The newly-formed C3.ai Digital Transformation Institute has an open call for proposals to mitigate the COVID-19 epidemic using artificial intelligence and machine learning. With the coronavirus impacting most of the world, the medical…
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Microsoft introduced an improved version of virtual reality for the blind. In it, users can move a virtual cane not only in the horizontal plane but also raise and lower it. This allowed almost all test participants to pass the required…
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A meme account with close to 14 million followers on Instagram was taken down by the social media company this weekend for perpetuating misinformation about the coronavirus, officially known as COVID-19. The account, @bestmemes, posted…
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On March 29, about $33.8 million worth of Bitcoin left an unknown wallet to reach Binance. The crypto exchange hasn’t confirmed yet that this was an internal move, which makes the crypto community think this might be another example of how…
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Virtual Private Networks are being compromised by a bug in the latest Apple iOS version, 13.4, released last week, according to the online privacy organization ProtonVPN. The flaw blocks VPN networks from encrypting data in ongoing…
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While uncertainty can be distraction, now is a time for focus in the B2B marketing world. Beyond figuring out the new logistics and operations of remote work, paused marketing efforts and the urgent need to keep employees, customers and…
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Netflix will be tweaking the quality of its High Definition (HD) and Ultra High Definition (UHD) content as part of its efforts to decrease overall network traffic by 25% in Malaysia. The measure will take place today (March 31) and will…
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If hackers trespass into your smartphones, they can send fake emails, fake alerts using your camera, and even control user activity. According to Denise DeRosa, founder of Cyber Sensible, if even a minute thing in your smartphone is not…
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Facebook today announced plans to invest $100 million to boost local news media outlets whose advertising revenues have been gutted by the coronavirus crisis. In a blog post, Facebook’s vice president of global news partnerships Campbell…
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The coronavirus pandemic has all but halted a lot of business activity, but today comes news of a deal that underscores how M&A is still happening in some sectors despite (not because of) everything else going on. One.com — the big…
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KUALA LUMPUR, March 30 — The government’s Prihatin stimulus package does not contain enough support for businesses and employees in the technology sector, the National Tech Association of Malaysia (Pikom) said. While Pikom welcomes the…
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Virtual medicine might seem unwise or unnecessary in non-crisis times, but there are some demographic shifts underway, which suggest that it is all but inevitable. The world’s population is aging. At the same time, a shortage of medical…
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XRP, the cryptocurrency affiliated with US-based fintech company Ripple, is among just a handful of digital assets that are trading in the red or are unchanged over the past 24 hours, with the broader crypto market recording strong gains…
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Applications of facial recognition technology ‘in the wild’ are still fairly new to us, but enterprising organizations – from Apple to airlines – have quickly found ways to use it for more seamless interactions and added layers of security.…
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Amazon.com is offering higher pay to recruit its own warehouse employees to pick and pack Whole Foods groceries amid rising demand and a worker shortage, according to an internal document reviewed by Reuters. This move, known as labor…
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