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Spotify adds voice control and new interface for some users

The Independent - Tech

Voice control functionality could be on its way to Spotify. The music app is testing a new safe mode for driving, and one of its main components is voice control. Little is currently known about it, but it's likely that you'll be able to search for songs, artists and playlists just by speaking to your phone. The I.F.O. is fuelled by eight electric engines, which is able to push the flying object to an estimated top speed of about 120mph. The giant human-like robot bears a striking resemblance to the military robots starring in the movie'Avatar' and is claimed as a world first by its creators from a South Korean robotic company Waseda University's saxophonist robot WAS-5, developed by professor Atsuo Takanishi and Kaptain Rock playing one string light saber guitar perform jam session A man looks at an exhibit entitled'Mimus' a giant industrial robot which has been reprogrammed to interact with humans during a photocall at the new Design Museum in South Kensington, London Electrification Guru Dr. Wolfgang Ziebart talks about the electric Jaguar I-PACE concept SUV before it was unveiled before the Los Angeles Auto Show in Los Angeles, California, U.S The Jaguar I-PACE Concept car is the start of a new era for Jaguar.


Artificial Intelligence And Digital Transformation Pioneers Join CarLabs

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Professor Moshe BenBassat has been a leader in Artificial Intelligence for several decades. During a long academic career with positions at Tel Aviv University, USC, and UCLA, Professor BenBassat made significant contributions in Pattern Recognition, Artificial Intelligence, Optimization, Data Science and Machine Learning. Following his invention of "service chain optimization," he founded ClickSoftware which has been leading this space with AI-centric products since its inception in 1997. Moshe served as ClickSoftware's CEO until 2015, at which point it was acquired for nearly $0.5 Billion. Moshe also founded Plataine which is focused on intelligent automation for smart manufacturing, leveraging Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) and Artificial Intelligence technologies.


Seatris eyes smart tables for Thai restaurants

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Diners wait at their table at Sri Trat Thai restaurant in Sukhumvit Soi 33. Seatris, web-based restaurant management software from Germany, is introducing its machine learning technology in Thailand as part of the company's business expansion efforts in Asean market. The company's machine learning technology has been applied to what they call "smart table", which includes online booking and an automatic waitlist system. The technology is touted to boost efficiency for restaurants. Seatris has now opened its doors to fine and casual dining restaurants as well as hotels in Bangkok, Singapore, Hong Kong, Indonesia and Vietnam.


Zooming In: What Do People Really Think of Delivery Drones?

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Delivery drones are just another brick in the automation wall that's hurtling towards us all. If (when) they come into popular use they have massive potential to disrupt current logistical methods across a number of industries. There are a whole bunch of pro's and con's, but at the rate they are being developed it seems that the broad mantra is that automated delivery, speed and convenience, even if there is a cost, is "what people want". The Brandwatch React team looked to social data to see if we could verify whether or not delivery drones were something people looked forward to experiencing or something, like autonomous cars, that's discussed with more skepticism. We tracked around 64,000 mentions of delivery drones, and related terms, across social media from 1 May to 27 June 2017. They fluctuated enormously by day, from 200 to 5,000 mentions, with spikes occurring when big news stories about developments occurred.


Jayden K Smith: Hoax message claiming hackers are breaking into Facebook spreads across site

The Independent - Tech

People across the world are being tricked by a hoax message apparently warning them about hackers. The message is being spread . But it is a hoax, and there is no such hackers. Despite that, the warning does contain an important truth: that hackers could add you on Facebook and get access to much of your most personal information, and do serious damage. The I.F.O. is fuelled by eight electric engines, which is able to push the flying object to an estimated top speed of about 120mph.


