Digital transformation is a must in financial services, survey shows
Financial products and services providers that fail to digitally transform their business, will experience less new revenue streams, according to 25% of those surveyed at FinVision event.
Watch Out, Elon Musk. These EV Startups Are Trying To Take On Tesla
With a $145.9 billion fortune at press time Elon Musk, the founder of the electric car manufacturer Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA), has added more than $100 billion to his net worth since January 2020.
Berlin-based actio lands €8.5 million to help users pick up new habits
“Pick up new habits’‘ – this is the concept behind the recently launched Berlin-based startup actio.
The live-well being app is a platform and live community for people who want to optimize themselves and their lives in the long run. The app currently offers 100+ unique live sessions daily.
Blockchain Is Changing Our World: Here Are The Best Practical Examples Of How It Is Used
The potential of blockchain technology to disrupt nearly every industry in some way cannot be dismissed even though there are still several hurdles to overcome before we see its full transformative impact.
The Top 20 Cybersecurity Startups To Watch In 2021 Based On Crunchbase
Today, 797 cybersecurity, privacy and security startups have received a total of $10.73 billion so far this year, with $4.6 million being the median funding round and $17.5 million the average funding round for a startup.
An open-source and low-cost robotic arm for online education
Researchers at Tecnologico de Monterrey in Mexico have recently created a low-cost robotic arm that could enhance online robotics education, allowing teachers to remotely demonstrate theoretical concepts explained during their lessons.
Engineers develop soft robotic gripper
Scientists often look to nature for cues when designing robots—some robots mimic human hands while others simulate the actions of octopus arms or inchworms. Now, researchers in the University of Georgia College of Engineering have designed a new soft robotic gripper that draws inspiration from an unusual source: pole beans.
8 Leading Women In The Field Of AI
It is a simple truth: the field of artificial intelligence is far too male-dominated. According to a 2018 study from Wired and Element AI, just 12% of AI researchers globally are female.
Robot dog for Mars exploration? NASA plans alternative to rovers
Space exploration has gone to the dogs; not the real ones, the robotic one. NASA scientists have come up with a rather out-of-the-box idea of sending a robot dog to Mars.
7 reasons your AI strategy isn't working
Artificial intelligence (AI) promises to help enterprises boost productivity, business agility, and customer satisfaction while shortening the time required to bring new products and services to market. Yet as more IT leaders plunge their organizations deep into AI science, many are finding disappointment rather than success.
Building machines that better understand human goals
In a classic experiment on human social intelligence by psychologists Felix Warneken and Michael Tomasello, an 18-month old toddler watches a man carry a stack of books towards an unopened cabinet. When the man reaches the cabinet, he clumsily bangs the books against the door of the cabinet several times, then makes a puzzled noise.
The Monopoly On Technology And How To Defeat It
The world of AI has been shaken by Google’s dismissal of AI Ethicist Dr Timnit Gebru last week. This behaviour is emblematic of the self-centred attitudes of major tech companies which also results in lack of commitment to democratisation of technology. With Facebook, Amazon and Apple also into the spotlight for allegedly creating a monopoly, the time has come for SMEs to re-revaluate their AI providers.
Google to shut down Android Things, a smart home OS that never took off
Google plans to shut down Android Things, a stripped-down version of Android designed for smart home devices. The OS never really got off the ground, so this isn’t all that much of a loss, but it is yet another entry in Google’s expansive graveyard of shut-down projects.
How to Improve IoT Security In Your Smart Home
Interested in smart home automation, but concerned about the risks? Don’t worry, we’re going to share everything you need to know about getting smart with your smart home system.
Cloud Computing Mitigates Pandemic-driven Disruptions
The emergence of COVID-19 turned millions of employees into remote workers and introduced a host of business demands and challenges. Companies such as Autodesk that had already embarked on cloud-based strategies have been better able to navigate within today’s “new normal.”