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Questions surround Australia's new submarine fleet's ultra-stealth propulsion technology - ABC Online

18-10-2017 22:15

ABC Online
Questions surround Australia's new submarine fleet's ultra-stealth propulsion technology
ABC Online
A top executive at the company building the subs has thrown doubt on whether cutting-edge pump-jet propulsion technology will be used as planned. The ultra-quiet technology was a key selling point for the French design that won the Government's ...

Technology for Commercial Greenhouse Cannabis Growers: A Growing Space - HuffPost

18-10-2017 21:46

HuffPost
Technology for Commercial Greenhouse Cannabis Growers: A Growing Space
HuffPost
Things are evolving quickly for commercial greenhouse cannabis growers (among others doing business in this industry). For many years, this space was stagnant. However, as of late, things are picking up and the industry is changing for the better. A ...

How Technology is Keeping Holocaust Survivor Stories Alive Forever - Newsweek

18-10-2017 20:12

Newsweek
How Technology is Keeping Holocaust Survivor Stories Alive Forever
Newsweek
The life-size image of Pinchas Gutter on a video screen, fidgeting, blinking and tapping his foot, seemed present and alive in the way portraits do in the magical world of Harry Potter. The Holocaust survivor, who lives in Toronto, was nowhere near the ...

Walgreens to add 300 jobs in Chicago for technology center - nwitimes.com

18-10-2017 19:15

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Walgreens to add 300 jobs in Chicago for technology center
nwitimes.com
CHICAGO — Walgreens says it'll add 300 jobs to its Chicago office to create a new technology center. The jobs will be new hires and relocations from the company headquarters in suburban Deerfield. Company officials said in a statement Tuesday that ...
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Ohio seeks technology ideas to solve national opioid crisis - ABC News

18-10-2017 19:10

Ohio seeks technology ideas to solve national opioid crisis
ABC News
Ohio launched an $8 million effort Wednesday to attract ideas for using technology to solve the national opioid addiction crisis that has touched scores of families, including that of Columbus mother Jacqueline Lewis, who said solutions can't come too ...and more »

Apple Releases Safari Technology Preview 42 With Bug Fixes and Feature Improvements - Mac Rumors

18-10-2017 19:09

Apple Releases Safari Technology Preview 42 With Bug Fixes and Feature Improvements
Mac Rumors
safaripreviewicon Apple today released a new update for Safari Technology Preview, the experimental browser Apple first introduced more than a year ago in March of 2016. Apple designed the Safari Technology Preview to test features that may be ...

AlphaGo Zero Shows Machines Can Become Superhuman Without Any Help - MIT Technology Review

18-10-2017 19:01

MIT Technology Review
AlphaGo Zero Shows Machines Can Become Superhuman Without Any Help
MIT Technology Review
An upgraded version of the game-playing AI teaches itself every trick in the Go book, using a new form of machine learning. by Will Knight; October 18, 2017. AlphaGo wasn't the best Go player on the planet for very long. A new version of the masterful ...
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A Practical Guide To Using Face Technology (Part I) - IoT For All (blog)

18-10-2017 18:30

IoT For All (blog)
A Practical Guide To Using Face Technology (Part I)
IoT For All (blog)
In recent years, face technology is making its way into the mainstream. Advancements in Deep Neural Networks (DNN) and face scanning cameras greatly increase the accuracy of face detection and recognition. Furthermore, there is a growing list of ...

At The HUB, a celebration of art, technology, and innovation - MIT News

18-10-2017 17:42

MIT News
At The HUB, a celebration of art, technology, and innovation
MIT News
The central hub of Boston's 2017 HUBweek celebration last week was a remarkable sight: a sprawling village of over 80 shipping containers transformed into a brightly painted celebration of art, technology, and innovation, bustling with people exploring ...

Using Technology to Improve Rural Health Care - Harvard Business Review

18-10-2017 16:06

Harvard Business Review
Using Technology to Improve Rural Health Care
Harvard Business Review
Providing health care in rural regions presents unique challenges. For some patients, the closest doctor may be a three-hour drive. Clinicians seeking an expert consult may find there's no appropriate specialist within 100 miles. And vast distance can ...

Shoring Up Democracy — With Technology - Undark Magazine

18-10-2017 15:32

Undark Magazine
Shoring Up Democracy — With Technology
Undark Magazine
A number of software companies, and even some governments, are exploring technologies that might better reflect the will of the people. 10.18.2017 / By Marisa Megan · Join the Discussion. Share. Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) · Click ...

Andrew Ng Has a Chatbot That Can Help with Depression - MIT Technology Review

18-10-2017 15:04

MIT Technology Review
Andrew Ng Has a Chatbot That Can Help with Depression
MIT Technology Review
Woebot combines cognitive behavior therapy with advances in natural language to create a virtual counselor. by Will Knight; October 18, 2017. I'm a little embarrassed to admit this, but I've been seeing a virtual therapist. It's called Woebot, and it's ...and more »

What the future holds for fitness technology - wreg.com

18-10-2017 14:31

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What the future holds for fitness technology
wreg.com
NEW YORK — Swarms of drones follow you while you run, recording video of your workout. Sensors hidden in your T-shirt track your heart rate and how many calories you're burning. Your sunglasses log your miles and respond when you ask, “How's my ...and more »

OnePlus clears air: Invites circulating about OnePlus 5T launch #39;are not genuine#39;

18-10-2017 14:14

OnePlus confirmed to Moneycontrol that there is no such event upcoming at all, and the invite was a fake one

How emerging technology can promote racism more than ever - Salon

18-10-2017 14:02

Salon
How emerging technology can promote racism more than ever
Salon
According to tech expert and author Sara Wachter-Boettcher, who stopped by "Salon Talks" recently to chat with me, just because machines aren't human doesn't mean that digital technology is free of human biases. In her book, “Technically Wrong: Sexist ...

