Artificial intelligence (AI) and temperature scanners are used in Beijing, China, to screen subway passengers for symptoms of coronavirus. Chinese AI companies Magvii and Baidu have implemented AI-powered scanners across several s...
On World Cancer Day, President Ursula von der Leyen (European Commission) announced that the Commission will set up a Common Health Data Space that harnesses and utilises a vast amount of data to fight against cancer as part of th...
Mexico's Institute of Industrial Property (IMPI) and the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) came to an agreement on expediting the approval of patents in Mexico for those already in possession of a corresponding US patent, whi...
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According to a GSMA report entitled 'Spotlight on Indonesia: Seizing the digital transition opportunity now' Indonesia is "strongly positioned to become a digital economy powerhouse in Southeast Asia'. The report highlights that t...
According to the New York Times, a New York district has deployed facial recognition technology to monitor the identity if individuals on the property of its eight schools, 'becoming the first known public school district in New Y...
According to ZDNet, Health Share of Oregon, Oregon's largest Medicaid coordinated care organization, has announced the stealing of a laptop containing the personally identifiable information of 654,362 members. The data inclu...
The police of Edmonton in Canada has announced considering the use of facial recognition technologies, following other Canadian cities (Calgary and Toronto). According to CBC, the police of Edmonton intends to use this technology ...
It is being reported that China is using artificial intelligence (AI) and temperature scanners in Beijing to screen subway passengers for symptoms of the coronavirus. Chinese AI companies Magvii and Baidu have implemented AI-power...
A recent blog post by the Knight Center, University of Texas has explored the key findings of a recent UNESCO report dubbed 'World trends in freedom of expression and media development: regional overview of Latin America and ...
Google has launched two new apps that will cater to the deaf and the hearing impaired. In a recent blog post, the company mentioned the appsLive Transcribeand Sound Amplifier,designed mainly for the Android OS. The apps ...