Author: admin
One of London’s most iconic music and events venues has welcomed the future of retail with the opening of a new store equipped with Amazon Just Walk Out technology.Located inside the O2 Arena, shoppers can simply tap their payment card on entry, collect their purchases and walk out – no waiting in queues required.The store, which was shown off to TechRadar Pro at a recent media event, will offer a wide selection of snacks, drinks and even alcoholic beverages that can be quickly picked up and added to a virtual basket, with users being charged when they leave the store…
New road scanning technology provided by Shi International will help analyze and repair Macon’s roads. MACON, Ga. — Traveling to different locations in Bibb County can be a daunting task. Justen Scordrith knows: He works at a car dealership and has seen the damage done to cars all over Macon, including his own. “It’s terrible around here. I have to get my truck aligned every six months,” Skouris said. According to the county’s standards, roads rated a level 5 are worn with cracks, potholes and a level 1 means smooth travel. “People complain about it all the time,” Scordrith said.…
SNOHOMISH COUNTY—The Center for Digital Government (CDG) and the National Association of Counties (NACo) announced that the Snohomish County Information Technology Department received second place in the 22nd annual Digital County Study (Population 500,000-999,999 category). The study, conducted in collaboration with NACo, identifies best technology practices in U.S. counties, including efforts to streamline delivery of government services, provide data analytics that enable performance and outcomes-based decisions, strengthen cybersecurity, and apply innovative and emerging technologies to county priorities. “This year’s survey results highlight how counties are responsibly embracing new technologies, including various forms of artificial intelligence and other digital tools and…
The Detroit Police Department recently agreed to place strict limits on its officers’ use of facial recognition technology as part of a settlement brought by victims of the flawed technology — the first such agreement of its kind. Robert Williams, a black man living in a suburb of Detroit, filed a lawsuit against the Detroit Police Department after he was arrested in his home in front of his wife, daughter, and neighbors for a crime he did not commit. After he shoplifted from a watch store, police used facial recognition technology to pull a blurred still image from security camera…
With record heatwaves hitting the nation this summer, now’s a good time to remind people not to leave children or animals in locked cars.According to the group Kids and Car Safety, there have been 10 heatstroke-related car deaths so far this year, with several more deaths under investigation.One of the most recent deaths occurred in Marana, Arizona, where local authorities said a 2-year-old boy was found dead in the back seat of the family’s car during a heatwave and his father was charged with second-degree murder.According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, this happens to about 40 children each…
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. — New facial recognition software recently installed at the Mall of America is raising concerns about privacy and data retention, drawing concerns from two bipartisan state lawmakers who vow to push for regulations in the next legislative session.The mall, one of the largest in the country, is using the technology to screen for security threats by taking a picture of someone’s face and matching it against a database of high-value individuals, such as those flagged by police or banned from the premises. This comes after several shootings at the mall in recent years, including one that left a…
The Atlantic Coast Conference and Southeastern Conference announced plans Monday to adopt iPad technology to modernize their games. ESPN PR detailed the news on Monday, which could mark the beginning of more on-field technology being used on college football sidelines. That may sound like a weird thing to say, and that’s because it probably is, but it’s true nonetheless. The announcement promises that players will be able to watch broadcast footage and camera angles from the sidelines and end zones. Ironically, this move to modernize comes after the sign-stealing allegations against the University of Michigan football program last season. The…
The Gary Police Department has received $264,000 in Community Projects funding secured by Democratic Rep. Frank Murban of Highland to purchase more license plate reading technology.Mulvan announced the funding for the department Monday at the Gary Police Department Real-Time Crime Center alongside Gary Police Chief Derrick Cannon and Gary Chief Ellis Dumas.”This technology gives police departments the technology to be a magnifying glass on the scene and on the force,” Mrban said. “License plate readers are a technology that allows police departments to have eyes and ears in places that officers can’t get to.”Cannon said the police department currently has…
Over the past three months, five analysts have rated Credo Technology Group (NASDAQ:CRDO) with opinions ranging from bullish to bearish. The table below summarizes recent ratings, shows the change in sentiment over the past 30 days and compares it to the previous month. Bullish Slightly Bullish Indifferent Slightly Bearish Bearish Total Rating 3 1 0 1 0 Last 30 days 1 0 0 0 0 1 month ago 1 0 0 0 0 2 months ago 1 1 0 1 0 3 months ago 0 0 0 0 0 Analysts’ analysis of 12-month price targets offers insights with an average…
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Consumer penalty charges are rampant in many service industries, including banking and mobile phone services, and account for billions of dollars in “junk fees” that eat away at consumers’ wallets like termites each year. These fines are typically the result of consumers being forgetful or underestimating their own forgetfulness, and spending-tracking technology, such as mobile banking apps that help monitor spending, has been a major advancement for people struggling to avoid these fines. But a new study from experts in digital marketing and behavioral economics at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign finds that the bottom…