By Rebecca Bellan – Feb 15, 2022 1:00 AM A version of this article was first published on TechCrunch Soul Machines, a New Zealand-based company that uses CGI, AI and natural language processing to create lifelike digital people who can interact with humans in real time, has raised $70 million in a Series B1 round,…
By TheStar – Feb 16, 2022 7:00AM A version of this article was first published on TheStar Voice assistants are taking over the interiors of our cars, allowing us to perform a whole range of hands-free commands. The trend is not about to stop. The latest example is Alexa at Jaguar Land Rover. Each manufacturer…
By John Yellig – Feb 2, 2022 A version of this article was first published on the IOT World Today A Swiss startup has partnered with UAE business interests to manufacture and operate what they deem the world’s first clean-energy, hydrogen-powered flying boat. The futuristic hydrofoil, to be known as “THE JET,” will be able to glide silently over…
By Callum Cyrus – Feb 2, 2022 A version of this article was first published on the IOT World Today When the 2022 Winter Olympic Games open on Feb. 4 in Beijing, the Internet of Things will play a key role. Whether it’s wearables athletes will be sporting, television replays that mimic “The Matrix” or using AI to…
By Olivia Truffaut-Wong – Jan 31, 2022 A version of this article was first published on the The Cut I don’t want to alarm anybody, but robots are taking over the Olympics. In an effort to keep the Beijing Winter Olympics from becoming a COVID-19 super-spreader event, Beijing has introduced a whole host of robots to help the Olympics run smoothly, and…
By Brian Heater – Jan 19, 2021 @ 4:42pm A version of this article was first published on the Tech Crunch Jibo may have breathed its last robotic breaths back in 2019, but researchers at MIT believe the social robot may have been onto something. Sure, the world wasn’t ready for a pricey social robot a few years back,…
By The Star – Jun 28, 2021 @ 9:50am A version of this article was first published on the The Star THE rapid rise in the use of emerging technologies to manage and adapt to the current pandemic for operational efficiency, customer interaction and business sustainability has been simply phenomenal. An ecosystem of technologies that facilitates interaction…
A version of this article was first published on the MSN.com John Harrington – Nov 22 We live in a world where robots and robotic technology have become part of our everyday lives. While films such as “Metropolis” and television series like “The Twilight Zone” warned of a world in which our mechanical creations would enslave us,…
A version of this article was first published on the CNBC.com PUBLISHED WED, NOV 24 20219:12 PM ESTUPDATED WED, NOV 24 20219:15 PM EST Arjun Kharpal@ARJUNKHARPAL China’s technology sector has taken a wild ride over the past year, facing tighter regulations and a push from Beijing for greater self-sufficiency at the same time. Beijing is…
A version of this article was first published on the CNN.com By Hannah Ryan, CNN Updated 1624 GMT (0024 HKT) November 27, 2021 Ai-Da went on display at the Great Pyramids of Giza in Cairo, Egypt, on October 23, 2021, as part of an exhibition presented by the organization Art D’Egypte in partnership with the…