Facial recognition for remote ID verification wins Africa Prize
Charlette N’Guessan is the first woman to win the prestigious prize since it was established in 2014, and the first
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Better hearing through artificial intelligence
Hearing loss happens to many of us. The US National Institutes of Health, for example, estimates that one in eight
Read more‘Catastrophic’ consequences if Facebook collapses
A University of Oxford paper which explores the hypothetical collapse of Facebook has recommended a new regulatory framework for ‘systemically
Read moreEngineers who designed Covid-19 technologies receive awards
Engineers who have designed Covid-19 applicable technologies including a high-performance ventilator, a personal respirator for healthcare workers and an environmentally
Read moreOracle joins race to acquire TikTok
According to the Financial Times, software giant Oracle has held preliminary discussions with ByteDance to discuss the potential acquisition of
Read moreAlgorithm improves fairness of online search rankings
Cornell University computer scientists have developed a tool which can improve the fairness of online search rankings, without sacrificing relevance
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Urbanista ‘London’ ANC wireless earbuds
First, true wireless earbuds were the high-water mark for new Bluetooth audio gadgets. Now, it’s true wireless earbuds with active
Read moreApple and Google bring app-less contact tracing to smartphones
Apple and Google have announced a new contact-tracing system designed to help public authorities track potential coronavirus transmission between individuals
Read more$1bn plan for quantum and AI research announced by the White House
IBM, Microsoft and others have committed $300m to a joint initiative with the US Government to set up 12 research
Read moreAI system better assesses bridge structural health with existing sensors
A new system to assess the structural health of bridges using AI and an array of sensors is being developed
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