Body cameras, live streaming bring search and rescue into the next generation
New digital tools developed and tested at Simon Fraser University have the potential to revolutionize wilderness search and rescue efforts.
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Deadbots can speak for you after your death. Is that ethical?
Machine-learning systems are increasingly worming their way through our everyday lives, challenging our moral and social values and the rules that govern them. These days, virtual assistants threaten the privacy of the home; ...
May 10, 2022
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Stock-owning warehouse worker asking shareholders to make Amazon slow down
Daniel Olayiwola didn't feel Amazon was listening to his concerns as an employee, so he decided to raise his voice as a shareholder.
May 9, 2022
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Making STEM accessible for people with intellectual disabilities
TronicBoards, created by researchers from the Faculty of Information Technology (IT), are a range of customized color-coded printed circuit boards with large controls and recognizable symbols adapted to facilitate easy circuit ...
May 4, 2022
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Using desserts to decode computer science
The past decade has seen great strides in innovative food experiences like 3D-printed food, ingestible sensors, combining robots with food service and eating with augmented reality. So far, these experiences have only involved ...
May 3, 2022
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Feds have 'concerns,' but no punishment, for Amazon after deadly warehouse collapse in tornado
A federal agency's inspection of an Illinois Amazon warehouse facility where six people died last year during a tornado "raised concerns" about employee safety, but the regulatory agency stopped short of issuing any fines ...
Apr 27, 2022
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On-demand warehousing holds powerful potential for supply chains
New research from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute shows that innovative business models that tap into extra warehouse space can be a potential solution for companies with changing demand requirements or tight fulfillment ...
Apr 14, 2022
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Google investments and expansions will include California: New report
Google's $9.5 billion for expansions and investments nationwide in 2022 will include new offices and other facilities and endeavors in California, the search giant stated in a blog post on Wednesday.
Apr 14, 2022
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Amazon-linked developer eyes big revamp of old Fremont tech campus
A veteran Texas real estate developer with links to Amazon is eyeing a wide-ranging redevelopment of an aging tech campus in Fremont, city documents show.
Apr 14, 2022
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Potential for social connection between humans and robots
New research from the University of Hertfordshire reveals how humans could develop more natural, social interactions with robots in the future.
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