The tech company that claims it can stop employees from quitting
Can it be that all it takes to keep employees happy is clever software? This company claims its software works 97% of the time.
Terrestrial GPS flies through trials
Our global positioning infrastructure is old and vulnerable. Now the race for redundancy is underway.
AI can predict if it will rain in two hours' time
The forecasting system can predict the weather with about 89% accuracy.
Google’s MUM will start adding more context to searches
Google is getting a little help from its MUM (Multitask Unified Model) to add more context to search results.
AI May Predict the Next High-Risk Virus To Jump From Animals to Humans
Most emerging infectious diseases of humans (like COVID-19) are zoonotic – caused by viruses originating from other animal species. Identifying high-risk viruses earlier can improve research and surveillance priorities. A study published in PLOS Biol
Soon Your Google Searches Can Combine Text and Images
With the help of AI, you’ll be able to take a picture of a shirt, then ask Google to find socks with the same pattern.
Samsung to offer car digital key service on Galaxy Z Fold 3 for Genesis GV60
Using ultra-wide band technology, the latest Galaxy phones can now be used as a digital key to open and lock car doors.
Legal framework for artificial intelligence advances in Brazil
Congress passed a bill that outlines guidelines for public policies and principles to be followed by companies, which now needs to be voted by the Senate.
US and EU to cooperate on tech standards, supply chain security and tech development
The new US-EU Trade and Technology Council aims to keep an eye on how sensitive technologies are used.
How a committed minority can change society
How do social conventions change? Robotic engineers and marketing scientists joined forces to study this phenomenon, combining online experiments and statistical analysis into a mathematical model that shows how a committed minority can influence the majority to overturn long-standing practices.
Do I need a brolly? Google uses AI to try to improve two-hour rain forecasts
‘Precipitation nowcasting’ is attempt to predict weather more accurately in short term
From Babylon to Google: a history of weather forecasting
AI has taken the place of astrology as humans have worked through the millennia for knowledge of when it will rain
Lexmark commercializes its IoT platform it uses internally
Lexmark uses its Optra IoT platform to remotely resolve device support issues 70% of the time.
Enlisting the power of AI to fight California wildfires
For the past decade in Los Angeles and the State of California, the question is not if there will be wildfires—but rather when and where they will sprout up and how to protect people from these threats. As such, firefighters need to know how to plan and deploy limited resources.
Paravision boosts its computer vision and facial recognition capabilities
US-based Paravision has announced updates to boost its computer vision and facial recognition capabilities across mobile, on-premise, edge, and cloud deployments.
AI-Driven Dynamic Face Mask Adapts To Exercise and Pollution Levels
During the coronavirus pandemic, many people have grown accustomed to wearing face masks to protect themselves and others, but that doesn’t mean the masks are always comfortable — especially during exercise. Now, researchers reporting in ACS Nano hav
How AI video surveillance impacts the way businesses approach security
Security cameras are a great way to keep an eye on commercial spaces without being on-site, especially after-hours. While security is a 24/7 business, most organizations can’t afford to monitor their systems at all hours of the day and night. Hiring a third-party provider to monitor is expensive, and even with eyes on screens, human error still results in missed reports, slow response, and increased insurance and liability costs.
University of Sydney partners with AWS to establish a koala genome library
450 koala genomes will be freely available on Amazon Web Services to assist researchers, scientists, and conservationists in their efforts to prevent koalas from going into extinction.