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New Facial-Recognition Tech Could Let You Keep Your Passport in Your Pocket at the Airport
Imagine you're preparing to board an international flight at a U.S. airport. Instead of juggling your belongings as you pull out your passport for the gate agent, you barely break your stride as you head onto the jetway. The agent reviews your…
Tech in the crop fields
In many agrarian districts of Punjab and Sindh, a simple shift is taking place, one that is easy to miss unless you look closely. Farmers who once relied almost entirely on inherited knowledge are now pausing mid-field to glance at their phones. A…
Karnataka Government, Taiwan's Allegiance Group to establish industrial technology innovation park
Karnataka government has signed an MoU with Allegiance International Co. Ltd of Taiwan to establish an Indo-Taiwan Industrial Technology Innovation Park (ITIP) in the state, with a proposed investment of around Rs 1,000 crore. The MoU was signed by…
Anduril's Palmer Luckey makes an ethical case for using AI in war: 'There is no moral high ground in using inferior technology
Anduril cofounder Palmer Luckey defended the use of AI technology to make life-and-death decisions in war on Sunday. A group of defense tech startups that includes Anduril, along with traditional defense companies, is developing autonomous AI…
Singaporean buyer of US$69 million Beeple NFT opens art and technology space
Singapore-based “technopreneur” Vignesh Sundaresan, who goes by the nickname MetaKovan online, grabbed global attention in March 2021 when he splashed out US$69 million on the non-fungible token (NFT) artwork Everydays: the First…
Hong Kong stocks retreat as investors await China policy cues on tech, property
Hong Kong stocks slipped on Monday, snapping a two-day rebound, as investors stayed cautious and awaited clearer policy direction ahead of China's Central Economic Work Conference later this month. The Hang Seng Index lost 0.4 per cent to 25,982.30…
Baidu mulls Hong Kong spin-off of Kunlunxin chip unit as China tech deals surge
Baidu has confirmed that it is weighing a spin-off and Hong Kong listing of its semiconductor arm, as a fresh wave of investor interest sweeps China's chip sector. The search engine giant said on Sunday that Kunlunxin (Beijing) Technology was…
Fortune Tech: A bit concerned
Good morning. I have the pleasure of kicking off Fortune Brainstorm AI this morning with none other than Joseph Gordon-Levitt. The fun doesn't stop there. Investors Cathy Gao and Steve Jang, Qualcomm's Nakul Duggal, Zoox co-founder Jesse Levinson…
China desalination tech makes fresh water cheaper than tap water - plus hydrogen
China has launched a revolutionary facility in the eastern province of Shandong that produces fresh water from seawater for just two yuan (US$0.28) per cubic metre, generating green hydrogen as a by-product in a breakthrough that could redefine…
AI is driving the rate at which we consume technology
Ethan Searle, business development director, LanDynamix. The expansion of artificial intelligence (AI) into all areas of business, technology and life generally, is advancing at an exponential pace, which has great benefits to offer but at what…
UK to use AI to tackle Russian submarines in new hi-tech naval force
The UK will use AI to “track and deter” Russian submarines as part of a new multi-million-pound hi-tech force to protect Britain's undersea cables and pipelines. The hybrid naval force, named Atlantic Bastion, will combine autonomous…
Brent Key has '36″ names of candidates to be Georgia Tech's next OC
“I'm gonna take the time to get this thing right. If it takes two days or it takes two months, it doesn't really matter to me,” Key said Sunday. “This is about the players and getting the right fit to be able to coach our…
Grid Tech Stocks Are Poised to Soar Even Further Amid AI Bubble Fears
While some corners of energy markets have looked pretty frothy of late, one segment has Wall Street betting it won't get trapped in a bubble: grid tech stocks. Despite sector-wide gains of some 30% this year, grid tech stocks remain an attractive…
Small Business Technology News This Week: Windows 11 Hallucinations, Amazon's AI Agents, Nana Banana Pro Gets Tested
Windows 11 and Windows 10 operating system logos are displayed on laptop screens for illustration photo. Krakow, Poland on February 3, 2022. (Photo by Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Here are five things in small business technology news…
Virginia Tech, James Franklin looking to make surprising coaching move
The Virginia Tech Hokies feel very good about their future following the move to hire James Franklin as the team's head coach. Franklin, who had been the head coach at Penn State since the 2014 season, parted ways with the Nittany Lions in the…
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