Source: designnews.com Robots have come a long way in their functionality, but there are still many sensing capabilities that can’t be achieved by these systems that compare to how humans interact with their environments. To solve this issue, researchers at the National University of Singapore (NUS) have created a complex artificial brain system called NeuTouch Read More
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Source: freepressjournal.in Tech giants Apple and Google, in an attempt to combat the spread of the deadly pandemic coronavirus, are working on a contract-tracing tool. Stronger privacy protections are also on the feature cards as the upcoming Covid-19 contract-tracing tool’s developer version will be launched soon. How will Covid-19 contract-tracing tool work? Apple, in a Read More
Source: pymnts.com “While it may feel counterintuitive to look backward in order to move forward in the face of significant economic events,” Payrix Chief Risk and Compliance Officer Billi Jo Wright told PYMNTS, “applying the proper data mining, data analytics tools and action plans to your business’ wealth of transactional data may provide a roadmap through adverse Read More
Source: saratogian.com TROY, N.Y. — A researcher from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is suggesting that the coronavirus will peak in the Capital Region in the second half of May or early June. Malik Magdon-Ismail tailored a robust machine learning model that can predict pandemic impact even in smaller cities, with 75% of the population in the Capital Region in Read More
Source: jdsupra.com Artificial intelligence (AI) remains one of the main features of most European countries’ strategies, even during these times of the COVID-19 emergency. AI can in fact not only improve health care systems but also be a fundamental tool to analyze data to fight and prevent pandemics. While there is little doubt about the Read More
Source: entrepreneur.com In only a few weeks, the COVID-19 pandemic has completely disrupted our normal way of life. With many businesses shutting their doors or transitioning to a work-from-home system, adaptability to a constantly changing situation will prove key for the survival of organizations large and small. Despite everything that is going on, however, the pandemic is Read More
Source: virtualizationreview.com The COVID-19 pandemic has shifted the top concerns of enterprise CIOs, who are now prioritizing their spending on areas such as cybersecurity, public cloud, infrastructure and AI/ML. That’s according to a new survey from Adobe, who teamed up with Fortune to measure “How A Remote Workforce Is Shifting CIO Priorities.” “Amid the uncertainty of COVID-19, Read More
Source: venturebeat.com Cnvrg.io, a data science startup headquartered in Jerusalem and New York, today released a community version of its machine learning automation platform designed to help enterprises manage and scale AI. CEO Yochay Ettun says the release was motivated in part by the influx of social distancing and remote work stemming from the COVID-19 Read More
Source: thestar.com While we focus on vaccines, anti-virals and respirators in the fight against COVID-19, there’s another type of technology that gets less attention, but may be even more important in lessening the impact of the pandemic—information technology. Given that we’ve been hearing more and more about the importance of widespread testing, we’re probably less surprised at this Read More
Source: cloutnews.com The Chinese strategy of mass surveillance has, may be, achieved one of the greatest tangible results of the COVID-19 threat so far. Singapore, Israel and China, though pressing the delicate button of the data protection regulation, have implemented strategies of controlled and monitored containment through advanced digital systems, such as drones and data Read More
Source: hindustantimes.com Microsoft and AI software provider, C3.ai have partnered with a bunch of US-based universities including to form a research consortium that is focused on innovative efforts to advance the digital transformation of business, government, and society. The consortium, which also includes educational institutes like the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, the University of Read More
Source: gadgets.ndtv.com On December 30, researchers using artificial intelligence systems to comb through media and social platforms detected the spread of an unusual flu-like illness in Wuhan, China. It would be days before the World Health Organization released a risk assessment and a full month before the UN agency declared a global public health emergency Read More