Want your news delivered with the icy indifference of a literal robot? You might want to bookmark the newly launched site Knowhere News. Knowhere is a startup that combines machine learning technologies and human journalists to deliver the facts on popular news stories. Here’s how it works. First, the site’s artificial intelligence (AI) chooses...
One ongoing concern in university education is that too many students drop out before finishing their degrees. This can happen for many reasons, including personal or financial issues, or students feeling overwhelmed. The University of Arizona is tracking freshman students’ ID card swipes to anticipate which students are more likely to drop out...
West Virginia is trialing a voting system for absentee voters in the military using a mobile app powered by blockchain technology. In a statement, the West Virginia Secretary of State, Mac Warner, said the pilot is being offered to deployed military personnel and their dependents from the counties of Harrison and Monongalia for West Virginia's...
Ericsson's Connected Urban Transport platform serves as the virtual bus driver for the shuttles in Stockholm, communicating with smart, sensor-enabled bus stops, traffic lights and road infrastructure. As connected and self-driving vehicles start to transform transportation, Connected Urban Transport makes it easier to keep pace with tech...
The Government of Jersey recently announced its decision to use the digital identity app Yoti as its official identity provider. The Government’s digital team says that users will no longer need to remember multiple usernames and passwords and ideally, by not having to carry as much documentation with them, will keep official identity papers...
Zurich is home to one of the world’s first 3D Cinema LED screens. The projection-free cinema solution claims to deliver peak brightness levels “nearly 10 times” greater than a standard cinema projector. Following the installation of Samsung’s Cinema LED screen in theatres in Korea and China, the first 3D-ready version (announced at ISE 2018)...
We have seen a number of innovations that combine traditional tattoo artistry with advanced technology. For example, a tattoo that embeds and plays back recorded sound. Another innovation is a temporary tattoo that changes colour to indicate too much exposure to the sun.
A new proof-of-concept tattoo has been developed by researchers from...
Tech has taken the world of payments by storm, especially in China, where citizens are increasingly relying on digital payments instead of cold hard cash. This is transforming the country and helping it leapfrog ahead of the competition to become the world’s first cashless economy. According to latest figures from the Ministry of Industry and...
Fashion retailer Zara has announced plans to roll out an augmented reality experience across 120 stores worldwide. The app can also be used by online shoppers, who will be able to hover their smartphone over a package delivered from the Zara website. The two-week test with augmented reality will take place next month and offers customers the...
One in five jobs that were created globally in 2017 were in the travel industry, according to World Travel & Tourism Council’s data. Some 119 million jobs worldwide last year were directly attributed to tourism, and the industry created two million new jobs. Many travel industry executives are optimistic that new technologies such as...