The Innovation Report
US Transportation Dept. Says Blockchain Could Bring More Trust to Commercial Drones
"Blockchain technology is being looked on to deliver a framework that can be used by stakeholders in the commercial drone industry, as it can ensure security and provide for identity management as well as providing a supporting role in aircraft traffic management, UAS...
For IoT and 5G, Smart Money Is on the Midwest
The relentless drive toward 5G and the Internet of Things (IoT) has created a lot of conversation about how “Smart Cities” will adapt transit systems and infrastructure. Everything cities now know about moving from place to place, doing business and communicating will...
Quest for Fusion Advanced by AI and Machine Learning
The quest for nuclear fusion energy is increasingly being aided by advancements in machine learning and artificial intelligence, experts say. Algorithms are being deployed to predict disruptions that could potentially occur during experiments and may help turn the...
USPTO: AI Cannot Be Inventor
The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has ruled that artificial intelligence systems cannot be credited as an inventor in a patent, the agency announced earlier this week. The decision came in response to two patents — one for a food container and the...
Half of Norway Drivers Switch to EVs
Americans love their cars - their gas-guzzling, air-polluting, smog-producing cars. Although the vast majority agree that if we all drove electric vehicles we could reduce oil consumption and pollution, only a third would consider buying one anytime soon....
Ford Postpones AV Service until 2022
Ford said Tuesday it will delay until 2022 plans to launch an autonomous vehicle service, as the COVID-19 pandemic has prompted the company to rethink its go-to-market strategy. The news was shared as part of Ford’s quarterly earnings, which was released after the...
Zoom’s New Cyber Security Steps
Zoom, the videoconferencing application that has captured the zeitgeist of 2020, has announced it will be rolling out a new version supporting advanced encryption to provide increased protection for its users. The firm shot to prominence in March as millions of people...
How AI is Fighting Current and Future Pandemics
SARS-COV-2 has upended modern health care, leaving health systems struggling to cope. Addressing a fast-moving and uncontrolled disease requires an equally efficient method of discovery, development and administration. Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning...
Machine-learning Jobs Giving Refugees a Future in Tech
The influx of refugees into the EU over the past five years has brought many challenges for its member states. But eastern EU countries have particularly felt the impact, in part because their economies are less developed than their western counterparts. However in...
Testing Pandemic Drones to Find Fevers
A Connecticut police department said it plans to begin testing a "pandemic drone" that could detect whether a person 190 feet away has a fever or is coughing. But an expert on viruses and a privacy advocate question whether such technology can work and, if it does,...
