Google is giving you new tools to fight the climate crisis

Google is giving you new tools to fight the climate crisis

As the climate crisis looms large in our cultural and political conversations, the world’s biggest companies are under pressure to step up and show us what they’re doing to deal with it. Tech companies are no exception and on Wednesday, Google announced updates to Search and Maps designed to help people reduce their environmental impact. Among… Continue reading Google is giving you new tools to fight the climate crisis

Many technology vendors will invest in AI in the next couple of years

Many technology vendors will invest in AI in the next couple of years

Among technology firms that have plans to invest in artificial intelligence (AI), a third expect to invest at least a million dollars over the next two years. And among these companies, almost all (87 per cent) expect industry-wide funding for AI to increase at least moderately, if not significantly, throughout 2022. These are the findings… Continue reading Many technology vendors will invest in AI in the next couple of years

Investigating The Effect Of 3D Animation On Business And Branding

Investigating The Effect Of 3D Animation On Business And Branding

In this era of endless possibilities, we can literally create wonders. Years ago did we even think about the possibility of making our drawings move? Did we imagine creating a realistic 3D drawing? And most importantly, who would have thought 3D animation can also help in business and branding? Animation has become nowadays one of… Continue reading Investigating The Effect Of 3D Animation On Business And Branding

World-first 3D imaging for melanoma detection

World-first 3D imaging for melanoma detection

Queenslanders could have skin cancer diagnosed earlier using world-first 3D scanning technology with the launch of the Australian Cancer Research Foundation Australian Centre of Excellence in Melanoma Imaging and Diagnosis. University of Queensland Dermatologist Professor H. Peter Soyer said the technology enabled researchers to track moles and skin spots over time using full body mapping, making it… Continue reading World-first 3D imaging for melanoma detection

Enterprise Video Networks Need to Optimize for Increased IPTV Traffic

Enterprise Video Networks Need to Optimize for Increased IPTV Traffic

Harnessing the Power of Video Today people have adapted to—and are very comfortable with—streaming video content at home. Content providers like Netflix, Hulu, and Disney+ have clearly shown that content consumption during the pandemic has skyrocketed. This appetite for streaming content in the home has extended to the enterprise. In a recent BTR-100 survey commissioned… Continue reading Enterprise Video Networks Need to Optimize for Increased IPTV Traffic

How virtual reality can help to recruit and train staff- BBC News

How virtual reality can help to recruit and train staff- BBC News

For many who leave the military, entering the civilian workforce can be a shock, with an office culture devoid of the routine and chain-of-command that shapes a life in uniform. “There’s a loss of structure and a loss of all those things that held daily activities together,” recalls Tristan Carson, a US Marine veteran. “In… Continue reading How virtual reality can help to recruit and train staff- BBC News

The virtual music festival: a pandemic one-off or trip to the future?

The virtual music festival: a pandemic one-off or trip to the future?

July’s virtual reality music festival, Splendour XR, was not a pandemic one-off: it could be a model for a permanent addition to future Australian music festivals, says one of the organisers. “Watch this space,” said Jessica Ducrou, co-CEO of Secret Sounds, the company behind major Australian music festivals including Splendour in the Grass and Falls.… Continue reading The virtual music festival: a pandemic one-off or trip to the future?

WhatsApp ‘view once’ brings disappearing photos and videos

WhatsApp ‘view once’ brings disappearing photos and videos

WhatsApp is rolling out a feature that allows users to have photos or videos vanish after they are seen. After the recipient opens the image for the first time, “view once” deletes it, without saving it to a phone. WhatsApp said the feature was aimed at “giving users even more control over their privacy”. However,… Continue reading WhatsApp ‘view once’ brings disappearing photos and videos

Teaching Africans How To Code With Smartphones, Not Computers

Teaching Africans How To Code With Smartphones, Not Computers

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