AI as a job saver? Why Japan's auto industry is embracing Industry 4.0

AI could save a Japanese manufacturing sector imperiled by a staggering labor crunch.
Death of the keyboard? Let's ask Alexa

Wishful thinking, maybe, but according to a recent survey there's broad support for voice technology over tactile interfaces.
Researchers find crowdsourcing, AI go together in battle vs. lung cancer

Crowd innovation can be used for algorithms and artificial intelligence to offset a shortage of radiation oncologists for lung cancer, say researchers. ...

Brazil to shift government sites to single domain

The introduction of a unified point of access to government information is expected save millions of reais a year and simplify service provision to citizens. ...
Facebook is making an Alexa rival for its Portal and Oculus hardware

Facebook is building its own AI-powered voice assistant to go with its new and future hardware.
LG to develop robots for restaurants

LG will help develop robots that will be trialled at CJ Foodville restaurants later this year.

UNSW and Sydney Uni quantum partnership already bearing fruit

The universities have announced that its engineers have demonstrated the theoretical work of physicists.
Robot dogs pulling a semi truck? Here's the deal

Master of viral hits, Boston Dynamics puts its own twist on a team of sled dogs.
Brazil stimulates academia and business link in emerging tech initiative

The TechD program aims to get universities, large companies and startups developing scalable and internationally attractive projects in areas such as healthcare and Internet ...

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