China completes global satellite navigation network to rival US-led GPS
This week in future tech, China’s latest attempt to establish itself as the leading global power saw it complete its rival to GPS called Beidou.While…
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Boston becomes the biggest East Coast city to ban face recognition
Boston on Wednesday banned municipal use of facial recognition technology, becoming the largest East Coast city to do so, public radio station WBUR reports.…
NASA funds Harvard hunt for alien “Technological Civilizations”
A team of astronomers from Harvard and other institutions are collaborating on a new project to scan the skies for technological signatures from alien…
Research brings tech tutorials to people with visual impairments
A research project that aims to help people that are blind or that have other visual impairments learn computer circuit design was recognized recently by a…
Didi Chuxing targets 1 million autonomous taxis by 2030
China’s ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing aims to operate more than 1 million self-driving cars through its platform by 2030, an executive said on Tuesday.…
Nokia selected by Toyota for 5G Private Wireless Network
Nokia, working with local systems integrator NS Solutions (NSSOL), has been selected by TOYOTA Production Engineering Corporation (TPEC) to deploy an…
Could another lockdown derail MSPs in APAC for good?
As the economic headwinds brought about by COVID-19 continue to wreak uncertainty across the information communication and technology (ICT) landscape, most…
CVPR challenge pushes researchers to improve car accident detection AI
AI researchers from more than 30 countries around the world came together this week for the AI City Challenge, a competition to spur the development of…
How global talent mobility is powering the future of work
If there’s anything that COVID-19 has shown us, it is that managing talent today is truly a global endeavor. When the pandemic hit, multinational companies…