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Anybody who has forgotten his charger at home can instantly recollect how frustrating it was to ask around for a charger from friends and colleagues only to realize they have a different type of phone. Same goes for a family where the husband and wife have a Samsung and iPhone […]

EU calls for a common charger for all phones


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As the busy holiday season approaches, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office is warning travelers about a USB charger scam, or “juice jacking.” The announcement warns : Travelers should avoid using public USB power charging stations in airports, hotels and other locations because they may contain dangerous malware. In the USB […]

If you are at an airport or on the train: ...


Google is trying to position itself as an “AI first” company with research centers in Tokyo, Zurich, New York, Paris and other centers around the world. The American tech giant announced plans to open the AI research in Ghana’s capital, Accra, in 2018. The goal was to provide researchers with the necessary […]

Google opens its first Africa Artificial Intelligence (AI) lab in ...



AUSTIN, Texas — The leading cause of death in Texas is heart disease, according to the National Center for Health Statistics, accounting for more than 45,000 deaths statewide in 2017. A new wearable technology made from stretchy, lightweight material could make heart health monitoring easier and more accurate than existing […]

New E-Tattoo Enables Accurate, Uninterrupted Heart Monitoring for Days


The high-tech oligipoly, Facebook continues to eye global expansion. A while ago, it took full-page advertisements in Indian newspapers and magazines to whip up some excitement for its groups. Facebook also acquihired Bengaluru-based startup Little Eye Labs in 2014 and launched its Marketplace in India last year. Now comes news that Facebook […]

Facebook eyes growth in India, invests in social commerce startup ...


Recent news announcements indicate that Apple is acquiring Tueo Health, a small Redwood City based startup focused on monitoring asthma in sleeping pediatric patients. The deal was initially  reported by CNBC. Apple, like other tech giants, hopes to bolster its intellectual property (IP) in the healthcare space as it continues to roll […]

Apple acquires asthma-monitoring startup Tueo Health



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Amazon employs an automated system to tracks warehouse workers’ productivity, and automatically fire them for failing to meet expectations. eCommerce giant Amazon’s reach across the consumer and digital landscape has been well documented. According to media reports, about $1 out of every $2 spent online in the US goes to […]

Amazon’s Bot automatically tracks and fires warehouse workers for ‘productivity’


Shenzhen, China – RoboSense , a leader in LiDAR perception technology solutions and CES 2019 Innovation Award Honoree, announced today that it has provided cold-resistant all-weather LiDAR for the world’s first autonomous driving shuttle bus for all weather conditions — GACHA. GACHA is equipped with RoboSense’s advanced cold-resistant 16-beam mechanical LiDAR […]

RoboSense Provides Cold Resistant LiDAR to GACHA – First Autonomous ...


Trends in Artificial intelligence (AI) are closely watched by industry analysts and technologists. Even students planning a career in this dynamic field are closely watching for developments. A while ago, we ran a feature on “Top 20 Companies paying the Highest salary for A.I Engineers” We also ran a feature […]

Google and Udacity launch free machine learning course



REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Feb. 28, 2019 – Informatica®, the enterprise cloud data management leader, today announced it has acquired AllSight Inc., the Toronto startup and customer insights market innovator, to bring expanded business-user engagement to the Informatica Intelligent Data Platform™, powered by the CLAIRE™ engine, and deliver game-changing capabilities for […]

Informatica Acquires AllSight, AI-Enabled Customer Insights Startup