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(Video) AI Powered Smartphone With Laser and Thermal Cameras to Screen Passersby for Fever
[Tech]
2020/02/18 09:07
The current coronavirus infecting thousands of people in China (COVID-19) is making public health authorities around the world responsible for screening millions of people going through airports, returning from cruises, and crossing borders by land. The number one tool is the thermometer and checking is usually done by placing it against the forehead of every individual undergoing screening. Th...
Where The Coronavirus Has Been Confirmed
[Business]
2020/02/18 09:06
Technology has transformed almost every aspect of our lives, and now it seems that education systems around the world are due for an update.According to tracking by the Johns Hopkins University, the total number of people infected with the coronavirus now stands at 43,115. As this map shows, the vast majority of confirmed cases, 70,553, are in mainland China. However, Singapore has now confirme...
Innovaccer Raises $70M To Collect And Consolidate Health Data
[Investing]
2020/02/18 09:05
The new money comes from firms including Tiger Global Management, Steadview Capital, M12 and Dragoneer, according to TechCrunch. Innovaccer was founded in 2014 and is based in San Francisco.Innovaccer is aiming to give doctors a complete picture of a patient’s health information. It collects and cleans data, pulling from places like insurance records and pharmacies, TechCrunch reported. That w...
The Gruzovikus is an 'Intelligent' Freightliner Truck That Transports Cargo Without a Driver
[Design]
2020/02/18 09:04
Without context, if you looked at the Gruzovikus, your first instinct would be to wonder why its cockpit is so slim. You’d then notice that the Gruzovikus has no doors… or windows. The Gruzovikus doesn’t need a driver, because it IS the driver. Designed by Art Lebedev Studio, this freight-carrying semi-truck comes with an incredibly slim profile, and is fully autonomous i.e., it doesn’t nee...
(Infographic) How Technology is Shaping the Future of Education
[Tech]
2020/02/18 09:03
Technology has transformed almost every aspect of our lives, and now it seems that education systems around the world are due for an update.Educators are tapping into the digital revolution and adopting new technologies to help students reach their full potential, but can they adapt quickly enough to prepare children for the changing future of work?The Growing Role of Tech in ClassroomsToday’s...
(PDF) Accenture - Technology Vision 2020 Report
[Business]
2020/02/17 09:10
Leading in this new decade means working to redefine the intersection between people and technology. - Post-digital people have high expectations, but companies are still building tech-driven products and services with playbooks from the past.- Businesses must resolve these mismatched expectations to unlock the promise of a world made better and easier by tech.There’s been a lot of talk about...
(Paper) Wearable Microphone Jamming
[Tech]
2020/02/17 09:09
We engineered a wearable microphone jammer that is capable of disabling microphones in its user’s surroundings, including hidden microphones. [(a) We engineered a wearable ultrasound jammer that can prevent surrounding microphones from eavesdropping on a conversation. (b) This is the actual speech that the conversation partner hears, since our jammer does not disrupt human hearing. However, (c...
IKEA Lets You Buy Products With Travel Time Instead Of Money
[Business]
2020/02/17 09:08
Even before you walk into one of IKEA’s unwinding stores, the journey it takes to get there might already be a laborious one. Many IKEA locations are dotted in the outskirts of cities, making them more like destinations themselves.In the latest campaign by IKEA Dubai and advertising agency Memac Ogilvy, time is literally money. The furniture giant thanked shoppers for spending a generous porti...
China Smartphone Sales to Dramatically Fall in Q1 2020 Under the Shadow of Coronavirus
[Investing]
2020/02/17 09:07
Q1 China smartphone sales will drop more than 20%. Global smartphone sales to drop 5% in 1Q 2020.Within a couple of months, the COVID-19 (Novel Coronavirus) that emerged from the city of Wuhan has spread across China and the world. It bears some resemblance to SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome), though less lethal but more contagious. To curb the spread of the coronavirus epidemic, the Ch...
