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nytimes.com - Christine Chung - New Facial-Recognition Tech Could Let You Keep Your Passport in Your Pocket at the Airport
New Facial-Recognition Tech Could Let You Keep Your Passport in Your Pocket at the Airport
The New York Times

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…

dawn.com - Manan Aslam - Tech in the crop fields
Tech in the crop fields
Dawn

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…

dqindia.com - DQI Bureau - Karnataka Government, Taiwan's Allegiance Group to establish industrial technology innovation park
Karnataka Government, Taiwan's Allegiance Group to establish industrial technology innovation park
DQ

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…

businessinsider.com - Lauren Edmonds - Anduril's Palmer Luckey makes an ethical case for using AI in war: 'There is no moral high ground in using inferior technology
Anduril's Palmer Luckey makes an ethical case for using AI in war: 'There is no moral high ground in using inferior technology
Business Insider

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…

scmp.com - Joseph Koh - Singaporean buyer of US$69 million Beeple NFT opens art and technology space
Singaporean buyer of US$69 million Beeple NFT opens art and technology space
South China Morning Post

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…

scmp.com - Yulu Ao - Hong Kong stocks retreat as investors await China policy cues on tech, property
Hong Kong stocks retreat as investors await China policy cues on tech, property
South China Morning Post

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…

scmp.com - Themis Qi - Baidu mulls Hong Kong spin-off of Kunlunxin chip unit as China tech deals surge
Baidu mulls Hong Kong spin-off of Kunlunxin chip unit as China tech deals surge
South China Morning Post

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.com - Andrew Nusca - Fortune Tech: A bit concerned
Fortune Tech: A bit concerned
Fortune

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…

scmp.com - Holly Chik - China desalination tech makes fresh water cheaper than tap water - plus hydrogen
China desalination tech makes fresh water cheaper than tap water - plus hydrogen
South China Morning Post

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…

itweb.co.za - Ethan Searle - AI is driving the rate at which we consume technology
AI is driving the rate at which we consume technology
www.itweb.co.za

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…

independent.co.uk - Millie Cooke - UK to use AI to tackle Russian submarines in new hi-tech naval force
UK to use AI to tackle Russian submarines in new hi-tech naval force
The Independent

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…

ajc.com - Chad Bishop - Brent Key has '36″ names of candidates to be Georgia Tech's next OC
Brent Key has '36″ names of candidates to be Georgia Tech's next OC
ajc

“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…

bloomberg.com - Coco Liu - Grid Tech Stocks Are Poised to Soar Even Further Amid AI Bubble Fears
Grid Tech Stocks Are Poised to Soar Even Further Amid AI Bubble Fears
Bloomberg

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…

forbes.com - Gene Marks - Small Business Technology News This Week: Windows 11 Hallucinations, Amazon's AI Agents, Nana Banana Pro Gets Tested
Small Business Technology News This Week: Windows 11 Hallucinations, Amazon's AI Agents, Nana Banana Pro Gets Tested
Forbes

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…

newsweek.com - Evan Massey - Virginia Tech, James Franklin looking to make surprising coaching move
Virginia Tech, James Franklin looking to make surprising coaching move
Newsweek

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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