Leg up for SpaceX: US General backs Elon Musk#39;s reusable rocket technology

18-10-2017 13:33

General John W. â€œJayâ€� Raymond who heads the U.S. Air Force Space Command said that he is committed towards launching future missions using â€˜recycled rocketsâ€™

Grab your spacesuit and explore planets and moons in Google Maps

18-10-2017 13:18

Google Maps, along with astronomical artist BjÃ¶rn JÃ³nsson, has stitched pictures sent by various spacecraft and probes, including Cassini, sent for planetary explorations to create the surface view of various planets and moons

Can Atlanta Continue To Dominate In Financial Technology? - WABE 90.1 FM

18-10-2017 13:16

WABE 90.1 FM
Can Atlanta Continue To Dominate In Financial Technology?
WABE 90.1 FM
Stackfolio is an online lending start-up at TechSquare Labs. It's one of more than 90 financial technology companies in Georgia, most of which are located in metro Atlanta. Credit Tasnim Shamma / WABE. Sponsored Content. Sponsored Content. Sponsored ...

Is 5G already here? Qualcomm tests internet speeds of 1 Gbps

18-10-2017 12:15

The speed will allow you to download a one-hour High Definition video in less than six seconds

US to release EMALS technology to India for aircraft carriers - Economic Times

18-10-2017 09:38

Economic Times
US to release EMALS technology to India for aircraft carriers
Economic Times
WASHINGTON: The US has decided to release the crucial Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System for the Indian Navy's future aircraft carrier, according to the Trump administration. The decision comes ahead of Secretary of State Rex Tillerson's visit to ...and more »

WhatsApp will now allow people to share live location with others

18-10-2017 08:09

The Live Location sharing feature will be available for both Android and iPhone users in the coming weeks.

Possible bid for Nokia's key technology could hurt plant's sale appeal - Economic Times

18-10-2017 07:10

Economic Times
Possible bid for Nokia's key technology could hurt plant's sale appeal
Economic Times
CHENNAI: Chennai is facing another setback as the move by a central agency to seek a joint bid by phonemakers for a key technology could further cloud the prospects of reopening the once-vibrant Nokia phonemaking facility in the city's outskirts ...

China's Xi calls for more technology development - ABC News

18-10-2017 06:25

ABC News
China's Xi calls for more technology development
ABC News
Chinese President Xi Jinping, center, former Chinese President Jiang Zemin, right, and former Chinese President Hu Jintao attend the opening ceremony of the 19th Party Congress held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Wednesday, Oct. 18, ...and more »

Technology takes the tedium out of auditing - Financial Times

18-10-2017 06:02

Financial Times
Technology takes the tedium out of auditing
Financial Times
At times, Nancy Altobello was lonely when she first joined EY, the accountancy firm, in 1980. Ms Altobello, who has spent her entire career at the firm, recalls one bleak New Year's eve spent up a ladder with a dipstick in hand, checking a company's ...

The economics of future technology ... explained with comics - Marketplace.org

18-10-2017 01:37

Marketplace.org
The economics of future technology ... explained with comics
Marketplace.org
We're going to take a detour here to the not-too-distant future to see what technologies might shake up the economy and help determine the future of our species. Kelly Weinersmith is a biologist and her husband, Zach, does comics, "Saturday Morning ...and more »

Questions surround Australia's new submarine fleet's ultra-stealth propulsion technology - ABC Online

Technology for Commercial Greenhouse Cannabis Growers: A Growing Space - HuffPost

How Technology is Keeping Holocaust Survivor Stories Alive Forever - Newsweek

Walgreens to add 300 jobs in Chicago for technology center - nwitimes.com

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Ohio seeks technology ideas to solve national opioid crisis - ABC News

Apple Releases Safari Technology Preview 42 With Bug Fixes and Feature Improvements - Mac Rumors

AlphaGo Zero Shows Machines Can Become Superhuman Without Any Help - MIT Technology Review

A Practical Guide To Using Face Technology (Part I) - IoT For All (blog)

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At The HUB, a celebration of art, technology, and innovation - MIT News

Using Technology to Improve Rural Health Care - Harvard Business Review

Shoring Up Democracy — With Technology - Undark Magazine

Andrew Ng Has a Chatbot That Can Help with Depression - MIT Technology Review

What the future holds for fitness technology - wreg.com

OnePlus clears air: Invites circulating about OnePlus 5T launch #39;are not genuine#39;

How emerging technology can promote racism more than ever - Salon

Leg up for SpaceX: US General backs Elon Musk#39;s reusable rocket technology

Grab your spacesuit and explore planets and moons in Google Maps

Can Atlanta Continue To Dominate In Financial Technology? - WABE 90.1 FM

Is 5G already here? Qualcomm tests internet speeds of 1 Gbps

US to release EMALS technology to India for aircraft carriers - Economic Times

WhatsApp will now allow people to share live location with others

Possible bid for Nokia's key technology could hurt plant's sale appeal - Economic Times

China's Xi calls for more technology development - ABC News

Technology takes the tedium out of auditing - Financial Times

The economics of future technology ... explained with comics - Marketplace.org