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Grace Brown, founder of Andromeda Robotics. Source: Andromeda Robotics. Melbourne startup Andromeda Robotics is just two years old and four times shy of breaking even. The company, which has raised $1 million in funding so far, disputes the idea that it’s too expensive to manufacture and ship its hardware in Australia. Andromeda’s Abi robot aims to revolutionize the future of human-robot interaction with the elderly and children, especially in healthcare settings. Abi is a colorful, warm, and fully customizable companion with built-in AI and machine learning. She can ask and answer questions, express emotions, and learn from human interactions. She…
Biometric surveillance technology plays an important role in modern security and surveillance systems. It relies on unique biological characteristics such as fingerprints, hand shape, iris patterns, facial characteristics, and other behavioral characteristics such as signatures and voice recognition. These features have revolutionized the identification and tracking process. Image credits: Looker Studio/Shutterstock.com Advances in artificial intelligence (AI) and data processing have led to significant growth in biometric surveillance technology, which has become widely used in border control, access control, law enforcement, and consumer electronics. This article explores advances in biometric surveillance and its applications across different domains. It also explores privacy…
Stock market holidays: As the entire country is celebrating Eid-ul-Fitr or Eid 2024, some Indian stock market investors may be confused as to whether the Indian stock market is open today or not. For such investors, it is advisable to log in to the official website of BSE (www.bseindia.com) and check the list of stock market holidays 2024. Whether you’re open today or not, you should check out our list of trading holidays for 2024. This list can be found on his BSE official website mentioned above. For more convenience, log in to BSE direct link: https://www.bseindia.com/static/markets/marketinfo/listholi.aspx to check the…
Source: Enterprising Joshi Gakuin Indigenous women and girls in Broome will have access to free entrepreneurship workshops hosted by the Academy for Enterprising Girls in partnership with Make It Happen HQ. The two programs offered by both organizations are expected to reach approximately 250 school-age girls in remote towns in Western Australia. This initiative aims to create better and more accessible entrepreneurial paths for young people. Fleur Anderson, spokesperson for Academy for Enterprise Girls, said the organization was excited to partner with Make It Happen HQ, a women-led Indigenous organization. “We know that the gender bias experienced by women in…
New York, April 11, 2024–(BUSINESS WIRE)–RD Impulsola de Negocios, a pioneering company dedicated to promoting the growth of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Mexico, announced that it has secured a significant P80 million loan from Cibo. . A global leader in financial solutions for the fintech industry. This strategic capital injection will further RD Impulsora’s mission to help small and medium-sized enterprises achieve growth and overcome challenges posed by the traditional financial sector.Sivo’s investment in RD Impulsora recognizes the important role small and medium-sized businesses play in Mexico’s economy and highlights a shared vision for economic empowerment and innovation.…
Princeton University psychologist Daniel Kahneman, who recently passed away at the age of 90, was a pioneer in behavioral economics and won a Nobel Prize for his work establishing the relationship between psychology and economics.prospect theoryThis work, for which Kahneman was awarded the Nobel Prize, proposed changes in the way humans make decisions in the face of risk, especially those associated with investments.Amos Tversky and Daniel Kahneman conducted a series of psychological experiments and found that investors value profits and losses differently, placing more emphasis on the recognition of gains and the recognition of losses.Investors feel the impact of a…
NASA advances solar sail technology for future space exploration Written by Clarence Oxford Los Angeles, CA (SPX) April 10, 2024 In a significant advance in space propulsion technology, NASA is poised to launch an innovative composite solar sail system aboard Rocket Lab’s Electron rocket from Launch Complex 1 in Mahia, New Zealand. This important mission aims to expand capabilities for future space travel and improve our understanding of solar dynamics.The technology uses solar sails that capture the pressure of sunlight to generate propulsion, allowing the sails to reflect photons and steer the spacecraft. This method eliminates the need…
brainM.D. is a family physician who practices telemedicine, father of four sons, and former middle school and high school teacher. He lives in Poway.In January, San Diego police stopped a mass shooting at my son’s high school, Rancho Bernardo High School. His student and his father were arrested after the student told other students he was planning to shoot up at school. Police removed unregistered firearms, explosives, rocket-propelled grenades, and equipment used to make ghost guns (do-it-yourself weapons that do not require serial numbers or background checks) such as rifles and handguns from the family’s home.Panic gripped not only my…
Image Credits: Bryce Durbin / TechCrunchThe tech-wide reckoning that began in 2022 and ran throughout into 2023 has continued into this year. And while 2024’s losses are not at that scale, they’re still significant, driven by big names like Pixar, Google, Microsoft, Mozilla and TikTok. It remains to be seen if this year’s layoff trends follow last year’s, in which layoffs slowed down in the summer, before cuts began ramping up yet again toward the winter. Momentum for a tech sector rebound remains slow to build, outside of bright spots within artificial intelligence and adjacent companies, resulting in tech companies continuing…
When gunshots ring out, police will tell you that seconds count. That’s why a gunshot warning technology called ShotSpotter has been so popular with police departments across the country for years. “It’s very important for the city to know where shootings are occurring and be able to respond immediately as quickly as possible,” Mayor Michelle Wu said Wednesday. Now, a new report by the ACLU of Massachusetts is raising questions about ShotSpotter’s effectiveness. The ACLU announced that it analyzed 1,300 reports obtained from Boston police regarding so-called ShotSpotter activity between 2020 and 2022. Cade Crockford, director of the Technology for…