Aug 19, 2021 | Drones, Featured, Oceanography
A quick Google search for “sharks” drums up a sampling of headlines of recent sightings. “Leopard Sharks Return to La Jolla Waters in Droves,” reads one, while another highlights a “cluster of juvenile great white sharks off Pacific Palisades coast.” There’s been a...
Aug 19, 2021 | Autonomous Vehicles
Joel Johnson laughs nervously from the backseat when his self-driving taxi stops in the middle of a busy road in suburban Phoenix. The car, operated by autonomous vehicle pioneer Waymo, has encountered a row of traffic cones in a construction zone, and won’t move. “Go...
Aug 12, 2021 | Detroit, Events, Industry 4.0
Automation Alley’s signature Integr8 Industry 4.0 conference is returning to an in-person format Oct. 19 at the TCF Center in downtown Detroit. Automation Alley, based in Troy, is Michigan’s Industry 4.0 knowledge center and a World Economic Forum Advanced...
Aug 12, 2021 | Defense, Oceanography, Robots
The ocean is an information-rich environment, if sensors are present to read it. The United States Navy, as part of its continued mission to operate throughout the seas and secure its own freedom of movement, is turning to new robots to collect and share that...
Aug 12, 2021 | Agriculture, Artificial Intelligence, Robots
Artificial intelligence and automation are the new farmhands as growers try to boost productivity amid soaring global demand for food, biofuels and other agricultural products. Why it matters: Farmers one day will be able to manage their fields from their kitchen...
Aug 12, 2021 | Climate, Drones, Weather
They look like bright orange sailboats, but nobody will be taking one of these for a joyride. They are hurricane-hunting drones destined to face some of the fiercest storms on the planet, to acquire data about the formation of hurricanes. “This could be...
Aug 12, 2021 | Artificial Intelligence, Featured, Healthcare
It’s been used to detect eye diseases, make medical diagnoses, and spot early signs of oesophageal cancer. Now it has been claimed artificial intelligence may be able to diagnose dementia from just one brain scan, with researchers starting a trial to test the...
Aug 12, 2021 | Artificial Intelligence
In Mexico, enforced disappearance is a serious problem that dates back many years. Tracking and identifying missing persons has always been a huge challenge, but today, thanks to the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI), great strides are being made. Although the...
Aug 12, 2021 | Climate, Featured
The report on humans’ impact on climate change is getting a lot of attention. Here’s what it all means. The United Nations-appointed Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s new report on the latest authoritative scientific information about global warming has...
Aug 12, 2021 | Electric Vehicles, Featured, Investment
Jim Cramer turned his attention this past week to the rivalry between Tesla and Ford. Jefferies analysts upgraded Tesla to buy from neutral and raised their one-year price target to $850 from $700 on expectations that carmakers, in general, will be able to...
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