Amazon Prime Day: Cheapest ever deal for Echo voice-controlled Alexa speaker

The Independent - Tech

Amazon Prime Day 2017 kicks off at 6pm tonight, but the company has announced a number of upcoming deals ahead of time. The standout offer is undoubtedly ยฃ70 off the Amazon Echo. From this evening through to the end of Tuesday, you'll be able to buy the Alexa-powered speaker for ยฃ79.99, rather than the usual ยฃ149.99 price. The I.F.O. is fuelled by eight electric engines, which is able to push the flying object to an estimated top speed of about 120mph. The giant human-like robot bears a striking resemblance to the military robots starring in the movie'Avatar' and is claimed as a world first by its creators from a South Korean robotic company Waseda University's saxophonist robot WAS-5, developed by professor Atsuo Takanishi and Kaptain Rock playing one string light saber guitar perform jam session A man looks at an exhibit entitled'Mimus' a giant industrial robot which has been reprogrammed to interact with humans during a photocall at the new Design Museum in South Kensington, London Electrification Guru Dr. Wolfgang Ziebart talks about the electric Jaguar I-PACE concept SUV before it was unveiled before the Los Angeles Auto Show in Los Angeles, California, U.S The Jaguar I-PACE Concept car is the start of a new era for Jaguar.


Google hopes to prevent robot uprising with new AI training technique

The Independent - Tech

Google is developing a new system designed to prevent artificial intelligence from going rogue and clashing with humans. It's an idea that has been explored by a multitude of sci-fi films, and has grown into a genuine fear for a number of people. Google is now hoping to tackle the issue by encouraging machines to work in a certain way. The I.F.O. is fuelled by eight electric engines, which is able to push the flying object to an estimated top speed of about 120mph. The giant human-like robot bears a striking resemblance to the military robots starring in the movie'Avatar' and is claimed as a world first by its creators from a South Korean robotic company Waseda University's saxophonist robot WAS-5, developed by professor Atsuo Takanishi and Kaptain Rock playing one string light saber guitar perform jam session A man looks at an exhibit entitled'Mimus' a giant industrial robot which has been reprogrammed to interact with humans during a photocall at the new Design Museum in South Kensington, London Electrification Guru Dr. Wolfgang Ziebart talks about the electric Jaguar I-PACE concept SUV before it was unveiled before the Los Angeles Auto Show in Los Angeles, California, U.S The Jaguar I-PACE Concept car is the start of a new era for Jaguar. Japan's On-Art Corp's CEO Kazuya Kanemaru poses with his company's eight metre tall dinosaur-shaped mechanical suit robot'TRX03' and other robots during a demonstration in Tokyo, Japan Japan's On-Art Corp's eight metre tall dinosaur-shaped mechanical suit robot'TRX03' performs during its unveiling in Tokyo, Japan Singulato Motors co-founder and CEO Shen Haiyin poses in his company's concept car Tigercar P0 at a workshop in Beijing, China A picture shows Singulato Motors' concept car Tigercar P0 at a workshop in Beijing, China Connected company president Shigeki Tomoyama addresses a press briefing as he elaborates on Toyota's "connected strategy" in Tokyo.


10 Things to Know for Today

Associated Press

Iraqi Special Forces soldiers celebrate after reaching the bank of the Tigris river as their fight against Islamic State militants continues in parts of the Old City of Mosul, Iraq, Sunday, July 9, 2017. Iraqi Special Forces soldiers celebrate after reaching the bank of the Tigris river as their fight against Islamic State militants continues in parts of the Old City of Mosul, Iraq, Sunday, July 9, 2017. In this Thursday, July 6, 2017 photo, Sumaya Farooqi, 14, left, practices robotics with her colleagues, at the Better Idea Organization center, in Herat, Afghanistan. Six female students from war-torn Afghanistan who had hoped to participate in an international robotics competition July 16-18 in Washington D.C will have to watch via video link after the U.S. denied them visas -- not once, but twice. Of 162 teams participating, the Afghan girls are the only nation's team to be denied visas.


Deep Learning Is Here to Automate Parking Enforcement

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If you live in a city and own a car, you're familiar with the calculus of illegal parking. How can we maximize our time in an illegal parking spot while minimizing the chances of getting caught, and, thus, ticketed or towed? Let's just ignore this LOADING ZONE sign, it will only be a minute. Or let's let the meter run out, it will be fine. Or maybe I didn't even see the fire hydrant.