Artificial Intelligence

Nvidia Jetson Nano 2GB Development Kit With Wi-Fi Bundle

The Nvidia Jetson Nano 2GB Developer Kit is an AI computer designed for manufacturers, students and embedded developers. The kit enables you to create parallel artificial intelligence frameworks like image classification or speech processing on an easy-to-use platform running on as little as 5 watts.

November 9, 2020 by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Azure Synapse Analytics data lake features: up close

Microsoft has added a slew of new data lake features to Synapse Analytics, based on Apache Spark. It also integrates Azure Data Factory, Power BI and Azure Machine Learning. These features are still in public preview, but that's good enough for us to take a visual tour of what's new.

September 9, 2020 by Andrew Brust

Over-hyped AI, data security worries and an e-commerce boom: Tech research round-up

From emerging technologies to consumer confidence and onto remote-working tech, here's the charts that matter from the past month in news.

September 9, 2020 by Mark Samuels

Pitfalls to Avoid when Interpreting Machine Learning Models

Modern requirements for machine learning models include both high predictive performance and model interpretability. A team of experts in explainable AI highlights pitfalls to avoid when addressing model interpretation, and discusses open issues for further research. Images created by Cristoph Molnar: https://twitter.com/ChristophMolnar/status/1281272026192326656

August 20, 2020 by George Anadiotis

AAEON BOXER-8120AI

The AAEON BOXER-8120AI equipped with NVIDIA Jetson TX2 can be hooked up to thermal and CCTV cameras and can be used to monitor entrances and other areas with high-volume foot traffic.

May 19, 2020 by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Innovative projects now online to combat coronavirus outbreak

The spread of COVID-19 has a small silver lining: highlighting how innovative humankind can be under pressure. Here are our favorite examples.

March 31, 2020 by Charlie Osborne

Google Maps turns 15: A look back on where it all began

A timeline of Google Maps through the years since it was launched in 2005.

February 6, 2020 by Aimee Chanthadavong

I 3D printed a Tesla Cybertruck because...why not?

We have the technology. We can build it. We can make it better, smaller, and more plastic than the prototype demo. But we can be demo accurate, too. Our windows are as shattered as our souls.

December 5, 2019 by David Gewirtz

In pictures: How Dell Technologies tests its rugged kit

A sneak peak into the lab where the sole purpose is to get things to break.

November 28, 2019 by Asha Barbaschow

IT spending, cloud computing, big data, virtual reality, and more: Research round-up

All the data that matters to you from the past month in technology news.

November 7, 2019 by Mark Samuels

The Nightmare in Silicon Valley: 8 horror technologies that should scare you to death

Every night is fright night with what can happen once these scary technologies take hold in ways that you may not have imagined.

October 28, 2019 by Chris Matyszczyk

Windows tablets through the ages: The good, the bad and the ugly, in pictures

A tour through some of most popular - and most unusual - Windows devices of the last two decades, from Tablet PCs to the Surface Duo.

October 8, 2019 by Steve Ranger

Julia programming language, cloud computing, cybersecurity worries: Research round-up

All the facts and figures that matter to you and your business from the past month in technology news.

September 6, 2019 by Mark Samuels

Cool new products from USA CBD Expo 2019

CBD Expo at the Miami Beach Convention Center has come and gone. Here are the best products and solutions for the hemp industry we saw at the show.

August 8, 2019 by Jason Perlow

Cloud computing winners, IT security job salaries, 5G network plans: Tech research round-up

All the data that matters to you from the past month in technology news.

June 6, 2019 by Mark Samuels

Space exploration: Doing it safe is better than doing it fast

Tonya Hall interviews Dr. James Vedda, senior policy analyst at The Aerospace Corporation, and asks him what the future of space exploration holds.

16 hours ago by Tonya Hall

Electric aviation primed to fly

Greg Nichols tells Karen Roby, with traditional aviation on the ropes, electric is soaring during the pandemic. Read more: http://zd.net/3o94Bih

January 21, 2021 by Karen Roby

Microsoft to create 1,000 new jobs in Singapore

Multiple partners are involved in a national skills initiative that will see Microsoft and Generation "upskill" and place tech-enabled jobs for up to 1,000 Singaporeans over two years, who will pick up skillsets such as Java and Python.

