Amazon unveils visual aid to workplace distancing
Amazon said Tuesday it was introducing a "distance assistant" as part of its effort to reduce virus infections at its workplaces.
Jun 16, 2020
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Computer Sciences
Blockchain to the rescue of small publishers
As Australian book publishers grapple with global disruption, digital technologies, and economic uncertainty, QUT researchers are looking at how blockchain technology can help them survive and thrive.
Jun 2, 2020
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Hardware
Free and open-source hardware enables more bang for your buck in research funding
FOSH is rapidly gaining momentum as part of a global "open design movement," whereby the free release of information on customized research hardware, such as design, schematics and bill of materials are easily accessible ...
May 6, 2020
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Google, Gates Foundation join digital payments initiative
A new nonprofit charity unveiled plans Wednesday to promote digital payments for people outside the financial system, with support from Google and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
May 6, 2020
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Internet
COVIDSafe tracking app reviewed: the government delivers on data security, but other issues remain
About 1.13 million people had downloaded the federal government's COVIDSafe app by 6am today, just 12 hours after its release last night, said Health Minister Greg Hunt. The government is hoping at least 40% of the population ...
Apr 27, 2020
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Hi Tech & Innovation
A lab that reads—and writes—our dreams
The world's great thinkers probably lost a lot of sleep dwelling on the mysteries of dreams. Mathematician and philosopher Rene Descarte was so spellbound by the vivid imagery of dreaming that he questioned the existence ...
Business
Open source or closed? For some tech, it really doesn't matter
The tech sector prides itself on taking innovative approaches to product development and problem-solving. Some in the tech sector have embraced the concept of open-source technology, which its supporters say encourages innovation. ...
Apr 15, 2020
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Software
Stanford researchers help develop privacy-focused coronavirus alert app
In late January, Tina White should have been finishing her dissertation, but instead, she found herself lying awake at night, feeling helpless that the COVID-19 outbreak in China might spread worldwide. Her anxiety increased ...
Apr 10, 2020
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Internet
Digital surveillance can help bring the coronavirus pandemic under control—and threatens privacy
Israel's top spy agency has been using secretly collected cellphone data to retrace the movements of those who tested positive for the coronavirus.
Apr 10, 2020
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Robotics
LoCoQuad: An arachnoid-inspired robot for research and education purposes
Animal behaviors and the biological mechanisms underpinning them are among the greatest sources of inspiration for robotics studies. Over the past decade or so, countless research teams at universities and companies worldwide ...
