Technology
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Alexander @Alexander - over 5 years ago
SECURE SYNOPSIS: 13 JULY 2019
SECURE SYNOPSIS: 13 JULY 2019NOTE: Please remember that following ‘answers’ are NOT ‘model answers’. They are NOT synopsis too if we go by definition of the term. What we are providing is content that both meets demand of the question and at the same time gives you extra ...continued
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Meggie @Meggie - about 3 years ago
Scalapay raises $155M at a $700M valuation as buy-now, pay-later services continue to boom
Scalapay, a buy-now, pay-later (BNPL) technology provider that has made significant headway with retailers and consumers in Europe and in categories like fashion, has closed a round of funding that it will be using to fuel its expansion ambitions. The startup…
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Izaiah @Izaiah - almost 5 years ago
Chinese companies want to help shape global facial recognition standards
Chinese companies want to help shape global facial recognition standardsThe report details how Chinese companies including ZTE, Dahua and China Telecom are proposing standards for facial recognition to the UN's International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the body respons...continued
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Garnet @Garnet - about 3 years ago
How advertising technology is helping power our digital economy
Advertising technology (or ‘ad tech’ as it’s known) is helping support our digital economy and has given Australian businesses and publishers new ways to reach their customers and grow their audiences online. The innovation of technologies like ad tech has …
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Abbie @Abbie - over 5 years ago
Northzone’s Paul Murphy goes deep on the next era of gaming – TechCrunch
As the gaming market continues to boom, billions of dollars are being invested in new games and new streaming platforms vying to own a piece of the action. Most of the value is accruing to the large incumbents in a space, however, and the entrance of Google and other big ...continued
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Angus @Angus - over 5 years ago
Walmart to launch in-home grocery delivery in three cities, starting this fall – TechCrunch
Walmart on Friday announced plans for a new, in-home grocery delivery service which would allow the retailer to deliver items directly to a customer’s fridge or freezer, even when the customer isn’t home. The service, called InHome Delivery, works by way of smart entry te...continued
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Cynthia @Cynthia - over 5 years ago
African fintech dominates Catalyst Fund’s 2019 startup cohort – TechCrunch
African fintech has taken center stage for the Catalyst Fund, a JP Morgan Chase and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation-backed accelerator that provides mentorship and non-equity funding to emerging markets startups. The organization announced its 2019 startup cohort and ...continued
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Rex @Rex - over 5 years ago
Huawei nova 5 with Kirin 810 starts pre-sale
Huawei nova 5 with Kirin 810 starts pre-saleYesterday, Huawei announced the commencement of Huawei nova 5 pre-sale. The deposit for this smartphone is between 50 -100 yuan and the final price is 2,749 yuan. It is available in three colours which include bright black, mild...continued
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Jimmy @Jimmy - over 2 years ago
Satellites can now find the sources of methane leaks. The tech will reshape global climate accoun...
New satellite technology makes it easier to detect methane leaks and to fight the climate crisis. The technology will help drive accountability.
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Angus @Angus - over 5 years ago
Microsoft has a clear path 15% higher from here, technician says
Microsoft has a clear path 15% higher from here, technician saysMicrosoft, the world's largest publicly traded company, could get even bigger.The tech giant is reporting earnings after the bell Thursday, and one technician sees a breakout ahead."Microsoft is really a mome...continued
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Torey @Torey - about 2 years ago
Winning the battle for talent: five ways technology can attract and retain skilled employees
For the first time since records began, there are more job vacancies than unemployed people in the UK. So how can employers draw in staff?The Great Resignation may be easing off, but the battle for talent shows no signs of abating. In May, the Office for Nati…
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Rose @Rose - over 2 years ago
Corning Stock is a Technology Value Play
Glass and optical technology products producer Corning (NYSE: GLW) stock has been very resilient as it is only down (-1%) versus down (-23%) for the Nasdaq 100 index.
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Felicita @Felicita - 3 months ago
Teens won $50,000 for inventing a flood forecasting technology they hope can help millions of peo...
