Sep 24, 2020 | Artificial Intelligence, Government
States are using artificial intelligence and other high-tech tools to identify and deny billions of dollars in fraudulent claims as they deal with a surge in Covid-19-related unemployment. “These benefit programs are clearly very outmanned and outgunned,”...
Sep 24, 2020 | Drones, Machine Learning
If you’ve ever tried controlling a drone with a traditional joystick unit, you’ll know that it’s difficult to get the hang of. An experimental new system, however, lets people actually write letters in the air with a drone, using a special glove....
Sep 24, 2020 | Climate, Electric Vehicles, Featured
California, the world’s fifth-largest economy and the state that created U.S. car culture, will stop selling gasoline-powered automobiles within 15 years, Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) announced Wednesday. Facing a record-breaking wildfire season as well as years of heat...
Sep 17, 2020 | Artificial Intelligence, Healthcare
For many people who are struggling to conceive, in-vitro fertilization (IVF) can offer a life-changing solution. But the average success rate for IVF is only about 30 percent. Investigators from Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital are...
Sep 17, 2020 | Artificial Intelligence, Business, Featured
An Australian startup has developed a screening app for early detection of learning disorders, such as dyslexia and dysgraphia. Speaking to ZDNet, Dystech co_founder Hugo Richard said through research, the company identified that assessing something like dyslexia is...
Sep 17, 2020 | Agriculture, Artificial Intelligence
Hundreds of humans and elephants alike die every year in these conflicts. And as deforestation and growing human populations push people and wildlife ever closer together, these conflicts are becoming more frequent. But what if a tiny, barely visible camera with a...
Sep 17, 2020 | Climate, Electric Vehicles, Featured
America’s air would become remarkably cleaner if the country accelerated its transition to electric cars that don’t rely on fossil fuels, the American Lung Association said in a new report. A full transition to electric cars by 2040 would also...
Sep 17, 2020 | Car Sharing, Electric Vehicles
Uber is committing to being more environmentally friendly, announcing on Tuesday that all its vehicles around the globe will be electric by 2040. The ride-hailing app said it will spend $800 million through 2025 to help drivers switch to battery-powered vehicles,...
Sep 17, 2020 | Autonomous Vehicles, Cyber Security
Before autonomous vehicles participate in road traffic, they must demonstrate conclusively that they do not pose a danger to others. New software developed at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) prevents accidents by predicting different variants of a traffic...
Sep 17, 2020 | Criminal Justice, Drones
Drones have been a problem for prisons for years now, where they’re often used to smuggle contraband behind bars. But could they also get inmates out of prison by airlifting them over the walls? That’s one worry expressed by federal prison officers in...
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