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New technology that can read minds and turn thoughts into complete sentences with the help of AI is giving hope to people who can’t speak. Researchers from the University of California say their technology is able to translate brain activity into English word by word with the help of machine learning. The technology could revolutionise … Read more
AI legal service is using its technology to help people get bill extensions from credit card companies and landlords as coronavirus creates financial hardships DoNotPay is automating the process of sending fee waivers and extensions The service is meant to help people combat hardships created by coronavirus It can draft requests to landlords and credit … Read more
What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more
The Metropolitan Police is beginning operational use of facial recognition technology across London. It follows a number of trials of the cameras, which have been criticised by human rights campaigners as a risk to privacy. Here’s how the technology works, and why it has proved so controversial. – How does it work? Live facial recognition … Read more
Spanish car manufacturer Seat is working on technology to track a driver’s eyes and spot signs of drowsiness. The firm has partnered with an Israeli firm that has built an algorithm than scrutinises a driver’s eye openness, angle of vision, blink rate and head position. Eyesight Technologies uses cameras and sensors and combines this with … Read more
Credit card company is developing technology that will recognise you from the way you WALK Company working on system to identify customers by physical characteristics Cameras around stations would film passengers approaching the barriers They would automatically open if matched person’s walk with valid bank account By Lucy White City Reporter For The Daily Mail … Read more
Troubled chip-making minnow Nanoco launches legal battle against Samsung for allegedly stealing its technology By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 GMT, 17 February 2020 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 17 February 2020 Troubled chip-making minnow Nanoco has launched a legal battle against Samsung for allegedly stealing its technology. Nanoco, which is listed on … Read more
Eighteen Amish children – who mysteriously died over the course of 15 years – had all inherited a faulty gene from the same ancestor, a new report has found. Mutation of the RYR2 gene found in the heart muscle caused the organ to suddenly stop in the otherwise healthy boys and girls who were running about … Read more