Tag: technology
Machines Given Innate Curiosity to Help Them Become More Efficient
Computer scientists are finding ways to code curiosity into intelligent machines, making them more efficient. Although extrinsic motivation is well-known for machine learning (i.e. reinforcement l...
Insights from Google Cloud OnBoard
In the late 1990s, Apple unveiled a new marketing slogan, “Think Different.” It was meant to evoke ideas about non-conformity and creativity in an age of beige business PCs typically used for word ...
Amazon Working on First Wearable Device: Alexa-Powered Smart Glasses
Financial times reported today that Amazon is working on it's first ever wearable device - a pair of smart glasses.
According to the report, the glasses will allow the user to connect to A...
Concept For Smart Glasses That Can Control Devices Via Nose Gestures
Computer scientists from KAIST University in South Korea, Keio University in Japan, the University of St Andrews in Scotland and the Georgia Institute of Technology in the US have developed a conce...
Itron to Acquire Silver Spring Networks
Itron, a leading technology and services company dedicated to the resourceful use of energy and water, has signed an agreement to acquire all outstanding shares of Silver Spring Networks. The tran...
LiDAR Technology: Not Just for Autonomous Vehicles
The first time I ever heard of LiDAR technology was in regard to autonomous vehicles, used as a way of identifying (and therefore avoiding) objects. Curious how it worked, I began investigating Li...
Amazon re:Invent Highlights, Google’s answer to AWS, and Reimagining Smart Cities
Amazon re:Invent IoT Highlights
Amazon’s re:Invent conference concluded on Friday, and as expected, there were big updates to the AWS portfolio of services. In case you missed it, here’s a...
