Nov 14, 2019 | Business, Cyber Security, Internet of Things
Check Point Software Technologies has purchased early-stage security vendor Cymplify to defend IoT devices against highly-sophisticated attacks by hardening and protecting the devices’ firmware. The San Carlos, Calif.-based platform security vendor said its...
Nov 14, 2019 | Aeronautics, Business, Cyber Security
Airbus has announced the launch of a human-centric cybersecurity accelerator program. It will feature a dedicated team of human factor and cognitive psychology experts that will work in collaboration with the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and a range...
Nov 14, 2019 | Business, Electric Vehicles
Volkswagen has broken ground on an $800 million expansion of its Tennessee production facility that will eventually house assembly lines for electric vehicles. The Wednesday announcement marks the beginning of a shift toward battery-electric vehicles for the U.S....
Nov 14, 2019 | Smart Cities
Participants were given access to data sets about traffic count; city fleet telematics; street infrastructure; traffic safety; community amenities; bike share and demographics. And the winners were awarded $5,000, $2,000 and $500, respectively. “It was an...
Nov 14, 2019 | Featured, Machine Learning
Microsoft Corp. and technology rivals spend a lot of time talking about machine learning. Now Microsoft is talking about something called machine teaching. No, the software maker doesn’t plan to send robots into classrooms. In a world where factories...
Nov 14, 2019 | Accessibility, Artificial Intelligence, Healthcare
State regulators recently hosted a public hearing to shape long-awaited rules for autonomous vehicles (AVs) in California. The meeting represented a crucial step for the state as it moves closer to a future with AVs. AVs will make life more convenient for everyone....
Nov 14, 2019 | Artificial Intelligence, Healthcare
Thanks to advances in artificial intelligence, computers can now assist doctors in diagnosing disease and help monitor patient vital signs from hundreds of miles away. Now, CU Boulder researchers are working to apply machine learning to psychiatry, with a speech-based...
Nov 7, 2019 | Collaboration, Events
Have you ever found your yourself amongst a group of people in a discussion when suddenly one person says something that floods the answer to a problem you have wrestled with? A seemingly obscure or disconnected thought spurs your own brain into overdrive and...
Nov 7, 2019 | Agriculture, Machine Learning
With advances in underwater camera technology and machine-learning-based image processing, biologists with NOAA Fisheries have been able to complete some fish surveys in a fraction of the amount of time previously needed. The survey data is incorporated into stock...
Nov 7, 2019 | Featured, Healthcare
Sub-Saharan Africa has, on average, the worst healthcare in the world, according to the World Bank. It accounts for nearly a quarter of all disability and death caused by disease worldwide, yet has only 1% of global health expenditure and 3% of the world’s...
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