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From the development of the first “social robots” (robots with physical bodies programmed to interact and engage with humans) like Kismet in the 1990s, to smart speakers like Amazon’s Alexa, humans are interacting with artificial intelligence (AI) more than ever before. However, this technology is changing the relationship between humans and technology, and between humans themselves. Our new research looked at how humans experience interactions with AI social robots and digital avatars – AI virtual chatbots designed to look and interact like humans on our devices – which are designed to augment human interaction. Social robots such as ElliQ and…
CALIFORNIA – Querétaro Mayor Luis Nava presented the Innovation and Creative Technology Center, “Bloc,” to California officials led by California State Senior Deputy Director for Global Strategy, Programs and External Affairs Emily Desai.The project caught the attention of Californian authorities by showcasing the creation of an innovation ecosystem from scratch in Latin America and the incubation and entrepreneurship programs it promotes.The above was part of an activity held at the Farnborough Aerospace Fair in London, UK, where Luis Nava explored the possibility of cooperation in innovation issues in order to create synergies between the two governments in the development of…
SINGAPORE / ACCESSWIRE / July 23, 2024 / Singapore-based fintech company Ample FinTech today launched its novel programmable money technology, PBM3525. The technology allows individuals and commercial users to set and customize payment terms and logic on the blockchain without going through a financial intermediary or programming smart contracts themselves. Ample FinTech says it has applied the technology to Project DESFT, a pilot cross-border trade and payments solution backed by the Monetary Authority of Singapore and the Bank of Ghana. According to the startup’s leaders, PBM3525 is a versatile technology that digitizes a range of payment and financial tools, including…
Summary & Key Points: The British Army has completed trials of next-generation body-worn technology aimed at improving the survivability and situational awareness of soldiers on the frontline. The new equipment includes a laser detection system to warn soldiers if they are targeted, a drone heat-seeking system to identify enemy threats, and ground sensors to detect approaching enemies. – Additional technologies tested included a helmet-mounted strobe warning system, advanced digital day-night optics for the weapon, a mesh network to extend the radio range, and a smart hub for integrated power and data supply. – These advances have been developed in collaboration…
NANJING, China, July 23, 2024–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Triastek Inc. (“Triastek”), a global leader in 3D printing pharmaceuticals, today announced that it has entered into a research collaboration and platform technology license agreement with BioNTech SE (“BioNTech”), a next-generation immunotherapy company pioneering new treatments for cancer and other serious diseases. Under the agreement, the two companies will develop orally administered RNA therapeutics based on 3D printing technology. The collaboration aims to deliver breakthrough therapies addressing unmet medical needs in an easy-to-administer oral formulation.Triastek will contribute its expertise in innovative oral tablet designs enabled by 3D printing to this collaboration. The designs aim to…
The CrowdStrike outage is a wake-up call about the systemic risks surrounding the technology, but one that will be manageable for the insurance and reinsurance industry, W. Robert Berkley, Jr., president and CEO of WR Berkley, said in commenting on the outage. The global IT outage, which was caused by a security update from Texas-based global cybersecurity company CrowdStrike, caused widespread issues with Microsoft Windows, affecting 8.5 million Windows devices. The healthcare, financial and aviation industries were affected. The event caused widespread disruption but is not expected to have any long-term effects. The majority of the insurance industry’s losses are…
The Annular Linear Induction Pump (ALIP) is a key enabling technology for NANO Nuclear’s developmental “ODIN” microreactor and the wider advanced reactor industry. NEW YORK, NY, July 23, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — NANO Nuclear Energy Inc. (NASDAQ: NNE) (“NANO Nuclear”), a vertically integrated advanced nuclear energy and technology company developing portable clean energy solutions, today announced that it has filed a series of provisional patent applications with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to secure intellectual property rights for its recently acquired Annular Linear Induction Pump (ALIP) technology. Figure 1 – Annular Linear Induction Pump (ALIP) Technology The…
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, while presenting the final Union Budget for FY24, highlighted various focus areas of technology and digitisation and specified funds and reiterated the packages introduced in the Interim Budget.Here’s what various technology leaders had to say about the announcements made in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s new coalition government’s first budget: Greyhound Research Sanchit Vir Gogia, Chief Analyst, Founder and CEO”India’s technology sector is on the brink of major change and will require a concerted government effort to realise its full potential in the coming years. The proposed Budget has done a great job of striking a balance…
NEW YORK, July 23, 2024–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Spotify Technology SA (NYSE: SPOT) today announced its second quarter 2024 financial results. Shareholder materials and other supplemental materials are available at investors.spotify.com.As previously announced, the Company will host a live question-and-answer session at 8:00 a.m. ET to discuss its Q2 2024 financial results. Daniel Ek, the Company’s Founder and Chief Executive Officer, and Ben Kung, Interim Chief Financial Officer, will be in attendance to answer questions submitted through slido.com using the event code #SpotifyEarningsQ224.Content: Spotify Q2 2024 Financial Results Q&A WebcastDate: Tuesday, July 23, 2024Time: 8am ETQ2 2024 Update: https://investors.spotify.com/ Webcast: https://app.webinar.net/Xbdz9xl9e7w Slido event…
Register for free to listen to this article Thank you! Listen to this article using the player above. ✖ A research team at the University of Virginia School of Engineering and Applied Science has developed what may be the first building block template for human-compatible organs that can be printed on demand.Liheng Cai, assistant professor of materials science and engineering and chemical engineering, and doctoral student Jinchang Zhu created biomaterials with controlled mechanical properties that match a variety of human tissues. “This is a big leap compared to existing bioprinting technologies,” Chu said. Want more breaking news?Subscribe to Technology Networks’…