Logical AI- What a program knows about the world in general the facts of the specific situation in which it must act, and its goals are all represented by sentences of some mathematical logical language. The program decides what to do by inferring that certain actions are appropriate for achieving its goals. Search – AI programs … Read more
A Tesla employee was offered a $1 million bribe in early August to install ransomware on the car company’s networks in Nevada, a scheme that could have netted a cybercrime gang many more millions in extortion, according to a newly unsealed US Justice Department indictment (pdf). Egor Igorevich Kriuchkov, a 27-year-old Russian, came to the United States … Read more
The reserves of some rare earth minerals used in electronics, medical equipment and renewable energy could run out in less than 100 years. Rare earth minerals are naturally occurring resources, which cannot be recreated or replaced. Some are present in only very small quantities in the Earth’s crust. They were created when the extreme heat … Read more
The two South Korean electronics companies have been forced to halt their sale of semiconductors to Shenzhen-based Huawei as the latest US restrictions come into force. Amid the US-China trade war, US President Donald Trump has focused much of his energy on attacking Chinese technology companies such as Huawei, Tencent and ByteDance, primarily through the signing of … Read more
As Huawei’s relationship with the US government has deteriorated, the White House has taken action to cut the company off from American partners like Google, forcing it to launch its Mate 30 range using the open-source version of Android and without Google apps like Gmail, Google Maps and YouTube. This year, the White House restricted Huawei’s access to … Read more
Apple has confirmed that its next special event will take place on Tuesday, September 15. The event will take place at the Steve Jobs Theatre at Apple’s headquarters in Cupertino, California, kicking off at 10 am local time (10:30 pm IST). This would be the first fall event that will be held virtually. The tech … Read more
A former ‘Top Gear’ producer takes us on a road trip, delving into how the cars that already dominate our roads will change in the decades to come. Cars are arguably one of the most significant inventions created by humankind. Without them, getting from A to B would have been – and still would be … Read more
The pandemic has compelled the business process management (BPM) industry to rethink. The outcome will be nothing short of a journey of disruption as robotic process automation unfolds over the coming decade. The Covid environment has thrown open challenges and uncharted avenues for the technology industry. Business process management is no exception. Business houses have … Read more
Australia’s competition regulator has accused Google of misleading consumers to get permission for use of their personal data for targeted advertising. The move, which is seeking a fine “in the millions” and aims to establish a precedent, comes as scrutiny grows worldwide over data privacy, with US and European lawmakers currently investigating how tech companies treat user … Read more
Australian researchers have developed a new microchip capable of continuously monitoring pH and chlorine levels that they say should make swimming pools safer. The device is the work of a team at the University of South Australia, who say their new ‘lab-on-a-chip’ technology makes monitoring swimming pools more affordable, more reliable, and is easy to … Read more