We forget most of our dreams when we wake thanks to a group of neurons that work while we sleep to purge our minds of unnecessary memories, scientists found. The neurons -- which carry messages from cells that make a hormone involved in both sleep and appetite -- are active in the REM phase of sleep in which we dream. The finding adds to previous research that showed that sleep is the time that we store memories from the day for the long-term. Researchers studied the neurons and hormone-making cells in mice, which they found to be more forgetful when the cells were artificially activated. REM -- or'rapid eye movement' -- sleep is one of the several sleep cycles the body goes through each night.

Google is offering free Home Mini devices to a select group of consumers. Existing Google One subscribers in the United Kingdom can now claim the device using a specific coupon. Users add Home Mini to their cart and a promotional code takes care of the cost – the offer ends October 3. Existing Google One subscribers in the United Kingdom can now claim the device using a specific coupon. Google Home connects speakers, smart plugs, voice-controlled vacuums, smart displays and cameras throughout the house. Its digital ecosystem is designed to enable communication between rooms and family members - even if they are not at home.

The ERL Smart Cities Robotics Challenge (SciRoc Challenge) includes five different episodes around the topic of smart shopping. Ten teams from five different countries have travelled to Milton Keynes, UK, to participate in this unique biennial event that brings together the three European Robotics League (ERL) competitions: consumer, professional and emergency. SciRoc challenge adds the new concept of episodes to the ERL benchmarking methodology. An episode aims at targeting one or two functionalities (tested during a specific ERL Functionality Benchmark, FBM) within an operational context. In order to complete an episode, the robot might also be required to integrate other functionalities commonly used in a social environment, such as navigation or speech recognition.

Your neighborhood ATM has always been a tempting target. From a physical attack standpoint, enterprising fraudsters drill holes to get at the USB slot, hide skimmers in the card readers, hammer them with bull dozers and explode them with bombs. They also play on the vulnerabilities of the cash dispenser, and one variation of that is Transaction Reversal Fraud (TRF). In summary, a TRF is a sophisticated attack involving a sequence of events that generate multiple error codes and an unnecessary payment reversal. These attacks can be tricky to isolate and detect before financial losses occur, especially if changes to the ATM host applications are required.

For over 300 years, the Alamo City has been a dynamic platform for technological innovation and global commerce. Tech Port SA, offered by Port San Antonio, rounds-up the latest stories chronicling the region's movers and shakers in advanced industries.

A Class 6 student, Samaira Mehta already seems to be on top of her game. Of Indian origin and based in California, this 11-year-old girl in tech is an inventor, and has invented CoderBunnyz, a STEM coding board game to teach coding to kids between the age group of four and 10. Samaira has taken Silicon Valley by storm and has been a part of more than 50 conferences. She has held 60 workshops that spotlight her board game, and taught over 2,000 kids, including over 50 "Google kids" at Googleplex, Google's headquarters in Mountain View. The young girl also received a letter from the White House, from then First Lady Michelle Obama, for her work.

New Delhi: Google on Thursday said it is setting up an artificial intelligence research unit at Bengaluru as the tech giant looks to continue developing products for India and taking them to global markets. Google Research India, the artificial intelligence (AI) lab, will focus on advancing fundamental computer science and AI research. Apart from the Google team led by AI scientist Manish Gupta, the company will also partner with the research community across the country to focus on tackling challenges in fields like healthcare, agriculture, and education. "We are incredibly inspired by India. With a world-class engineering talent, strong computer science programs and entrepreneurial drive, India has the potential to contribute to advancements in AI and its application to tackle big challenges," Google Vice President Next Billion Users and Payments Caeser Sengupta said.

The state's new 25-member commission on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Associated Technologies picked its leadership and areas of focus in its first meeting. Commerce Secretary Greg Canfield was elected chairman and State Sen. Jabo Waggoner (R-Vestavia Hills) will serve as vice-chairman. Waggoner proposed a joint resolution creating the commission in the last legislative session, which Gov. Kay Ivey approved. The commission is expected to examine several areas of focus, such as how schools and universities can develop AI-educational programs and privacy issues for consumers. It will meet over the next seven months and deliver a report to Ivey in May 2020 on how AI can benefit the economy.

Even early concerns related to artificial intelligence (AI) have not appeared to slow its adoption. Some companies are already seeing benefit and experts are saying companies not adopting new technology will not be able to compete over time. However, AI adoption seems to be moving slowly despite early successful case studies. AI is growing, but exact numbers can be difficult to obtain, as the definition of technologies such as machine learning, AI, machine vision, and others are often blurred. For example, using a robotic arm and camera to inspect parts might be advertised as a machine learning or an AI device.

The daily trading volume for Office Depot, Inc. (NASDAQ: ODP) over the last session is 4.57 million shares. ODP has attracted considerable attention from traders and investors, a scenario that has seen its volume drop -15.69% compared to the average. Investors should pay closer attention as the relatively higher volumes implies there could be a lot still in-play here. The intra-day volume of shares during the previous session is down when measured against the stock's 3-month average volume of 5.42 million. Office Depot, Inc. (NASDAQ: ODP) shares plummeted during Wednesday's trading session, losing -0.02% to see the stock exchange hands at $1.53 per unit.