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REUTERS/Bobby Yip The Chinese government is working to combine its 170+ million security cameras with artificial intelligence and facial recognition technology to create a vast surveillance state. The government isn’t quiet about its efforts, often playing up technological successes in state media to convince the populace of its impressive capabilities. But recent reports suggest that […]
When 27-year-old IT engineer Yash Sheth noticed a stray dog wailing and bleeding helplessly on a road across from his Mumbai home, his instinct was to rush the canine to a hospital. But the nongovernmental organizations (NGO) and ambulance services Sheth contacted refused to help and instead offered excuses — one said the accident location […]
Groups call for Amazon to stop selling facial-recognition tech to police departments after documents reveal the practice. https://media.wired.com/photos/5b048168c13be438098d29ad/master/pass/Police-FacialRecognition-624326424.jpg
PRESS RELEASE: Vendors selected for the “Cool Vendors” report are innovative, impactful and intriguing SAN FRANCISCO & TEL AVIV, Israel–(BUSINESS WIRE)–May 16, 2018– Cyberwrite today announced it has been included in the list of “Cool Vendors” in the “Cool Vendors in Insurance”1 by Gartner,…Read More
Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge will use machine perfusion, a process which can keep a liver “alive” outside the body for up to 24 hours by maintaining it at body temperature. The technology allows doctors to test how well a liver is functioning before transplant, boosting the chances the procedure will be a success. Addenbrooke’s has become […]
A HOSPITAL has become the first in the UK to bring state-of-the-art liver transplant technology into routine practice.
TECHNOLOGY has transformed finance. Consumers bank and buy their insurance policies online. They use technology to manage their pensions and other investment portfolios. But can tech improve returns? Only if it is used wisely. If it is cheaper to trade, then costs will take a smaller chunk out of long-term returns. Technology also allows fund […]
EXPRESS Visitors of the The Innovation Home at the Ideal Home Show can play with tech on a mobile app It features devices such as security cameras, window and door sensors that alert you to break-ins, as well as plugs and lightbulbs that switch themselves on. But while this may look like the future to […]
GOH CHAI HIN/AFP/GettyImages Sixteen areas in China are using facial-recognition technology that can reportedly scan the country’s population in one second, and the world’s population in two seconds. Over the last two years the system has been used to arrest 2,000 people. Facial-recognition technology is soaring in China where it is being used to help […]
Lean Startup Week LinkedIn Influencer Anil Dash published this post originally on LinkedIn. Tech is more important than ever, deeply affecting culture, politics and society. Given all the time we spend with our gadgets and apps, it’s essential to understand the principles that determine how tech affects our lives. Technology isn’t an industry, it’s a method […]
