquires content-moderation specialist Two Hat
Microsoft is buying content-moderation provider and current partner Two Hat to help safeguard its gaming and other consumer services.
GE Appliances and Einride unveil first autonomous and electric truck operating on US soil
Einride will bring its Pods to the US for the first time on GE Appliances' 750-acre Appliance Park campus in Louisville, Kentucky.
IBM and Boston Dynamics partner for National Grid project involving robot dog
The controversial robot dog Spot will now be conducting regular autonomous inspections at National Grid sites with the help of IBM tech.
Robots to clean NYC skyscrapers
High flying window cleaning is dangerous work. Automation may soon reduce the risk.
myGov customer base increased to 20 million in 2020-21
The app for myGov doubled its download count this past year due to more customers using the app to access COVID-19 vaccination certificates.
Inside the controversial US gunshot-detection firm
BBC News has been given access to ShotSpotter, the controversial US technology company that detects gunshots.
EU drones could drop life rafts to migrants in the Mediterranean Sea
The European Maritime Safety Agency has contracted drone company Tekever to use uncrewed aircraft for search-and-rescue missions
Solving complex learning tasks in brain-inspired computers
Spiking neural networks, which mimic the structure and function of a natural nervous system, are powerful, fast, and energy-efficient. One key challenge is how to train such complex systems. An interdisciplinary research team has now developed and successfully implemented an algorithm that achieves such training.
Training AI classifiers to better sort plankton images
Although AI algorithms have achieved quite some progress in plankton image recognition, most of them can only deal with limited number of known classes. In reality, however, ocean scientists will definitely meet with new (unknown or unseen) plankton species, where existing algorithms are very likely to fail.
Researchers develop AI-based technology for clearer plankton observation in deep ocean
Due to the limitation of the wave properties of light, underwater microscopes and cameras compromise between their imaging resolution and field of view for in situ observations.
Best gift for DIYers 2021: IT pro tools
Gifts for the DIYer and fixer in your life. (Or gifts for your wishlist, if that's you!)
AI researchers take aim at COVID-19 'infodemic'
As the COVID-19 pandemic surged, the World Health Organization and the United Nations issued a stark warning: An "infodemic" of online rumors and fake news relating to COVID-19 was impeding public health efforts and causing unnecessary deaths. "Misinformation costs lives," the organizations warned.
Facebook CEO Zuckerberg outlines vision for 'Horizon' metaverse
The Facebook CEO explained how the company's metaverse concept will work.
EU launches antitrust probe into $54B Nvidia-Arm acquisition proposal
The European Commission is following the UK in launching its own antitrust probe into the proposed Nvidia-Arm acquisition.
NI beefs up its electric vehicle, battery capabilities with two acquisitions
The company said it acquired NH Research, which provides high power test and measurement applications, and outlined plans to buy the EV Systems business of Heinzinger GmbH.
Robot umpires are coming to baseball. Will they strike out?
Baseball fans know the bitter heartbreak of calls that don't go their way—especially, a ball that should've been a strike. And, with advances in technology including computer vision, artificial intelligence, and the ubiquity of Wi-Fi, it would be easier than ever for baseball officials to replace humans with robotic umpires.
Machine learning helps to predict blackouts caused by storms
Doctoral candidate Roope Tervo will defend his doctoral dissertation on computer science at Aalto University on 2 November 2021. The thesis studies using machine learning on weather impact predictions focusing on the power outage and train delay predictions.