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Google AI Beats Doctors at Breast Cancer Detection—Sometimes
[Tech]
2020/01/05 09:06
Company has developed similar AI systems for lung cancer, eye disease and kidney injury.[Top images show a cancer case missed by six U.S. radiologists but caught by the AI system. Bottom images show a case identified by the radiologists but missed by the AI system. PHOTO: MCKINNEY ET AL. NATURE]Google’s health research unit said it has developed an artificial-intelligence system that can match...
AR Turns Entire Car Windscreen Into Heads Up Display - Futurus
[Tech]
2020/01/05 09:05
The technology highlights potential hazards, helps with navigation and provides passengers with entertainment.Designed by Beijing-based human-machine interface experts, Futurus, the augmented reality windscreen works for both drivers and passengers. The screen highlights potential hazards, and navigation assistance is continuous. Drivers no longer have to glance away from the road to check anot...
OK Boomer, Who’s Going to Buy Your 21 Million Homes ?
[Investing]
2020/01/05 09:04
Baby boomers are getting ready to sell one quarter of America’s homes over the next two decades. The problem is many of these properties are in places where younger people no longer want to live.When this Phoenix suburb opened on Jan. 1, 1960, it was billed as the original retirement community. From above, it would look like a UFO landing site, laid out in rings to mimic halos surrounding the...
Graphene Substance Absorbs Air Pollution
[Tech]
2020/01/05 09:03
The substance could be used as a coating on pavements or buildings to eliminate many forms of air pollution.Scientists at the University of Cambridge, working in collaboration with the Italcementi HeidelbergCement Group and other partners, have developed a substance that can absorb pollution. In the future, the substance could be used as a coating on pavements or buildings to eliminate many for...
(Patent) Amazon Files Patent for Non-Contact Biometric ID System for their 'Amazon Go'
[Tech]
2020/01/02 09:10
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office filed for a patent for a non-contact Biometric ID System that could apply to future libraries, hospitals, offices and stores and more than likely their Amazon Go stores because one of the inventors is listed as Sora Kim, Hardware Engineering Manager at Amazon Go. Another inventor listed is Korwin Smith - Director, Software Development, Amazon Go and Amazon B...
Pew - 10 Tech Trends That Shaped The Decade
[Tech]
2020/01/02 09:09
The tech landscape has changed dramatically over the past decade, both in the United States and around the world. There have been notable increases in the use of social media and online platforms (including YouTube and Facebook) and technologies (like the internet, cellphones and smartphones),in some cases leading to near-saturation levels of use among major segments of the population. But digi...
Car Camera System Could Help Keep Drivers Awake at the Wheel
[Tech]
2020/01/02 09:08
Using a telephone while driving increases the risk of a crash. This new technology warns drivers if they are distracted.When you're driving a car, losing focus can be a killer.Distraction — be it a smartphone, a cigarette, music or eating — factors in up to 30% of road crashes, while fatigue is involved in up to 20%, according to the European Commission.This is why, as of 2022, new safety tec...
(Infographic) Game Changing Startups 2020
[Investing]
2020/01/02 09:07
We highlight 2020's emerging trends to watch and high-momentum startups with world-changing potential.The past few decades have seen unprecedented levels of innovation, especially in what Peter Thiel calls the world of “bits,” or software, internet, and mobile technology.According to Thiel, however, there’s a sense that the tech space “could be doing so much more,” especially in what he ca...
Apple's AirPods Had a Breakout Year in 2019
[Business]
2020/01/02 09:06
And it proves that they're slowly becoming one of the company's most important products1. With two new models on the market and sales expected to grow next year, 2019 was a breakout year for Apple's AirPods.2. Apple released the $250 AirPods Pro in October, which offer active noise cancellation and a new design. It also released a refreshed version of the standard AirPods earlier this year.3. A...
