Introducing Intel RealSense ID Facial Authentication
What’s New: Intel introduced Intel® RealSense™ ID, an on-device solution that combines an active depth sensor with a specialized neural network designed to deliver secure, accurate and user-aware facial authentication. Intel RealSense ID works with smart locks, access control, point-of-sale, ATMs, kiosks and more. “Intel RealSense ID combines purpose-built hardware and software with a …
LLNL Develops Optical Capability For Thin-film Neural Implants To Look Into Brain Activity
Combining hybrid polymer materials with microfabrication and 3D printing, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) has developed an ultra-compact, lightweight and minimally invasive optoelectronic neural implant that could be used for long-term studies of brain activity. The new implantable devices are built upon a new platform LLNL researchers are calling POEMS (Polymeric Opto-Electro-Mechanical Systems) and represent …
The Geneva Science And Diplomacy Foundation Explores The Impact Of The Next Big Breakthroughs In Science
Founded in 2019, the Geneva Science and Diplomacy Anticipator’s mission is to identify tomorrow’s scientific innovations and to anticipate their impact on our societies by integrating them into the international Geneva ecosystem. The Geneva Science and Diplomacy Anticipator (GESDA) has revealed a list of 68 global leading scientists that it has collaborated with to …
Stanford Researchers develop Lab-on-a-chip That Turns Blood Test Snapshots Into Continuous Movies
For even the most routine of medical checkups, a blood test is often the first order of business. But, for all its diagnostic power, this common test provides only a snapshot of the blood during a single moment in time. “A blood test is great, but it can’t tell you, for example, whether insulin …
High-Five Or Thumbs-Up? New Device Detects Which Hand Gesture You Want To Make
Imagine typing on a computer without a keyboard, playing a video game without a controller or driving a car without a wheel. That’s one of the goals of a new device developed by engineers at the University of California, Berkeley, that can recognize hand gestures based on electrical signals detected in the forearm. The system, …
Darktrace Wins ‘Best AI Provider’ And ‘Email Security Award’ In Computing Technology Awards
Darktrace, the world’s leading cyber AI company, has announced that it has been named ‘Best AI/Machine Learning Provider’ in Computing’s 2020 Technology Product Awards, which aim to recognise the very best of the UK’s technology industry. In addition, Darktrace’s Cyber AI Analyst technology won ‘Security Innovation of the Year’ and its AI-powered email security solution …
Baking Recipes Made By AI
Have you ever wondered what, fundamentally, scientifically, makes a piece of cake different from a slice of bread or a cookie? Me neither. But now this important, controversial question finally has an answer, thanks to explainable machine learning. (Sort of.) In machine learning, explainability is the study of how we can make models more interpretable, …
Darktrace Joins CyberFirst To Help Close The Cyber Skills Gap
Darktrace, the world’s leading cyber AI company, has announced that it is partnering with CyberFirst, a programme led by the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) – a part of GCHQ – aimed at inspiring young people to develop cyber security skills and learn more about careers in the industry. Darktrace will be offering eight-week summer …
Mobileye AVs Can Go Anywhere In Germany
What’s New: Mobileye published a nearly hourlong video of its autonomous driving test vehicle (AV) navigating the complexities of urban and highway driving in Munich, Germany. The video demonstrates the company’s unmatched ability to drive AVs “everywhere” due in large part to Mobileye’s crowd-sourced, high-definition (HD) mapping technology known as Road Experience Management™ (REM™). “High-definition …
Rackspace Technology And Humen.Ai Collaborate To Streamline Artificial Intelligence-Powered Dance App
Rackspace Technology™, a leading end-to-end multicloud technology solutions company, announced it has worked with Humen.Ai, an Machine Learning (ML)-core company that uses deep learning and Artificial Intelligence (AI) to create personalized interactive content, to rebuild Humen.Ai’s Sway: Magic Dance iOS application, using serverless and machine learning technologies to realize significant cost and functionality improvements. Humen.Ai …