This year's first place Earth Prize went to four teens for developing a new way to visualize flood risk using AI and computer modeling.
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Zetta @Zetta - about 5 years ago
MIT uses shadows to help autonomous vehicles see around corners
MIT uses shadows to help autonomous vehicles see around corners – TechCrunchWe’re still not at the point where autonomous vehicle systems can best human drivers in all scenarios, but the hope is that eventually, technology being incorporated into self-driving cars will be...continued
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Cynthia @Cynthia - over 5 years ago
Minecraft Earth Beta Will Begin in Two Weeks
Minecraft Earth Beta Will Begin in Two Weeks – VRFocusA couple of months ago Microsoft revealed the development of augmented reality (AR) title Minecraft Earth, a free mobile videogame set to challenge the likes of Pokemon GO and Harry Potter: Wizards Unite. A closed beta...continued
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Manley @Manley - over 3 years ago
Intel’s Mobileye takes its autonomous vehicle testing program to New York City
Mobileye, a subsidiary of Intel, has expanded its autonomous vehicle testing program to New York City as part of its strategy to develop and deploy the technology. New York City joins a number of other cities including Detroit, Paris, Shanghai and Tokyo where…
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Colin @Colin - over 2 years ago
On the Phone, Alone
We look at the mental health crisis facing adolescents — and the role of digital technology.
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Minnie @Minnie - over 5 years ago
Google Assistant voice recordings reviewed by humans include private conversations
Google Assistant voice recordings reviewed by humans include private conversationsSome voice snippets uploaded by Google Assistant are being reviewed by human contractors, as with Amazon Alexa, and can potentially include sensitive conversations, reports say.Belgium's pub...continued
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Colin @Colin - over 3 years ago
The US Is Finally Trying to Unlock the Power of Wave Energy
After decades of false starts, the federal approval of a new testing site off the coast of Oregon could give the technology a much-needed jolt.
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Eleanora @Eleanora - over 5 years ago
Facebook fails to stop Europe’s top court weighing in on EU-US data transfers – TechCrunch
Facebook has failed in its last ditch attempt to block a referral by Ireland’s High Court of questions over the legality of EU-US data transfer mechanisms to the region’s top court. Ireland’s Supreme Court unanimously refused its request to appeal the decision Friday, vi...continued
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Alvah @Alvah - about 5 years ago
TCL adopts Tempow’s multi-device bluetooth streaming tech
TCL adopts Tempow’s multi-device bluetooth streaming tech – TechCrunchHere’s an interesting bit of news out of IFA today. TCL this morning announced a deal with Tempow that will bring the French company’s clever bluetooth streaming protocol to its forthcoming Plex flagshi...continued
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Ryleigh @Ryleigh - about 5 years ago
Volvo creates a dedicated business for autonomous industrial and commercial transport
Volvo creates a dedicated business for autonomous industrial and commercial transport – TechCrunchVolvo Group has established a new dedicated business group focused on autonomous transportation, with a mandate that covers industry segments like mining, ports and moving go...continued
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Marjory @Marjory - over 5 years ago
Apple Refreshes MacBook Air, Pro for Back to School, Kills 12-inch MacBook
Apple Refreshes MacBook Air, Pro for Back to School, Kills 12-inch MacBookApple today updated the MacBook Air and MacBook Pro as part of its Back to School promotion for college students. It has also stopped selling the last-gen MacBook Air with a non-retina display (but ...continued
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Elaina @Elaina - over 5 years ago
Uganda: Cultural Norms Challenge to Uganda's Social Media Usage - Report
Uganda: Cultural Norms Challenge to Uganda's Social Media UsageCultural norms is still a challenge of Social media usage in Uganda, according to media experts.This was revealed in a report on Social Media, local government and development in Uganda done political media or...continued
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Oren @Oren - about 2 years ago
How open-source data labeling technology can mitigate bias
The challenge for many companies with AI is having good data to work with — and the way that data is labeled can potentially lead to bias if not done carefully.
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