Dec 19, 2019 | Cyber Security, Featured
Artificial intelligence used to carry out automated, targeted hacking is set to be one of the major threats to look out for in 2020, according to a cybersecurity expert. The tools and knowledge for developing malicious AI and machine learning codes are becoming more...
Dec 19, 2019 | Smart Cities
It’s almost as if the community was dreamed up as part of a movie set. But the Suzhou Industrial Park is real and part of a cooperative effort with Singapore. It is a carefully planned area on 27 square miles that a quarter-century earlier had been farmland. Dozens of...
Dec 19, 2019 | Autonomous Vehicles, Detroit, Electric Vehicles, Featured, Jobs
Ford Motor Co. is adding 3,000 jobs at two factories in the Detroit area and investing $1.45 billion to build new pickup trucks, SUVs, and electric and autonomous vehDetroit area and investing $1.45 billion to build new pickup trucks, SUVs, and electric and autonomous...
Dec 12, 2019 | Business, Robots & Drones, Venture Capital
PrecisionHawk just raised $32 million to help the commercial drone industry — get off the ground. Investors in the round include Millennium Technology Value Partners, Third Point Ventures, Eastward Capital Partners, and others. The startup, founded in 2010, offers...
Dec 12, 2019 | 5G, Agriculture, Artificial Intelligence
2020 is set to be the year of 5G, shared mobility and new ways of recycling plastic, says research group Lux, along with new battery technology and artificial meat also set to make a big impact. The provider of tech-enabled research has produced its “20 for 20” list...
Dec 12, 2019 | Artificial Intelligence, Robots & Drones
Software robots designed to handle routine work around the office are undertaking more ambitious jobs. By combining robotic process automation with machine-learning capabilities, software makers are developing robots that can tackle higher-level workplace functions,...
Dec 12, 2019 | Artificial Intelligence, Healthcare, Machine Learning
Combining data science, artificial intelligence (AI), and machine learning to better identify patterns that may underlie the cause or causes of multiple sclerosis (MS) is the focus of a novel partnership. Despite numerous advances in MS research and treatments, what...
Dec 12, 2019 | 5G, Climate, Featured, Government
The bipartisan leaders of the House Science Committee have requested government investigators examine why federal agencies disagree so starkly about the risks 5G communications technology poses to weather forecasting. In a letter sent Tuesday to the comptroller...
Dec 12, 2019 | Cyber Security, Internet of Things
Electronics and home-appliance manufacturer Panasonic has detailed how it has strengthened the security of its Internet of Things devices by connecting them to internet honeypots and allowing hackers to try and take them over. The global corporation uses two specially...
Dec 12, 2019 | Climate, Featured, Smart Cities
There is no longer any credible reason to deny our part in the climate crisis. We are now facing the destruction of vital ecosystems, and every year 12.6 million people die because of environmental pollution. Cutting edge smart city technologies may be our most useful...
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