January 20, 2021 by ZDNet Editors

World Economic Forum launches how-to guide on using technology ethically

The report provides three design principles that can be integrated to promote ethical behaviour when creating, deploying, and using technology.

January 20, 2021 by ZDNet Editors

What happens when top NASA engineers hit obstacles with no solution in sight

NASA chief engineer Dr. Adam Steltzner talks to Tonya Hall about "the Dark Room" -- the moment where teams find themselves stuck with no viable options.

January 20, 2021 by Tonya Hall

Cloud has reduced Woodside's seismic data processing time down to 90 minutes

Down from the 10-day supercomputer processing time.

January 19, 2021 by ZDNet Editors

So many planets! The legacy of the Kepler telescope

Steve Bryson, researcher at NASA Ames Research Center, explains to Tonya Hall how the Kepler telescope revealed that there are more planets than stars in our galaxy.

January 19, 2021 by Tonya Hall

Titan's atmosphere holds a molecule never seen anywhere else in the universe

Dr. Conor Nixon, astronomer and planetary scientist at NASA, explains to Tonya Hall why a strange molecule found in Saturn's moon is such an important discovery.

January 18, 2021 by Tonya Hall

CES 2021: The learning curve behind pivoting to digital

Tonya Hall interviews Gary Shapiro, CEO of the Consumer Technology Association, about how putting together this year's online CES has been a tough but rewarding challenge.

January 15, 2021 by Tonya Hall

Google's Look to Speak helps motor impaired patients communicate with eyes

By using eye-gazing technology to let people select pre-written phrases to be spoken aloud.

January 14, 2021 by ZDNet Editors

Meet Phenomenal Steve, a colorful aurora-like phenomenon

Tonya Hall talks to Dr. Liz MacDonald, space physicist at NASA, about the importance of auroras and how a mysterious phenomenon was identified thanks to a citizen science project.

January 14, 2021 by Tonya Hall

New AI-powered helmet can monitor post-surgery seizure disorders

The new device has been designed to detect brain seizures in patients after brain surgery.

January 13, 2021 by ZDNet Editors

Uber sells air taxi business to Joby Aviation

It will then invest $75 million into the business it has sold as part of the deal.

January 13, 2021 by ZDNet Editors

Social distancing? Teleworking? It's time for immersive technologies

Tonya Hall interviews Dr. Todd Richmond, Director of the Pardee RAND Tech & Narrative Lab, about the limitless scope VR tech can reach in the post-pandemic world.

January 13, 2021 by Tonya Hall

Intel's Horse Ridge II may help overcome quantum computing conundrum

Horse Ridge II builds on the company's first-generation controller.

January 12, 2021 by ZDNet Editors

Sunglasses that double as headphones: Is there a business case for Bose Frames?

July 8, 2019 by Asha Barbaschow

The WT2 is a superb real time translator that lets you have a conversation in 36 languages across 84 accents.

June 20, 2019 by Eileen Brown

Harmon Kardon Invoke, First Take: More Cortana integrations and skills required

December 6, 2017 by Mary Branscombe

Tabcat review: an accurate pet locator with no need for a smartphone app

December 23, 2016 by Eileen Brown

Google Pixel XL Review: Nexus is dead, long live the Pixel

October 24, 2016 by Jason Cipriani

Amazon Echo review: Alexa is the first digital assistant that is actually helpful

October 21, 2016 by Steve Ranger

Does the Myo gesture control band shape up in real life, or is the wearable just a gimmick?

November 6, 2015 by Charlie Osborne

Human Charger aims to reduce jetlag and improve your mood

June 22, 2015 by Eileen Brown

Dragon NaturallySpeaking Preferred 9

Dragon NaturallySpeaking 9 is the best tool available for dictating text and commanding a Web browser by voice, despite the gradual adjustments needed to conform to your personal manner of speaking.

August 28, 2006 by Elsa Wenzel